Bead Day. Beadwork by Peter Ciesla

Beaded necklace by Pieter Ciesla

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Rich Blackberry Pie that is easy to make

I have learned something new about Anna after having her in our team for more than 1 year by now. She has a passion in cooking! I am very jealous of her cooking talent, as I have none... Maybe I will improve while publishing her recipes :)

You can see all Anna's guest posts here.

This blackberry pie looks so yummy! I am seriously tempted to give it a try!

Ingredients:

Butter - 5 oz (150 g)

2 chicken egg

Wheat flour - 7 oz (200 g)

Sugar - 7 oz (200 g)

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Fresh or frozen blackberries (you can use blueberries or raspberries instead) - 0.8 lb (400 g)

Sour cream - 0,5 lb (250 g)

1/2 teaspoon of Vanillin

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees (F).

2. Make the pie first. Beat the butter with the 5 oz of sugar, add one egg. Add the flour mixed with the baking powder. Mix everything well.

3. Put the dough in a baking dish. My dish was 10" diameter. Place it into the oven for 10 minutes.

4. Beat up the cream while the pie is cooking: 2 oz of sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Then add 1 egg and beat everything again. Mix everything carefully with the berries. Put the stuffing onto the cooked pie and then place it back into the oven for 30 more minutes. Then turn off the oven and leave the pie to cool down inside it.

Preparation time is 15 minutes and cooking time is 40 minutes.

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Jewellery masterpieces. Rings by Sevan Bicakci

Ring with intaglio carved stone by Sevan Bicakci 

Behind the scene. Watch Katya Ryazanova decorating a lantern with stained glass paints

I have met Katya on etsy. She makes lots of different wonderful artistic things! Today she shows us how she decorates a lantern with stained glass paints. 

Katya wrote a few guest posts for the blog. You can find all her DIY posts here.

Enjoy her story:

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This is what I need in order to start: part-pieces (wood and glass), stained-glass paints and contour for painting on glass, acrylic paints, a one-step craquelure lacquer and patina to give the finished piece an old look. I am trying to use only high-quality materials for my work. In this case I use products of an American manufacturer Plaid, domestic "Tair" and an Italian bitumen from MAIMERI.

First, I work with a wooden body of the future lantern. Wood is impregnated and given a sanding. Then I apply the first (bottom) layer of acrylic paint. It will be seen on the surface through the cracks of the craquelure lacquer.  When the first coat of paint has dried, I apply craquelure lacquer and leave the piece to dry.

Next step is to apply the second (upper) layer of acrylic paint with a piece of sponge. The cracks will start appearing right away! Then the piece needs to be left alone to dry for 24 hours. After that I will apply a few layers of acrylic lacquer.

I degrease glass lantern parts with acetone. Then I make a sketch of the layout of the picture that I am going to paint on the glass parts. I place my sketch under each glass piece and outline the picture with the contour paint. When the paint dries I will apply stained glass paints. 

Then the glass pieces need to be left alone for 2 weeks to dry well. After that I will apply a sealant for the stained glass paints.

Now I am ready to put the lantern together and see what happens! Let's put a candle inside and watch the magic!

Katya's etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/KatyaCoil

Katya's shop for the Russian-speaking customers: http://www.livemaster.ru/coil

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