DIY 3 Ways to Create Fake Terracotta

Geneva has 3 different ways of transforming your junky vases to terracotta;

1. Terracotta Paint
2. White Washing
3. Textured Paint Using Baking Powder

You can also this technique on bottles or any surface, and make any color you want.

Here are some examples under the Hashtag on Instagram: trashtoterracotta

Also check out real.knotty on Instagram. So many great ways to use fake terracotta!

Find links to all the Fake Terracotta tutorials from A Pair & A Spare here.

How to Use Russian Piping Tips

For years now I’ve been wanting to try Russian cake decorating tips. You can find a set of 7 on Amazon for $10 or less.

Which Food Coloring is Right for You?

I’ve posted earlier about different types of food coloring. I always use Wilton Gels because you need so little to get an intense color. for example, I use toothpicks covered with gel to get the color I want because that is how intense the gel food colors are.

But here is Martha Stewart’s Food Coloring 101

Liquid Gel

• Liquid gel gives a deep, rich color without thinning and blends well. It is available online and in specialty stores.

Liquid

• Liquid is the most familiar form of food coloring. It gives the weakest color compared to other types of food coloring and, because of its liquid consistency, it will thin out whatever it is being mixed with.

Gel-Paste

• Gel-paste gives deeper, more vivid colors than gel or liquid. It is very concentrated and should be used in very small quantities.

Powdered Food Coloring

• Powdered food coloring is very concentrated. It can be combined with sugar to decorate cookies, and with lemon extract to paint onto iced cookies (just roll cookies in it to color them).

DIY Agate Slice Sugar Cookies

FUN FACT: I also have a 5th blog called decadentdessertsblog-blog that I posted gorgeous desserts on up until 2015.

Find the recipe and tutorial for these DIY Agate Slice Sugar Cookie Recipe and Tutorial from Alana Jones-Mann here.

DIY Giant Knit Bobble Sheep Pillow Free Pattern 

This knit bobble stitch sheep pillow comes in a giant and regular size.

Read Purl Soho’s comment section - there were lots of comments, questions, and answered questions about the pattern and bobble stitch.

For everything DIY Knitting, go here.

• Giant Knit Bobble Sheep Pillow Pattern from Purl Soho is here. 
• Regular size Knit Sheep Bobble Pillow Pattern is here.

What is the difference in pillow size? This photo below may give you some idea of the 2 sizes.