Snowflakes, snow cake etc.

Snowflakes

We just recently discovered this cute little mall (actually not so little). It is in San Salvo, a town about 15 kilometers from us. The first time we went there it was already beautifully decorated for Christmas. I love the snowflakes hanging from the ceiling!

Also browsing Pinterest this time of the year is such an inspiration! :) I decided to try crocheting snowflakes.

It was actually easier that I thought. This is my first design, but I wanna try other ones too. 

I really wanted to harden them somehow, so they wouldnt be all flappy, but I didnt have all the fancy chemicals to do so. So I figured I would try Decoupage glue, or mod podge. It worked perfectly! I brushed the glue on both sides of the snowflakes and left them out on the radiator to dry. They hardened in a few hours! 

Most nemregen fedeztunk fel egy cuki kis bevasarlokozpontot (annyira nem kicsi).San Salvo varosban van, kb 15 kilometerre tolunk. Mar gyonyoruen fel volt diszitve karacsonyosan. :) Nagyon tetszenek a hatalmas hopelyhek amelyek a plafonrol lognak. Az interneten is olyan sok otletet lehet talalni. Elhataroztam, hogy kiprobalom hogy kell hopelyheket horgolni. Nem is volt nehez egyaltalan. Egy kreativ boltokban kaphato kulonleges ragasztoval meg megszilarditani is sikerult oket. 

Here are some links to crochet snowflakes patterns:

Horgolt hopehely leirasok (angolul):

Pattern 1

Pattern 2

Pattern 3 

Snow cake

I used my awesome carrot cake recipe! Instead of shredded carrots, I used shredded SWEET POTATOES! I also made up this incredibly fluffy, light and just-sweet-enough "Snow frosting". Enjoy!!!
Hotorta! A jol bevalt repa torta receptemet hasznaltam, de reszelt sargarepa helyett reszelt edes gyokeret hasznaltam. Ha erdekel a recept magyarul, irj es leforditom!

SNOW CAKE

{gluten-free}

1/2 cup SUGAR

1 cup CANOLA OIL {or APPLE SAUCE}

3 EGGS

2 cup FLOUR 

(any gluten-free all-purp.flour mix works too)

2 teaspoon CINNAMON, ALL-SPICE, CLOVES mix

1 teaspoon BAKING SODA

1 teaspoon VANILLA

2 cups raw sweet potatoes, shredded

1 cup CHOPPED WALNUTS

Combine all ingredients. Preheat oven 350 F. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until top is firm and toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.  Cut the cake into 3 layers. Fill with the SNOW FROSTING. 

SNOW FROSTING

1/4 cup cream cheese

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 Tablespoon powdered sugar

Beat together until "hard". 

Last night we had a little time as a family just relaxing, watching Christmas movies and making ornaments. Try this cute little origami Santa Claus. 

Tegnap este egyutt pihiztunk csaladilag, karacsonyi filmeket neztunk es karacsonyi diszeket keszitettunk. 

Probalt ki ezt a cuki kis origami mikulast! 

I cant wait to have Benjamin home from school today. Weekend is here!!! Lots more Christmas crafts to do!!!!! :) 

Alig varom, hogy Benike hazaerjen az ovibol. Itt a hetvege!!! Sok kreativkodas!!!! :)