Mushroom House Nightlight!

Assalamu Alaikum everyone!

As promised we are doing a post to show you Sumayyah's finished mushroom house craft.

After the clay dried and hardened the house was painted using acrylic paints. Here are a few photos of it halfway through the painting process.

Here is an overhead view. Air-drying clay was moulded around a glass jar to form the mushroom house.

Close up of the mushroom head. This was made by scrunching up foil, sticking it onto the jar's lid using a hot glue gun and then covering it with clay.

This way the lid isn't that heavy and not that much clay is wasted.

And this is what it looks like now that it's finished, Masha'Allah!

Close up of the door.

The mail box and larger window.

The side mushroom and smaller window. Notice the caterpillar?

We put a fake candle inside which we can turn on at night. Here's a shot through the window (sorry it's a bit blurry).

We hope you liked the post! See you on Friday, insha'Allah.

Wassalam,



Coming Up: Handmade Journals and a Mushroom House

Assalamu Alaikum!

Today's post is a sneak peek of some of the things that we have been working on. We hope to share them with you soon insha'Allah!

Sumayyah's Mushroom House

Sumayyah (with our mother's help) is making this cute mushroom house out of a glass jar and clay. Insha'Allah, when it is done, we will put a light inside it and keep it as decoration!

 Zainab's Coraline Journal

Zainab has made a journal inspired by Coraline (both book and movie). She will be doing a flip-through of this journal soon, insha'Allah.

Maryam's Junk Journal

Maryam has made herself a junk journal and before she begins writing in it she will be sharing a flip-through of it with you all, insha'Allah.

Hanifah's Journal Covers

Hanifah has been using cereal boxes and patterned card to make these journal covers. Insha'Allah she will show you the finished products once the journals are completed.

We have been quite busy with studies and exams recently, however, we still try to craft and be creative when we have the time. Hopefully this post will inspire you to do the same.

Love and wassalam,

Chocolate Chunk Cookies Recipe

Assalamu Alaykum everyone!

Maryam here today and I'd like to share with you this yummy recipe for Chocolate Chunk Cookies. I made some this week and MashAllah they turned out really tasty.

Ingredients:

2  1/4 cups All Purpose Flour

1 teaspoon Baking Soda (Bicarbonate of Soda)

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1 cup Butter (softened)

3/4 cup Granulated Sugar

3/4 cup Soft Light Brown Sugar

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

2 Eggs

2 cups Chocolate Chunks

Method:

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit, 190 degrees Celsius.

2. In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

3. In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla until creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beat well.

4. Gradually add the flour mixture into the large bowl, beating well after each addition.

5. Stir in the chocolate chunks.

6. Drop the mixture by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 8 -10 minutes or until lightly browned.

 7. Allow to cool on the baking sheet and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes around 5 dozen cookies.

I hope you liked this recipe. Until next week Inshallah.

Wasalaam,

Maryam

 

DIY Baking Tray Magnet Board

Assalamu Alaikum everyone!

It's Hanifah here and this week I'll be showing you how to recycle an old baking tray and turn it into a magnet board.

For this recycle project you will need:-

a baking tray

acrylic paints

patterned card

mod podge

scissors

glue

Begin by painting your magnet board in whatever colour you like. I only painted the sides because I wanted to cover the centre with patterned card.

Once the paint has dried, add a coat of mod podge. This will stop it from getting scraped off easily. Next measure out your card.

You can use a corner cutter or a pair of scissors to round off the edges of the card.

Glue your patterned card into place and you're done!

I hung my magnet board up on the inside of my cupboard door using double-sided tape. Masha'Allah I am pleased with the way it turned out!

Don't throw out you're old baking trays! They can be recycled in numerous ways. Here are a few more examples.

Take care and Wassalam,

Hanifah

Date Energy Balls Recipe (healthy snacks)

Assalamu Alaikum!

For this Friday's post we will be showing you how to make these healthy and delicious energy balls. They are a great snack and would also make pretty treats to give to guests.

We made three different kinds of date balls to give you examples of some tasty combinations. They are so easy to make and you can add whatever you like to them. Be creative and have fun!

1. Oat and Chocolate Chip Energy Balls

Simply combine 6 mashed dates, ½ cup of oats and 1 Tbsp. of chocolate chips in a bowl. Then roll into six round balls, refrigerate until firm and you're done!

2. Hazelnut, Raison and Cranberry Energy Balls

Combine 6 mashed dates, 1 Tbsp. of finely chopped hazelnuts, 1 Tbsp. of raisons and 1 Tbsp. of cranberries in a bowl. This recipe should form four even-sized balls. Refrigerate until firm and enjoy!

3. Sesame Seeds, Chia Seeds and Desiccated Coconut

Covered Energy Balls

For this recipe you simply need to mash up some dates, roll them into balls and coat in one of the above toppings. A tip when rolling the mashed dates is to have a bowl of water at hand. Wetting your hands every now and again will stop them from getting sticky.

We hope you have a go making these date energy balls. In case you were wondering we used Medjool dates in these recipes as they are soft and large. They also contain a lot of nutrients including:

dietary fibre - aids in digestion

calcium - promotes growth and strengthens bones

copper - increases iron absorption

 potassium - regulates blood pressure

 vitamin A - improves vision

vitamin B - boosts metabolism

To learn more about this wonderful fruit you can visit this website.

We hope you liked this post and will see you next week, insha'Allah.

Wassalam,