HOW TO MAKE STUFF

ideas for baking & making

@laurenalisa

@ljonthemend

protect your office chair and look cute while doing it

an empty room with a wall painted in a brown, pink, and navy terrazzo pattern
an empty room with a wall painted in a brown, pink, and navy terrazzo pattern
an empty room with a wall painted in a brown, pink, and navy terrazzo pattern

paint a wall that makes people ask if it’s a zoom background

A tray of cookies that look like cheesy nachos
A tray of cookies that look like cheesy nachos
A tray of cookies that look like cheesy nachos

bake a tray of nachos that are actually cookies

make a wall hanging if you only know one macrame knot

learn to love it when your clothes have holes

bake a house? nah, bake the whole village

baking journal

Fluffy carrot cake

A lighter version (at least in texture) of carrot cake with custard filling and cream cheese frosting

Chocolate hazelnut cake

Olive oil chocolate cake, whipped chocolate ganache, and hazelnut praline

Ginger scallion biscuit

Buttermilk biscuit with ginger, scallions, and sesame

Salty egg yolk cookies

Shortbread with salted egg yolks

About

For my whole life, I’ve been obsessed with making things. Any things. Things I can wear, things I can eat, things I need, things I don’t need.


I tend to jump from thing to thing rather than specializing in a type of craft, but that doesn’t mean I don’t put lots of effort, research, and thought into my projects. Even if I pick up a new skill for only a project or two, I still want to understand what it takes to do it well. I'll share the things I've learned here!

For my whole life, I’ve been obsessed with making things. Any things. Things I can wear, things I can eat, things I need, things I don’t need.


I tend to jump from thing to thing rather than specializing in a type of craft, but that doesn’t mean I don’t put lots of effort, research, and thought into my projects. Even if I pick up a new skill for only a project or two, I still want to understand what it takes to do it well. I'll share the things I've learned here!

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