We all know how much family means to us and we all know that family time is a sacred time. The holidays are the perfect period for spending some quality time with your family. Get ready for the upcoming Valentine's day. We've chosen some interesting and easy projects that you can make together with your children. Little crafting and preparing Valentine's Day food is a sweet way to make lasting memories with your children and it can be a great way to improve your children's IQ too.

Valentine's Day crafts

Maybe you think that you are not talented for crafting, but we assure you that our Valentine's Day picks for you are really easy to make and you will enjoy making them. You will only need some colored paper, scissors, glue and pens.











For the dough:

• 1 pkg yeast
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 ¾ cup white flour
• 1 ¼ cup whole wheat flour

For the filling:

• Mozzarella cheese
• Marinara sauce
• Turkey pepperoni

Combine yeast, sugar and warm water and let set for 5 minutes.  Mix remaining ingredients and then add yeast mixture.  Let dough rise, in a warm place, for about 1-2 hours, until double in size.
Roll out a small portion of the dough at a time, cutting two equal sized hearts.  Fill middle with a thin layer of marinara sauce, turkey pepperoni, and cheese and then layer the top with another heart and crimp the edges together with a fork. If you wish you can add some other ingredients into the filling too. Bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes until lightly browned.  Test to make sure dough is done baking. 

Recipe source: http://www.parenting.com

Parenthood requires time, sacrifice, unselfishness and tons of pure love. - Unknown

 

If you like coffee and art then this is for you! 

Coffee is one of those great tasting drinks that comes in many different flavors and fashions. Coffee lovers always talk about coffee with passion. They post pictures on their social media profiles, they always want to taste coffee's new flavors, they consume it, but there are also people that look at the coffee in an artistic way. 


Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, which are the seeds of berries from the Coffea plant.

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world. It can be prepared and presented in a variety of ways (e.g., espresso, French press, cafe latte, etc.). It is usually served hot, although iced coffee is also served.  

Coffee is actually very healthy. It is loaded with antioxidants and beneficial nutrients that can improve your health. The studies show that coffee drinkers have a much lower risk of several serious diseases.

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking appears in the middle of the 15th century in the Sufi shrines of Yemen, where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed in a similar way to how it is now prepared.  

Coffee has become a huge part of our lives. It is a universal beverage, consumed on every continent. Nowadays there are coffee shops in every country, in every town, in every neighborhood, in every home. 








People use their imagination all the time. They make wonderful things, crafts, fashion accessories, home decorations of simple things. Here are some interesting projects made of coffee beans.

 

 

Drawing with Coffee Grounds

 

 

Some artists use coffee as a paint method. Painting with coffee is taking art to its most basic form. Coffee, water, canvas and a brush is all you need. Painting with coffee is a challenge. Try it.






And for those who are interested in festivals there is a coffee festival upcoming this year in London, 06-09 April 2017. For more info visit: https://www.londoncoffeefestival.com/


If you have other more fantastic ideas for crafting with coffee beans or coffee, let us know via the comments below.

                       Spread the word and let's get started!

 

This could be the perfect commercial for volkswagen, don't you think?

And who knows, maybe they were inspired by Julian Smith's - Techno Jeep video.

Walk Off The Earth - Gang Of Rhythm
Capo  5th 

Intro   C    |     ||

Verse 1
C                                                      Dm
 I got this old guitar, the strings are rusty but it's all I need
                             F
Bring in the kick drum it can back the beat
                               Am  G
Let's gather round and sing a song    (hey!)
C                                                    Dm
 I got a shaker too, the kind of sound that wants to make you move
                             F
Bring in the uke it will complete the groove
                               Am  G
Let's gather round and sing a song    (hey!)


Pre Chorus
Am           G              F       G
 There's no worries on the earth tonight
Am          G               F       G
 We're all walkin' off the world tonight


Chorus
C            F             C            G
 Come on now everybody yeah come on now everyone
C              F        C           G
 We're like a locomotive under the big hot sun
C                      F             C             G
 We're chained to the gang of rhythm, the song is never done
C            F             C            G
 Come on now everybody yeah come on now everyone


Int   C   F  |Dm  G  |C  F  |Dm  G  ||
                            (come on everyone)

Verse 2
C                                                Dm
 We got this melody, bring in the harmonies like CSNY
                             F                                          Am  G
To write a tune you know will never die, let's gather round and sing a song


Pre Chorus
Am           G              F       G
 There's no worries on the earth tonight
Am          G               F       G
 We're all walkin' off the world tonight




Chorus
C            F             C            G
 Come on now everybody yeah come on now everyone
C              F        C           G
 We're like a locomotive under the big hot sun
C                      F             C             G
 We're chained to the gang of rhythm, the song is never done
C            F             C            G
 Come on now everybody yeah come on now everyone


Int   C   F  |Dm  G  |C  F  |Dm  G  ||
                            (come on everyone)


Bridge   
C                       Am                           G
 And when the night is done these chains will hold us strong
                      Dm                   Gsus   G
The chords will carry on long after we're gone     oh oh


Pre Chorus
Am           G              F       G
 There's no worries on the earth tonight
Am          G               F       G
 We're all walkin' off the world tonight


Chorus
C            G/B           Am           G
 Come on now everybody yeah come on now everyone
C             G/B       Am           G
 We're like a locomotive under the big hot sun

C            F             C            G
 Come on now everybody yeah come on now everyone
C              F        C           G
 We're like a locomotive under the big hot sun
C                      F             C             G
 We're chained to the gang of rhythm, the song is never done
C            F             C            G
 Come on now everybody yeah come on now everyone


Int   C   F  |Dm  G  |C  F  |Dm  G  ||
                            (come on everyone)

C             F     Dm       G
 We got this melody, come on everyone
C              F      Dm       G
 Bring in the harmony, come on everyone

C
 I got this old guitar, the strings are rusty
         Dm          C
But it's all I need

I got this old guitar
The strings are rusty
But it's all I need
Bring in the kick drum
It can back the beat
Let's gather round and sing a song
I got a shaker too
The kinds of sound
That wants to make you move
Bring in the uke
It will complete the groove
Let's gather round and sing a song
There's no worries on the earth tonight
We're all walkin' off the world tonight
Come on now everyone yeah
Come on now everyone
We're like a locomotive
Under the big hot sun
We're chained to the gang of rhythm
The song is never done
Come on now everyone yeah
Come on now everyone
Come on everyone
We got this melody
Bring in the harmony like csny
To write a tune you know will never die
Let's gather round and sing a song
There's no worries on the earth tonight
We're all walkin' off the world tonight
Come on now everyone yeah
Come on now everyone
We're like a locomotive
Under the big hot sun
We're chained to the gang of rhythm
The song is never done
Come on now everyone yeah
Come on now everyone
Come on everyone
And when the night is done
These chains will hold us strong
The chords will carry on
Long after we're gone oh oh
There's no worries on the earth tonight
We're all walkin' off the world tonight
Come on now everyone yeah
Come now everyone
We're like like a locomotive
Under the big hot sun
Come on now everyone yeah
Come on now everyone
We're like a locomotive
Under the big hot sun
We're chained to the gang of rhythm
The song is never done
Come on now everyone yeah
Come on now everyone
Come on everyone
We got this melody
Come on everyone
Bring in the harmony
Come on everyone
I got this old guitar
The strings are rusty
But it's all I need

What do you think about the retro fashion? Usually it comes back all over again, but when it does it has some mark of the modern fashion, doesn't it?

Would you dare to wear retro suits and dresses like the people used to wear in the 1920's? Would you wear the retro round sunglasses?

Did you know?

When the Second World War was finished, the joy and happiness was all over the world, in every aspect of the human's life. That's how the fashion revolution started.

Before this, clothes were more formal and restrictive, and very unpractical. The people then didn't have the freedom to match their own outfits, so their creativity and fashion personality was kind of forbidden.

In the 1920's lot's of this has changed. Women
As women began to enter the professional world, they were encouraged to wear pants, short dresses, skirts and also to wear makeup to look their best while competing with men for employment.

This was the moment when they could feel free about their fashion and makeup choices and they could be comfortable with their outfit.

On the other side men also made their changes. They started wearing custom suits, made especially for them. Some of these pieces are the roots for the modern fashion too.

The designers in that time were creating more comfortable and more pactical clothes with an extraordinary designs.

They were also using high quality materials for making their clothes, and that's why their masterpieces were very durable and lasted for more than 90 years. Some of these pieces are still wearable.

So, would you dare wearing retro clothes with huge meaning and personality?

 

 

 

 

1. Handmade products are unique. Even if they are the same type of product because they are not made by machines they are crafted by human beings so each piece will have its’ own unique characteristics.

2. Handmade gifts are special. Everyone loves getting handmade gifts or wearing something that was made just for them.

3. Handmade goods are high quality and  last longer. Because they are made from high quality materials and handcrafted by trained artists items that are handmade last longer than low quality imported mass produced items.