How to make a button for your blog or shop.

Sometimes we need a button-link from a site or blog to our shop, blog, or another web resource. Now we create the button together!

1. Create an image of your button. 
This can be a drawing, a photo or a text. Prepare an image using Photoshop, Microsof Paint, Microsoft Power Point, or any other image editor that you know how to use.

2. Place the  image on the Internet. 
For example in your blog or on any site for storing images. The most simple google.com
You need a link to your button.

3. Create a button's code:

<a href="http://YOURBLOGADDRESS.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://YOURBUTTONLOCATION.jpg" width="190px" height="120px"  title="description of the button" alt="description of the button"/></a>

The link will open in a new tab.

Use the "description of the button" - it is useful for the search engines index your site

Determine the width of your button with - width="190px" height="120px"

Here's is my result

Now you have the code! How to use it:

Copy the code and paste it into your blog or your website.

Example for the Blogger

Design - Add a Gadget - HTML / JavaScript. Paste the code in the opened window and save.

Voila!

How to share button here

Use and enjoy! 

Сrochet toys for the little ones

Have you seen this?

Fantastic!
Knitted fruit and vegetables look like a natural!
Corn, pumpkins, strawberries ...

New fabrics in the Mango Farm and a discount to my readers!

New fabrics is in the Batik shop Mango Farm.
I listed 4 new pieces of fabric.

All of these fabrics have a track on the canvas with additional color, which blends perfectly with the main color. So we have two harmonious colors that are easy to combine in sewing.

Mango Farm

I love to sew. Invent designs by myself and design patterns. 
And I'm always in search of beautiful and natural fabrics.I found fabrics that inspire me! I already showed you them in this post. Yes! Sarongs! 

For some Asian people it is the traditional costume, but also you can use it as a fabric for sewing. 
Sarong is a flat rectangular fabric of about 1 to 2-2,5 yards. This size is enough for dresses, sundresses, skirts, anything alse. I sewed something for my home from this fabric   - delicious pillowcases! Juicy bright colors evoke the creativity and joy. 
I like that the edges of the fabric have an ornament. This gives the product a finished look. Sarongs are often insert the patern of an other color. Thus we will have a combination of patterns with the harmony of colors.I love sarongs! I love this fabric with batik designs! And with pleasure share on Pinterest with ideas how we can use them. 

I opened the shop Mango Farm, where you can order the fabric for your creativity. For my readers, I give a 5% discount. To activate the discount, use the coupon "femalecreator".This cotton batik is perfect for sewing for professionals and beginners. It does not slip, no fray. It's easy and pleasant to work with. The fabric holds its shape and durability.

My dream is to see your new outfits! Home textiles, bags and purses. It will be great!For me is very important that each design is produced in limited quantities. Your product will be Unique!Welcome to the Mango Farm!

Gingerbread man

Every year before Christmas I seeking in my notes a gingerbread man cookie recipe for a long time. This year I thought up to make a nice picture of gingerbread man for my kitchen. With the recipe of course.

And I give this nice picture of gingerbread man to you! I've uploaded the picture in large format, so you can save this picture yourself  and do with it a note card, decor for the kitchen and just use it in your cookbook. Download image easily and for free!
Right-click on the image "open link in new tab". In the opened window save the image to your PC. Then you can use the picture of your choice. It is a gift from Marina Vita.

Also you can find this watercolor painting  in my shop Marina Vita.

I'm going to make gingerbread man for New Year's party too - my daughter is very fond of them!

Here's the recipe gingerbread man separately:


Gingerbread man

Ingredients:
350g flour and a little for rolling
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
125g butter
175g brown sugar
2 eggs
4 tbsp golden syrup
Icing for decorating

Method of preparation:
Sift together flour, baking soda, ginger. Add the butter and mix until crumbs state. Add the sugar.
Whisk the egg and golden syrup together and add to the overall batch. Knead the dough until smooth. Then wrap in foil and place in the fridge for for a short time cooling.
Roll dough thickness of 0.5 cm and cut out shapes. Figures spread on a tray with parchment paper.
Bake at 180 g for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool, then Enrich glaze as prompt your imagination.



And a couple of recipes from my friends with a very quick and delicious desserts for New Year's party. Christmas cake from Alex Citrus Cat and Christmas cookies from Tanya socksandmittens.

Bon Appetit and Happy New Year!

Mango Sticky Rice Dessert

If you've ever been to Thailand, you have tried the sticky rice with mango! Adults and children love this treat.
Cooked very simple and will be a great holiday dessert for your family. Perfect for breakfast in holiday morning.

Recipe for Mango Sticky Rice Dessert (Khao Niaow Ma Muang)

We will need:
1 cup thai sweet rice. Also called sticky rice, you will approach the sushi rice.
1-2 ripe mangoes
4-5 tablespoons palm sugar or brown sugar
1/4 tablespoon salt
200ml coconut milk or cream

1. Wash rice and cook in a double boiler
2. Heat the coconut milk and dissolve sugar and salt in it
3. Mix the cooked rice and coconut milk and leave to soak up for 10-15 minutes
4. Peel and slice the mango. Serve with rice.
If desired, add coconut cream, nuts, candied fruits.

In Thailand, rice dyed with natural food dyes.

Bon Appetit and Merry Christmas!

Sarong - exotic and colorful!

Amazingly beautiful women walking the streets - in bright clothes painted in batik technique. Their skirts are painted the same flowers that grow in the streets. Exotic and colorful!

In the Thai province of Krabi, where I live, a sarong is a very common casual wear for women. Men wear a sarong primarily as home clothes. Muslims and Buddhists wear sarongs.

Wikipedia says:

A sarong is a large tube or length of fabric, often wrapped around the waist and worn by men and women throughout much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the Horn of Africa, and on many Pacific islands. The fabric most often has woven plaid or checkered patterns, or may be brightly colored by means of batik or ikat dyeing. 

This consists of length of fabric about a yard (0.91 m) wide and two-and-a-half yards (2.3 m) long. In the center of this sheet, across the narrower width, a panel of contrasting color or pattern about one foot wide is woven or dyed into the fabric, which is known as the kepala or "head" of the sarong. This sheet is stitched at the narrower edges to form a tube. One steps into this tube, brings the upper edge above the level of the navel (the hem should be level with the ankles), positions the kepala at the center of the back, and folds in the excess fabric from both sides to the front center, where they overlap and secures the sarong by rolling the upper hem down over itself. Malay men wear sarongs woven in a check pattern; women wear sarongs dyed in the batik method, with, for example, flower motifs, and in brighter colors.

I also love to wear sarongs, but wear them only at home.

Secret comfort of sarong is - to bear it without underwear. Fabric protects your skin from the sun, and inside ventilation.

And of course, many products can be made from this beautiful fabric - bags, toys, home decor and even pictures! I'll show them to you next time. :)

Lighthouse is a place of force and power!

One night I dreamed of a place where I would like to be. I dreamed of a place where I can step back from reality and be alone.

I saw the sea and the sky, large fields around. And as the center of attraction - the lighthouse!

In those nights I painted landscapes with lighthouses.

My place of freedom and peace.

The collection of earrings

I believe that a woman can never have too many shoes, bags and earrings!

When we moved to Asia,  I left my collection of handmade earrings in Europe. I do not know when I see it again.
And now I'm ready to start a new collection of the earrings! The Earrings complement the image. Complete it and talk a lot about the owner.  The Earrings show the temperament and nature of the women. Her mood today.
Jewelry is the perfect gift for your friends and relatives for any occasion. Whether it's a holiday or just a sign of attention . Earrings are not a serious thing, but it brings joy and cheer up!

That's what I love today:

I like the pure colors of  YUNILIsmiles

Coffee Owls Cards Collection

I want to show you my coffee owls cards collection .
Mom owls  and Dad owls, funny little owls - they are so cute and a little foolish.

For these cards I paint the paper with the strong coffee. I really like the uneven filling of staining. Besides cards smell of coffee so romantic and cozy.

Here's my owl family:

Romantic owls

Absolutely, they are the owls in love. The Wedding is coming soon?