Pink Lemonade Sherbet

Ingredients

• 1 can frozen pink lemonade concentrate
• 2-1/2 cans water
• 1 carton Raspberry sherbet
• 2 liter Sprite
• 3 lemons

Instructions

1. In a pitcher, combine the pink lemonade concentrate and the cans of water.
2. Freeze for about 4 hours until slushy.
3. In the pitcher, add the lemons and a thick layer of raspberry sherbet.
4. Pour the Sprite over the top of sherbet and stir just a bit so it gets nice and frothy on top.
5. Serve immediately.

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Updated DIY ballet barre

We took a quick trip to Home Depot and bought a 2″ wood dowel.  It was about $8, and was 48″ long.  They can cut it to your specifications there if you want it shorter.  I cut mine at home with my miter saw to 36″.  The dowels come unstained/unpainted but are very smooth.  I ran some sandpaper over it just in case (who wants splinters?) and spray painted it white.

I also bought hardware that is designed to attach a stair banister to the wall.  It happened to be in the same aisle in our store.  Each piece was about $4 and came with the screws to attach it to the wall.  I bought the brushed nickel finish.

First, I screwed the hardware into each end of the dowel.  I predrilled guide holes to make it easier.

When both brackets were in place, we centered the barre on the wall at a height that works for her.  I used my stud finder to place the right bracket into a stud with the mounting screws, but on the left I needed to use drywall anchors to give the screws extra stability.  Annabelle is old enough to know not to hang on her barre, but for a younger dancer I would try to mount both brackets in studs, just in case!

The laser level made it easy to keep the barre straight as I hung it.  My helper lived up to her name, too!

There are only four screws keeping this on the wall, although they’re certainly holding it on there sturdily.  But it will easy to remove, patch, and paint when we move in the summer.

I contemplated putting a big mirror on the wall behind it–I have one because we pulled down a huge plate glass mirror in a bathroom–but that is a bigger project and it just didn’t seem worth it for 8 months of use.  Maybe in our next house!  She can open her closet door and use the full-length mirror on the door to check her form, though.

Also, the hardware that I used only projects the barre from the wall a couple of inches.  If you wanted yours to come out further (for a lot of leg work, for example), you might try closet hardware that’s used to mount hanging clothes rods.

please check out http://www.11magnolialane.com/2012/11/26/diy-ballet-barre-for-my-tiny-dancer-tutorial/ this is where i found this lovely diy ballet barre .

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Classic Ballet Hair bow

I generally have three criteria when it comes to making craft items.  It's got to be quick, it's got to be simple and the finished item has to be used.  These ballet hair bows certainly fulfil those requirements and as an added bonus, they're really pretty too!  While I've glued my bow onto a hair comb, they're equally at home on a hair slide/barrette, or even sewn onto a hair band.

Materials

One length of Ribbon

One Pair of Scissors

One glue gun

One Hair comb (or slide/barrette)

-Cut 3 lengths of ribbon.  For the bow pictured I cut 1 x 4.5cm (1.7inches), 1 x 9cm (3.5 inches) and 1 x 17cm (6.7inches).  

If you are using larger hair combs, the proportions to use are:

One piece of ribbon should be cut just slightly longer than the length of the comb

One piece of ribbon should be just under double the length of the comb and 

One piece of ribbon should be cut to a length three times the width of the ribbon you are using.

-Snip the ends of the 9cm (middle length) ribbon in an inverted arrow shape.

-Using the 17cm (longest length) ribbon, fold  the ends to the centre of the ribbon, one at a time, and use the glue gun to glue the ends in place.  I usually make mine overlap.

-Glue the folded and glued ribbon (longest length) onto the centre of the arrow cut ribbon (middle length).

-Using the 4.5cm (smallest length) ribbon, fold around the other two ribbons and glue at the back.

-Glue onto hair comb and wear to class.

please check out the website i found this from :http://fitzbirch.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/classic-ballet-class-hair-bows.html#.UDao7qBsBMg

Diy Ballet Barre

MATERIALS(4) 1.25″ PVC crosses
(2) 1.25″ PVC tees
(4) 1.25″ PVC elbows
(2) pieces 1.25″ PVC pipe cut to 24″ long
(6) pieces 1.25″ PVC pipe cut to 12″ long
(2) closet rods cut to 57″ long
Craft foam sheets
Sandpaper
Spray paint

INSTRUCTIONSI won’t bore you with step by step directions for putting this thing together. The photos are pretty self-explanatory. After you get the PVC pieces assembled there are a few last details.

1. Use the sandpaper to “erase” the black number and letter markings from your pieces.
2. Use the craft foam to fill the gaps where the closet rods fit into the tees and crosses.

• Cut it the same width as the joint pieces (mine were 4.25″).
• Roll it into a tube shape. Depending on the thickness of your foam you may have to overlap the ends so you create a double layer. I found it easiest to remove the PVC joint from the other pieces first so you’re working with one small piece instead of the whole barre.
• Slide the rolled up tube into the PVC joint.
• Wiggle and twist the barre into the center of the tube. This is a little tricky. I used my left hand to try and keep the foam from shooting out onto the floor but you can see it did slide out a good inch or so. You want it to be a tight fit so it’s stable but not so tight you can’t put it together.

Once I had everything together (and was sure it would work), I took it all apart and hit it with some hot pink spray paint. I’m always amazed how much paint changes things.

I want to point out that this is not as stable as a barre that attaches to the wall. My dancer is 13 years old uses it for balance and form. If your dancer is younger and will be leaning on the barre or putting a lot of weight on it, this may not be a good option for you.

Please check out the website i found this from :http://www.laughingabi.com/diy-portable-ballet-barre-phase-1/

Online buying

Are you buying dancewear, pointe shoes , accessories ...?
Well check out these sites :

http://www.blochshop.co.uk/?session_id=13852981415dfa2295ea197e10a8eed7a38a919fc4

http://www.simplydancewear.co.uk

https://dancewear.co.uk

http://www.dancedirect.com/uk/utm_source=dancedirect.co.uk&utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=dancedirect.co.uk

http://www.movedancewear.com

http://www.bestpointe.com

http://grishko.co.uk/Grishko_UK/Welcome.html

tutu for a kitten

 So first of all you need to know how to make no sew ballet tutu , if you don't check out my older post on how to make a no sew tutu.
All you need is tulle and elastic.
start by making  a no sew tutu , but  only make half of the elastic, just like the picture below .

check out http://www.momdot.com/how-to-make-a-tutu-for-your-kitten/ 

Two Ballet Films

Ballet shoes by Sandra Goldbacher

First position by Bess Kargan