Hair accessories made from foamiran, decorated with crafts made from pieces of lace, ribbons, and beads, look very impressive against the backdrop of a stylish hairstyle. To make them, you need to familiarize yourself with the master class below.
You can make original flowers from foamiran. Namely: roses, peonies, gladioli, lilies, etc. Flowers made from foamiran look very impressive, and this article will provide several master classes on decorating hair jewelry.
To make a rose elastic band, you will need to prepare the following materials and tools:
- Foamiran is bright orange and green;
- Lighter;
- Red pastel;
- Wet wipes;
- Scissors;
- Scrunchy;
- Foil;
- Glue gun.
The master class is simple. It looks like this. First you need to make templates for future petals. A circle with a diameter of 8 cm must be divided into 5 rounded petals. You need to make 5 such blanks. Using templates from orange material, you need to cut 5 pieces. The next step is to tint the edges of all the petals with a bed. You need to paint on both sides.
Then you need to cut the petals in the middle, heat them and grind them, making them thinner. Then return it to its original form. Using a lighter, heat and bend the edges of the petals. Roll a ball out of foil. And glue it from the first blank, twisting the petals one on top of the other. This should be done with all the blanks, placing the glue so that the result is an open rose.
The flower is ready, all that remains is to make a sepal from green foamiran, glue it to the bottom of the rose and secure it with a hair elastic.
Foamiran elastic band: DIY hair flowers
Foam is a soft synthetic modern material that is widely used in needlework.
The main feature of the material is its plasticity; the fabric can stretch up to 10%.
The material also remembers its shape well and reacts remarkably even to the warmth of human hands, which makes handicrafts interesting and enjoyable. To practice creativity with materials, all you need to do is take scissors, an iron, pastel and a glue gun. A master class on making an elastic band with a flower from foamiran will be presented below.
In order to make a beautiful flower, you will need to prepare the following materials and tools:
- Scissors;
- Blue foamiran;
- Stencils;
- Pen;
- Iron;
- Wire;
- Glue gun;
- Scrunchy;
- Ready stamens for flowers.
The master class on making a flower is not complicated. Using stencils, you need to draw the petals of the future flower. Next, using scissors, the blanks must be cut exactly along the contour. Then you will need an iron. With its help, the petals will be given a realistic shape.
When the shape of the petals is given, you need to take a glue gun, stamens and begin assembling the product. The petals are glued around the stamen in a circle, from smallest to largest. The final touch is gluing the hair tie.
The blue miracle flower is ready; you can decorate it with a small ladybug or butterfly.
Foamiran flowers for a hair comb: we make it ourselves
The wedding comb can be decorated with foamiran flowers.
To create a decoration, you should prepare the following materials and tools:
- Awl;
- Foamiran is white;
- Silver wire for beads;
- Iron;
- Beads of different sizes;
- Scissors;
- Glue gun;
- Metal comb;
- Foil.
When everything is prepared, you need to print the templates on paper, but you can draw them by hand. In the master class, the height of the largest petal is 5 cm, and the others are 1 cm smaller each.
Not dramatic unless the petals are perfectly shaped. You need to cut 7 petals of each size. The next step is to heat each petal, fold it like an accordion and twist it. Then straighten it. In order for the petal to gain volume, its middle must be stretched with your thumbs. It's simple. The sharp end of the petal must be stretched in the opposite direction. For the base of the flower, a crumpled drop of foil is used. This blank should fit freely into the core of the petal.
Then you need to make a hole with an awl. Since it will be necessary to secure the rose to the comb, then the fixation will be done using wire. You need to take a 20 cm piece and thread it through the hole you made. Next, connect both ends of the wire under the foil base.
The first petals must be attached tightly to the foil. The 3 middle ones will be slightly adjacent to the bud. Next the rose will open. The last 2 petals need to be attached only to the end. Now you can start decorating with beads and wire for the comb. The twig will decorate the overall composition. You need to select beads and crystals of different diameters and weave an original branch. Then form the branches according to the increasing size of the beads. The bead must be strung and twisted under its base. Branches can be of different sizes. Next, the branches are attached to the comb, and a delicate wedding rose is added.
Necessary foamiran hair accessories for work
Nothing brightens up a woman's hairstyle more than interesting hair accessories. Hairpins with flowers made of foamiran will instantly decorate a feminine look.
To make original hairpins with flowers from Thomas, you need to take the following materials and tools:
- Foamiran;
- Hairpins;
- Figured hole puncher;
- Glue gun;
- Scissors;
- Decorative sparkles;
- Clear nail polish;
- Brush;
- Pastry stick;
- Beads.
The material must be rolled up and a strip cut off. Foamiran sheets are light and easy to store; working with them is not difficult. Foamiran can stretch, thereby giving the petal a similarity to natural forms. From the strip you need to make a lot of flowers using a figured hole punch “Flower”. Using an iron heated to 110°C, the flowers need to be given a realistic shape by bending the petals upward to create a closed center.
A pastry stick will help to give the shape; the blanks should be placed on its end. There are 5 blanks in the finished flower. Next, the most interesting part is the assembly of the product. You need to put a bead on the hairpin, this will be the middle of the flower. Then you need to put on the blanks one after another, forming an inflorescence. It must be glued with glue. When the flower is ready, the petals must be varnished and sprinkled with glitter in some places. The product is ready, it is not afraid of temperature changes or dirt.
We create hair decorations from foamiran (video)
Foamiran, as already mentioned, is a plastic suede, gentle to the touch, pliable in work. It is also called plastic suede. Intended for creating decorative elements, all kinds of flowers, dolls, interior items and other crafts, sometimes real masterpieces.
Have fun with your crafts!
In this master class we will make a comb from foamiran with dogwood flowers. It is suitable for decorating spring, summer, prom or wedding hairstyles. A hair comb will ideally secure your curls into a beautiful bun, and flowers will add tenderness and romance to your look. We will make the comb small with three large flowers.
Photo of a hair comb with hand-made foamirn flowers. You can make a similar decoration for yourself or use it as a gift, for example, on March 8th.
To create a comb with flowers from foamiran you will need:
- Iranian white, yellow, green foamiran;
- green, brown, pink, red oil pastels and sponge;
- wire No. 28-26;
- second glue;
- satin narrow ribbon;
- green tape;
- crest.
Pattern and templates of dogwood flowers for a comb
We will make dogwood flowers using this pattern. For a flower you will need 4 petals for No. 1 and a sepal for No. 2.
From white foamiran we cut out the petals for the flower, from the green foam we cut out the sepals and for each flower we cut out seven to six leaves in the shape of a boat. These are all blanks for a future foamiran hairpin.
Step-by-step photos with instructions on how to make a hair comb from foamiran
We apply it to the petals with a stick in the form of a mesh.
We tint the flower petals on the reverse side with pink oil pastel, tint the front side of the petals with pink oil pastel, tint the heart-shaped cut with brown pastel, and tint the bottom of the petal with light green pastel and shade it well.
Heat the top of the petals a little and rub between your fingers.
Take a strip of yellow foamiran 0.8*3.5 cm and cut it into fine fringe.
We take wire No. 28-26 8-10 cm, make a loop on it and glue the fringe, tightly twisting and gluing.
Take a red oil pastel and tint the top of the core.
Glue the petals to the core, one against the other. So we glue 4 petals.
This is the flower we collected. For the scallop we need 3 flowers.
We make small notches on the leaves and process them on a mold, heat them on an iron at silk-wool temperature and squeeze them thoroughly on a universal leaf mold.
Heat the sepals on an iron and lightly rub them between your fingers.
We tint the leaves with green oil pastel on both sides and tint the sepals. Shade the tint well.
Dear friends, today I want to tell you how to cook lasagna at home with minced meat. Don’t be scared right away and say that this is a complex dish that is quite troublesome to prepare. Yes, this is not, but a real Italian lasagna with minced meat, for which you will need to prepare bechamel sauce according to all the rules, fry the minced meat with tomatoes and carefully lay the layers.
But in fact, there is nothing super complicated in these actions. My recipe for lasagna with minced meat will describe all stages of preparation step by step and in great detail, so that even a not very experienced housewife can figure it out without any problems. And you will be generously rewarded for your efforts: in the end you will get a very tasty real lasagna with minced meat.
This dish is not only beautiful, but also very filling - a small portion is enough to feed a hungry man. I also really like that the recipe for lasagna with minced meat is suitable not only for a family lunch or dinner, but also for a party with friends: add a salad of fresh vegetables to the lasagna, put a bottle of delicious red wine on the table - and that’s it, nothing more and will not need!
I hope I have interested you, and you are already eager to learn how to cook lasagna at home? Then let's quickly go to the kitchen!
Ingredients:
- 4-6 lasagne sheets;
- 0.2 kg minced meat (beef and pork);
- 1 small onion;
- 2 tomatoes;
- vegetable oil;
- 50 g parmesan;
- salt, ground black pepper, spices - to taste.
For the Bechamel sauce:
- 0.4 l milk;
- 40 g wheat flour;
- 50 g butter;
- 0.25 teaspoon salt;
- 2-3 pinches of ground black pepper;
- nutmeg - to taste.
How to make lasagna at home:
It is better to make minced meat for lasagna yourself, from a fresh piece of meat. For lasagna, you can use lean minced pork, beef or mixed. Peel and wash the onions. We chop it into small pieces. We wash the meat, cut off the films and also chop it into small pieces. Pass the meat and onions through a meat grinder.
Tomatoes for lasagna can be taken fresh or in their own juice. Grind the tomatoes into puree in a blender. The skin of the tomatoes can be removed or left – it’s a matter of taste.
Place the minced meat in a heated frying pan with a small amount of vegetable oil and, constantly breaking up any lumps with a spatula, fry over low heat until tender – 4-5 minutes.
Add the tomatoes to the minced meat and, stirring, simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes so that excess moisture evaporates.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Prepare Bechamel sauce:
For the béchamel sauce, melt the butter in a thick-bottomed saucepan and heat it well. Add, sifting, flour and mix thoroughly.
It is better to do this using a blender, then you will not have the problem of lumps in the sauce. Place the well-mixed butter-flour mixture on low heat and, stirring all the time, fry until light golden brown, about 2 minutes. The main thing is not to overcook the mixture on the fire, otherwise it will become dark and the sauce will be slightly bitter.
In a thin stream, piece by piece, stirring all the time, pour in milk at room temperature. I repeat - it is best to mix using a mixer to avoid lumps forming. If you stir with a whisk, it will take much longer.
The main thing is to get a homogeneous mixture, without lumps.
Place the pan on the stove and over medium heat, stirring vigorously all the time (again, if possible, using a mixer), cook the sauce for 4 - 5 minutes until it begins to thicken. Reduce the heat to low and, without stopping stirring, add salt, ground black pepper and nutmeg. Boil, stirring constantly, for another 2 minutes. The sauce is quite thick, but it drips off the spoon. As it cools, it becomes thicker and no longer pours from a spoon.
Grease a rectangular baking dish with a small amount of vegetable oil, and evenly distribute a little beshpmel sauce on top.
Then we place lasagna sheets according to the size of the bottom.
Place minced meat generously on the sheets and distribute evenly.
Then - a layer of bechamel and a layer of grated parmesan.
Repeat the layers in the same sequence: leaf, bechamel, grated cheese. I used 4 lasagna sheets in total.
Lasagna is an Italian version of a casserole, where all the products are laid out in layers, generously poured with sauce and sprinkled with cheese. There are a lot of lasagna recipes, they can be both meat and vegetarian, but all of them must be prepared using special lasagne sheets. Today I offer you my version of lasagna - with minced meat.
Bolognese sauce is usually used for lasagna; it gives the entire dish a creamy and delicate texture. Cheese should be hard, such as Mozzarella or Gouda. It is better to use pork and beef minced meat for lasagna; it is best to mince the minced meat twice in a meat grinder. You can add spices to your taste, I prefer Provençal herbs and nutmeg.
To prepare lasagna with minced meat in the oven, prepare all the products according to the list. Please note that the quantities indicated are for 2 servings.
Grate the carrots on a medium grater, cut the onion and garlic into small cubes.
Fry onions, carrots and garlic in butter until the onions are soft, use only 20 g of butter. Add the minced meat to the vegetables, salt and pepper it.
Add nutmeg and Provençal herbs.
Fry the minced meat, stirring, breaking up any lumps of minced meat. Cut the tomato into small cubes, place the tomato pieces in the frying pan, and also add tomato puree to the minced meat. Simmer everything together for 20 minutes.
While the minced meat and vegetables are stewing, prepare the Bolognese sauce. To do this, put the remaining butter in a saucepan, put the saucepan on the fire and let the butter dissolve. Add flour to butter.
Mix flour and butter well, pour in cream, add nutmeg, salt and pepper the sauce to taste.
Using a whisk, whisk the sauce until smooth and put it on the fire, warm it up, but do not let the sauce boil. Remove the sauce from the heat.
Now we will assemble the lasagna. I always cook lasagna in portion forms. It’s so convenient because you don’t have to cut the lasagna before serving, but you can serve it straight away in the form. The layers are repeated and follow in this order:
Sauce - lasagna sheet - minced meat - sauce - grated cheese.
The exception is the last layer of lasagna, which is what I will describe.
After the cheese, place a layer of lasagne sheets.
Now spread the minced meat in a thin layer and distribute it over the surface of the sheet.
Pour the sauce generously over the minced meat layer and sprinkle with grated cheese again.
Lay out the lasagna sheets again.
Spread the remaining sauce and sprinkle the top well with grated cheese.
Place the lasagna with minced meat in the oven for 30-40 minutes and bake at 160 degrees.
Lasagna turns out very juicy, with a sufficient amount of sauce, with a fragrant meat layer.
If you are preparing lasagna in a large form, after you remove the form with the finished lasagne from the oven, let the dish cool for 10-15 minutes and only then cut into portions, then you will retain the layers and the shape of the piece will not be deformed.
Bon appetit!
Lasagna is a prominent representative of traditional Italian cuisine, which loves pasta. So don't be surprised if, when looking for lasagna dough, you find it in the pasta aisle.
Because lasagna is pasta in the form of wide strips, which are filled with various fillings and baked in the oven. The Italians call the finished dish lasagne al forno, which exactly translates as “oven-cooked lasagna.”
Today we will prepare classic lasagne with bechamel sauce. The preparation will be divided into 4 independent parts:
- kneading lasagne dough
- making bechamel sauce
- preparing bolognese sauce (from minced meat)
- baking lasagna
Yes, you can buy the dough in the store, simplify the recipe by using, for example, not tomatoes, but only tomato paste. It will also turn out delicious, but not quite homemade.
This recipe is for those who love to cook and approach the process thoughtfully.
Lasagna dough: homemade recipe
As I already said, you can buy lasagna dough in the store, but today we are looking at the recipe “from and to” in detail.
Ingredients:
- Flour - 600 gr
- Eggs - 3 pcs
- Salt - a pinch
- Water - 100 ml
- Olive oil - 3 tbsp
Preparation:
1. Pour the sifted flour into a bowl and make a depression in the middle.
2. Break the eggs into this hole and immediately add a pinch of salt.
3. And pour water there too.
4. Now take a fork and begin to mix the ingredients little by little and carefully.
5. After the water is absorbed into the dough, add olive oil and continue kneading the dough with a fork.
6. Mix the ingredients until they combine into one common mass.
If the mixture turns out thin, then add a little flour (50 grams) to the desired consistency. If, on the contrary, the mixture is too thick and you can’t stir it with a fork, then dilute it with water.
7. Having received a homogeneous mass, transfer it to the table and begin to knead it with your hands.
You need to knead long enough until the dough becomes elastic, elastic and stops sticking to your hands.
The finished dough should rest for 30 minutes at room temperature. That is, you need to put it aside and not touch it for half an hour
8. We tear off small pieces from the rested dough and roll them into plates with a rolling pin. We try to roll out the plates as thinly as possible so that their thickness is no more than 2-3 millimeters.
9. Using a knife, cut out strips of the dough that suit your size.
In terms of size, I’ll say this: in the form where the lasagna will be prepared, 2-3 strips should fit in a row with the wide side
10. And now there will be a little trick. Take a cutting board and cover it with cling film. We place the finished dough plates on it and cover them with the next layer of film.
This is necessary so that the plates do not stick together.
The lasagna dough is ready and now you have three options for what to do with it.
- Prepare lasagna now.
- Freeze the dough for future use (for example, if there are unused slices left during cooking).
- Dry the dough and store it in the refrigerator, not the freezer. To dry, place the records on the table and let them dry at room temperature.
If you chose the third option, then before using the dough you will need to boil in boiling water for two minutes
We're done with the dough, let's move on to preparing the minced meat filling.
Classic recipe for bolognese sauce with minced meat
The minced meat for lasagna is fried in combination with several products and is called Bolognese sauce. There are several variations of this sauce depending on what kind of pasta it is prepared for. But the classic recipe, suitable for all dishes, looks like this.
Ingredients:
- Minced meat - 500 gr
- Onion - 1 piece
- Tomato paste - 70 gr
- Tomatoes - 3 pcs.
- Salt, pepper - to taste
- Sugar - 0.5 tsp
Preparation:
1. Pour a couple of tablespoons of olive oil into a hot frying pan, wait until it warms up and add finely chopped onion. Fry it for 3-5 minutes over medium heat (saute) until it acquires a golden hue.
You don’t have to use red onions; regular onions will do just fine.
2. Add defrosted minced meat to the fried onions. It doesn't matter what meat it is made from. The fatter it is, the fattier the lasagna will be.
3. Fry the meat until fully cooked. This will take about 15 minutes. Don't forget to stir periodically to prevent it from burning.
4. Add tomato paste to the well-fried minced meat and continue frying for a couple more minutes with constant stirring so that the meat acquires a red tint.
5. The next ingredient that will follow the pasta will be finely chopped tomatoes.
You can put them through a meat grinder or chop them with a blender, but then they will lose their integrity and you won’t feel the tomato pieces when you eat lasagna. I don’t like it that way, so I recommend finely chopping the tomatoes
6. Fry the tomatoes until almost all the moisture has evaporated.
7. After this, add salt, sugar, or maybe another half teaspoon of sugar. Reduce the heat to low, cover with a lid and leave to simmer for 5 minutes.
In the meantime, let's move on to preparing the bechamel sauce.
How to make bechamel sauce at home without lumps
The next important component of classic lasagna is bechamel sauce. Its preparation is much simpler than its name suggests.
Ingredients:
- Milk - 1 liter
- Flour - 4 tbsp
- Butter - 70 g
- Nutmeg - 1 pinch
- Salt, pepper - to taste
Preparation:
1. Place a saucepan over medium heat and melt the butter in it.
2. When the oil begins to sizzle, add flour to the pan and fry it lightly, stirring constantly.
The result is dense lumps of dough.
3. Now we arm ourselves with a whisk or mixer and begin to pour milk into the pan while vigorously whisking.
The better the beating goes, the higher the guarantee that there will be no lumps left.
4. After making sure that there are no lumps left, add salt, pepper and grated nutmeg. You can grate the nut yourself, or buy it already ground.
5. Mix the milk well and wait until it evaporates. At this time, you must not stop stirring the contents of the pan, because the milk will constantly tend to curl into lumps.
We are waiting for the moment when the mixture has evaporated to a consistency at which it will not drain, but “slide” from the spoon
After this, remove the pan from the heat and leave the sauce to cool and infuse.
Classic lasagna with bechamel sauce and bolognese
So, all the components are ready, let's start assembling the lasagna. But before that we need to prepare 2 more ingredients:
- Finely chopped bell pepper - 1 pc.
- Cheese, grated on a coarse grater - 200 g
Preparation:
1. Take a regular baking tray and cover it with baking foil so that you don’t have to worry about it later when it comes time to wash it. We place parchment paper on the foil and apply a layer of bechamel sauce on it according to the size of the future lasagna.
2. Lay out sheets of dough. In this example, pre-frozen sheets were used.
If you're using the sauce while it's still warm, don't be alarmed if your homemade lasagna dough begins to thaw right before your eyes. This is fine
3. Place Bolognese sauce and pieces of bell pepper on top of the plates.
4. Cover the top layer with bechamel sauce and repeat all layers: dough - bolognese - bell pepper. We repeat the procedure until the dough runs out.
It is advisable that the lasagna have at least four layers
5. When we reach the last layer of dough, generously brush it with bechamel sauce, making sure that there are no exposed areas of dough left, otherwise it will dry out.
6. The final touch is grated cheese, which needs to be poured on top and which gives the lasagna the appearance to which we are all accustomed. Add half of the cheese now, and add the other half to the finished hot dish.
7. Place the lasagna in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees for 30-40 minutes. During this time, the dough hidden in the sauces will be thoroughly soaked and baked. Don’t be surprised if the lasagna spreads all over the baking sheet - that’s how it should be.
8. Take the lasagna out of the oven, sprinkle it with cheese, wait for it to melt and it’s done. Can be cut into pieces and served.
Bon appetit!
As you can see, the process of preparing lasagna at home, although quite long, is not at all difficult. So, if you are a lover of Italian cuisine, then you can safely start cooking.
Thank you for your attention.
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