Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Department of Sociology: Option IV
Department of Sociology: Option IV
The “Work and Society” option is intended for students who are interested in studying the diverse ways by which work is organized and experienced. It provides students with a theoretical and practical foundation for understanding how changing labor markets and globalization affect the workplace as well as the consequences of changes in the nature of work for individuals, institutions, and society. In addition, this option prepares students for further education or entry level careers in a variety of contemporary work settings such as: human resource management, workforce development and training, career and educational counseling, and labor and community organizing. Students majoring in this option are required to meet with the option advisor.
Upper-Courses (25 Units)
SOC 340 Sociology of Work
SOC 345 Social Psychology
SOC 364/L Social Statistics
SOC 368/S Sociological Theory I
SOC 400 Organizational Theory
SOC 497/L Methods of Social Research
SOC 482 Practicum in Work and Society
Electives (18 Units)
Diversity in the Workplace (min 3 units)
SOC 324 Sociology of Sex and Gender
SOC 307 Ethnic Diversity in America
SOC 325 Sex Roles and Work
SOC 390 Race Relations
CHS 365 Third World Women and the Chicana
PAS 201. Economics of the African-American Community
Experimental Topics courses with advisor pre-approval
Labor and Social Policy (min 3 units)
SOC 356 Introduction to Social Welfare
SOC 426. Social Legislation and Social Policy
SOC 312 American Society
SOC 401 Class, Status, and Power in America
SOC370. Political Sociology
POLS 421. The Politics of Development
POLS 361. Introduction to Public Policy
EOH 465. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
Experimental Topics courses with advisor pre-approval
Group Dynamics and Communication (min 3 units)
SOC 481 Counseling, Interviewing and Intervention
SOC 492 Dynamics of Social Behavior and Development
EPC 451 Fundamentals of Counseling and Guidance
COMS 451. INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
COMS 453. ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
PSY 383. Interpersonal Competence and Group Dynamics
PSY 356. INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Experimental Topics courses with advisor pre-approval
TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED FOR THE MAJOR, OPTION IV: 53
GENERAL EDUCATION (48 UNITS) ADDITIONAL UNITS (19)
TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED FOR THE DEGREE: 120
Department of Sociology: Contact Us
Department of Sociology: Contact Us
Sociology Links
.
General / Reference
The SocioWeb
Yahoo Sociology Sites
Virtual Library for Sociologists
Harvard's Social Science Research Engine.
Carlton's Research Engine for the Social Sciences
Computer Mediated Communication Resources
Searching for People on the Internet
Research Institutes & Data
The Gallup Organization
The Rand Corporation
The Brookings Institute
I.S.R.'s Interuniversity Consortium
Princeton's Office of Population Research
U.C. San Diego's Social Science Data Collection
Princeton's Survey Research Center
University of Michigan's National Election Studies
Statistical Library and More Data Sites
Global Social Change Research Project
Active Dept. Web Pages
Princeton University
University of Pennsylvania
University of Surrey(UK)
University of Southern California
University of California at Los Angeles
University of Colorado at Boulder
All 21 CSU Campus Home Pages.
Plus, try this link to more departments
Government-Related Sites
The Federal Bureaucracy
U.S.Congressional Proceedings
Library of Congress
The Bureau of the Census
The National Science Foundation
The Department of Education Researcher's Guide
State of California
City of Los Angeles
Sociological Organizations
American Sociological Association
International Sociological Association
Social Science Computing Association
Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction
European Sociological Association
The Mid-South Sociological Association
Institute for Global Communication
Progressive Sociology and Marxism
Women's Oganizations and Links
Sociology Related Conferences
For Graduate Students
Educational Testing Service
Dept of Education Financial Aid
Career Web
Career Magazine
Career Planning
Job Announcements
Chronicle of Higher Education
1 minute desserts for lazy cooks - dessert quickdessert easycooking
1 minute desserts for lazy cooks - dessert quickdessert easycooking | Ask MetaFilter
1 minute desserts for lazy cooks
February 2, 2012 7:44 PM Subscribe
Give me your best easy, quick desserts for one person made with stuff I already have in my kitchen.
I like to have dessert after dinner sometimes, but I don't like to keep stuff like cakes, cookies, and ice cream around the house because of a lack of dietary willpower. What sorts of quick desserts can I make? I've got things like chocolate syrup, regular syrup, peanut butter, jelly, mini marshmallows, and all the basic baking needs. I'm just not very creative about what to do. Ideas?posted by treehorn+bunny to food & drink (47 answers total) 99 users marked this as a favorite
ADS BY GOOGLE
FiberPlus™ Chocolate Bars
www.KelloggsFiberPlus.com/Chocolate Enjoy Healthy Snack Bars That Have 35% Of Your Daily Fiber Needs!
Schwan's® Official Site
schwans.com Meal Solutions, Home Delivered. Great Tasting Meals starting at $5+
9 Sugar-Free Desserts
KitchenOasis.com/Recipes/Desserts Easy Recipes, Perfect for Parties! 12 New Recipes Added This Week.
crepes! and stuff 'em with all that stuff you've got. or just simply, pancakes!
posted by Sassyfras at 7:49 PM on February 2 [3 favorites]
I like cold rice with milk and sugar (brown is best), a touch of vanilla and/or rosemary. 30 second rice pudding.
posted by jb at 7:50 PM on February 2 [1 favorite]
Crepes!
Eggs, flour, milk (or water, but milk is better), oil. Fillings - whatever strikes your fancy at the time. I like nutella, bananas, and alcohol (amaretto, rum, etc) but peanut butter and chocolate syrup would be basically a knock-off nutella. You can add coconut flakes, walnuts, apples, whatever you find around your pantry!
posted by vegartanipla at 7:50 PM on February 2
Shortbread! Very basic recipe:
Whip 1 cup butter well, add 1/2 cup powder suger, cream together.
Flavor butter/sugar combo with any ingredient you like and have lying around. Nuts, chocolate chips, anise, etc. Also add a teaspoon of vanilla/lemon flavor/almond extract.
In separate bowl, mix 2 cups flour and 3/4 tsp salt. Add to egg mixture, and mix until JUST mixed. Roll dough into cylinder, wrap in plastic wrap, refrigerate about 1 hr till firm.
Preheat oven to 325, slice dough into cookies, cook apx 15 minutes.
This usually give around 15 cookies, which are great with coffee etc and aren't too sweet.
posted by nasayre at 7:51 PM on February 2 [3 favorites]
milk + sugar + cornstarch + (chocolate or maple) syrup will give you plenty of pudding from scratch in 20 minutes.
posted by plastic_animals at 7:52 PM on February 2
ADS BY GOOGLE
Wicked Whoopie Pies
www.wickedwhoopies.com Phantom Gourmet rates Wicked Whoopies Best whoopie in the world
***sorry. Add to BUTTER mixture. No eggs in shortbread.
posted by nasayre at 7:53 PM on February 2
I also like cinnimon toast - bread, butter, cinnimon, sugar. Mmmm.
posted by jb at 7:53 PM on February 2 [2 favorites]
My Mom bought a microwave in 1979 or something that included a cookbook with a recipe for microwave bread pudding that's very much like this one online, which I make whenever I want something sweet in not very much time.
posted by xingcat at 7:57 PM on February 2 [1 favorite]
Ooh. or just make hot chocolate from scratch. Adding a little bit of whiskey at the end is great too, if you are into that sort of thing.
posted by nasayre at 7:58 PM on February 2 [3 favorites]
Rice pudding! It's quick (thirty minutes or so), and it's pretty much just rice, milk, sugar, and maybe some vanilla extract, cinnamon, raisins, whatever.
There are a thousand recipes and ways to make it, but I make it with almond milk on the stove. Make 3/4 cup rice, mix in four cups of your milk (or milk substitute), add 1/2 cup to 1 cup sugar depending on how sweet you want your pudding to be, and stir continuously on medium heat until it becomes gloopy pudding goodness. I add vanilla extract after I take the pot off the burner, sprinkle a little cinnamon on top, and then I eat it far too much of it standing over the stove.
posted by ablazingsaddle at 8:00 PM on February 2 [1 favorite]
ADS BY GOOGLE
All You August Issue
www.allyou.com Special Lower Price $2.49 Hundreds of Tips and Coupons!
Definitely shortbread. That's what I make when I'm craving a quick dessert, and the nice thing is you don't have to keep eggs or milk on hand, both of which I rarely have. Most recipes are so easy you can pretty much just memorize them, and I don't think they're too messy or troublesome. Mmm shortbread. The one given above requires the hour of refrigeration, but many of the ones I've tried (quite tasty, too) do not require that step.
posted by Arethusa at 8:05 PM on February 2
microwave mug brownie:
4 TBS flour
4 TBS sugar
2 TBS oil
2 TBS cocoa
1 TBS water
mix in a mug and nuke ~1 minute.
posted by fingersandtoes at 8:07 PM on February 2 [44 favorites]
Microwave chocolate cornstarch pudding.
posted by leahwrenn at 8:09 PM on February 2
Spoonful of cream cheese with some dark chocolate chips stuck in it. It's like one bite of cheesecake. (I have sugar free chocolate chips and like to pretend I'm being all low carb.)
posted by artychoke at 8:14 PM on February 2 [4 favorites]
Here are the two things I make when I want quick homemade dessert: Banana pancake-fritter-things with golden syrup andStrawberry Crumble.
Sometimes I'll make crumble mix (one part caster sugar to two parts plain flour, with a pinch of salt and bunch of cold unsalted butter rubbed in) ahead of time and keep it in a ziplock bag in the freezer. When I want crumble, I just chop some fruit into a pie dish and top with a couple of handfuls of the crumble mix. Any fruit will do, really: strawberries, apples, pears, plums, nectarines—whatever fresh fruit I have to hand, or frozen berries from the freezer. If I feel like it I'll also add crushed nuts or oats to the topping as I'm assembling it. With icecream or custard, it is so good.
posted by hot soup girl at 8:18 PM on February 2 [2 favorites]
Another option is a 50:50 mixture of cream cheese and marshmallow fluff, mixed well together. Perfect for dipping fruit in, topping cookies, or just eating straight out of the bowl like a champion.
posted by nasayre at 8:30 PM on February 2
I realize I should have been more explicit about what I consider 'quick'. I'm specifically looking for "1 minute" desserts as noted in the title...
This means basically it should involve adding ingredients together and possibly microwaving them for a minute or two. Anything with rice is going to be tough to make that fast unless I happen to have leftover rice in the fridge. I appreciate all of the suggestions though, thank you and keep them coming.
posted by treehorn+bunny at 8:33 PM on February 2
Here's what you do: you make a whole bunch of cookies but freeze them before you bake. Throw them right into the oven from the freezer, should only take a few extra minutes to bake. No instant gratification, but still freshly baked!
posted by beepbeepboopboop at 8:33 PM on February 2 [3 favorites]
Also: fruit.
posted by beepbeepboopboop at 8:34 PM on February 2
The world's least healthy one-minute fake cheesecake: Put a quarter cup or more of cream cheese in a bowl. Add at least half a tablespoon sugar. More if you like it sweeter. Can replace with fake sweetener, but by this point, why bother? Add a few spoonfuls of plain yoghurt. Preferably Greek.
Stir thoroughly. Dump some berries or other fruit on it.
Eat.
Probably you should really eat this as a bowl of berries with a small bit of the cheesecake mixture on top, rather than the other way around, but that's not how I do it.
posted by lollusc at 8:37 PM on February 2 [2 favorites]
My recipe for improved cinnamon toast, if you have a toaster oven
- put bread in oven and toast it halfway.
- put butter on it and let the butter get melty
- add cinnamon sugar [keep some made up in your kitchen in case the mood strikes]
- put toast back in the toaster oven and toast the rest of the way
- eat with a glass of ice cold milk.
Danger: sugar is hot like lava
posted by jessamyn at 8:40 PM on February 2 [3 favorites]
I always keep frozen raspberries around for exactly this reason. Plus they're super healthy so I can have them more often.
My two favourite ways to have them are microwaved until hot with a little bit of sugar and cinnamon stirred in (Like pie filling kind of) maybe with a little bit of icecream if you have it around
OR
throw some into a bowl still frozen and then pour over a bit of full fat coconut milk. It hardens immediately and becomes very decadent, sort of like gelato.
posted by Sweetchrysanthemum at 8:42 PM on February 2 [4 favorites]
Okay a couple more:
Caramel sauce for dipping things in:
Equal parts condensed milk and golden syrup in a microwave proof mug. About a quarter of that amount of butter (you can skimp on the butter quite a lot if you prefer). Microwave until it bubbles and turns pale caramel. If you microwave too long either your mug will explode or the "sauce" will turn hard and crunchy.
I like to eat this by dipping apple slices in it. Or on ice cream. Or just by the spoonful. It keeps a day or two in the fridge.
Instant peanut butter fudge balls:
Equal parts peanut butter, honey, and twice that amount milk powder. Mix. Roll into balls or just eat by the spoonful/handful out of the bowl. If you put enough milk powder in, you shouldn't need to refrigerate them to get them solid balls, even though most 'recipes' for this says to.
Simple yogurt dip for fruit:
Greek yogurt, brown sugar/honey/maple syrup, cinnamon if you like it. Mix. Dip.
Microwave custard:
Read back of custard powder packet for instructions. It usually involves combining powder, sugar and milk and microwaving for two minutes.
Fake scones:
Use any type of bread product you have on hand. Bagels are good. Toast works at a pinch. Cut into small slices, spread with jam and put dollops of whipped cream or greek yoghurt on top. I swear this tastes exactly like eating a Devonshire tea, which proves it's all about the jam and cream rather than what's underneath it.
Chocolate things:
A 50/50 mixture of chocolate and cream, or just chocolate thinned with a tiny bit of milk in a mug. Microwave it, stirring every 20 seconds or so until the chocolate is melted. Probably takes about 50 seconds for a 1-person serve. Spread on cookies, bananas, or eat by inserting finger into cup.
Smores:
These take about 30 seconds in the microwave, and I don't think you need a recipe.
posted by lollusc at 8:46 PM on February 2 [7 favorites]
Add a bit of water and half a teaspoon of turbinado sugar, and cinnamon to a small skillet. Once it starts to boil, add some broken raw nuts - almonds, cashews, peanuts and walnuts; swish them around until they become candied nuts. It might be 1.5-2 minutes or so.
posted by rainy at 9:02 PM on February 2
One-ingredient world's easiest ice cream, or as it is known in our house, Banana Surprise.
posted by Lieber Frau at 9:03 PM on February 2 [2 favorites]
Take a clean strawberry, dip it in sour cream, then in brown sugar. Eat.
It's basically an excuse to eat sugar but it has fruit so it's obviously good for you. Takes no time.
posted by marylynn at 9:03 PM on February 2 [6 favorites]
A spicy fruit salad is my go-to:
Ingredients:
1. Whatever fruits I have on hand
2. Honey or syrup or tamarind boiled down with sugar and water
3. Pinches of paprika, cayenne, and salt.
Mix them all together, adjust seasoning to taste.
Another go-to is berries and cream. Any type of berries with half&half or cream.
posted by 2ghouls at 9:08 PM on February 2
Oh god, I can't stop thinking about this. My other go-to is a sort of fake egg nog. You have to be okay with raw egg yolks, though.
Take as much buttermilk as you plan on drinking. I think two cups works well for this. Add some yogurt - up to the same amount as buttermilk, but I prefer much less, like about a quarter cup. Add an egg yolk, a couple of tablespoons of sugar, some vanilla essence, and grate the rind of a lemon into it through the finest bit of your grater. The easiest way to mix it all up is by putting it in something with a lid and shaking it until frothy, or you can use an egg beater. Drink like a milkshake. Or as the Danes do, put it in a bowl and sprinkle tiny cookies on top and eat it with a spoon.
You can make it thicker by beating the egg white until thick and then mixing it into the rest of the liquid, if you prefer. You can also leave eggs out entirely, but it's not such a pretty yellow :)
posted by lollusc at 9:16 PM on February 2
I love oatmeal with chocolate chips on top. It's almost like eating a warm chocolate chip cookie. Throw in some strawberries and I'm in single-lady dessert heaven.
posted by myselfasme at 9:24 PM on February 2 [2 favorites]
Like fingersandtoes' recipe, but even simpler: gooey chocolate mug cake, which I found on the Family Kitchen blog. As the recipe says: three ingredients (cocoa powder, icing/powdered sugar, and an egg), sixty seconds. The results are far cakier than I would ever have expected, given the absence of flour.
Also, for really good, quick hot chocolate: heat a mug of milk in the microwave; add equal quantities of milk and plain chocolate chips (15-20g of each, depending on how full the mug is and how much you like chocolate); stir vigorously until the chocolate has all melted in.
posted by ManyLeggedCreature at 10:57 PM on February 2 [2 favorites]
I make this one thing I like to call Nommy Delight -- it's chocolate syrup + fluff OR whipped cream OR cool whip OR yogurt + frozen fruit. It's in a bowl.
posted by spunweb at 1:22 AM on February 3
Some frozen waffles, toasted in a toaster, covered with good maple syrup or Nutella.
posted by The ____ of Justice at 2:19 AM on February 3 [1 favorite]
For instant gratification, I always have a jar of homemade jam in the fridge.
posted by leigh1 at 2:48 AM on February 3
Apple Flat Tire (as we used to call it) - better known as Microwave Apple Crisp.
It's an ugly looking desert, but so, so tasty, and super easy and quick to make.
posted by Slap*Happy at 4:00 AM on February 3
Make toast, spread peanut butter and chocolate chips (mini ones melt best) on top while still warm. (I usually fold it half to better incorporate the chocolate. Eat.
posted by ejaned8 at 5:36 AM on February 3
More info on the cookie freezing thing as mentioned above:
Not one minute but seriously perfect as a) fresh baked cookies are the best and b) your house smells like fresh baked cookies and yes it takes 10 minutes but your house smells like fresh baked cookies. Plus, if you do a big enough batch the first time around you have an emergency dessert for when friends pop by.
Here's my freezing tutorial:
1. Make your cookie dough.
2. Use a melon baller (or a spoon and your hands, if you aren't squeamish) to create balls of the size listed in the original recipe. You do want balls here -- don't flatten
3. Pop as many balls as you can fit WITHOUT TOUCHING EACH OTHER on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
4. Cover loosely with plastic wrap (but do press the edges of the wrap around the pan -- we don't want freezer burn on our cookies.
5. Freeze for a few hours.
6. Once the balls are relatively solid, toss in a ziploc bag, label (unless you want mystery cookies, like me....) and leave in the freezer till you need them.
7. Repeat until all dough is gone.
8. When you want cookies, start the oven preheating (sometimes I even use my toaster oven when I only need one or two) and put the number you want on a baking sheet. Put the cookies in the oven (even if it isn't preheated fully. Remember, these guys are frozen -- they do need to thaw).
9. Keep your eye on them. When they look done, they're done! Yay!
Usually when I'm making a batch of cookies for guests (or, you know... me) I'll triple it and freeze the extra batches. I currently have at least four types of frozen cookie. They make me feel safe.
posted by AmandaA at 6:44 AM on February 3 [3 favorites]
Also: dulce de leche on toast. Or crackers. Or a spoon. I won't judge.
posted by AmandaA at 6:45 AM on February 3
The combination of nutella and goat cheese tastes like a fabulous hazelnut cheesecake, even more so than if you used cream cheese. I make it as a grilled cheese (crusts cut off to make it seem more dessert-y) but you could just spread it on toast or crackers.
posted by tr0ubley at 8:11 AM on February 3
Nutella and peanut butter on toast.
Sliced bananas with Nutella.
Strawberries with Nutella.
Nutella eaten with a spoon.
Also: crackers spread with cream cheese and jam (I like apple butter).
posted by yawper at 10:03 AM on February 3
1 mug.
1 pat butter.
Fill to 1/3 level with mini marshmallows.
Microwave (~60s??) until you see the marhsmallows swelling towards the top of the mug, then pull it out. Marshmallows deflate.
Fill to ~2/3 level with rice krispies or other cereal.
Chocolate chips, coconut, nuts, dried cranberries, etc. optional.
Stir.
Eat warm with a spoon.
Run hot tap water in the mug before it turns to cement.
posted by aimedwander at 10:07 AM on February 3
Powdered sugar + enough milk or cream to make a paste + splash of vanilla extract = buttercream frosting. Spread on a graham cracker. Repeat, if needed.
posted by mcgsa at 2:05 PM on February 3
Ice-cold applesauce + dark chocolate chips (Ghirardellis is best.)
YUMMMMMMMM!!!
posted by jschu at 4:41 PM on February 3
Graham cracker. Spread with Nutella. Eat.
posted by waldo at 5:50 PM on February 3
RE microwave mug brownie: you may want to throw in a pinch of salt.
posted by roger ackroyd at 10:32 PM on February 3 [1 favorite]
I make this stuff I sometimes just call snack. Peanut butter, butter, and honey, stirred together. Eat with a spoon, or on bread if you must. Crackers or whatever work too. It's sweet and salty, it's smooth and creamy, it's tasty and filling.
There's room for variation too: crunchy or creamy, other nut butters, different liquid sugars (maple syrup!). Proportions are to taste, I do about equal parts butter and peanut butter, and maybe half that amount of honey. Mmmm.
posted by attercoppe at 1:52 AM on February 5
Two banana recipes:
1. From Alton Brown: split a banana lengthwise. Sprinkle sugar generously on each half. Melt the sugar into a slightly caramel colored bubble with a blow torch. Let cool enjoy.
2. In a mug, microwave a few tablespoons of grade b maple syrup and a few tablespoons of butter until the butter is melted (a minute?). Stir, add a pinch of salt. Drizzle over a split banana and microwave for a minute (until the banana softens a little). If you have oranges hanging around grate a little rind over the top.
posted by plinth at 8:40 AM on February 16 [1 favorite]
Toast an eggo waffle from the freezer. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top. They will fall into the holes. I personally find that about 25% of the squares filled with chocolate is good. Microwave for 10-15 seconds to help the chips melt.
If you're prone to making microwave mug cake or mug brownies, you can beat an egg in a tiny tupperware cup and pour about half of it into the mix, then save the other half in the fridge for a couple days for another serving of mug cake. It won't last nearly as long as an uncracked egg, but a few days is fine.
Since I also have very poor control when desserts are in the house, my other method is to close my eyes, cover my ears, and sing a song so my husband can retrieve some cookies or Dove promises from their hiding spot without me knowing where they are. YMMV.
posted by vytae at 7:58 PM on February 20
Cube Review
New Ring Designs
New Ring Designs
November 24th, 2010
A while ago I bought lots of antique silver spoon sets when we visited Colin’s sister Morag and her family over the summer as they live near Spoon Central – a little village called Horncastle that is full to the brim with small antique shops. As I’ve been without my camera for what seems like months, I’ve not been able to photograph any of my ‘work in progress’ for a while. I have been busy, just not really been able to blog about it.
Well my camera arrived back from the lab all shiny and new the other day and so today I spent some time taking images of the new rings I’ve made from the spoons I bought over the summer. So here are a few shots of my new rings – in spoon format and then transformed into things of beauty for someone special…Some of the spoons needed a lot of care and attention as they were quite scratched and deeply marked in places – so I spent hours filing, sanding and polishing them before forming them into rings – a laborious task but very worth it – it’s so lovely to work away at an old spoon and bring it back to life, so to speak and polish them up to a brilliant shine and rid them of blemishes. I couldn’t get rid of every mark though and it’s nice that there are often these remnants of past lives and history within the spoons that I use.
This is a shot of all the spoons prior to sanding, filing and polishing. I’ve removed the bowls and rounded and smoothed the ends.
Before and after shots of set 1
This set of spoons has a lovely pattern on the upper side and on the under side so I made two different rings.
Before and after shots of set 2
I love the flower design of this spoon.
Before and after shots of set 3
These spoons have a lovely feathered edge design.
Before and after shots of set 4
These spoons have a shell design which is quite a common spoon pattern, but the ones I’ve bought before only had the shell at the tip of the stems. These lovely spoons have the shell pattern and a lovely grooved edge as well.
Before and after shots of set 5
A simple grooved pattern runs along the edge of these spoons and they have quite a decorative edge at the tip.
I’ve had loads of fun making this set of rings as they all have fab patterns and grooves on them and I decided to experiment with oxidisation and adding an antique patina to them. Once formed into ring and fully polished, I make sure the rings are perrfectly clean and free from fingerprints, then I heat them up by placing them into boiling hot water. They then get transferred into a stinky [gas masks required] Liver of Sulphur solution that is also gently heated in a bath of hot water and they are left in the liquid until I’m satisfied with the oxidisation process.
The rings are washed and then I use a set of fine graded sandpapers to polish them again, removing the patina from the raised areas of silver. The black patina gets left in the grooves and patterns when the rings are re-polished and this really accentuates the designs. It’s a bit tricky re-polishing the insides of the rings and I did initially try painting the patina onto only the outside of the rings with a brush, but this was quite tricky and it was impossible to avoid the liquid running around the entire ring and onto the inside. It also meant that the patina was applied unevenly and so I thought it best to apply it to the entire ring and just spend a little extra time to finish the rings off – I think the hard work is worth it for the final result.
Related Posts
My Latest Ring Order
Three New Spoons
Teaspoon Rings
New Pendant DesignsPOSTED IN NEW STOCK |
DIY! 7 new stylish ways to de-clutter your beauty closet
DIY! 7 new stylish ways to de-clutter your beauty closet
DIY! 7 new stylish ways to de-clutter your beauty closet
BeautyRiot.com
By Alexis Finc, BeautyRiot.com
I would love to de-clutter, but whenever I think of organization, I imagine clear plastic bins with labels attached. I guess that works, but it's just so boring ... and ugly. Besides, some beauty products are actually fun to look at, like perfume bottles and colorful eyeshadow palettes. Why hide them in a drawer or in a bin under the bed?
Luckily, there's a bunch of crafty people on the Web who know a thing or two about stylish organization, whether it's for makeup, accessories, or perfume bottles. If I get started now, I think I might have the kitchen table cleaned up in an afternoon — or, alright, more like a week. Ready to join me?
Advertise | AdChoices
Check the top creative ways to de-clutter your beauty closet:
Project is courtsey of visiblymoved.blogspot.com
Wooden necklace organizer
Salvaged wood is a hip and eco-friendly way to decorate. Here's how to bring that element into your room, and organize your necklaces at the same time:
What you need:
• salvaged wooden board
• small drawer knobs (with screws)
• drill
Instructions:
1. Take your piece of salvaged board and drill five pilot holes down the center of the board, the same distance apart. (Tip: You may want to mark them out before you drill.)
2. Take your drawer knobs and attach them to the board, via the pilot holes.
3. Hang up the board, and arrange your necklaces on the drawer pulls.
beautyriot.com
Earring cheese grater
Here's a secret: Your cheese grater doesn't want to grate cheese. What it really wants to do is show off your earrings. Give it a chance.
What you need:
• small cheese grater
• paint
• small metal hooks (used to hang pictures)
• four beads (the hooks should fit inside the bead holes)
• strong glue, like E-6000
• tape
Instructions:
1. Paint the cheese grater a fun color.
2. Once dry, attach the four hooks, one to each corner of the bottom of the cheese grater using the strong glue. Place a piece of tape over the hook to hold it in place until the glue is dry.
3. Once the glue has dried, remove the tape, and put the bead on the curved part of the hook. This will protect the surface of your furniture.
4. Hang earrings from all the different holes in the cheese grater.
This is Glamorous / beautyriot.com
Perfume plate rack
Perfume bottles are super pretty, but displaying too many on your dresser can end up looking like clutter. Here's a better way to organize and show off your fragrance collection:
What you need:
• plate rack/spice rack
• paint
• picture-hanging hooks
Instructions:
1. Find a small plate/spice rack, and paint it a fun color.
2. Once dry, attach it to your wall with picture-hanging hooks. Arrange your perfumes and/or makeup bottles in rack.
beautyriot.com
Coffee bean brush holder
This simple project keeps your makeup brushes upright and organized. Plus, your bedroom will smell like coffee every morning. Yum.
What you need:
• small, clear plastic tub (one side should be open)
• coffee beans/ small grains, etc.
Instructions:
1. Take the clear tub, and fill with coffee beans and/ or small grains (whichever you prefer)
2. Stick your brushes into the coffee beans, brush side up.
More from BeautyRiot.com: Makeup Dare: 30 Days, 30 Looks
True Story: I Have Cystic Acne
My Fashion Week Backstage Diary
beautyriot.com
Rake organizer
Sure, you can buy little hooks to hang your necklaces, but we like this rustic, shabby-chic take on jewelry organization. And it's so easy ...
What you need:
• old rake
• screw and screwdriver
• sandpaper (optional)
• Rustoleum (optional)
Instructions:
1. Unscrew the handle from the old rake.
2. If the rake is rusted, sand off the rust or cover the metal with an anti-rust spray paint like Rustoleum.
3. Drill the screw into the wall/ door of where you'd like the rake to hang.
4. Hang the rake on the screw, rake prongs down. Arrange your necklaces on the prongs.
beautyriot.com
Advertise | AdChoices
Teacup jewelry
It doesn't get any easier than this. Seriously.
What You Need:
• small, cute bowls and teacups
Instructions:
1. Arrange the bowls/teacups in your top dresser drawer. (You can also place them on top of your vanity.)
2. Fill with necklaces, bracelets, rings, and other jewelry. Hang the earrings off the lip of the cup if possible.
Beautyriot.com
Magnetic makeup board
Is your makeup strewn all across your bathroom counter? Do you spend 30 minutes digging in your vanity drawer for your favorite blush? If so, you'll love this magnetic makeup board. Not only does it keep your makeup organized, but it also looks super cute on your wall.
What you need:
• old picture frame
• acrylic paint
• spray adhesive
• metal sheet or baking sheet
• piece of fabric
• mini magnets
• strong glue, like E-6000
• old, empty pill bottles
Instructions:
1. Find an old frame, and remove the glass. Paint the frame a fun color.
2. Take the frame to the local hardware store and ask them to cut a piece of metal to fit inside the frame, or use an old baking/cookie sheet if it already fits.
3. Cut a piece of fabric to the size of the metal sheet, and attach it to the metal sheet with some spray adhesive.
4. After the spray adhesive has dried, attach the metal sheet to the frame.
5. Line up all your makeup products — blushes, bronzers, eyeshadows — and attach a mini magnet to each item. Use a heavy duty glue to attach the magnets.
6. Take an old pill bottle and throw away the top. Paint the bottle. Once dry, attach a few magnets to one side of the bottle. Fill the old pill bottle with brushes, eyeliners, or mascaras.
7. Place each makeup product on the sheet, as well as the old pill bottle.
More from BeautyRiot.com: Makeup Dare: 30 Days, 30 Looks
True Story: I Have Cystic Acne
My Fashion Week Backstage Diary
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)