Yes, it's a Rarity post again! I get inspired by her a lot.
(it would probably look better on somepony skinnier. but I couldn't find a model, so I had to wear it)
To make this shirt, you'll need the following:
A fitted white shirt
Purple lace (I got a yard and a half for a large shirt)
Iron-on rhinestones
Purple thread
Cut the lace into strips and lay it out on the shirt in the pattern that you like best.
Pin the lace to the shirt. (I got rid of the lace on the sleeves--didn't look quite right. But you can do whatever you think looks best.)
Sew the lace on. I used two straight stitches to make sure it was secured and to get the nice even line. If you happen to have a sewing machine, I highly recommend using it.
Lay out your rhinestones in a pattern that looks best to you. I decided to vaguely follow the shape of Rarity's cutie mark (though I know it's hard to tell) and put some of them under the lace so that little shine peeks through.
Iron on the rhinestones according to the package directions. Make sure that the iron won't melt your lace!
And that's all you need! See, it's easy for anypony to be fashionable with just a little work.
It's another fabulous Rarity post! (for those of you wondering why I haven't gotten to Applejack or Fluttershy yet, don't worry, they are coming)
This manicure is quite easy, actually. Based on the classic French manicure, because you know anypony as fashionable as Rarity deserves nothing less.
Two colors are needed. White (I used one from Claire's, but I do recommend getting something better--I did this earlier today and already my nails are chipping!)
and a deep purple (NYC #205-Midnight Amethyst)
First, paint your nails with the white. You'll likely need two coats.
Then, paint the tip with the purple. To get that beautiful little half-moon shape, use small strokes instead of trying to do one line. It also helps to have your hand flat on a table.
It's about time Rarity gets the spotlight, don't you think?
This is the beautiful white velvet cupcake with purple frosting. And of course, you will be making this from scratch. It might be hard work, and if you do it exactly as I did, it will be a huge mess, but it will be worth it.
You will need: 2 c flour 2 tsp baking power 1 tsp salt, plus a pinch for egg whites ½ c (1 stick) unsalted butter 1 ¼ c sugar 2/3 c milk 1 tsp vanilla extract 3 eggs (whites only 1 c mini-marshmallows 1 can vanilla frosting blue & red food coloring dash cocoa powder
Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites with the pinch of salt until they are fluffy and form stiff peaks.
In yet another bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar.
Combine the butter and sugar with the flour mixture and the milk. This will be sticky and quite tough, so you may want to use the beater again.
Fold the egg whites into your dough.
Add the mini marshmallows and fold in.
Fill your cupcake pans 2/3 full. It won't make a full 24 cupcakes. I was lucky in how many it made--I had exactly 14 papers left!
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Careful, though--you can see the marshmallows dripping out in there! As I said before, this will cause a bit of a mess.
Take them out and let them cool.
Take the vanilla frosting and mix it with the food coloring. It's very difficult to get the deep rich color of Rarity's mane, but do the best you can. Add a dash of cocoa powder for a subtly chocolate flavor.
This is a tricky step I should not have attempted, but I'll tell you how. Spoon the frosting into a ziplock bag, seal it, and cut off a corner. Then you have a makeshift icing bag, and can frost your cupcakes in the delicate way shown on that first cupcake at the top of the post.
Unfortunately for me, the bag popped after frosting that one. There was frosting everywhere. It was really quite disgusting.
I sounded like this:
I salvaged what I could of the frosting and finished the other cupcakes by spreading the frosting with a knife. I don't think I'll be trying an icing bag again.
They don't look so bad, now, do they? If you'd like to have a little extra sparkle, as I chose to do, use silver glitter sprinkles or white coarse sugar. It's just that perfect little touch to make these cupcakes as exquisite as Rarity herself.
The white velvet cupcake recipe is from How To Eat A Cupcake. It's a good blog for anyone interested in baking.
