Do It Yourself Projects

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Easter Egg Coloring Pages

Easter Egg Coloring Pages

Coloring is a great activity for all ages! The extra benefit of these coloring pages is the opportunity for you to use the Hungarian folk art for other projects like embroidery, woodcarving, woodburning and, if you are the creative sort, you can come up with a lot of...

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A Kalocsai Torta

A Kalocsai Torta

A note from Liz: I am not a crafty person but I know some incredibly talented people who love to play with different mediums and create. I have seen some beautiful cakes decorated like Hungarian embroidery and I have even taken embroidery samples to a bakery and paid...

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Painted Toes ~ Matyó Style!

Painted Toes ~ Matyó Style!

I love Hungarian folk art! And, if you haven't noticed yet, I love to see it expressed in a variety of ways! We love to encourage the connection to Hungarian folk art, even if you are a bit removed from your Hungarian heritage. So, here we are with some encouragement...

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Decorated Cakes with Hungarian themes

Decorated Cakes with Hungarian themes

We love Hungarian everything and wanted to add a special touch to a recent event. It has been a long time since I helped make a dobos torta and I haven't ever made any other tortes (though I think I ought to at least try it once!) so that was out of the question this...

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Hand-carved Hungarian Folk Art Stamps

Hand-carved Hungarian Folk Art Stamps

  A few years ago, several of my friends and family members got together for a couple of stamp carving sessions. I love the idea of Hungarian Folk Art Stamps but I haven't ever really seen any stamps to buy with Hungarian folk art themes. I am not a crafty person...

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Adding a Hungarian Touch to a Wedding

Adding a Hungarian Touch to a Wedding

Weddings are wonderful, life-changing events. The blending of two people who are connected to two families of different ethnic origins is a delicate endeavor. How is a balance achieved? When I became engaged to my husband, Don, who is 1/2 Dutch and 1/2 German, there...

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Szeged Tins Repurposed

Szeged Tins Repurposed

Add a nice touch to your refrigerator or filing cabinet with these Hungarian-themed pencil holders! Here is a very simple project we recently completed. If you have an old magnet on your refrigerator that you can use for this, that's even better! There are many...

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