Hey!!!

To all fellow bloggers,
Hi. A and P here. We are quite sad and very sorry that we could not create many posts in the lead up to Christmas. We were very busy!
We hope you all had a fabulous Christmas (like we did!) and we hope that you got loads of nice presents and had a good time catching up with family and friends!
It is coming very close to the NEW YEAR!!! Wow its almost 2013! That means... uh oh!... New Year RESOLUTIONS!!
Have you made any? If you have, we would love to hear about it! Why not send one (or two) of them to mzamparo27@gmail.com? We would LOVE to hear from you!!!
Ok, thats all from us!!! We hope you lots of fun and good luck in the New Year, and we promise that we'll try our best to make as many posts as possible!!!!

Love,
Alice and Priscilla
x0x0x

Badge a Week Project (Badge #5)

Wow, we're up to Badge #5 already!
This week, the badge is SUPER CUTE!
I think this teacup is mega adorbz!
I'm not a big tea-drinker, but I love teacups, like this pretty little stripy one.
I got this badge at a market (sorry, I forgot which one!) and I love it!
Comment if you agree!

By Alice

'Tis the season...

Yay, it's almost Summer! (for those living in the Southern Hemisphere)
That means:
Summer holidays
Going to the beach
Alice's birthday
New Year's
AND.....
CHRISTMAS!!!!!! hooray!

To celebrate the coming of the Silly Season, expect to see quite a few X-Mas themed posts on Happy Hamburgers!
Cheerios!

By Alice & Priscilla

Meet Monty!!!

Please, let me introduce you to my newest buddy! (well, kind of...)

His name is Monty, and he's a little bit shy. Please make him feel welcome.

I made Monty one Saturday, when I was feeling bored.
He has bright blue eyes,
A yellow/orange, spotty suit,
And a black bow tie.

He loves fishing and horse riding,

Cooking and playing the piano.

He likes lots of things.

He is very talented.

But, like I said before,

He is quite shy.

He can also be timid, stubborn,

And a bit wimpy.

But I'm sure you will love him,

Like I do.

He is very good friend.
Here are some more pictures for you to enjoy.

By Alice

(Yet another) website review!!!

Hurrah! I'm so happy to be writing yet another website reveiw!
And this time, it's Rookie!
This website (www.rookiemag.com) is the website for a teen mag created by the well known fashion guru Tavi Gevinson, who shot to fame at the age of 11 with her Style Guru fashion blog.

Rookie features amazing and informative articles about life art and craft, inspiration, DIY, nostalgia, cool ideas to decorate your room and much more. All of the articles and the layout of the website reflect Tavi Gevinson's cool, unusual and quirky style.

This si the Rookie logo:

I actually think that Rookie, being a long-time favourite of mine, was part of what gave Priscilla and I inspiration to start this blog. I am actually flicking between Rookie and Happy Hamburgers right this minute!

I suggest you definitely, totally, most absolutely check out Rookie.
It's pretty, it's cool, it's inspirational, and what can I say? It was created by Tavi Gevinson. THE Tavi Gevinson. Yeah.

www.rookiemag.com

By Alice

Badge a Week Project (Badge #4)

This weeks badge is very special.
My dad gave it to me and its a really cool motorcycle badge from way back in 1985. Yep, its pretty old.
Its a little blurry, but it says: Broadford '85.
Its one of my special favourites, which is pretty good considering I own over 100 badges!

By Alice

Hey guys!

Priscilla and I would absolutely LOVE for you to send your amazing crafty creations and homemade how-to's!
From a homemade paper crane to some of your cool nail art to a dress that you made, WE WANT TO SEE IT!
And you never know... it will most likely be published on Happy Hamburgers! Wow, you could be famous! (well, not really, but anyway...)

Send all your pics and/or How To's to:

mzamparo27@gmail.com
With 'Happy Hamburgers Creations' in the subtitle.

We can't wait to hear from you!!!!

Alice & Priscilla

Badge a Week Project (Badge #3)

This weeks badge is what I like to call, The Dutch Girl (sorry, the pic came out a bit blurry!)

My mum got this for me, I think, and it is very NICE! Love the detail!

By Alice

How To Make Gorgeous Glitter Feathers!

Don't you think these feathers are god damn beautiful?

Here's how to make them!

Ripped-style leggings + How To Make

Got an old pair of plain leggings? Here's how to make them AWESOME!!!

U Will Need:
- Plain pair of leggings
- Fabric scissors
- A pencil (optional)

How 2 Make Them:
1. Put your leggings on so you have a basic idea of where you need to cut slits (you can use a pencil if you want).
2. Now just cut! If you want to make oval-ish shaped slits, pinch the fabric and cut across.

And that's it!

Half way there:                                                                Finished product:

You can wear your leggings with heaps of other items, like denim jackets, leather boots, Converse or Vans and anything with a bit of glitter on it!

By Alice

AMAZING BOOK REPORT!!!

Ok, lets just go over all the stuff we've covered so far on this little blog:
- Art and craft
- Website reviews
- How-tos

So it's kind of about time that we did a Book Review! Yay, 'cos everyone likes books! (I think...)

Just yesterday I picked up a pretty sweet book called 'Patterns in Fashion' by Macarena San Martin.
I picked it up because it had translations in French and German, which is kinda fancy, and it comes with a cool CD with 50 PATTERNS/DESIGNS!!!

Anyway, so I bought the book (for $19.99) and I opened it to find pages of gorgeous fabric designs and outfits which featured them! Starry eyed with amazement, I flicked through to find EVEN MORE PATTERNS! AND MORE! AND MORE!
Ok, I think I'm getting a little bit overwhelmed with happiness.
But surely all you nice, creative, fashion-loving people out there can understand what I am trying to describe? This book is like the Bible.

Ooops, I almost forgot!
It looks like this:

And now I'm just gonna show you guys my three favourite patterns, just so you get an idea of whats inside:

U BETTER BUY 'PATTERNS IN FASHION'!!!

You can get in online at http://www.amazon.com/Patterns-Fashion-Macarena-San-Mart%C3%ADn/dp/383651169X

By Alice



A Deliciously Nutricious breakfast

This is what I had for breakfast this morning.
It is Nutella on toast, cut into stars and hearts (I used a cookie cutter!)

Just letting you guys know.

By Alice

Flowers

This is pretty much the most random post I have ever written.
Just today I went for a walk and I decided to take a few nice pictures of the flowers I saw as I passed by. Enjoy!

They certainly are a colourful sight!

By Alice

Hooray for November!!!

Wow, Priss and I are so excited that it is November already!
This year has absolutely flown by, and we are glad that November is such an awesome and inspirational month!

Make sure you watch out for plenty more awesome and creative posts, only on Happy Hamburgers!

Yolo ;P

By Alice & Priscilla

Badge a Week Project (Badge #2)

This weeks chosen badge is wooden, and it features a blue bird and the word 'PEACE'.
We think its adorable! Hope you like!

By Alice & Priscilla

Wesite Reveiw! (yay!)

Hey, Priscilla and I have been having a VERY SERIOUS TALK, and we have decided, as a new feature for Happy Hamburgers, to add super awesome websire reveiws! Awesome!

To start off this feature, I have taken the liberty to write a post about a little, lovely website called Frankie. (www.frankie.com.au)

Frankie is in fact an Australian magazine, which focuses on craft, music, fashion and loads more interesting things! What I am reveiwing is the magazine's WEBSITE. Just so you know.

Like the magazine, the Frankie website is very beautiful. As soon as you hit 'enter', you are face to face with a whirl of bright colour and floral print. Trust me, it is very nice!

The website mainly contains stories and extras from the magazine, which currently looks like this:

Its nice isn't it? This issue was, in fact, the 50th issue, so the cover was beautifully made and textured to look and feel as if it were embroidered. Frankie.com has a little icon with an image of the current issue. If you click on it you get a little sneak peek! You can also access bit from previous issues, subscribe, shop online, download snazzy wallpapers, sign up to their e-newsletter and find them on Facebook and Twitter!!!

All mixed together with a generous amount of pretty pictures, like these:

                     So if what you have read so far tickles your fancy, visit www.frankie.com.au today!

Badge a Week project (Badge #1)

Hey everyone!

Alice and Priscilla are delighted to announce a new project, called "Badge a Week!"

Every week, we will post an image of our favourite badge of the week!

This week, we have chosen this snazzy Superman badge! Isn't it awesome?!

We certainly think so!

By Alice and Priscilla

Pencil tins + How To Make Them! (yay)

Check out these really sweet pencil holders I made on the weekend! If you like them too, here's how to make 'em!

Difficulty: (=^;^=) (=^;^=) (=^;^=) 3 out of 5 kitty cats

FOR THE TWO SMALLER ONES:

U will need:

Two baked beans tins

Some brown butchers paper (or a brown lunch bag!)

Some pretty patterned paper (i used pink leopard print and white/yellow zigzag paper)

Double-sided tape (you can get this at most craft stores!)

How To Make Them:

1. Using a tape measure, measure the width around the tin. Then, using a ruler, measure the height of the tin.

2. Cut the brown paper to these sizes. TIP: Cut off a little bit extra just in case!

3. Cover the tin in brown paper by wrapping it around the tin. This might be a little bit tricky!

4. Do the same with the patterned paper, but make sure it is cut half the height of the tin.

5. Stick it on the top half of the tin, over the brown paper. Voila!

FOR THE BIGGER ONE:

U will need:

A large tin (like a Milo tin)

Patterned paper (I used floral!)

How To Make It:

It is exactly the same as the smaller tin, except you don't need the brown paper and the tin will obviously be bigger, so the paper will need to be bigger too!

Cute!

By Alice 

Very cute One Direction cartoon which I drew myself!
I swear I didn't trace it, although I got the idea from the original pic on the interwebs.
By Alice

Badge hats are COOL!

What was once a small hobby suddenly turned into a HUGE COLLECTION!
My vast collection of badges needed a home, so I stuck 'em on a hat!
I remember once going down Brunswick Street (Fitzroy) and seeing lots of people staring at the 'thing' on my head.
Well I don't care! I love my badges and I am proud of them!!!
If you would like to start a badge collection, you can pick some up from pretty much any market for around $2.
BADGES RULE! yolo

By Alice

My Pinboard + How To Make One!!

THIS IS MY PINBOARD!! I love it alot, and it inspires me to do AWESOME STUFF!!
If you think my pinboard is pretty snazzy too, HERE IS HOW TO MAKE ONE!

Difficulty: (=^;^=) (=^; 1.5 out of 5 kitty cats

U will need:
A cheap pinboard, which you can get from a craft store or a discount store (I got mine from Spotlight for about $10! Love a bargain!)
Some stuff that inspires you and can easily be stuck onto your pinboard.

How 2 Make It:
1. The first step is definitely the most fun! Here you have to decorate your pinboard with all your crap (haha kidding, I am sure your stuff is lovely!) See below for some ideal objects to put on your board.

2. Now all you have to do is secure it to a wall with some picture hanging strips which you can find at craft stores or maybe even supermarkets, I think! If you can't decide where to hang your board, see below for ideas!

PLACES TO HANG A PINBOARD:
Above your desk
On your door, so you can be inspired when you wake up!
Above your bed (but make sure you secure the board well because you don't want it falling during the night! Ouchies!

THINGS TO PUT ON A PINBOARD:
Feathers
Photos of your buddies and family
Origami (if you look closely, you can see an origami penguin, heart and windmill on mine!)
A dream-catcher (I love these!)
Neclaces (they add a bit of bling!)
Perfume samples (sounds weird, I know, but at least they smell good)
Ribbons (this could mean the present-type ribbons or the award-type ribbons. Or both!)

By Alice

Spotty Nails!
I did this while on holiday in Daylesford
By Alice

This was really fun to draw. And it is very colourful!
I am planning to give it to my Aunty as a house-warming gift.
By Alice

More Macrame! By Alice

Even though this top may look like a bit of a fail, it was so much fun to make!
(Even though it only took 10 minutes!)
By Alice & Priscilla

My mum actually did this French Plait in my hair.
Okay, so this isn't exactly craft, but its still really cool!
By Alice (& her mum)

This is what I call a Grafiti Crane.
After my cousin taught me how to make them, I was hooked!
By Alice

One Direction Box Paper figurines = SUPER CUTE!!
I designed the stencil myself.
By Alice

I am pretty much addicted to making these macrame bracelets!
And their easy to make! (once you get the hang of it!)
Honestly I can make one in 10 minutes!!!!
By Alice

Yeah, I'm a Directioner! So I made this.
I swear I did not trace it from anything (totally frehand!)
By Alice

Hi

Hello.
How are you?
We are the Hamburger Twins, formally known as Alice Grant and Priscilla Davidson.
We really quite like anything to do with art, craft, design and HAMBURGERS!!! (om nom nom)
So we created this blog, to share our love for creativity (and food). We will use this blog to post images of things that inspire us (and stuff that we make)!
We really hope you like it!
(=^;^=)
LOTS OF LOVE (and hamburgers)
A + P
(THe HAmburger TWins)