blackberry & me

California

2011-05-29T08:57:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of my visit to California. It was pretty much the same temperature as here but it was quite different with all the palm trees. There was a big mall we went to and it was full of a lot of things I do not see here, like walkways above the road and glass elevators all throughout the mall. It was quite a sight.

The hotel we stayed in was the best one I've ever been in. It had a beautiful gift shop, a breakfast room, an exercise room, and TWO pools! We also went to the restaurant in one of the courtyards at the hotel. It had such good food and great service. I certainly will not forget that trip.

A Handy Tip

2010-11-07T14:20:00.000-08:00

If you have no toilet-washing detergent and do not want to buy more at the moment, then I have a handy tip for you. All you need is a bottle of shampoo. (one that obviously doesn't work for your hair, that you bought previously). Just dribble a bit into the toilet bowl and start scrubbing.

A Painting

2010-11-01T10:56:00.000-07:00

Here's one of my other pictures. It is a picture of a vase, an egg cup, and a pudding mold.

The Bunny Family

2010-10-27T07:37:00.000-07:00

This is the bunny family, they were my favorite toys when I was little. A friend of ours gave them to me. My favorite one, though, got lost and I was so sad to lose her.

A Nice Picture

2010-10-24T18:20:00.000-07:00

Here is a painting I made. It is a picture of two salt shakers and a glass. It is one of my favorite paintings that I made. Sometime I might put on some of the other paintings that I made

Micet and Marygold

2010-10-24T17:36:00.001-07:00

These are the first of the married mice. Their names are Micet and Marygold.

Don't they look great?

Jasper the Silly Cat

2010-10-24T17:27:00.000-07:00

Here's Jasper. Doesn't he look so cute?
I was getting bored so I balanced a pencil on his paw. It took a few tries

though.

A beautiful sunrise.

2010-03-21T07:50:00.000-07:00

Here is a beautiful sunrise picture I took. I love all the beautifull colors.

Sometimes I wish that sunrises could last all day.

Vintage cake toppers

2010-03-20T11:44:00.000-07:00

I love to collect vintage things and here are some special vintage cake toppers I bought.
They are the best!

What do you collect?

Christmas Tree

2009-12-15T09:56:00.000-08:00

I decorated my room for Christmas as well as decorating my Christmas tree. My room looks so festive with all those vintage glass ornaments. I got them at a Christmas sale. There was so much there and for very small prices. We got a light-up tree topper for only 50 cents.
Here are some of my ornaments:

Well sorry to say, my tree is just a branch but it does look good though.

Blackberry

2009-10-25T13:47:00.000-07:00

Here is blackberry, our pretty kitty. She is very cute and cuddly. We have another cat, but he is grouchy. So I like blackberry best.

Isn't she such a cute cat?

Show Night

2009-10-24T10:42:00.000-07:00

A while ago we had a show night. My brother, sister, and I made a stage and put on some shows. We had lots of fun and ate popcorn. In order to have popcorn, we needed bags for it. So I made these cute little bags and filled them with popcorn. Now don't they look tasty?

Mouse and Peach

2009-10-24T10:31:00.000-07:00

I have gotten into playing around with photos on our photo program and it is really fun.Well, I was just playing around with a photo of a stuffed mouse and changing it to have a dry brush look. In the end it looked really good.
Here is my result:

2009-10-22T14:35:00.000-07:00

HERE IS A PHOTO OF MY MOUSE AND HER HOUSE

ANOTHER PICTURE. AREN'T THEY CUTE?

Icing

2009-07-19T12:07:00.000-07:00

If you're wondering what the recipe for the icing is, this is it:

Lemony Royal Icing

2 T, meringue powder
2 2/3 c. icing sugar
4 T. lemon juice
Beat ingredients until smooth. Add
more or less lemon juice untill it's as
thick or thin as you like.

colorfully iced cookies - taste like so

2009-07-13T13:45:00.000-07:00

Here are some cookies that we made. It was really fun decorating them and I love the colors of the icing.

Taste like so is a joke from the Pullip dolls website: http://www.thevalleyofthedolls.com/dollshop.php/Pullip/Celsiy

They are the "feel like so" dolls. They speak nonsense.

sewn mice

2009-06-09T07:21:00.000-07:00

I've gotten into making mice and they're fun to make. Here's how: cut a rain drop shape from any soft material you would like to use, then fold in half and sew along the top from the nose. Leave a space to stuff the mouse at the other end. Once it is stuffed sew over the hole and make sure you are stitching the tail too or it will fall out. For the tail I use embroidery thread and make it into a long braid. Last of all, sew on a nose and some eyes.

This is a mouse family. On these mice, the sewn edge is on the bottom. I used to sew them like that, but now I don't because they can't stand up. They would always fall on their side.

A Cute Felted Dog

2009-02-19T07:54:00.000-08:00

This is a dog that I needle-felted.

For it's eyes I sewed some black beads on to it's head.

It took awhile, but all the time used in making it was worth using.

Isn't it cute?

Ornaments

2008-12-18T18:30:00.000-08:00

These are heart ornaments that you can make easily. All you'll need is tinfoil, white glue, coloured tissue paper, sequins, glitter, paint, paintbrush, paper clip, and string.

First you shape tinfoil into a heart shape and cover it with white glue. Next you rip up the tissue paper and stick it on the places where there's glue. When you think you've got it thick enough, then put a coat of glue on it and if you want to you can put glitter & sequins on.

If you want it to be really strong put another layer of glue on top. Then you can stick a paper clip in the top and put a string through so you can hang it on something.

You can also make your own shapes, like a candy cane for Christmas. Have a good time!

Funny Food Faces

2008-11-23T16:08:00.000-08:00

Here are two really funny food faces. They're made out of perogies. The first face just looks really funny, but the other face is being eaten by the third face.

By now the faces are eaten. Do you like to make faces out of food?

Cute Little Raindrop

2008-11-17T20:07:00.000-08:00

I made a cute little raindrop and it's so cute I can't find a name for it. As soon as I looked in a Martha Stewart Kids magazine I got the idea to make it. I imagined the shape and in the end it actually turned out to be how I wanted it.

Have I tempted you yet to make something?

My favourite soup

2008-11-16T16:12:00.000-08:00

Are you ready for some soup? Well, here's my favourite recipe.

Pistou

1 c. diced onion
1 leek, white part only, sliced
2 T butter
1 c. green beans
1 c. diced potatoes
1 c. tomatoes, chopped, drained
6 c. vegetable broth
1/2 c. spaghetti noodles, broken into 1" pieces
1 1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 cloves garlic
2 tsps dried basil
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp ground sage
2 egg yolks
1/4 c. olive oil
2 T. tomato paste
2 T. freshly grated parmesan cheese

6 Servings

Saute onions and leek in butter until soft. Transfer to large pot with cover. Add green beans, potatoes, tomatoes, and vegetable broth. Cover & simmer 30 minutes. Add salt, pepper, and noodles. Cook 15 minutes longer. In a bowl, mash garlic with basil, thyme, and sage. Add egg yolks and gradually stir in oil and tomato paste. Add a little soup to this mixture and stir back into soup. (Do not allow soup to boil, or it will curdle.) Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Print it out and enjoy eating my favourite soup. And don't forget to leave a comment once you're done eating. And don't forget to answer the poll if you have a pet.

Crafty Saturday

2008-11-15T19:27:00.000-08:00

It was a grey day at my house and I was feeling crafty, so I made these two Christmas cards. It's always handy to keep candy wrappers because one day you will actually find a use for them. On the card with the present picture, along the edge, as you might have noticed, I used candy wrapper.

All you have to do to make these cards is to find thick, coloured paper and cut it to whatever size you would like it to be. Cut a smaller square and draw a picture on it. Glue the picture to the thick paper, once you've folded it, and decorate the edges. Last of all, write a message inside the card.

Do you have any crafty ideas for making cards?