Hello again everyone. We are busily creating and nursing little ideas in our head. And practicing and bettering the current skills we have. It's a warm, lovely spring day outside. The kind of spring day that inspires you to create something. While we have no pictures at the moment we will give you a little video from one of our favorite artists.
The artist is Jon Foreman from Switchfoot (obviously this is solo) and the song is called "Your Love is Strong" form his new "Spring EP" (one of our favorite cd's at the moment). So I hope you enjoy!
Happy creating!
Ashley
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Thursday, April 3, 2008
some spring flowers
Hi there everyone! Obviously we are back from our little hiatus. Much has happened since that time and hopefully things have calmed enough for us to craft regularly and post regularly. Things have been looking really springy here. The air is warmer and daffodils and tulips are starting to poke up and bloom.
remember this post? Well to celebrate the nice springy weather here is a picture of the recently completed flowers
Yes it did take almost six months to finish. But I did have to set the project aside for other pressing holiday projects.
For the stems I ended up using some green felt. I rolled it to make it stiff and sew down the middle to make it stay. Right now I am working on matching placemats and napkins. The placemats have a little square to hold the napkin and on the square I have embroidered little letters. They are turning out really cute. Hopefully when it is finished I can post a picture for everyone to see.
Well that is all for now. Hopefully it's as nice and springy where you are as it is here. Maybe next post I can have a picture of a shirt I made recently. We will see.
Happy Creating!
Ashley
remember this post? Well to celebrate the nice springy weather here is a picture of the recently completed flowers
Yes it did take almost six months to finish. But I did have to set the project aside for other pressing holiday projects.
For the stems I ended up using some green felt. I rolled it to make it stiff and sew down the middle to make it stay. Right now I am working on matching placemats and napkins. The placemats have a little square to hold the napkin and on the square I have embroidered little letters. They are turning out really cute. Hopefully when it is finished I can post a picture for everyone to see.
Well that is all for now. Hopefully it's as nice and springy where you are as it is here. Maybe next post I can have a picture of a shirt I made recently. We will see.
Happy Creating!
Ashley
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
mmmm, muffins.
I have to say that muffins is one of my favorites. love to make them and love to eat them. and somewhere in the back of my mind they're healthier than cupcakes (maybe it's because usually they contain fruit?). I've been searching for a yummy, moist banana muffin and I think I finally came across it today. I found a recipe on cooks.com and tried it (adding a topping from another muffin recipe that I made not too long ago) and they are yum! next time I think I'll add a bit more banana and a pinch or so less of salt and soda, but overall I am pleased with the way these came out. :) here is a photo with the recipe following. enjoy!
Banana Muffins
2 c flour
1 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 c butter
3/4 c sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 ripe bananas, mashed
Topping
1/3 c packed brown sugar
2 tbsp butter, melted
1 tbsp flour
1/2 c mini [semi-sweet] chocolate chips
preheat to 350
mix dry ingredients
cream butter and sugar (about 3 mins), add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition
add bananas and vanilla to butter/sugar/eggs
add moist ingredients to dry until just moistened (batter will be lumpy. try not to mix too much as over mixing will result in 'tough' muffins)
spoon into muffin pan (greased or lined with paper cups)
make topping (mix brown sugar, flour and chips then stir in butter)
sprinkle muffins with topping
bake for about 20 mins
xo!
Candice
Banana Muffins
2 c flour
1 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 c butter
3/4 c sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 ripe bananas, mashed
Topping
1/3 c packed brown sugar
2 tbsp butter, melted
1 tbsp flour
1/2 c mini [semi-sweet] chocolate chips
preheat to 350
mix dry ingredients
cream butter and sugar (about 3 mins), add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition
add bananas and vanilla to butter/sugar/eggs
add moist ingredients to dry until just moistened (batter will be lumpy. try not to mix too much as over mixing will result in 'tough' muffins)
spoon into muffin pan (greased or lined with paper cups)
make topping (mix brown sugar, flour and chips then stir in butter)
sprinkle muffins with topping
bake for about 20 mins
xo!
Candice
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
awake from thy slumber, o blog of mine!
so, I think it's finally time that this little blog wakes up from it's winter hibernation (that's what we'll call the 'break' we took from blogging). not much to share at this current moment, but I hope to update at least once more this week with a recipe and a skirt turned dress. and I/we hope to update at least weekly from now on (whatever that means). :) for now, I will share a photo of my morning. coffee, strawberries, and a lemon poppyseed muffin. mmm. the lemon and strawberries welcome the springtime, as do I! :)
xo!
Candice
xo!
Candice
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
a little bit busy
yes. we've been swamped lately and have not taken the time to update our little blog. believe me, our days have been filled with plenty of goodies that we would LOVE to share with you, and as the time allows, I'm sure we will. but for now, I wanted to say a great big Happy New Year to anyone who might pass by. I hope the best for everyone in 2008 and am excited to see what the year holds. may we all take each day and make it the best ever.
we promise to 'be back' asap! thanks to the faithful few who check this. :)
xoxo!
candice
we promise to 'be back' asap! thanks to the faithful few who check this. :)
xoxo!
candice
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