PHOTO MONDAY BITS AND PIECES OF MY DAY IN SEPIA

MONDAY
what shall I do...  The weather today is suposed to be partly sunny  and it was more partly than sunny.  Here are some pics from my day in no specific order.

my collage project

notes in my studio

need more time

i am spicy

this is the neighborhood pussy

time to go get gas 

going out for the day

buying gas

going to ikea

on the way back home with a view of a church in the distance

maybe a look at the newspaper from sunday and monday

cofffee break

a view from the window in the kitchen

bed

thank you for shopping at ikea

to go box from founding farmers....lunch was good

junkmail monday

Recycling Is Good Any Day

Meet RecyclaBabe and RecyclaDude

I AM THE RECYCLA-BABE

In honor of the Earth I wanted to focus on using what I have, sometimes called recycling.  T o assist me in my quest I dug out and old issue of "Cloth, Paper, Sissors",  and the  RecyclaBabes.

RecyclaBabes are a reminder to protect the planet. Here's your chance to use rusted bottlecaps, nuts, washers, copper cuttings, wire , candy wrappers , and those small bits of trash that you knew would look cool in some piece of art.  Add  creativity and imagination to create your own RecyclaBabes.

I have included a picture of my RecyclaBabes. Male and Female warriors of Craft Stash Recycling. I am going to put mine in my workroom as a reminder of how their is beauty in raw materials and it's important to reduce and reuse.

I AM RECYCLA-DUDE

Let's create an army of RecyclaBabes: protectorate of the profoundly sacred and utterly profane--our planet our trash. RecyclaBabes wear the tiniest scraps of cloth and the oddest little bits of refuse and rubble and and for them its transformed into a sassy uniform to honor the universe.

GO FORTH AND RECYCLE!

LET FREEDOM RING

LET FREEDOM RING!

Let's celebrate our independence.

GOT GAS !

GOT GAS!

ROAD TRIP - ART IN THE CAR, JOURNAL ART

What do you do on a road trip.  You load the CD player with a great book, grab some magazines and some edible treats.  Don't forget to grab some paper and a BTK (Basic Tool Kit) and hit the road.  I never take a road trip without my BTK gives me something to do in car instead of wondering "are we there yet".  If you're lucky while you're on the road you might find some neat things along the way to incorporate in your road trip journal.

It's amazing what you can do from the front seat of a car.  Below are some of my ART IN THE CAR JOURNAL.




 

THE TRIP FROM RESTON VA TO NORTH CAROLINA WAS FILLED WITH CHANCES TO PEOPLE WATCHING.(Crayola gel markers)

LET IT SNOW AND LET IN SPRING!
(Fortunes from our dinner white gel pen and a piece of found paper)

ON THE ROAD ENJOY YOUR JOURNEY AND WHEN YOU REST MAY YOU STAY AT A PLACE THAT IS WILLING TO LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON,
(Crayola Gel markers, 2 stickers and A quote from the Motel-6 brochure)

I WANT TO PARTY!
Crayola gel markers and paint markers, paper from brochure at the road stop

IT'S AN ART FRENZY....USING ONLY THE SUPPLIES I HAVE  AND WHAT I PICK UP ALONG THE WAY
(pictures and words from brochure for SC Arts found at Rest Stop, paper from bag at gas station, twist tie from bag of caramels, flower from Tim Holtz tissue tape)

THIS TRIP WAS LIKE GOING BACK HOME BUT CAN YOU REALLY GO BACK HOME.  THIS TIME IT WAS HANDING OFF THE KEYS TO MY DAUGHTER.
(Crayola gel markers)

LIVE LIFE OUT LOUD, DON'T DO IT PART WAY, RUN THE RISK OF MAKING A FOOL OF YOUR SELF. 
(Crayola gel markers, gel metallic markers)

HOME IS FILLED WITH...
(Crayola paint brush markers, word  and quote from a magazine, metal word cry)

SHE OPENED  THE CAGE AND FLEW OUT.
Paper from a brochure from the Rest Stop, crayons, ink pad)

THE PIG PAIL TALES FROM THE ROAD

BLISS!
leaf found on ground, clock from magazine.

ARE WE THERE YET!

HOT POPOVERS

These were so easy to make. The came out of the oven with a nice crusty shell and the inside was warm  buttery. 

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

3 eggs

1 cup milk

1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled*

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

2. Spray a popover pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place pan on center rack of oven and preheat for 2 minutes.

3. Blend flour, salt, eggs, milk, and melted butter until it looks like heavy cream, about 1 to 2 minutes.

4. Cut chilled butter into 6 even pieces. Place 1 piece of butter in each cup and place pan back in oven until butter is bubbly (about 1 minute). *This step is optional if you're trying to cut calories.

5. Fill each cup half full with batter and bake 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes

MUFFINS

Lemon Poppyseed Raspberry Muffins

Tomorrow we are having a Muffin cookoff at work.

So I whipped up these tasty little treats.

MMMMMMM Good!


Wish I wrote down the ingredients so I could
pass along the recipe.

CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

Hiaku

Brief in this moment

A touch that awakens from cold

Exhale, begin spring.... 

                                                

It was a great day...in the moment!

NEW THINGS ARE COMING SOON...

Who knew...under construction would take so long.

CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION

COME BACK SOON...

Currently Under Construction...Looking for a new look