Living a Handmade Life

Archive for the ‘Handmade’ Category

Here are some random pics I took of the public Ropes Garden  here in Salem I go there for flower inspiration. It is an amazing place especially when everything in over grown in August.

So in the last three weeks, I broke my toe in an accident while in the hospital (the irony is not lost on me), then  a week later we had a series of gas explosions in my neighborhood which happened under and around my condo.  It was a very scary night, and took awhile to repair and clean up the neighborhood.  Thank god I live in a brick church built in 1832 it has seen it fair share of disasters. Needless to say I hope to be back up and running soon.

Some of my new artwork is inspired from the window boxes I see wandering around my city.

All these prints are available in my shop

Three ingredients :  fresh asparagus, sea salt, olive oil

Take the asparagus coat with olive oil and sprinkle sea salt. You can, grill, bake, or broil these.  Just cook until they look a little dehydrated and the ends are crispy. They are great with BBQ  or add them to you favorite dish like quiche.  Note:  Fresh Green Beans are great  this way too!

1. yumiyumi 2. AmyPerrotti 3. BlueClara 4. stephaniecorfee

1. leapinggazelle 2. Raceytay 3. heatherkingdesigns 4. maryvican

Here is an easy recipe I like to make with fresh ingredients from my farmer market

I have to first  say that I don’t usually measure things especially when I create my own recipes. So have fun with creating reciepes and go with your instincts

In this recipe I used farm fresh organic products: milk, eggs, asparagus, and goat milk cheddar cheese.

• Butter or oil the dish well  that you will use so that the egg mixture will not stick

 

• Eggs (this depends on how many you are feeding and the dish you plan to cook it in.  I used a small dish that was for two) I recommened 2 or three eggs per person

 

• Dash of milk ( enough to make the eggs milky white)

 

• pepper and salt to taste

 

• grate your favorite melting cheese ( I used about a half of a cup for two people and then melted some more cheese on top after it was almost done)

 

• favorite in season vegetable ( I had some aparagus that I made earlier so I added that ) recipe for my grilled aspargus to come.

 

Bake at 350 degrees until the  quiche seems solid and turn golden around the edges.  Then enjoy!

I would want to be a weeping willow tree

Here is a preview of some of my new paintings that will be added to my etsy shop as of July 5th

Here are just a few ways to add handmade to your life without giving up the technology we all love

• Shop at your local Farm or Farmer Market
• Buy organic or local grown or made products
• Try to make something you always wanted to ( going to the library and looking in the craft DIY section  usually has  a lot of books on different subjects it is a great place to start)
• Ask friends and family or even look in your favorite magazines for new recipes and then have fun in the kitchen
• Take a class at your local yarn, pottery, bead, or fabric store
• Shop at online handmade market place like Etsy
• Grow some herbs in a bright windowsill
• Grab a camera and start taking pictures of things that inspire you or least make you smile
• Visit local craft fairs, especially around the holiday season
• Restore /Repurpose  items found at flea and vintage markets
• Buy bread and baked goods from your local bakery

If you have any more ideas please post them in the comments