Thursday, April 15, 2010

Injecting some creativity...

I try to do something creative everyday, whether it be trying a new recipe, finding a way to Mmake herbs a part of my everyday life, knit, embroider, play with clay.... you get the picture. But, I think that I will actually challenge myself to do something "crafty" each day. I think it'll be great for my creativity and sanity!
Today:
2 things for my Frugal Swap
Made some Sage Tooth Powder(a natural alternative to toothpaste)
Worked on my large item for the Beltane Swap
Cooked up a new recipe-Chili lime tofu (YUM!)

Here are some pictures of my creative endeavors over the past week or two.
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Shrimp, cabbage, daikon radish eggs rolls

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Needle Roll for Cindy(one of my pen pals)

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Homemade vanilla custard with freshly whipped cream and organic wild blueberries

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Polymer clay veggies before I glazed and made them into jewelry for my Farmer's
Market Swap

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Meringue cookies made with the leftover egg whites from the custard

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My pretty chicks :)

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Sprouting Lavender!

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Marjoram

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On the left is a Valerian tincture and on the right is some calendula and comfrey being infused in olive oil.

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Black bean soup. Soooooooooooooooo good!! We topped ours off with some sour cream, a sprinkling of jack cheese and some perfectly ripe avocado!

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Dark and milk chocolate llama I spun up

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My gorgeous dh, just because I <3 looking at him! lol

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My handsome boy! He was being silly with a ponytail holder. lol

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Pretty lil' Adeline :) I'm so glad she has figured out how to comfort herself.

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lol She's totally posing here. She loves the camera

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lol.. Don't ask...

6 comments:

AlphaBetsy said...

I absolutely love the day of the dead needle roll. The fruits of your creativity are fantastic and I really want some of the custard and the meringue cookies.

Oh and the kiddos are so super cute.

photographingthedead said...

OMG..the custard looks evil in such a good way! Btw...my fav is the underwear pic! Classic! Anyways! I promised myself (when I changed my life after a hard phase)to do something "productive" for myself everyday..so it's the same thing you're doing but dif words! Oh..I have alot of cookbooks..vegan, cajun (I'm from New Orleans), etc! So, if you need recipe ideas just msg me on FB and np! Good job tho girly!
Brian

The Scone Gunman said...

My shame is that I cannot, for the life of me, make a pudding or custard. And that custard looks so good. And the meringue cookies!

Have you tried making any of the Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day breads? Crazy easy. Seriously.

cMizell said...

I adore my new needle roll!! It's in my purse right now! And yeah my gran gave me her laptop, thanks though. It meant a lot that you were willing to do that for me!

Oh update..I went back to the man. He's trying..at least he better or I'll smack him up! :) I just don't want a divorce. Sooo now my address is the first one you had. One day my life will settle down! I hope.

D.Suplicki said...

Ahahaha, the last picture cracked me up so bad! Your kids are adorable. :)

P.s... I want that DoD fabric SO bad. It's awesome!

mrsb said...

Lol! Wow, it looks like my house in your house!! I have DOD curtains in my kitchen, which if full of jars of tinctures and oils and nifty things rising and baking!

I'm glad Brian pointed me in your blogs direction!