Sunday, December 30, 2012

Check out the super cool poster I worked on for Binbrook Little Theatre....



Thought I would share this super cool poster I worked on for Binbrook Little Theatre.....they have a play about Alice.....

by Archie Wilson

Directed by Rita Taylor and Craig Marshall

Alice takes a trip down the rabbit hole in this panto version of the classic tale, meeting all the usual suspects, playing croquet, looking after babies and having a tea party.

February 1-2-3, 8-9-10, 15-16-17

http://www.binbrooktheatre.ca/


Wishing you a wonderful day filled with inspiration....

Happy Sunday and Happy Creating Everyone!!!

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Sweet Saturdays Week 80 - come join the fun!!!



Sweet Saturdays

Hi Everyone!!! and welcome to week # 080 of Sweet Saturdays.....I created this fun challenge to make us focus on the Sweet things around us....more focus on the good and positive equals a more positive life....we took a little break from this ....but it is back!!

Sweet Saturdays is all about blogging about something sweet in our lives...it could be art, illustrations, food, a recipe or a sweet photo....or a sweet find in your favorite shop...so create your blog post and pop back and share your link with all of us....

Welcome and we look forward to seeing your posts.....


Please make sure to add Sweet Saturdays to your blog post and post the URL address of that post and NOT your blog home page URL address as there are many late visitors who get confused as to which post is for Sweet Saturdays when they arrive at your website.






My Sweet Saturdays Share.....

Last night we went out and did some night time tobogganing and it was so much fun!!! I felt like a kid again.... so here is a little Sweet illustration I am sharing that highlights some tobogganing fun and snowmen and snow.....After we did all the fun stuff we enjoyed hot cocoa and cookies and more fun!!! Just a perfect way to enjoy all of Winter's Splendor........

Happy Sweet Saturday and Happy Creating Everyone!!!


Friday, December 28, 2012

PPF - Painting with icing....Made a Snowman Cake for Christmas.....Vanilla Pistachio filled yumminess....




Hi Everyone....

Hope you all had some amazing celebration during Christmas Vacation with your Families and Friends....We had the greatest time this Season celebrating and laughing and eating and more eating....Christmas Eve our munchkin wanted me to bake a Birthday Cake for Jesus and he said he would like a snowman....so here is the cake I made for this Joyous Celebration.....Here is a basic Vanilla Cake Recipe you can use for your next cake! Enjoy!

Ingredients
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pans
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for pans
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour two 8-by-2-inch cake pans plus one snowman dimensional pan for the top of the cake tapping out excess flour. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  2. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. With mixer on low, beat in eggs and yolks, one at a time. Beat in vanilla. Alternately beat in flour mixture and buttermilk and sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix just until combined.
  3. Divide batter between pans; smooth tops. Do not over fill the snowman cake form...I only added batter to about 2/3 full....Bake until cakes pull away from sides of pans, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in pans 10 minutes. Run a knife around edges of pans and invert cakes onto a wire rack. Let cool completely.
Here is the pan I was lucky enough to find at HomeSense.....

 and I found a place on-line that has it too..... Toquedechef.com

I am making a whole bunch of Turkey Pies today....so stay tuned for a super easy way to use up all those leftovers!!!

Sharing this with everyone for PPF this week....I hope that Painting with Icing counts!!!! lol and in case it doesn't here is a snowman piece too!!!



Happy PPF and Happy Creating Everyone!!!!


Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!






It is amazing how quickly time flies....it seemed like Christmas was weeks away and here it is on our doorstep...we just put out our Cookies for Santa....and shared an amazing Christmas Eve.....

Merry Christmas Everyone.....
Just watched our traditional Christmas Eve movie..."It's a Wonderful Life" ....a great reminder that we are all here for a reason....our life makes a difference and how important it is to be grateful.....I wish you all a most Blessed Christmas filled with Family, Friends and Love....thank you so much for being here!
and to quote from the movie....
"Remember, no man is a failure, who has friends" 
Bless you all....Merry Christmas Everyone....

 

Monday, December 24, 2012

Happy Christmas Eve Everyone....sharing some of my baking....


























Hi Everyone....

Happy Christmas Eve!!!! I am sharing some of my baking with you all today....I wish I could send you all a plate of these so you can share them with your families and friends....

This is the Happiest time of the year for me....I am inspired and love to create each and every day....

I have one last thing to do...I am baking a snowman cake.....and then I will be all done....playing beautiful Christmas songs all day long....enjoying special time with my amazing family....waiting for Santa and waiting to celebrate the Birthday of Jesus!!!!

Wishing you all an amazing Christmas!!! Thank you all for being here....

Happy Christmas Eve and Happy Creating Everyone!!!


Sunday, December 23, 2012

How sweet is this!!! My Art on a Window....Thank you so much Lisa


Here is Lisa!!!  I think she did an amazing job!!!




A little while back I got a super sweet e-mail from Lisa.....she told me about her large front window and found one of my illustrations on-line that would be perfect for a Christmas in the Sand.....so she asked me if she could paint this Sand Snowwoman on her window and I said that would be amazing....so she was sweet enough to send me all these amazing photos....I am so excited to know that people all over find my work and enjoy it.....

Thank you so much Lisa....I think the window looks amazing!!!

I also think of this song whenever I see my Beach inspired Christmas Art.....love it!!!


Happy Holidays Everyone.....and Happy Creating!!!


 
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