…being Ferris.

oh well…back to work for me!!

I took these photos of Lady without looking through the viewfinder.  I like how they look when I put them all together.

AMARANTA!

 Thank YOU for the birthday wishes and CONGRATS to the winner!

It’s been an extremely special day!!

xoxoxoxo

Here is what is up for grabs!

How to enter:

Please leave me a comment and you are entered to win!

I will be drawing a name at the end of today (10pm Mountain Time) so make sure you enter right away!

Along with this SUPER SPECIAL GIVEAWAY, I plan on celebrating by having a vanilla latte at Starbucks with a friend who shares the same birthday as me! My first birthday dinner will be tonight with friends (sushi and chocolate cake) and my family birthday dinner will be on Saturday (peking duck and MORE cake!).

Hooray!

It’s hard to imagine that today my yard looked like this…

and “hopefully” in 3 months time, my backyard will have things that look like this…

Some nice warm weather would really be NICE!

sigh…:)

WEEK 12- POPPIES

Poppies have the most vibrant colour.  They are worn on millions of Canadians’ lapels in the month of November in remembrance of the soliders who fought for us.  A field of poppies is sad, yet beautiful.  I find them so inspiring.

***ALL PHOTOS ARE FROM WWW.WEHEARTIT.COM***

I am happy to present to you another Monday Guest Blogger: Marsinah from Blushing Pearl!  I gave her a series of interview questions to answer and here is what she had to say!  AND she has a giveaway so please show her some love!  ~ Christine 

Q1. What is your name and where you are from?

A: My name is Marsinah (mar-see-na). I am a Southern Californian girl, born and raised in Los Angeles. Now I live in the Pacific Northwest.

Q2. What is your favourite craft?

A: My favorite craft is, of course, letterpress printing!

I do love to indulge in an occasional knitting session here and there  

Q3. Where do you get inspiration?

A: I find inspiration from my cultural upbringing and background. I also love to travel and take photos of vintage structures and street art.
I posted my findings here:  
I love fashion and find a lot of inspiration in the brightness and color combination found in nature. 

 Q4. When do you find time to craft? Are you a night owl crafter, an early morning crafter or sometime in between?

A: When I used to work full time, I would craft (knit) while unwinding in front of the TV.   Now I practice my “craft” of letterpress 24/7.

Q5. What kind of projects are you working on these days? 

A: My current projects these days include re-designing my website (this has been on my to-do list for quite a while now!),an Asian inspired wedding invitation suite in colors representative of dragon fruit (fuchsia, chartreuse/yellow), a vintage chic graduation announcement, custom colored baby shower invitations, and lastly, I’ve been in the process of expanding parts of Blushing Pearl:

*Privileged- a custom design served that specializes in creating a fully customized design that would best suit you or a business
*Bliss- an equisite ine of wedding suite designs
*Shortcakes- a line of baby announcements and stationery

phew! what a list!

*onesie design and photo by simplewear, product tag by blushing pearl*

Thank you Christine of MiniMak Makings for featuring me on her blog!

Follow me here and don’t forget to take a peek at my shop!

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GIVEAWAY!!!

Description:

Inspired by Native American textile prints, these blank note cards are perfect for a unique gift, or for a unique note!

A set of 4 letterpress printed cards printed on the velvety Neenah Classic Crest cover paper. Each card is printed with hand-mixed ink in Raspberry, Mauve-Brown, and Dutch Blue. The cards are blank inside and comes with a violet envelope.

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 All you have to do is leave a comment and you are entered to win!  Blog or tweet about this Giveaway and you get an extra entry!  Just be sure to leave another comment with the link back to your blog post or tweet.

The winner will be announced on FRIDAY April 23, 2010!!

GOOD LUCK!

These caramel/chocolate dipped pretzels rods are delicious and extremely easy to make. 

All you need are 3 ingredients:

1 pkg of caramels and 1 pkg of melting chocolate. 

I used Bernard Callebaut melting chocolate.

(I work right across the street from the factory! Kind of convenient!)

1 pkg of pretzel rods.

Step 1: Melt caramel

Step 2: Pour melted caramel in a tall heat resistant container or glass and dip the pretzel rods about 3/4 way down.

Step 3: Place caramel dipped rods onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and place them into the fridge or freezer.

 10-15 minutes in the fridge or freezer is all it takes for the caramel to harden.

Step 4: Melt chocolate.

Step 5:  Pour chocolate into a tall heat resistant container or glass and dip the rods about 3/4 of the way down.

 Step 6: Place chocolate dipped rods onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and place them into the fridge or freezer.

 10-15 minutes in the fridge or freezer is all it takes for the chocolate to harden.

Step 7:  Take out of fridge or freezer after 10 – 15 minutes and ENJOY!!

Mmmmmmm!!

Please note: All photos are copyright MiniMak Makings 2010. 

Please feel free to use this recipe and tutorial with link back to this site.

Thanks lovelies!!

WEEK 11 – POPCORN

I LOOOOOVE POPCORN!  There’s nothing better then going to the theatre and getting a big bag of hot buttery, satly popcorn!  I can eat a whole bag to myself!  I have been known to go see a movie just because I am craving popcorn! haha!

***ALL PHOTOS ARE FROM WWW.WEHEARTIT.COM***