Archive for June, 2011
I really love the Cricut cartridge called Robot Party. I grabbed a stack of canvas tote bags, laid down blue painters tape and spray painted the totes with pink spray-paint, creating horizontal stripes on some and zebra type stripes on others.
I used my Cricut to cut the robots out of black paper and then used that to burn a screen for the YUDU. I used a 70 mesh screen to print Water Based Adhesive on to heavy canvas. As soon as the water based adhesive was printed I laid YUDU Foil in different colors on top of each. I then rubbed it down, laid a soft cloth over top and ironed it for several minutes. It looked a little manufactured to me so I then used a sanding block to rough it up and make it a little edgier and a little less cutesie. I used extra foil on other pieces of canvas and cut them up to build some layering on the robots. I added clear, block and white Ranger Glossy Accents and once dry I topped each little metallic friend with Imaginisce Rhinestuds Glam Rocks. I then topped each canvas printed robot on to silver vinyl and finally I used hot pink thread to stitch the patches onto the tote bags.
Happy crafting xoxo. Follow me on Twitter I am Lab5.
True Food at the Biltmore and Scottsdale Quarter is a local favorite for fresh and healthy food. One of the treats on the menu is a drink called The Natural. It is a fresh ginger and agave syrup soda. So I thought why not try to make it at home? It is really simple and absolutely delicious. It is also a great stomach settler.
Here is the Recipe:
Ingredients:
Syrup
½ cup Agave Nectar
1 (3-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and finally chopped
1 cup Sparkling Water
Ginger Soda (pitcher)
½ Cup Ginger Syrup
3 Cups Sparkling Water
Ice Cubs
Directions:
- To make the syrup first peel the ginger
- Next grate the ginger on a cheese grater
- Measure out the Agave nectar (1/2 cup)
- Measure out the Sparkling Water(1 cup)
- Place the agave nectar, ginger, and sparkling water in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook until your house fills with a strong smell of ginger, about 1 hour. Let cool. NOTE: you can refrigerate this mixture for up to 1 week
- To make the soda: By the pitcher, combine ½ cup syrup with the soda water. By the glass, combine 2 teaspoons of the syrup with soda water
- Pour over ice and serve cold
This past weekend was the Splendid event at SMoCA and Scottsdale Fashion Square. Both events were totally amazing – with packed houses and happy people. Friday night at SMoCA was like a beading love-in and Saturday at Fashion Square was a family crafting day filled with making and milk & cookies. What a ball! Ready to do it again!! Thank you Fuse for the drinks and all the amazing staff who took it on and made it all happen – thanks! Crafting Community and Kid Concierge crew – big, big air hearts!
Here are some pics from the weekend – Enjoy!
It’s coming up on Independence Day and that means this crafting girl needs something red, white and blue to wear. I used the cartridge Just a Note embedded in the Cricut expression 2: 5th Anniversary Edition to cut pin wheels out of while shrink plastic, colored them red and blue with Sharpie markers. I used a hole punch to make a hole in the centers and shrunk them. I also create circles and gears in this same fashion. I used T-Shirt yarn, braided and knotted to make the “chain” part of the necklace.
Happy 4th of July!
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Happy crafting xoxo Cyndi aka Lovely Lula. Follow me on Twitter I am Lab5.
Summer in Phoenix means salad. Some of the best to be had in town is the Arcadia Farms Strawberry Chicken Salad. But if you are feeling too hot to head out to eat why not make it at home yourself?
Here is the recipe:
Ingrdients:
Salad
1/4 cup almonds, sliced and toasted
1 cup strawberries, sliced
2 cups skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cooked and cut into strips
4 cups baby greens
Dressing
1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground dry mustard
1 teaspoon grated onion
1 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- Clean and pat dry, with a paper towel, bagged mixed greens salad
- Slice almonds into slivers
- Place onto a cookie sheet and back at 350 degrees until brown. by placing slices in a
- Remove greens of strawberries and cut into slices
- Cut chicken breast into strips
- On a plate, place mixed greens, strawberries, sliced chicken, and toasted almonds.
- To make dressing: combine sugar, vinegar, salt, mustard and onion in a blender or food processor and mix with pulses. With blender or food processor on high, gradually add oil in a slow, steady stream. Stir in poppy seeds.
- Pour dressing over salad and serve.
