Oil Painting

Cherry Blossoms

Insideout Headband Braid into a Braided Bun

Second Day Hair!

After math of yesterday’s braid…not bad.

French Braid with Poof

(Love it)

Scrapbooking Hints

If you want solid colored lettering use nail polish to get bold consistent color. Add glitter if desired.

If you need a stencil but don’t have any, check your cookie cutters. They work great.

If you don’t have quite the correct color of card stock, use chalk pastels to enhance color of card stock. Color on your finger and smear on for more even of a spread.

The Best Way to Eat Zucchini! (makes it taste like apples not zucchini)

Zucchini Bars

8 cups zucchini (peeled, seeded, and sliced like apples)
Cook the zucchini in ⅔ c lemon juice until tender. Add 1 cup sugar, ¼ tsp nutmeg, and ½ tsp cinnamon. Simmer a few more minutes and then add a ½ cup crust mixture to thicken and cool.

Crust
4 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 ½ cup butter
Just stir like pie crust. Pack half of the entire bowl on an ungreased 10✕15 cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes at 350°.

Put cooled filling on top of baked crust.
Add ½ tsp of cinnamon to remaining crust mixture. Place on top of filling. Bake for 30 minutes at 375°.

Lemon Bars

Lemon Bars

2 cups flour

½ cup powdered sugar

1 cup butter

4 eggs

1 Tbsp cornstarch

½ cup lemon juice

¼ cup flour

1 ⅔ cup sugar

½ tsp baking powder

Mix the 2 cups of flour and powdered sugar.  Cut in butter until it clings together. Press into a 9 ✕ 13 in. pan.  Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
Beat eggs, sugar, and the lemon juice together.  Add the ¼ flour and baking powder.  Stir and then pour over baked crust.  Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or more.  Sprinkle with more powdered sugar. (if you use a paper doily you can make a fancy pattern on the lemon bars)  

Oil Painting Sunset. Which way do you believe the painting should sit? I can’t decide.

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painted flower pots!

Masking tape is awesome just so ya know…because if you are like me you can’t paint a straight line.

Hand drawn pictures on cardboard letters

I made this set for a kindergarten teacher but if you have little kids I think it would be a cute project to do with them as well. ( I used sharpie to color them but if you are gonna do this with little kids markers would work.)