look at this great commercial by austin artist mike sieben. he is super talented and just about the nicest and most laid back guy you would ever meet. mike teamed up with adidas and created the graphics for a new shoe design. here's the commercial........
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salt lake city, ut......raspberry quartz ring
recycled handmade cards
these whimsical and incredibly clever cards were a gift from my best friend, trisha allen. she uses recycled and repurposed containers left over from household items to inspire and house her handmade cards. this "throw away" prescription bottle was given a new life with a brand new and personalized label. the handmade cards that resemble pills are tucked inside the container. these little guys are coolest cards ever. trish will soon have an etsy site at www.badfruit.etsy.com
love....
ms. peach and mr. duck
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austin, tx.....mother of pearl button single pendant
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dallas, texas.......vintage glass powder blue ring
insideout stuffie
what curious little stuffies....these bears are made by artist, kent rogowski. they are sewn and stuffed with the seems exposed giving the top notch character and personality :O)
pinkness
i couldn't resist sharing a picture of the large pink polyp ring with it's little mate, the small pink polyp ring. i love it. i have always been crazy about subtle changes in repetition.
HHHHHHhhhhay cupcake!!!
friday was cupcake day. me and my friend trish made about 80 cupcakes apiece for our friend's jade and robert's wedding party in austin. yeah!!! it was fun to spend some time in the kitchen....that hasn't happened much lately.
golden vanilla cupcakes:
ingredients:
1 cup soy milk
1 tsp. appled cider vinegar
1 1/4 all purpose flour
2 T cornstarch
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup of canola oil
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 1/4 vanilla extract
preheat oven 350.
wisk soy milk and vinegar and set aside for few minutes.
in large bowl blend sugar, oil and vanilla. add dry ingredients to wet, flour, conrstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt and mix until no large lumps remain.
fill cupcake liners almost to the top (more than the typical 2/3 full)......these cupcakes don't rise that much, but are oh so yummy!!!
bake for 22 minutes or until golden.
let cool then frost with white buttercream.
buttercream icing:
ingredients
1/2 cup of nonhydrogenated shortening
1/2 cup of nonhydrogenated margarine
5 cups of powdered sugar...sifted if clumpy, this will yield a much smoother icing free of lumps............if doesn't matter, then don't bother
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup of soymilk
beat shortening and margarine together until well combined. add sugar and beat another 3 minutes. add vanilla and soy milk and beat another 5-7 minutes until fluffy.
note: this recipe makes a vanilla cupcake that is fairly dense like a pound cake and super delish.
making these brought back so many bakery memories of decorating birthday and wedding cakes.........oh, how i miss that sugar shack :O) there were many a fun time at that place.
the recipes above are from the "vegan cupcakes take over the world" cookbook by isa chandra moskowitz and terry hope romero
this sweet plate with the subtle word "because" is a piece made by our great friend kirsten jacobsen.
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waterloo, il........bright peach double pendant necklace
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valmeyer, il........small pink polyp ring
click on picture pages and scroll down to see more pics and here to learn about the project.
scrunchie faces....
you gotta love......
these are my two beautiful little nieces, olivia and megan in their uber cute baggie suit sweetness.
and this little fuzzy scrunchie face. well, i am a sucker for cute fuzziness. i found this image on cuteoverload
and even more on memebon.
okay, it's back to the studio for me.......more work on orders and to make my grams birthday present. i'm off to see her and my mom this weekend to celebrate :O) yippy!!
orders up........work for gallery
well not quite yet, but i am making work for a few gallery orders. some work will soon be going to 3rd ward in milwaukee, wi and another order to gallery 360 in minneapolis.....both cities i would so like to visit someday in the near future. another round of work will soon be going to yogagroove in austin, tx when the studio finishes their expansion project in the next month or so. actually, all the work will be sent to the gallery's within the next month or so.
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austin, texas......long filigree red polyp earrings