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lil fish studios november 2009 friday november 27 2009 oh the excitement the new fa la la la felt from lark books is now available the fish is out of the bag lark books has launched their new e book fa la la la felt and i was lucky enough to have a few projects included there are 45 super cool felty projects in this book amongst them you ll find the wee fish you see above i ve seen a few of the other projects and trust me they re adorable go buy your copy now and start making lovely things for the holidays right now go you can buy your e book here 7 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels fa la la la felt felt handmade holiday lark books thursday november 26 2009 happy thanksgiving happy thanksgiving i hope all of you celebrating today enjoy good company and good food and have a good nap with a full belly we re celebrating with family today and will be hosting our thanksgiving dinner on monday drumstick up there has a few days reprieve but he looked a little sweaty and nervous this morning i made a pumpkin and cream cheese jelly roll for today s meal and thought i d share the recipe it has enough pumpkin flavor to be festive but not so much that it s overwhelming i sprinkled on a little powdered sugar and made some marzipan acorns to top it off i hope you enjoy it cake 1 c all purp flour 1 1 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice or allspice or nutmeg etc 1 4 tsp salt 4 eggs at room temp 3 4 c sugar 3 4 c canned pumpkin powdered sugar for sprinkling cream cheese frosting 12 ounces 1 1 2 packages cream cheese at room temp 2 3 c sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1 2 c toasted pecans chopped 1 heat oven to 375 line a 15 1 2 x 10 1 2 x 1 jelly roll pan with waxed paper and coat with oil shortening spray 2 combine flour baking powder spices and salt in a small bowl 3 beat eggs in a large bowl on medium speed for 2 minutes or until they thicken slightly beat in sugar a tablespoon at a time continue beating until very thick and lemon colored about 5 to 7 minutes on lowest speed beat in pumpkin until blended with a rubber spatula foldin flour mixture in 2 batches and spread evenly in pan 4 bake 10 to 12 minutes or until the top of the cake springs back when touched lightly in the center generously sieve powdered sugar over a clean kitchen towel when cake is done loosen edges and invert onto towel remove the waxed paper and sprinkle the cake with additional powdered sugar from a short end roll up the cake in jelly roll fashion and cool on a wire rack for 1 hour 5 prepare filling beat the cream cheese sugar and vanilla in a medium sized bowl for 5 to 8 minutes or until creamy stir in toasted pecans 6 unroll cake spread with filling reroll without the towel cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight grab a cup of coffee and enjoy some cake 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels baking marzipan acorns pumpkin roll thanksgiving wednesday november 25 2009 not so wordless wednesday today s wordless wednesday needs a little explanation see while the photo isn t much to look at you should see this in the dark this morning as hubby was stoking the woodstove in the dark he pulled a piece of bark off of this log and beneath the surface was a light show given off by luminescent fungus sometimes known as foxfire it was glowing like a little runway down the entire length of the log so cool it makes me want to pull the bark off of all the dead trees in our tree pile one night to see how many other have this under their skins 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels bioluminescent fungus fungus wordless wednesday tuesday november 24 2009 acorn assortment i had hoped to photograph all of the different acorns that felli in our forest this year but life got busy and i didn t quite finish my goal i had taken these early in the fall which is why everything looks so lush and green and after reading a fun comment from someone who entered last week s giveaway i was reminded that i had a few pics to share she had said that the european acorn didn t have such a nice head but that they were compensated because their squirrels have tufts on their ears d it made me giggle and made me wish our squirrels had tufts on their ears i ve often wondered how people picture acorns in their heads after making so many wool acorns i realize i make acorns in a style that is familiar to me but that may look disproportionate to others so how do acorns look to you does anyone have acorn pics they d like to share with me 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels acorns nature thursday november 19 2009 acorn mushroom ornament tutorial if you find this or one of my other tutorials helpful and would like to make a monetary contribution to help me keep wool in my basket and ideas flowing i d be so grateful by clicking the buy now button below you can choose your own price for the tutorial it s completely optional but oh so appreciated here s an earthy little ornament project for you to try the boys and i had fun making these and wanted to share them with you what you ll need acorn caps without stems twigs cut into lengths of about an inch glue we used wood glue because that s what we had but something like tacky glue would work better cotton balls a toothpick or other pointy tool hemp twine or ribbon if you intend to make hanging ornaments drill or dremel tool if you intend to make hanging ornaments flip your acorn cap upside down and put a generous dollop of glue in it let the glue set up for a few minutes until it starts to get a bit tacky this will help your twig stay upright a little better we put our caps in an egg carton to keep them steady and to contain glue spillage after all my helpers are a bit messy when your glue has set up a bit insert a piece of twig into the acorn cap unroll a bit of cotton from your cotton ball and using the toothpick poke it around the stem into the glue the boys really liked this part because they thought they were needle felting allow your mushroom to dry and voila an adorable little mushroom if you d like to make a hanging ornament drill a hole in the top of cap and thread through a piece of hemp twine ribbon etc and repeat the same process i think these will look great tied on a package or hanging in the christmas tree this year the boys and i had a little fun hiding some of these in the woods you can see some of those pics here on my flickr page enjoy 32 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels acorn caps crafts for kids lil fish studios mushrooms nature crafts tutorial wednesday november 18 2009 wordless wednesday 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels lil fish studios postcards tuesday november 17 2009 feeling fruity so it seems i ve been on a fruit kick the past few days the dear heather from artbyheather asked me like a year ago seriously a year ago to make her an apple and orange ornament and i just now finished them i was so excited by the fruit fiesta that i decided to add a pear to the mix i made a few of each and put the extras in the shop i just added the pears today but the apples and oranges have already gone to their forever homes isn t that great it must be a holiday thing but i m on an ornament kick so expect to see a few new offerings soonish i promise it won t be a year i hope you ll stop back and check them out 10 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels apple felted wool sweater felting orange ornaments pear wednesday november 11 2009 wordless wednesday 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels crafting wordless wednesday friday november 06 2009 freeze frame occasionally i m asked if i sell my photographs i m not a trained photographer so the question always takes me off guard i stammer a bit that no i don t i m a trained artist but never taken photography courses blah blah blah it s flattering but takes me out of my comfort zone a bit so after much trust me much inner debate i ve decided to try it out i ve just listed a few photographs in the shop and will be listing more including some notecards in the next few weeks i hope you ll check them out and i want to thank those of you that have given me the encouragement it means a lot to me to know that some of you find some beauty in how i see the world happy friday 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels lil fish studios photography wednesday november 04 2009 wordless wednesday 9 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels heart leaf wordless wednesday tuesday november 03 2009 checking in on the acorn rainbow november 2009 it s been a month since i last checked in on my acorn rainbow the leaves are off the trees now and my mossy stump is clearly visible against the dying vegetation the moss is changing color too offering a shocking lime green against the brown oak leaves only three of the original 6 acorns are visible the other three have either been carried off by curious critters or are hidden beneath the leaf litter the purple acorn is nestled in a bed of sporophytes the green one is looking a little fuzzy but i m pleasantly surprised how well they ve all held up against the elements thus far we ve had a lot of rain and it s snowed twice already i suppose my hair would be a bit fuzzy by now too the orange one had been pushed off the stump and i gingerly pulled the leaves back to find it in a disturbing turn of events an offering of another type took place near my mossy stump just a few feet away i found the remains of our missing hen she had clearly been supper for a fox eagle or owl she had gone missing about a week ago and after she disappeared the other hens spent the next few days hiding under the coop which told us that they had seen her abduction when an eagle had taken our duck the other chickens hid under my porch for almost a week though sad it s part of the reality of living in the woods next month the stump will likely be covered in snow but i ll check back in to see if i can catch a glimpse of the acorns 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels acorn rainbow nature newer posts older posts home subscribe to posts atom linkwithin about me lisa ackerman brainerd mn usa translate blog archive 2024 1 september 1 2023 1 march 1 2019 2 may 2 2017 27 december 1 august 1 july 3 june 3 may 1 april 3 march 7 february 6 january 2 2016 32 december 1 november 1 september 3 august 4 july 5 june 2 may 1 april 4 march 2 february 6 january 3 2015 71 december 4 november 6 october 4 september 7 august 8 july 5 june 6 may 9 april 4 march 6 february 5 january 7 2014 114 december 5 november 10 october 12 september 8 august 10 july 10 june 13 may 8 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