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aler of some sort because anything with glitter needs to be sealed so it doesn t dust glitter everywhere score folds before cutting the fold lines are the star itself to fold the tabs inside and glue them cut out on outside lines and cut the slit in between each point of the star fold tabs in and glue them with a piece of double sided tape tape the stick on the back of one wand in two places check the diagram for the positioning i used or you can use the double sided tape to stick in a piece of floss or ribbon at the top to make an ornament instead press the second side to the side with the taped string or wand and make sure it s firmly connected then glue down all star points if you re using the blank template and want to use glue on it don t color it in with crayons or something else waxy watercolors work nicely set aside to let dry after it s dry lay down a line of glue on the gray parts of the template or if you re using the blank template squiggles of glue sprinkle a fine glitter over the glue lines let dry and repeat on the other side after that s dry go around the edges with a bead of glue and glitter now you have a fairy wand and if you re anything like me you also have a husband who s completely disgusted by the amount of glitter all around you after it s completely dry spray with sealer click on images for the fullsized versions as usual by shala kerrigan posted on monday june 29 2009 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags fairy stars how to printable template wand thursday june 25 2009 vegetables kids and ufo phil yesterday when i asked e what she wanted for dinner she wasn t sure so i gave her a list of options and she decided on homemade mac and cheese now here s the thing like most kids it used to be that anything other then the stuff that comes in boxes with either a packet of cheese powder or a foil packet of cheese paste was disgusting to her i wanted to give her mac and cheese that actually you know had cheese in it so i found clone recipe for the boxed stuff with the cheese paste and made that every time i make mac and cheese i change one more thing until i can make mac and cheese like mom used to make well sort of in as much as i follow any recipe last night was the first time i tried baking it so it go all nice and crusty on top iirc mom used to use ritz cracker crumbs and french fried onions on top i used a mix of sharp cheddar and seasoned cereal crumbs i use seasoned cereal crumbs instead of panko for most panko uses they bake up nice and crispy usually are fortified with vitamins that don t completely cook out and they keep as long as need them once i crush up the cereal and season it i also let her try a piece of the turkey i was cutting up to mix into mike s and my mac and cheese and asked if she wanted some she said yes so i mixed in some turkey it was a hit i m getting closer step by step she still thinks cooked veggies are nasty so i made two separate casserole dishes with mac and cheese in them the bigger one for mike and i had frozen peas in it and she just ate raw carrots with hers i was talking to a friend about how to get kids to eat veggies recently her son dislikes them intensely so i started thinking see getting my kids to eat veggies has never been a problem because it s never been optional they have to at least try everything but if they don t like it i have raw alternatives on hand this is because when i was a kid my parents tried to force me to eat brussel sprouts i hate brussel sprouts i d coat them with cheese make loud gagging noises and complain bitterly up until the time i decided i just wasn t going to eat them my parents told me i couldn t leave the table until i finished them when mom woke me up at the table the next morning for school she gave up and never tried to force me to eat something i hated again there it is my kids have always had to eat veggies but i don t force feed them veggies they don t like i give them alternatives that helps somewhat another thing that helps since e has been old enough is making soups with her active participation from shopping for them on up she will eat a lot of things she wouldn t usually if she chooses to put them in soups and she likes brightly colored soups so it s one way to get her to eat things like tomatoes william loves food he doesn t like some fermented foods but other then that i haven t found much he won t eat so the veggie battle with him was convincing him yes if you eat 2 lbs of carrots every day for as long as you like you will turn orange so please don t i ve camouflaged veggies for children i ve babysat shredding spinach into meatloaf and that sort of thing but i really prefer not to it does work though spinach goes well into meatloaf and hamburgers and i still cook my pot roasts in vegetable juice veggie juice is one of the easiest ways i ve ever found to get kids to eat their veggies with the right seasoning it makes a quick marinara like sauce for ramen noodles a virgin mary made with vegetable juice and zapped for a minute makes a quick tomato soup to dunk cheese sandwiches in another great way is gardening let kids grow their own veggies or take them to a u pick it farm and kids will generally eat stuff they harvest with pride and happiness a bag of frozen peas and carrots that s seasoned and then dehydrated enough to be crispy but not super hard makes a snack food that both my kids will eat happily get some sesame crackers and nuts and make your own trail mix with veggies mixed in spaghetti squash is a lot of fun for kids to shred with e she will happily eat spaghetti sauce on spaghetti squash if she got to shred it after i cooked it i will never bake one again though mike wouldn t eat it baked it got a bit slimy in parts piercing it and simmering it works best for us mashed cauliflower instead of potatoes is pretty much the standard in my family now i have a recipe for mashed cauliflower in free mini cookbook i m not really sure what do with a kid who s had the option not to eat veggies from the start we aren t vegetarians because it s just easier to use to manage a balanced diet in our budget with meat but we do eat a lot of veggies so all my suggestions sort of count on a kid who grew up with vegetables in their meals do you have any suggestions for getting kids to eat vegetables well today i m going to crochet myself a headband using some of paton s silk bamboo blend and try really hard to get rid of my current earworm mike s had what s new pussycat stuck in his head i ve had ufo phil s listening coast to coast and his aliens really stink stuck in my head by shala kerrigan posted on thursday june 25 2009 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags cooking kids music wednesday june 24 2009 flirty aprons flirty apron swap has just the cutest aprons really you can find her etsy shop here aprons were originally used to protect clothing while you cooked and did other things and since people are starting to realize washing clothes every time you wear them is hard on clothes and bad for the environment they should be getting really trendy again soon her aprons are so darn cute though would you want to whisk them off just as company arrives by shala kerrigan posted on wednesday june 24 2009 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday june 23 2009 cupcake box and facebook page i made a page on facebook that i post my updates to bellaonline and this blog on if you re interested in becoming a fan you can find it here i spent most of today writing reviews on amazon but i wanted to get a box posted e and i talked about ideas and she thinks i should draw a combination of the evil duck and good bunny that are sort of family jokes she said a dunny unfortunately without context that means very little so we talked a bit more and i decided while i was deciding to draw a cupcake so here s a little cupcake decorated box i hope you like it as usual click on the image for the full size version by shala kerrigan posted on tuesday june 23 2009 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags cupcake favor box monday june 22 2009 evil eye and diy or die with that title i feel like i should launch into seussian rhyme i ve always loved eyes and i ve used them a lot in personal things like bouncing eyeball screensavers and my crocheted eye pod so of course i love evil eye jewelry i also love tessellations and beads you can see where this is going right click on the image to get the full size pattern the diy or die bracelet pattern same thing and that doesn t need any explanation right by shala kerrigan posted on monday june 22 2009 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday june 18 2009 making yogurt using a freeze dried starter culture well it s been about 8 hours the package said it would be set in 4 but i had my doubts and it wasn t that s fine generally working from plain yogurt for the culturing it can take 8 12 hours to set it s set up nicely and it smells wonderful i didn t follow the package instructions exactly because well generally i won t so here s how i did it yogurt using yo gourmet freeze dried starter 7 8 cups of 1 milk 1 2 cup instant powdered milk 2 5 gm packets of the starter dissolve the powdered milk into the milk and bring to a light boil turn down heat and keep at a simmer for 10 minutes let cool to lukewarm pour a little bit of the lukewarm milk into a non reactive container glass or ceramic i use a white ceramic casserole pan i can cover with a plate mix the starter into it and stir to get the lumps out and make sure it s dissolved pour in the rest of the milk and stir it up well while you re doing that stop your sink and run very warm water in it just about nice hot shower temp does nicely when it s about 2 inches deep turn off the water and put the yogurt container into it covered with a plate or lid if your container as a lid every so often during the day stop and check your water temperature if it s cool take out the yogurt container without peeking or stirring and refill the sink up to 2 inches with more warm water then replace the yogurt container after about 8 hours check it by tilting the dish and seeing if it s runny or firm set firm set it won t move but may have some whey on top that can be poured off or stirred back in put it in the fridge i m actually not sure how much milk i used i just saw how much was left in the gallon in the fridge and asked e if i should just use the rest i used a measuring cup after to measure how much water to make it up to the milk line in the pan 7 cups is a safe bet it may be 8 i ve used organic milk in the past but it s one of those choice things you know those awful choices that people trying to buy ethically have to make the local dairy gets most of their milk from local farmers farmers who were about to go out of business when the last dairy closed they are making a conscious effort to use a much higher amount of local milk then the last company did some of those farmers are certainly organic some aren t the focus they make is local and with our population base there just isn t enough demand for a local produced organic milk for it to pay the farmers to switch so we had to choose organic milk shipped in across nearly a country and a half or locally produced milk that wasn t completely organic and comes in plastic containers we decided on supporting our local farmers which is more information then you needed but there it is the freeze dried starter isn t pure cultures it s cultures vitamin c skim milk powder and sucrose which is a simple sugar going off the nutritional information on the packages and guesstimating because i didn t measure stuff out you re looking at probably about 2 gms of sugar per 1 cup serving and somewhere around 125 calories which makes it a really healthy food since it will have calcium vitamin d c and a if you use non fat milk it will have 20 calories less per serving we are going to flavor some chocolate and mix it with a blackberry puree and put it in ice pop molds as a summer treat for the kids some will wind up in smoothies which is the big reason i have to make a lot of yogurt and i m going to mix some with butter and see if i can come up with a buttery spread that will come out of the fridge soft enough to spread but have less fat and still taste good to my family all in all i m pretty happy with the freeze dried culture and it s minimal packaging i do recommend getting it from the net though for the best pricing by shala kerrigan posted on thursday june 18 2009 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags cooking recipes yogurt tuesday june 16 2009 geek beading i ve graphed a lot of geeky things through the years mostly comic book related this set is probably the geekiest though amulet bag and bracelet pattern as usual click the images to get the full size patterns the bracelet is in odd count peyote and the amulet is in tubular peyote i hope you like them my daughter picked the colors for the amulet bag by shala kerrigan posted on tuesday june 16 2009 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags amulet bead patterns dr who geek beading peyote torchwood wednesday june 10 2009 peace symbol coloring page i m playing with that braid technique still and drew this you can use it for embroidery or coloring i hope you like it by shala kerrigan posted on wednesday june 10 2009 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags coloring page peace symbol tuesday june 9 2009 wild roses wild roses are one of my favorite signs of summer since i ve got the original black them being able to find them when we are out walking is nice i was working on a braid for a box just to see if the technique i d worked out for them would work and wanted another element for the box yesterday while i was walking to gym i saw a wild rose and snapped a picture of it with my phone and when i got home i used the photo as a model to draw one for this box i hope you like it as usual click on the image to get the full sized version by shala kerrigan posted on tuesday june 09 2009 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags favor box gift box printable wild rose sunday june 7 2009 miniature book page this time i did them in pretty close to exactly 1 12 scale the text in the cookbook which has 3 recipes fried rice hot chocolate mix and mashed cauliflower the new book page is here i also added a bread baking e book in my etsy shop you can find that here by shala kerrigan posted on sunday june 07 2009 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags ebook mini books printable newer posts older posts home subscribe to posts atom all of the art on this page is 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