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oloring page digital art holidays mandalas snow snowflakes friday december 23 2011 happily making myself dizzy remember my drawing geometric whirls tutorial the whirls will work with any polygon shape but because squares and triangles tessellate so neatly i made a triangle and a square whirl then i created tessellations out them reversing the colors for a checkerboard type effect the resulting patterns were just so neat even though they are made out of straight lines the curving effect of the whirls became a lot more interesting in the tessellations see it makes me dizzy to look at them but they turned out so nifty that i wanted to show them i think i ll get fabric from spoonflower in one of the prints that can be colored in using permanent markers for fun then make a purse which i can carry markers in for when i get bored waiting somewhere by shala kerrigan posted on friday december 23 2011 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags black and white geometry math whirls thursday december 22 2011 book review the cookiepedia the cookiepedia mixing baking and reinventing the classics by stacy adimando is absolutely a must have cookie book the author sets out to create and recreate classic cookies and has 50 recipes total and probably has your favorite my favorite are snickerdoodles and they are in the section with spicy cookies it begins with an introduction to the pans and the tools you ll need with a quick overview about what they are used for then into cookie speak which defines common baking terms you ll see in cookie recipes the next part of the introduction is about decorating cookies and various techniques and ideas for that then the recipe chapters each chapter starts with a double spread of the cookies in that chapter photographed and shown in true scale and looking so good you wish you could pick them off the page the chapters themselves are arranged by cookie flavor profile some of the cookies also have their own full page color pages so you can see nice ways to present them the recipes themselves start with a description of the cookie and an adorable illustrated oven with the pre heat temperature and the number of cookies it makes they also frequently have sidebar tips as well as a suggestions after the recipe for ways to modify it and lined note sections so you can add your own notes buttery starts with frosted animal cookies and has some very traditional cookie recipes in it it also has frosted maple pecan cookies maple butter pecans i m drooling a bit chocolatey has recipes for standbys like chocolate chip but also has a cream filled sandwich cookie recipe which uses butter instead of grease for the cream filling and makes a cookie that will make you swear off the blue bagged cookies forever fancy cookies are the cookies you impress adult friends with your mad baking skills buttery alfajores sandwich dulce de leche french macarons with a classic almond filling are a lot of people s favorite cookies are two of my favorites from this chapter fruity is fruit filled or flavored cookies my favorite kind of store bought cookie are fig bars and there is a recipe for those also for pretty linzer cookies thumb prints and homey classics like oatmeal raisin another personal favorite spicy is my favorite chapter with molasses spice gingersnaps and my favorite snickerdoodles it also has a recipe for a cracker like savory cookie seasoned with salt and pepper that would be excellent on a cold day with tomato soup finishing up we have nutty and seed which is cookies with nuts or seeds classic peanut butter cookies with their familiar fork pressed hatch marks almond biscotti and pistachio butter cookies are my favorites in this chapter the pine nut studded pignoli cookies are just lovely to look at and simple to make as well the photographs and illustrations in this book are very well done and give it a contemporary crafty look and feel that make it a nice gift book as well as one for your personal library i do have one minor quibble with the binding it s spiral bound then cased in a regular binding it opens flat but if you aren t careful to close the pages before the outside binding you can bow the pages that were opened it s a very minor quibble for a great collection of recipes published by quirk books you can get this book from amazon com using the affiliate link below amazon com affiliate links don t affect your cost and provide extra income to me personally which helps support my book addiction my reviews are always my personal and honest opinion you can read more about my review policy here if you click the cookies tag in labels you ll find lots of printable cookie boxes by shala kerrigan posted on thursday december 22 2011 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags baking book review budget cooking cookbook cookies quirk books stacy adimando the cookiepedia swirly wreath to color a swirly holly decorated wreath to color it s in transparent png format for digital scrapbookers and can also be used as an embroidery pattern nice open space in the middle to use it either as a photo frame or for a holiday message for friends click on the image for a larger version i hope you like it i think i ll be using the base swirly wreath for other things in the future by shala kerrigan posted on thursday december 22 2011 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags christmas coloring page holidays holly wreath wednesday december 21 2011 holly wreath to color click on the image for a larger version transparent png format so it can be used a digital stamp for scrapbookers i love holly it reminds me of my grandmother her given name was gladys and her sister s name was mildred both ladies hated their names and referred to each other as sis as kids her son called my grandmother aunt sis and my brother and i called her aunt sis their maiden name was hollinger and so grandma went by holly her entire adult life so much so that my dad thought her given name was holly when my grandfather and she bought their last home together in california he planted holly shrubs all around the front of it the waxy dark green leaves with their spiky edges will always make me think of summers with grandma trying to catch lizards that occasionally darted under them and ginger snaps by shala kerrigan posted on wednesday december 21 2011 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags christmas coloring page holidays holly mandalas wreath tuesday december 20 2011 vintage inspired crafts felt ball ornament project this super simple ornament is one that my son said was pretty cool it was inspired by a paper ornament in christmas crafts for everyone by evelyn coskey published in 1976 this is the original project click on images to enlarge the original project calls for 9 layers of paper however felt is thicker than paper 4 wound up being perfect to make the ornament you ll need green craft felt red craft felt yellow 6 strand embroidery floss tapestry needle scissors something round to trace circles pen to mark felt i used a bottle that was 2 inches in diameter mark 2 circles on each color felt and cut out thread needle with 3 strands of floss stack them in alternating colors and stitch a line down the middle match one green edge to a red edge and blanket stitch through both layers to a 1 4 down the length the length being just that circle half so 1 8th of the circle then blanket stitch through one layer only until you re a 1 4 of the length away from the bottom match the circle half from the other side to the layer you re stitching and sew through both layers to the bottom continue around then after all the segments are made weave your needle through the stitches being very careful not to pull or just stitch back through the stitches and finish the stitched edges knot off and hide knot and thread in center seam cut another length of floss and thread needle with it put through the top of the ornament and tie in a loop here s the cover of the book if you re interested my copy is a library discard it distresses me that libraries discard such books but i m happy to give them a home by shala kerrigan posted on tuesday december 20 2011 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags christmas christmas crafts for everyone evelyn coskey felt ornaments sewing vintage crafts book review the joy of melt and pour soap crafting recently lisa maliga of everything shea create s wrote to ask me if i d be willing to review her e book the joy of melt and pour soap crafting i said yes i d be thrilled to as some of you know i m a big fan of cold process and hot process soap so why the interest in melt and pour because my best friend was just as adamant about glycerin soap as i was about the other kind and because it is a wonderful art form glycerin soap originally was made using real soap alcohol and sugar and a long cooking process some people still make it that way melt and pour glycerin soap is made using surfactant chemicals that behave like soap does in cleaning and foaming along with alcohol and sugar it has a high amount of glycerin in it which is hydroscopic which means it attracts moisture which makes it a non drying option for people who have issues with soap drying their skin too much so science and explanation out of the way the e book is very detailed about the process of melt and pour soap the author cares a lot about the topic and wants to share that with you if you ve seen the kits it s some blocks of clear soap sometimes some coloring and stuff to include in the soap fragrance oil and short instructions which say to microwave the soap not very satisfying for crafty minds that want to create this is a lot better the first half of the book is about the process of melt and pour soap she explains what you can mix in with lists of the attributes to different oils and herbs she also includes some information about additives you might not think of like tapioca pearls for a gently massaging soap she explains how to use colorants liquid mica mineral and natural she also explains why using a double boiler or a crock pot is a better option than microwaving your soap a chapter of tips that she s learned to tell you things that won t work and things that work well then you get to the recipes the recipes include a lot of techniques in themselves how to do layered soaps cake soaps soap embeds and my favorite section shampoo bars she finishes up with a lot of information about labeling and selling your finished soap products one of the best things in my opinion about melt and pour soap crafting is that it s a very friendly craft you don t need to be a kitchen chemist it s a craft that s ideal for parents to do with children as gifts or as the start of a home based business because of the nature of melt and pour soap any thing that doesn t work out is still usable in your home my daughter was interested in this book because she s looking at ways to make extra money this summer and she loves crafting i love the ideas in the book but i prefer hand milling soap and a lot of her tips and ideas can be used in hand milled soap as well i plan to try some shampoo bars both ways using melt and pour and hand milling a lot of great information in this book if you ve ever had an interest in melt and pour soapmaking if you go to the author s blog linked above she has some free projects recipes and articles there to read you can get the e book in kindle format on amazon com affiliate link my reviews are always my personal and honest opinion you can read more about my review policy here by shala kerrigan posted on tuesday december 20 2011 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags book review everything shea creates lisa maliga soap the joy of melt and pour soap crafting monday december 19 2011 photos from this past month earlier this month we stayed at the hotel my husband works at for the weekend i took some photos that weekend click on the images to see more detail alaska s flag i flipped this photo to show it with the north star in the upper right hand like it s supposed to be alaska s flag against all that snowy white this handsome raven was just perched up there yelling for attention so i took a bunch of photos thanks to one of the people on my facebook friends list i know this is a a gray crowned rosy finch the little sweetie also seemed to love the camera i took a bunch of photos and really love the contrast between the bird s coloring and warmth and the frost on the tree it was munching those berries like a frozen treat if you ever come to anchorage on the corner of 4th and barrow is a used book store that s been there since i was a kid the owner cathy has told me she s not going anywhere because she doesn t want to leave her books the books 300 000 or so books in this shop that s been there for so long they are on shelves with narrow paths between them in boxes next to the shelves and just stacked by the shelves stacks of books surround the front counter area piled on behind and in front of the counter you have to reach across these piles of books to pay her and she s always ready to talk to anyone who comes in it s called c m used books and it is the very definition of used book store in my mind it s the prototype other than the signs one old one new that say c m used books look for ravens and magpies she and her assistants toss out their leftovers for the birds and there are lots of fat happy ravens and magpies around the store waiting for treats these two photos weren t taken that weekend but i wanted to share them anyway sunset at about 3 30 in the afternoon trees all lit up at anchorage town square by shala kerrigan posted on monday december 19 2011 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags alaska anchorage birds finch photos ravens snow trees sunday december 18 2011 chess piece mandala coloring page at one point probably about 7 years ago i was working on a dingbat font with chess figures it never got finished and the project was shelved but these designs from from what i had done on that font i hope you enjoy the mandala click on the image for a larger version by shala kerrigan posted on sunday december 18 2011 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tags checkered chess coloring page games mandalas book review cutie pies cutie pies 40 sweet savory and adorable recipes is a collection of miniature pie recipes and techniques written by dani cone who owns seattle s high 5 pie which specializes in classic and new pie recipes in various shapes and sizes it starts with an introduction to the author and her love for pie then explains how to use the book the chapters are separated by pie shape however each recipe also lists options for shapes and how many pies it will mak...