Sunday, 13 March 2011

Stop Motion.

I have been playing around with Stop motion animation! It is super fun, but it takes a good amount of time. This is just a little test of it. Something small. Hope you enjoy it! Tell me what you think.

Friday, 11 March 2011

Step Stool.

When I was in High School I came across an abandoned Stepping stool someone made. It was in bad condition with screws poking through the top and a wood burning mess on the top. However that did not stop me in taking it in and to see what I can do to it.
Here is a picture of my new Stool!
I fixed the screws, and sanded down the top. I painted the top with flowers! I think it looks great.

Thursday, 10 March 2011

Value Village

I love going to Value Village. There is something about old and used items that gets me inspired. Last year, while shopping there, I came across an amazing collapsible chair for only two dollars! I had to buy it, and I did. At the time my only way of transportation was the bus, and once again people were giving me strange looks.
My mistake was going over to a friends house before taking it home. Upon which I forgot the chair, and there it stayed for almost a full year.
Finally I got my chair back a couple months ago. I started painting it and finally I have finished it.
I think it is a great design! Tell me what you think!

I just recently went back to Value Village and bought another chair. This one does not fold up and is very heavy. I`m thinking about wood burning the whole thing with random designs. It is going to take a very long time. Hopefully you will see it on my blog in the future!

Wednesday, 9 March 2011

Pizza Fun!


This is a recipe for a really good homemade pizza crust, that has no yeast in it! It was super good, and I really recommend making it!
 Ingredients:
- 2 cups Flour
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp Oregano 
- 1/2 Garlic Powder
- 2 dashes Cayenne Pepper
- 2/3 cup Water
- 1 Tbsp Cooking oil

Steps:  
Preheat over to 400 degrees and prepare a pizza pan with non-stick spray. I have a pizza stone and did not have to spray the stone.
Mix dry ingredients together.
Mix in wet ingredients. I noticed when making the dough that it was very dry looking, and that lots of flour was left behind; don't worry about that.
Lightly cover your counter with some flower. Knead the dough 6-8 times. Again the dough will look dry just keep following the steps. In the end it tastes great!
Roll out your dough. As you can see I am horrible at making a circle out of dough and bet you can do way better.
Place your dough on pizza pan or stone, and rube some oil on the top to make sure the crust does not get soggy from the sauce. Than add any toppings you like on the top. Depending on how thick you made your crust, cook for 18-20 minutes.
Than add any toppings you like on the top. Depending on how thick you made your crust, cook for 18-20 minutes.

These are my finished products. These pizza's tasted so good! Make this crust and tell me what you think!

Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Knitting Pillows!

A while back my grandmother showed me how to knit. I picked up the craft very quickly, with her great instructions and a book she bought me for Christmas. I started off with the intentions of making a blanket. I picked really bright colors because at the time that was what I liked. Red, orange, yellow green, blue, and purple were the colors I picked out. I started making knitted squares for my blanket, but after awhile of knitting eventually I went on to other crafts. A couple weeks ago, I finally sat down on my living room couch and started to knit. As I was sitting there I realized I should have made my squares a lot bigger. At the rate I was knitting; I would have my blanket done in three years. I was laying on a really comfy pillow at the time when it donned on me, why not make a knitted pillow? Really excited about the idea I counted and laid out all my knitted squares. I found an old travel pillow that I knew no one would miss and started sewing my pillow together! It was a great project, and I even used my first testing square for a pocket for a book! I put a cute flower button on it and I must say it is a super cute pillow!
If you know how to knit, try making a pillow! It is super easy and they turn out great! Here is mine.