crafting pumpkins

::paper bag pumpkins ::

pumpkins with wings, why not...? anything can happen on Halloween.

enjoy. 

recipe

:: apple pie ::

prep- 30 mins.

cook- 1 hour

serves- 8

• 1 pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup water (remove a tablespoon worth to compensate the vanilla) 
• 1 tablespoon "real" vanilla 
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• "dash" of nutmeg 
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup "packed" brown sugar
• 8 Granny Smith apples- peeled, cored, and sliced
• 1/4 cup milk - brush on top 
• white sugar - sprinkle on top crust 

Preheat over 425 degrees.

Melt butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour to form a paste.

Add water, white/brown sugar, and bring to a boil; reduce temperature adding vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg and let simmer 2-4 mins. 

Mix syrup with the apples, pour into bottom pie crust.

Cover with top crust: apply 3 slits on top. 

Brush on milk and add sprinkled white sugar.

Bake 15 minutes at 425 degrees; reduce the temperature to 350 degrees continue baking for 35 - 45 mins. until apples are soft.  

enjoy.

a little taste from the island

Friday's Lovely Links

:: delightful to visit ::

• printable Halloween masks - mrprintables.com
• painting exhibit - castleandthings.com
• 3-ring binder dollhouse (tutorial) - southerndisposition.blogspot.com
• 50 sketchbook drawings for inspiration - designinstruct.com
• DIY - pallet wood letter decor - thistlewoodfarms.com
• pumpkin cornbread - theviewfromgreatisland.com

Have a wonderful weekend!

Only an illusion

:: optical art ::

 materials needed:

bristol/watercolor/mixed media- paper (any of these will do)

sharpie fine point- black

watercolors

paint brush/spray water bottle 

enjoy. 

harvesting the craft...

:: beads and beyond ::

my thoughts: once and awhile we go outside our normal elements of creating 

to design something from the inside out. 

**  handcrafted **
http://thestudiogallery.blogspot.com

handcrafted...

 :: art dolls ::

uniquely crafted from repurposed/recyclable materials.

The season is changing, and I am spending more time nestled in my studio... feels good. 

enjoy.

altered- said and done

:: tag ::

collaborating paint, a silhouette, and words...

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; 

nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.

Friedrich Nietzsche