Homemade Marshmallows

In January my boss came in with a box of homemade marshmallows that she wanted me to cover with Chocolate. She had bought them at wholefoods. After seeing how easy they were to coat with chocolate, she went home and made some for her family. Last night she went looking for more handmade marshmallows because she wanted to give chocolate covered marshmallows for Valentines day to her friends... but couldn't find them.

I volunteered to try and make them. I have never made them before. But tonight, I'm pulling my trusty kitchen aid mixer from its hiding place and going to attempt this! I've got a few recipes I found online, I'll be reading through them 'til I find the one I want to use.

Wish me luck.

****** UPDATE ********
They looked great, I had to wait 10 hours to cut them, so I waited 'til this morning and wow, they look and tast great!

I have class tonight so I was in a rush this morning to get to work and cut them. But my Boss loved them and tomorrow she wants me to cover them in chocolate at work for her. I'll take pictures.

I am so happy with the way they turned out.

New Banner!!!

I spent most of my morning working on changing my banner. I had been wanting to update it because I want to get some business cards to match. Reading the thread on the over user of the Papyrus font, prompted me to update my banner. I really like it.

Here it is what do you think?



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BEADS to the rescue!

Last night after my Economics exam, I was so exhausted I needed something to help me unwind. BEADS to the rescue! I sorted and arranged my beads by color… now I can’t wait to start some new creations. I’ve got some beautiful jasper and amber. I also have some agates in spring colors that I’m planning to mix with some light green and light pink pearls for spring. I also have some beautiful glass bead pearls; they are huge at least 14 mm, maybe larger.

Here is a quote to get you in the creative mood: “Life is pure adventure and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art… we need to remember that we are created creative and can invent new scenarios as frequently as they are needed.” By Mary Angelou

This weekend after I catch up with my Biology reading I am going to focus on taking pictures of jewelry that I have in stock and then I can dream up some new pieces.

Have a great weekend!

Etsy Shopping!!!

I spent my morning shopping on Etsy for my husband’s niece (2 1/2 years old) & his little cousin (she will be 1 year old in a few weeks).
The Vendors:
marymarsh.etsy.com
  


littleladyboutique.etsy.com
  

MindysEmbroidery.etsy.com
I got 2 of these, because the 2 year old always has to have her lip balm w/her.


Craftysignsandbows.etsy.com
 

What fun I had finding these little hair clips for the girls. I'm sure they will look so cute w/them... I'll post pictures of the girls when I get these in.

Making Earring Cards

What did I do this weekend? Earring cards! I got my supplies from Michaels where I found some mega craft punches in the shape of a square, they worked perfect. When I had my squared done, I used a small round hole-puncher to punch holes then half an inch beneath those holes I punched a tear drop hole so that I could hang my lever back earrings on it. It worked great!


I also bought the large gift tag puncher and stamped thank you on it, the gift tag puncher also works great as an earring card holder, which is what I will be using to send free gifts (earrings) with any purchase from my etsy site during the months of February and March.

January... Busy, Busy, Busy.

January proved to be a busy time for me. And wow was it full of Birthdays... My Brother Hector on the 14th, Sister Liz on the 16, Sister Oli on the 17, Husband on the 22, nephew on the 23... Geeze, glad there is only one birthday in Febuary. My beautiful niece Tatianna who turns 15.

School started, I'm taking two classes this semester, Biology and an online course (economics)... both classes are taking up so much of my time. My online course requires online postings every Wednesday & Saturday; a weekly quiz and homwork due Tuesday. Thankfully Biology is mostly reading, though in the last 7 days we have had 2 pop quizes, the lab assignments are fun though we meet twice a week from 6:45 to 9:45pm. yuk!

To top it all off, I fractured my left wrist on the 17th.

On the 22nd I had to meet with one of the consignment stores because they were needing more jewelry. YAY! Thats always good.

But at work I had a software deadline on 24th, which thankfully I was still able to complete, though its not one that I wouldn't be very proud of, but still it turned out nice... I will be twicking it some more until its where I want it to be.

I need to work on 2 other websites for some friends; take pictures of my jewelry and update my etsy site.

I guess Feb. will also be a busy month.

Cruise Dec. 2007

I just got back from my latest cruise! It was really nice, but not as great as my last cruise. The difference? I beieve the cruise line. Carnival just didn't measure up to Royal Carribean. The Carnival food was nothing special, on Royal Carribean I remember being excited about what might be on the menu for that evening. As well as the entertainment, Carnival just didn't wow us the way Royal Carribean did. Overall, it was still pretty good, I was in great company w/my husband and his family. Only thing missing were my dogs. We had their Vet watching over them, so I knew they would be fine, but I still missed them. The best part of the vacation? Snorkeling in Cozumel: