Polymer Clay- Take 2!



Tonight I got together with my friend Shayna for take two of playing with Polymer Clay. I had such a fun time making the braided clay bracelets that I decided to step it up a notch. Shayna and I headed out to Hobby Lobby for the supplies. Shayna has been making jewelry for years and was able to point out what I needed to pull my vision together. I still have so much to learn about jewelry making, but I'm having fun while doing it!



 

The earrings! So easy! Thanks to Shanya for the use of your wire benders/cutters!



The Bracelet! I used small leather rope, copper beads, and turquoise polymer clay.



I hope you all have enjoyed my new creations. I am enjoying playing with Polymer Clay and making jewelry!



One man's trash....




....is another man's treasure!



  My mother-in-law is the queen of finding deals at thrift stores and garage sales.

I decided to check out our local thrift store. I don't think my findings will score me anything on "Antique's Road Show", However i'm happy with my first purchase.

- J Crew Belt

- "The Little Prince" book

For months I have been checking out this bracelet at Target. When I saw the J Crew Belt at the thrift store, I knew I was going to try and recreate this bracelet.



So I found a Handy Man to drill a hole in the middle of this belt, so that it will now be a good size for a bracelet.



I then had my handy man cut to the perfect length.



Ok, so its not exactly like the one from Target. However this bracelet only cost $2.00



And my little prince got a cute book for $0.50! Can't wait to read it to him when he is a bit older.







Chia Seeds!

I recently learned about Chia Seeds. There are many different benefits of eating Chia Seeds.

Top 5 Reason Why I Tried Them Today:
1. Chia seeds contain more antioxidants than blueberries.
2. They add healthy omega-3 oil into your diet.
3. Feel more energized all day long.
4. Chia seeds reduce food cravings.

5. By just asking 2 tables spooks of Chia Seeds to your daily diet you will get 7 grams of fiber, 4 grams of fiber, 205 milligrams of calcium, and 5 grams of omega-3!

My new favorite blog today had a post about Chia Seed Pudding. I decided to try it. So easy, very tasty, and good for you!

3/4 Chia Seeds

2 Cups Vanilla Almond Milk

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1/2 cup finly chopped coconut

Mix all together, let sit for 5 minutes. The Chia Seeds will thicken up/gel into a pudding consistency. It had a similar consistency of tapioca pudding.
It was actually very good! Casey was not a fan. He said he liked the flavor, however could not get past the texture. Lets hope Colton likes them. However I'm not sure he needs any extra energy throughout the day.

DIY- Painting with Colton

C3 can not wait till the weather cools down. We have had over 36 days in a row over 100 degrees. During the heat of the weekend we had a paint project inside to keep cool. Colton was very happy to paint Dinosaur Dan!
The finished product!

Colton is very proud of his dinosaur!

Gilcrease Museum- Tulsa, OK

C3 went to the Gilcrease Museum today. OK we didn't actually go into the museum, we just explored the grounds outside. When Colton is a bit older we will have to visit the inside of the museum. Today we had a picnic, walked the gardens, and walked the nature trails.

We used the self timer to take our family picture. I figured it was time to update my blog picture with a current picture with all 3 of us.
Entrance to the museum and grounds.

Colton throwing rocks into the pond.

Colton and Daddy posing for a picture.

Colton picked me a flower, so i put it in my hair. He then asked me to put his flower in his hair!

Exploring the grounds was a lot of fun. It was nice to be in the shade and the temp was only in the high 90's. We have had so many days over 100 degrees, so anything under 100 degrees feels like a cool front.

Tahini Honey Oatmeal Cookies

With the left over Tahini (ground up sesame seeds) I decided to make Tahini Cookies. I looked on allrecipes.com and could not find one that I liked. I looked in my pantry and came up with my own recipe. They passed the husband test. So I decided to share with all! Enjoy! Preheat Oven to 375 Degrees

Ingredients:

2 1/4 C Flour

1 t Baking Soda

1 t Salt

1 C (2 sticks) softened Butter

3/4 C Granulated Sugar

3/4 C Brown Sugar

2 Large Eggs

1/2 C Tahini

1/4 C Honey

1 C Coconut

3/4 C Sliced Almonds

1 T Cinnamon

Makes 30 cookies.

1. Mix together Flour, Baking Soda, & Salt.

2. In a separate bowl mix together softened butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, tahini, honey, & cinnamon.
3. Once creamy add the eggs and mix well.
4. Now add the dry mixture a bit at a time to the dry mixture and mix well.

5. Add oatmeal, coconut & almonds. Mix well.

6. Spoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet. (don't mind my beat up cookie sheet)

7. Bake at 375 degrees for 9-11 minutes.

8. Enjoy!

I actually submitted my recipe to Allrecipie.com. My first time submitting a recipe! Very exciting. You can check it out here. I hope you like them!

Tahini is not a spice!

We have become a Hummus family. We like it for a snack with carrots, pita chips, or celery. We even use as a spread on deli sandwiches, instead of Mayo and Mustard.

Hummus can be expensive so I decided I was going to make it. I picked this recipe for my first try. One of the ingredients is Tahini. I could not find this any were. I went to store after store looking in the spice row. A few weeks went by and I revisited the grocery stores in case they were just out before. No luck.

Well today I finally asked. Tahini is not a spice! Its ground sesame seeds in a paste/liquid form.

So I was finally able to make Hummus!

This was a good recipe, however next time I will use less salt, drain all of the liquid from the garbanzo beans and use 1/2 of the olive oil. Or I may try a different recipe all together.
Either way Hummus is super easy to make, as long as you can find the correct ingredients.

Even Colton loves it !

Tahini!