Don't Eat the Paste

Printable quote- You're all beautiful

2013-05-22T13:04:00.000-08:00

You're all geniuses and you're all beautiful. You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. -John Lennon I hope you all enjoy this quote as much as I do. It will print to 8x10 inches, and because it's black and white it looks fantastic on colored paper. I do these using Astrobrights paper. Click the image below for a large version to print. The version above is small and

Bears at the zoo (photo post)

2013-05-21T20:53:00.000-08:00

For Mother's Day, we have a family tradition of going to the zoo. We went on the 13th this year and I had all sorts of plans to get the photos TG and my husband took to include in this post. But since they both keep forgetting, you get to see my bears instead. I really love the brown bears. So I hope you enjoy these photos. Click to see larger versions, but they are resized so they aren't as

Changing the world with #SocialPower

2013-05-19T19:00:00.001-08:00

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Social Power for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Social Power is a new way to harness the power of your social networks to create change in the world. It's easy to use, you can create an account using Twitter or Facebook to log in, or you can set it up with an email address, login name and password. Once

Moose Mandala to color

2013-05-19T07:00:00.000-08:00

MOOSE! We get them in our neighborhood so often. Generally cows and calves. Alaska is the home of the biggest moose, alces alces giga. My husband has had to call in "moose" to work in the past, because he's not messing with any animal bigger than our car who just wants to hang out in our driveway. So since moose make me think of Alaska, this is kind of an Alaskan themed mandala. The center

PS- Don't Forget the Cake! Private Selection Upside Down Cakes

2013-05-16T11:01:00.001-08:00

This post brought to you by Private Selection. All opinions are 100% mine. We do most of our grocery shopping at our local Fred Meyer, which is Kroger store and carries Kroger's Private Selection label foods. Forget everything you know about "store brands"- we like Private Selection a lot, great quality, flavors, ingredients and without a premium price. Up

It's My Birthday- Retro Owl Tape Giveaway

2013-05-16T10:13:00.002-08:00

It's my birthday today! So I'm giving away presents. 5 people can win one roll each of Retro Owl Duck® Brand Duct Tape. I'll even autograph the rolls. I'm sorry, but because of shipping costs, this is USA only. So how do you enter? Leave a comment. It's that simple. Make sure you give me some way to get in touch with you if you're the winner. Email address or Ravelry name will do

Peace Symbol Crocheted Earring Pattern

2013-05-15T15:40:00.000-08:00

I wasn't sure about posting this pattern, so I asked on FB and a few people said they would like the pattern. These earrings need to be stiffened to look right, but they are quick to make and are a lot of fun! You will need: size 10 crochet cotton- I used Aunt Lydia's Mexicana which is a wonderful rainbow variegated thread size 7 (1.5 mm) steel crochet hook tapestry needle Mod Podge (still

Printable geometric patterned gift boxes- 4 colors

2013-05-14T11:30:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone! I hope you enjoy these printable gift boxes in 4 different colors. Print on card stock, cut out, score, fold, glue! Available in green, blue, purple and orange. Click on the image for a larger version. Yesterday my family and I went to the zoo, and got to see a polar bear cub that is on it's way to another zoo today. It was a lot of fun, and I'll be posting photos

Book Review- Backyard Foraging

2013-05-13T09:46:00.004-08:00

Backyard Foraging: 65 Familiar Plants You Didn't Know You Could Eat by Ellen Zachos is a collection of weeds as well as commonly grown garden and landscaping plants that are edible and not generally grown for food. It's written for people who have recently started foraging or who have been doing it only for a short time and would like to know more about what is edible and ways to prepare it.

Ready for Spring Crocheted Earrings

2013-05-10T15:08:00.000-08:00

It's starting to green a little. I even saw the first dandelion leaves on my yard today. Thread crochet in bright colors is light, summery and casual. These earrings work up really fast and I hope you enjoy the pattern. Pattern written in US terminology. You will need: Size 10 Crochet Thread (I used Aunt Lydia's Crochet Thread in Aspen because the colorway is one of my favorites) Size 7

May Birthstone and Flower Mandala

2013-05-07T20:01:00.003-08:00

Happy Birthday to everyone born in May! Including me! Yay! (want to see my Amazon wishlist?) The birthstone for May is emerald and the flower is lily of the valley. Lily of the valley is a flower that has long been a symbol for purity and humility. They are small, lovely and have an amazing fragrance that's very popular in perfumes. For the emeralds, I chose an emerald cut emerald of

Korean Food Bazaar

2013-05-04T16:32:00.000-08:00

Around the block from my home is a Korean Catholic Church, and once a year they have a food bazaar as a fund raiser. Authentically cooked food and it's hugely popular. It seems like we've always got something else going on that weekend and miss it though. This year, I made a point of it. All of these photos except for the one of TATG were taken by her, and she's just getting used to a new camera

Comic book inspired sun and rainbow printable box

2013-05-04T13:25:00.002-08:00

It's free comic book day today which inspired this messy looking halftoned sun and rainbow box. It's a 3x3x1 inch box. For printing tips, click the printing tips tab under the banner on top of the page. Click the image for a larger version, print on card stock, cut out, score folds, glue! I won a pair of Basix circs in a nice big size (17) for quick afghans and openwork lacy shawls. I'm

Really intricate flower mandala to color

2013-05-01T15:16:00.002-08:00

This is a wee bit on the intricate side, and it's actually been simplified some from the original. I do plan to draw a much simpler mandala using many of the same elements. I hope you like this flower mandala for the first day of May!! Click on the versions below for larger versions to print and color. Small JPG version: Large PNG version: This month is my birthday! May 16th. I have

Herbal Tea Cup Garden with Miracle-Gro

2013-04-29T20:03:00.001-08:00

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. The snow is almost completely gone, and it's starting to look like spring. Which actually means that all sorts of dead grass is showing and it's sunny enough that I'm craving green in my garden. A large tea cup gardening container is just perfect

Book Review-Simply Precious Pop-Ups

2013-04-29T18:22:00.000-08:00

I really love Japanese crafts and paper crafts a favorite of mine as well. Simply Precious Pop-Ups- Easy to make and Beautiful 3D Greeting Cards by Kiyoshi Kikuchi is a perfect fit. This is an English translation of a book by Kiyoshi Kikuchi. He's written several books of kirigami projects that are only available in Japanese. Kirigami is cut paper art, it can be sculptural or flat. These

Printable dreams quote- Henry David Thoreau

2013-04-26T16:48:00.000-08:00

I haven't done a printable quote in at least a week right? Anyway, I hope you like this one. Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may still exist but you have ceased to live. - Henry David Thoreau. The image above is shareable from my Facebook page and click the image below for a larger version to print.

Printable Sun Box

2013-04-25T16:37:00.003-08:00

The sun is up for over 15 hours a day now up here but it's still not warm enough to plant seeds. I hope you enjoy this sun themed box! Click on the image for a larger version, print on card stock, cut out, score, fold, glue! At the top of my page is a tab for printing tips if you are having issues getting it to print the right size. In other news! It's been a really good day other

Ducks, geese, and World Book Night (photo post)

2013-04-24T15:45:00.000-08:00

Last night was World Book Night. The second annual one, and my family had a blast doing it last year so we signed up again this year. It's a great project, and if you go to the site you can sign up for the newsletter and apply to be a book giver for 2014. Even though we did it last year, my dad, once again didn't understand the concept. The stumbling block for him is the idea of me giving

Book Review- Fabric Surface Design

2013-04-23T15:10:00.001-08:00

I haven't done any silk or fabric painting in quite a few years and this book is so timely because I've been wanting to paint some silk shawls lately. Since it was never a subject that I knew much about, reading this has given me a lot more insight into techniques and tools. It starts with an introduction to materials, the author talks about choosing the fabric paints, how they work and has a

Mother and child bird mandala to color AND a video

2013-04-22T15:56:00.001-08:00

Hello! I hope you enjoy this mother and child bird mandala. It uses the same birds as this box. Click on the image for a larger version, print and color or use for crafty things like embroidery or pyrography. Small JPG version: Large Transparent PNG version: In other news, I made a video of some of the mandalas from this site and posted it on YouTube. It's set to music written by

Lots of great things this week, with one bad thing

2013-04-20T14:42:00.001-08:00

Mostly, this week has been pretty amazing. One of my favorite craft sites asked if they could do a feature on some of my projects, I got to see a photo of my owl Duck Tape, 1000 people liked my Facebook page (which I didn't notice until just now) those are the big highlights. A lot of little things. Michael and I discussed cultivating mushrooms this summer and we had a lovely night out looking at

My new favorite way to eat asparagus!

2013-04-18T13:10:00.004-08:00

This was going to be a post about fish. It was supposed to be about fish when I plated dinner last night and grabbed my camera. But then I started eating. The fish, Alaskan cod, was very good. The asparagus? OH MY STARS! The only way I'd like it better is if we had done it outside over a birch wood fire. It was just that good. It's not that I did much different, so it has to be the salt. I

Spiral Mandala to color

2013-04-17T09:28:00.002-08:00

I hope you enjoy this new mandala to color! Click on the images for larger versions, print and color. Small JPG version: Large transparent PNG version: This is the 1000th post on Don't Eat the Paste, and I just passed 1000 reviews on Amazon.com, as well as hitting that 3 million pageviews marker. It's kind of been a big couple of weeks! When I started drawing mandalas for this

Little Bird Circle Tags

2013-04-13T15:16:00.000-08:00

A few people told me they really loved the little birds box last week. When I drew the birds I was thinking they might be cute in a few things including circle tags. I love circle tags. One of my favorite uses for them is using them on printable iron-on fabric to use as patches. They can also be used as gift tags, or glued to cut down skewers or long toothpicks as cupcake toppers, or printed