Don't Eat the Paste - Printable boxes, paper crafts, crafts, beads and recipes

Printable Stick Figure BSE -royalty free

2012-01-26T19:06:00.000-09:00

This is Rebecca. She's a stick figure. I've been thinking about doing some sort of stick figure breast self-exam printable for a while now that could be included in things people sell to help raise money for breast cancer research and awareness. It was one of those ideas that kept being shelved until today. So here it is, in 2 sizes. So you can print it to fit one page, or you can print two

Architectural Inspired Mandala to Color

2012-01-24T16:14:00.000-09:00

This mandala to color is inspired by decorative architectural elements like rosettes. The outer ring pattern is called "Egg and Dart", the first beaded pattern is a "Bead and Reel" and the second is just a beaded pattern, surrounding a rosette. Click on the image for a larger version in transparent PNG format.

Photos from a very snowy day (eagles!)

2012-01-23T08:36:00.000-09:00

Last night, my husband and I went out to visit with my friend Sam to play Plutocracy. Every time we do this, the weather gets crazy. The first time, there were bad ice conditions, the second, it was well sub-zero and just freezing (photos from that outing here). This time, it was a snow storm with low visibility. It was a very slow drive. Every time a drive pulled ahead of us and hit the snow on

Dragonfly Tea Box and Coloring Page

2012-01-20T20:33:00.000-09:00

My friend Rosemary likes my printable tea boxes and also really likes stained glass effects. This is NOT the tea box template she means. But the other wouldn't have worked with this design. Click on the image to open a larger version. Print on card stock, cut, score, fold, glue. I recommend Chrome browser for printing directly from a browser. I hope you also enjoy the coloring page. I really

Triangle knot embroidery patterns and a coloring page

2012-01-19T08:45:00.000-09:00

More triangle knots! The first page is for embroidery and it's 100 dpi jpg. Click on the images for the larger version. The second page is a coloring page in 300 ppi transparent PNG format. I hope you enjoy them! Usual terms on the embroidery patterns, which means, if you use them on finished items, you can sell those items without asking permission. I'd love to see pictures of course. :)

Strike

2012-01-17T21:01:00.001-09:00

I think I tried a half a dozen or so #striketools in various parts of my html. None of them worked. Please go sign the Google petition if you haven't already. Contact your representatives, which you can do easily from Wikipedia. Check out the SOPA Strike page. The vague language in the bills is unconstitutional, and I have no doubt if they pass, the Supreme Court will strike them down. They

Dragon Love Coloring Page

2012-01-17T13:28:00.000-09:00

A dragon love knot to color. Honestly, I'm always a little insecure about my wyrm-y dragons. So hopefully some of you like this one. Click the image for a larger version to color.

Some new favorite things

2012-01-17T10:09:00.000-09:00

Recently, I complained on Facebook about the effect the cold weather + regular water aerobics in a salt water pool was having on my skin. Deb Keller of Thistlewood Manor sent me a couple of lotion bars. It's amazing how much difference they are making. The issue with lotions was they were evaporating too fast so they needed constant reapplication. The lotion bars, straight after showing off the

Martin Luther King Jr. on Love- printable word art

2012-01-15T20:20:00.000-09:00

At Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama on November 17, 1957, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a sermon about loving your enemies. This printable is an excerpt of that sermon. You can read the sermon in full here. (King Institute site). Click the image for a larger version to print. For the printable, I decided to put the Ancient Greek for each type of love next to what Dr.

Bull's Eye Heart Mandalas to color

2012-01-15T16:20:00.000-09:00

Actually, one mandala, one tile, and the same mandala on the same tiled background. Because I wanted to use the tiled background on my example, so I'm giving you lots of options. Click on the images for the larger versions. Transparent PNG format!

Hearts bull's eye pattern boxes in 5 colors!

2012-01-15T06:26:00.000-09:00

I really need to either get ink or switch out printers so I can do some more heart clasp top boxes and print examples. Since that hasn't been done yet, these are simple 2x2x2 cube boxes in 5 different colors with a bull's eye effect heart pattern. I hope you enjoy them! Click on the images for larger versions.

Book Review- Build Your Own Free-To-Air Satellite TV System

2012-01-14T15:01:00.000-09:00

So, this is different than my usual reviews right? So why a book on FTA satellite TV systems? Because this is one of my husband's two favorite books from 2011. The other one was fiction. First a quick definition- Free-to-air satellite transmissions are transmissions that you don't have to pay a subscriber fee. The satellites transmit the stations, sometimes encoded, but frequently not, so if

Friendship pins and ice sculptures

2012-01-14T11:54:00.001-09:00

First- I posted instructions for these cute little square stitch pins at Beadwork at BellaOnline. You can find the article *here*. The rest of the photos can be clicked for larger versions. Ice ice ice! Recently I was sent a game to review. It's a very complicated and interesting game, so I asked a friend for help with the review. We decided to meet at a friendly locally owned coffee shop that

Triple Trinity Knot for embroidery or coloring

2012-01-13T07:02:00.000-09:00

A triple trinity knot that I think would be lovely embroidered on something. Or you can just color it in. Hope you like it! This was actually inspired by an ice sculpture. I'll post that photo later! Click the image for a larger version.

Book Review- Quick-Fix Vegan

2012-01-13T01:07:00.000-09:00

Quick-Fix Vegan : Healthy Homestyle Meals in 30 Minutes or Less by Robin Robertson turns cooking vegan foods into something faster ,healthier and tastier than convenience foods using no animal products. She's also the author of Quick Fix Vegetarian. As a lot of my readers know, my family are not vegans, but we try to eat a vegan menu a few days every week. We've realized a lot of the reason we

Knotwork Heart to Color

2012-01-11T04:30:00.000-09:00

This knotwork heart for Valentine's Day is drawn with lines that are one pixel thick! Transparent PNG as usual. Click on the image for the full sized version. I hope the detail oriented coloring addicts enjoy this one! Click on knot in the labels for more knots to color. You also have my permission, as usual, to use this for embroidery, pyrography or any other crafty use.

Debra Jo Hardman's Crazy Quilts

2012-01-09T23:29:00.001-09:00

Hi! I'd like to introduce you to Deb Hardman, she was at the hobby show at the Museum on Sunday, and she's a crazy quilter. Or is that crazy for quilting? See, this is her name tag- Crazy quilting is less structured than most traditional patterns, and allows a lot of embellishment and artistic detail. What Deb does is to create with fabric, thread and other bits gorgeous quilts with a nearly

Printable Love Quote

2012-01-09T07:15:00.001-09:00

Click on the image below for a larger version to print. The quote on it is from Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet. "Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understanding of love; And

Spontaneous trip to the museum...

2012-01-08T19:11:00.000-09:00

Today I was planning to crochet, bead and work on some other projects. Then on my newsfeed on Facebook, Bosco's Comics and Games posted "Come see us at the Anchorage Museum. It's Hobby Day. Goes 'till 4pm. Free admission and free comics and cards from BOSCO'S." Free comics, free admission to the museum and hobbies? I asked TG if it sounded like fun to her and she was dashing into her room for a

Book Review - Blogging For Bliss

2012-01-07T23:09:00.000-09:00

Every so often I wind up in conversations about starting a blog, and trying to explain just what I know gets confusing and overwhelming for some people. There are a lot of books about blogging that focus on all sorts of topics, but very few books for the person who wants to start a craft or art blog. A couple of years ago, Tara Frey wrote a great book about the process that should be

Moon and stars bandanna design to color

2012-01-06T10:07:00.000-09:00

In 2006, I made a hat for my friend Melissa, just started crocheting working off the idea "What would be a good Melissa hat?" (includes crochet pattern for stars, but not the pattern for the hat) A few days ago, I thought "What would make a good bandanna for Melissa?" and this was the result. I colored my example in her favorites, teal and lime. The 8x8 inch version below can be colored however

Argyle boxes!

2012-01-04T00:05:00.000-09:00

Two argyle patterned printable gift boxes! These are good every occasion boxes in the 2x2x2 inch cube and the 3x3x1 inch size. Click on the images to download larger versions. Print on card stock, score, fold, glue! For argyles to color, I have a plain argyle pattern and an argyle mandala here. It's really very cold here lately. About -7F or -22C. If it's cold where you are, stay warm. If

Book Review- On A Stick!

2012-01-03T00:55:00.002-09:00

My first review of 2012! On A Stick! 80 Party-Perfect Recipes by Matt Armendariz is a themed cookbook built around the idea of foods on a stick. Think more fair type mini-meals on a stick than tiny little appetizers on picks. These foods are fun and not at all fussy. When I get a new cookbook, my daughter and I both go through it with sticky notes marking which recipes we want to try out first.

Two Thousand and Sweet! (with a coloring page)

2012-01-02T01:30:00.000-09:00

My friend Liza from Brazil told me-"Do you know what people have been calling the New Year here? Dois mil e doce (two thousand and sweet), because doze (twelve) sounds similar to doce (sweet). So a very very sweet year for you, too!"I hope the year is sweet for all of you. Click on the candy mandala for a larger version. Transparent PNG as usual! Last year was the first time I started drawing

2011 was bittersweet

2012-01-01T02:02:00.000-09:00

2011 was a very hard year for my family in a lot of ways, and a really wonderful year in other ways. The big things were losing my best friend Kim, and my Uncle, Kim died 11/11/11, and my Uncle Lamar died 1/30/11. There is a lot of sadness in those things, but also a measure of joy. The sadness is obvious. They were both incredible people, and they are missed so much. The joy is for much the