tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43697109472669967142026-07-04T16:40:07.130-08:00Don't Eat the PasteFree printable gift boxes, box templates,cards, crochet patterns, paper crafts, recycled crafts, beads, recipes and other crafty things.Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.comBlogger1510125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-70834996150549783012025-04-01T16:04:00.000-08:002025-04-01T16:04:04.513-08:00Chocolate Raspberry Pistachio Dessert (adaptable!) Okay y'all, I was not going to post this recipe because it was a spur of the moment "What do we have on hand?" thing that I jotted down and then we tried it. But! It's so very, very good. We know that fruit/pistachio cream and chocolate work well together and I love cheesecake flavors. I don't know what to call this, PLEASE leave suggestions. You will need: 2 cups Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-67376377859957394922025-02-06T13:22:00.001-09:002025-02-06T13:22:17.670-09:00Heart Mosaic- less complex version I said I would do a simpler version! I talked to a friend of mine to work out the scale for this one. I hope you enjoy this a lot.Click the images below for larger versions to download, print at fit to page. Small jpg version- Heart mosaic coloring page:Large transparent png version- Heart Mosaic coloring page:Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-9287873045796175152025-02-05T18:28:00.002-09:002025-02-05T18:28:18.998-09:00Heart Mosaic Coloring page I'm going to do a post soon about what I've been doing for the last couple of months, and tomorrow plan to post a simpler version of this. But!! Please let me know what you think of this idea for ways to play with color. You can download and print the images below! Right click to save, print full page. Small jpg version of the heart mosaic coloring page: Large Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-45091346410367521902024-11-18T05:05:00.002-09:002024-11-18T05:05:41.921-09:00National Native American Heritage Month Bead Coloring page Do'inta? Se uzra Shala Kerrigan.How are you? My name is Shala Kerrigan. I only have a handful of words in my language, which is Lower Tanana Athabascan. This coloring page is based off the style of bead embroidery done by Athabascans up here in Alaska. I hope you enjoy it! Click the images below for larger versions to download/print/color. Small jpg version of bead Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-75527535776659094652024-11-12T21:28:00.001-09:002024-11-12T21:28:03.632-09:00Another Love coloring page! I posted a coloring page just to my FB page recently, and then after talking to one of my readers, promised one that said love soon. So here it is! I hope very much you all like it. I'll post the hope one tomorrow. Click the versions below for larger versions to save and print. Print on landscape mode. Small jpg version of love coloring page: Large transparent png version of Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-11748097058575249942024-10-23T10:13:00.001-08:002024-10-23T10:13:45.312-08:00Vote coloring page It's that time of the year! I voted by mail for convenience and didn't get a sticker. I'm a little sad about that but will stop by one of the voter locations and ask for a sticker. Anyway! Click the images below to save and print to color. Small jpg of vote coloring page: Large transparent png of vote coloring page:Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-13965337508006033222024-10-01T14:42:00.002-08:002024-10-01T14:42:24.046-08:00Quick Basket Decor Craft with Fall Flowers Oh the crisp cool days of fall! A lot of hustling, last minute garden harvests, berry picking, apple picking. And a moment for a bit of simple crafting with one of my favorite plants. See the picture above? The little nosegay off to the side is a bundle of dried yarrow I picked earlier this year and wrapped in pretty yarn and hung to dry. Yarrow dries beautifully, means a lot of Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-13623908740192045472024-09-03T10:33:00.002-08:002024-09-30T13:26:46.038-08:00DIY Craft Foam Crown Headband I really meant to get in progress photos but it's harvest time up here and my family is doing a LOT of harvesting of wild plants and stuff. I've started selling some of my salves in partnership with a good friend. You can follow her page and see what are doing together at Da Love Bazaar on Facebook. So instead of in progress photos, you get the printable pattern and a writtenShala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-61724482217518661062024-07-04T09:47:00.000-08:002024-07-04T09:47:10.076-08:00Super easy air freshener hack I keep forgetting to post this really easy scent hack. Bar coasters are made out of blotter paper- just like most paper type car fresheners. So you can put your favorite perfume oils on them and either put them in a pretty bowl or punch a hole in them and hang them. The coaster in this photo is one that came as a sample with some stickers from Sticker Mule and if you use my link, you can Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-67948758655778099012024-06-08T12:51:00.002-08:002024-06-08T12:51:18.872-08:00Color By Shape! Coloring page I'm still working on getting back in the habit of drawing and this was an idea I had recently for coloring by shape. There are 6 different shapes in the circle, and my example was colored in using rainbow colors for each shape. It's fussy and hopefully calmly meditative for people who like coloring in simple designs with a lot of small areas. Click the images below for Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-75787940434834412422024-06-04T13:19:00.005-08:002024-06-04T13:19:58.449-08:00Love and Hearts Coloring Page OH! It's been a while since I drew and posted a new coloring page. I'm learning how to use the graphic program on a different computer and this is the first one I've done on that computer. Click the images below for larger versions to print and color. Small jpg version of Love and Hearts Coloring Page- Large transparent PNG version of Love and Hearts Coloring Page- Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-71064008973401458772024-05-15T12:11:00.001-08:002024-05-15T12:11:23.705-08:00Smoking Cheese - Electric smoker Oh! It's been a long time. Sorry about that. But hey, it's that season again and my family is gathering food and doing summer stuff and one of the big summer things is smoking cheese. We don't have a cold smoker. Our smokers are both electric, and both are Smokehouse Products smokers. One was bought off season at a heavily discounted price- but honestly, it would have been worth Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-79352878208509045832023-07-14T10:17:00.001-08:002023-07-14T10:17:15.073-08:00The Amazing Turnip Girl's Very Special Birthday Cake Oh that's a mess isn't it? It's also very delicious. See, for the Amazing Turnip Girl's birthday, being in July, we do either ice box cakes or ice cream treats. This year has been well, interesting. To say the absolute least. She asked for a "Twinkie Cherry Cheesecake". And I was going to give her whatever she wanted. So that meant coming up with a recipe for an icebox Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-75269854266163315902022-08-29T17:47:00.001-08:002022-08-29T17:47:15.206-08:00Spiced Crab Apple Jelly Recipe Sorry I haven't updated in a while. It's harvest season. The berries, the mushrooms, all those other things wild and cultivated that my family picks and creates the jams, sauces, syrups and jellies we use through out the year and give to our friends. Also, I'm going to do something weird and give you the recipe before the back story.This is actually a TECHNIQUE and a recipe both. The Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-15801351140105873392022-07-12T11:36:00.002-08:002022-07-12T11:36:15.752-08:00Coloring page- chess board Oh it's been a while. Sorry. This has been a good summer for my garden and I've been spending a lot of time out there. Anyway, here's a new coloring page. The big blank spot at the bottom of the chess board is so it can be personalized as you wish as a sign for a bedroom or whatever you'd like to do with it. Click the images below for larger versions to print and color. ChessShala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-48578912754876927622022-04-02T08:07:00.001-08:002022-04-02T08:07:22.730-08:00Stick Figure Saturday- Dance Hard It's Stick Figure Saturday again! Simple coloring pages with a lot of room to play with techniques, backgrounds and colors. I hope you enjoy this week's installment. Click the images below for larger versions to save/print/color! Stick figure dance coloring- small jpgStick figure dance coloring page- large transparent pngShala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-48658024801699206802022-03-26T11:11:00.002-08:002022-03-26T11:11:22.682-08:00Stick Figure Saturday- Stick Cat!! It's Stick Figure Saturday!!! Sorry I missed last week. Life got in the way. Today's is a cat, because I found out that this year is going to be the 40th anniversary of "Built for Speed" by the Stray Cats and it just made me smile thinking of it. It's such a fun album. I hope you're enjoying this series. Any suggestions for future installments? I'd love to know. Click the Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-2567277363798295432022-03-12T06:15:00.001-09:002022-03-12T06:15:32.860-09:00Stick Figure Saturday- Angel of the Morning coloring page Good morning! It's time for a brand new Stick Figure Saturday coloring page!This one was inspired by my love for coffee obviously. I hope you enjoy it. Click the images below for larger images to save, print and color.Small jpg version of Angel of the Morning coloring page:Large transparent png version of Angel of the Morning coloring page:Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-47200852716136253502022-03-05T06:11:00.000-09:002022-03-05T06:11:05.262-09:00Stick Figure Saturday- Planting seeds It's Stick Figure Saturday again!!! That day where I post a simple stick figure coloring page with lots of room to play with shading and different techniques. Since I've been getting seeds started for my garden, I thought that would be fun. I hope you enjoy it. Click the images below for larger versions to save/print/color. Small jpg version stick figure planting seeds-Large Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-32574079171585531482022-02-26T07:25:00.004-09:002022-02-26T07:25:31.308-09:00Stick Figure Saturday: Bee Yourself Welcome to the second Stick Figure Saturday! This series came out of the idea that sometimes simple is very good and gives a lot of room to practice shading, doodling or different materials. This week's design to print and color was inspired by the way my family forages and how much we love the bees in our garden. Click the images below for larger images to print and color. Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-455053927084088792022-02-20T15:07:00.005-09:002022-02-20T15:10:22.081-09:00Dragonfly Coloring Page This dragonfly is part of a recent Spoonflower challenge that is voting right now. You can vote for your favorite Y2K inspired design here. This was done before my computer had issues recently. Stick Figure Saturday will be back next week! And you can download, print and color this coloring page by clicking the images below for larger versions. Small jpg version:Large Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-23792372678453753912022-02-14T14:09:00.004-09:002022-02-14T14:09:38.601-09:00Auntie Toni's Valentine Coloring Page This is for everyone to print and color and enjoy and I really hope you do. But it's also specifically for my Auntie Toni. Because Auntie Toni is a wonderful, loving woman who has been encouraging me for years just to be myself. Because I've been lucky enough to have family who said that just being the best me is enough, and who lived that truth for themselves and let me see their joy,Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-33939892148831637552022-02-12T08:22:00.002-09:002022-02-12T08:22:28.482-09:00Stick Figure Saturday Debut! It's been a while since I did a themed set of coloring pages. A few weeks ago I thought about starting a simple series. Something with a lot of big spaces that could be used to practice shading techniques. I decided on stick figures. I hope you like them! This is the debut. "Star light star bright"Click the images below for large versions to print and color. Wish on a star- small Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-10568164705347399552022-01-25T14:58:00.003-09:002022-01-25T14:58:44.474-09:00Let Your Light Shine Coloring Page Today's coloring page was inspired by a lot of friends and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Let your light shine!!! Click the images below for a large version to print and color. Let Your Light Shine- small jpg versionLet Your Light Shine- large transparent PNG versionShala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369710947266996714.post-61139918708358431032021-12-23T13:19:00.002-09:002021-12-23T13:19:15.657-09:00Many Hearts and Love coloring page For as simple as this looks, it was pretty time consuming and really relaxing to draw. I hope it is as fun for all of you to color. Click the images below for larger versions to download, print and color. Love and hearts coloring page, small jpg-Love and hearts coloring page, large transparent png- Shala Kerriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13622476571496545778noreply@blogger.com0