Things I have made ....... more to come

So I'm slowly getting this blog going and I am getting images up as well. Here is a family menu board so everyone knows what the food choices are for the week and because it's glass, you can use a dry erase and change it up weekly - help with groceries as well.

 I have also started to make coasters. These ones I made for my friends, Sarah and Jeremy's wedding present.

Baking Sundays

I think I am going to start a new house/family tradition on Sunday and make it a baking day!  Baking usually chills  me out and I can get Dave and Dakota to help me out too, which makes it way more fun.  It will also create some quality time with the people in my life I care about - which is something I want to make a priority.  Here are some Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies I made this past Sunday. YUMMY!

Here is the recipe I used:

Milk Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

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• 1-1/4  cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2  teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2  teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4  teaspoon salt
• 12  tablespoons (1-1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
• 3/4  cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/3  cup granulated sugar
• 1-1/2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1  large egg
• 2  tablespoons milk
• 1-3/4  cups (11.5-oz. pkg.) milk chocolate chips
• 1  cup Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
• 1/2  cup raisins (optional)

Preparation

Heat oven to 375°F.
In small bowl, combine flour, baking power, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. In large bowl, beat butter, sugars and vanilla with electric mixer until creamy. Beat in egg. Gradually beat in flour mixture and milk. Stir in chips, oats and raisins. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake 10 to 14 minutes or until edges are crisp but centers are still soft. Cool on baking sheets 2 minutes; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.

Yield

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Summer Market Adventures

Dakota and I started off our Saturday shopping day at the St. Norbert Market.  The drive was nice and and traffic was at a minimal - got to love long weekends in the city.  Once we got parking and got to the market we pretty much figured out where everybody who does not own a cabin in Southern MB were - the market.  The place was packed - luckily people were in good spirits and my normal hatred for crowds was not at a medicinal high.  The buying of veggies started right from the first few steps - I am a sucker for bright coloured food and today was no exception.  We picked up some little carrots for our bunny Ella and some beans (yellow and green).  Walking around only made our shopping bag grow bigger and it was soon filled with carrots that were red, burgundy, yellow and orange (all in one bunch!!) - I had never seen those colours on carrots before I was pretty excited.  Next we found some purple beans - another never seen before variety of a fave.  After looking at all the market stalls selling their wares and enjoying the sunny hot day, it was time to leave the market and head back into the city for other shopping errands for the day.  Here are some pics of the day:

Bedlamdesigns

I have decided to start my own personal company name to support my creative interests.  Bedlam Designs.  This company will be the bubble that holds both Sharon Elizabeth Photography and my stitching/ craftiness pursuits are under missevilinc. 

I started a facebook page that will highlight my knitting, sewing, and photography, as well as, any other creative mediums I try to do from here on in.  This is the name of my ‘company’ and hey you never know – maybe it will actually take off one day.  Here’s to hoping

I will also attempt to blog more – I am not blog savvy so it may be a slow process but everything is a learning curve right?….right?  Since I have an obsession and love for archives, history, vintage, and tattooing I will be adding material relating to all to this blog.  I still do dream of one day getting my PhD and I have been collecting material for that for years – so you never know. 

Christmas is coming up (way to fast) and there are loads of crafty gifts to be created.  Hopefully early next year I will be getting more into my sewing adventures and start making some really pretty stuff.