Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Europe!
I'm going to Europe on a pilgrimage to Italy, Switzerland, France and Spain. If you want to follow the journey, here's the link to the blog: http://naunewmanwyd.blogspot.com/.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Hawaiian Walkaway
This week at camp was Hawaiian week, and I got to make this delicious snack/dessert twice.
Ingredients
2 packages vanilla pudding
4 cups milk (about ¼ of a gallon)
1 can of crushed pineapple
2 packages of cream cheese, softened
½ a package of shredded coconut (about 2 cups)
Graham crackers
Maraschino cherries (optional)
2 gallon Ziploc bags
Directions
1. Mix pudding and milk in one bag. This is a guesstimation recipe, so exact amounts don’t matter as much. Shake/mush bag until pudding is a bit thicker (it will never reach pudding consistency).
2. Mix softened cream cheese, pineapple (drained), and coconut in another bag. Smush until thoroughly mixed.
3. Add pudding to the cream cheese bag, and smush until mixed.
4. Cut a corner off of the Ziploc bag and squeeze out and serve on graham crackers. If desired, add extra coconut and a maraschino cherry on top.
This recipe is easy and delicious! It looks a bit gross, but the taste will soon convince you otherwise. =)
Ingredients
2 packages vanilla pudding
4 cups milk (about ¼ of a gallon)
1 can of crushed pineapple
2 packages of cream cheese, softened
½ a package of shredded coconut (about 2 cups)
Graham crackers
Maraschino cherries (optional)
2 gallon Ziploc bags
Directions
1. Mix pudding and milk in one bag. This is a guesstimation recipe, so exact amounts don’t matter as much. Shake/mush bag until pudding is a bit thicker (it will never reach pudding consistency).
2. Mix softened cream cheese, pineapple (drained), and coconut in another bag. Smush until thoroughly mixed.
3. Add pudding to the cream cheese bag, and smush until mixed.
4. Cut a corner off of the Ziploc bag and squeeze out and serve on graham crackers. If desired, add extra coconut and a maraschino cherry on top.
This recipe is easy and delicious! It looks a bit gross, but the taste will soon convince you otherwise. =)
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Interweave Crochet
So my friend bought a magazine called "Interweave Crochet", and I've spent a lot of time looking though it. This magazine is super awesome! It features tons of cool crochet projects, as well as articles on different types of crochet and crochet designers and reviews on products and crochet books. Although I haven't actually tried a pattern from the magazine yet, there are definitely plenty of patterns I want to try that go with my "I'm not going to make useless things" rule. I'm so smitten with the magazine I saw (the Summer issue) that I'm considering getting a subscription... or at the very least picking up a couple copies at my local bookstore. =)
Link to the website: http://www.interweavecrochet.com/
Monday, July 25, 2011
Never Been Kissed
I just finished reading a novel called "Never Been Kissed" by Melody Carlson. Although Melody Carlson is my favorite author, this book was targeted towards a younger age group. I enjoyed reading it, and although I thought the plot would be predictable, it actually took an unsurprising turn. This book is directed at high school students, and the main "issue" is sexting. I think it is an important message, and I love how Melody Carlson can get you into the mind of any character - she does the same thing with her "True Colors" series.
This book is about a girl named Elise who tries to carry on a secret relationship with a guy she likes and a sort-of relationship with a guy she sort-of likes in order to get kissed before her sixteenth birthday. This book explores the concept of cyber-bullying and touches on the importance of having God in your life.
This book is about a girl named Elise who tries to carry on a secret relationship with a guy she likes and a sort-of relationship with a guy she sort-of likes in order to get kissed before her sixteenth birthday. This book explores the concept of cyber-bullying and touches on the importance of having God in your life.
Here's a link to it on amazon.com.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Yarn Octopus
Materials Needed:
Stuffing
Yarn
Googly eyes or other craft eyes (optional)
Directions:
1. Take a handful of stuffing (about the size of your two hands put together) and “form” it into a ball.
2. Start wrapping yarn around the stuffing, in every direction, rotating the ball as you go. Continue until the whole thing is covered in yarn. Your ball will decrease in size during this step. This is the octopus’ head. Leave a six inch or so “tail” of yarn when you are done.
3. Cut 32 strings of yarn, about 6 inches long. I made my octopus with three different colors – 8 of each color.
4. Braid the yarns together to create eight “legs”.
5. Tie the “legs” onto the tail of the octopus, and slide the knots down until you are satisfied they are in the right place. Tuck the tail onto the head of the octopus
6. Add eyes if you desire.
Pictures coming this weekend!
Stuffing
Yarn
Googly eyes or other craft eyes (optional)
Directions:
1. Take a handful of stuffing (about the size of your two hands put together) and “form” it into a ball.
2. Start wrapping yarn around the stuffing, in every direction, rotating the ball as you go. Continue until the whole thing is covered in yarn. Your ball will decrease in size during this step. This is the octopus’ head. Leave a six inch or so “tail” of yarn when you are done.
3. Cut 32 strings of yarn, about 6 inches long. I made my octopus with three different colors – 8 of each color.
4. Braid the yarns together to create eight “legs”.
5. Tie the “legs” onto the tail of the octopus, and slide the knots down until you are satisfied they are in the right place. Tuck the tail onto the head of the octopus
6. Add eyes if you desire.
Pictures coming this weekend!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Mini S’More Craft
In Girl Scouts, they have something called swaps (short for Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere) that are basically little homemade pins that you trade with other troops. The other day, I got the cutest one, and I wanted to share it with you.
Materials Needed
Tan or brown foam board
Brown felt
Cotton balls
Hot glue or tacky glue
Safety pin
Directions
1. Cut foam board into squares about an inch wide.
2. Cut felt into squares about an inch wide.
3. Use glue to assemble a ‘s’more’, stacking foam board, felt, cotton ball and foam board.
4. Stick a safety pin through it all, so you can stick it somewhere cute.
Pictures coming this weekend!
Materials Needed
Tan or brown foam board
Brown felt
Cotton balls
Hot glue or tacky glue
Safety pin
Directions
1. Cut foam board into squares about an inch wide.
2. Cut felt into squares about an inch wide.
3. Use glue to assemble a ‘s’more’, stacking foam board, felt, cotton ball and foam board.
4. Stick a safety pin through it all, so you can stick it somewhere cute.
Pictures coming this weekend!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Peruvian Friendship Bracelet
This is an awesome bracelet – it is easier that some of the other ones, and it looks like something you would buy in a store. For this bracelet you need thicker string (5 mm?) such as the string you would use to make candles, as well as your friendship floss. You also need glue to finish off the ends.
For the typical bracelet, you need five lengths of friendship string as long as your ‘wingspan’. Three of the same color (Color A), and one each of other colors (Color B and Color C). You also need the thicker string – long enough to go four times around your wrist (actually you only need two, but I prefer to measure four – better too much than too little). Fold all lengths of string in half. Lay the loop at the end of the friendship strings over the loop of the thicker string. Pull the ends of the friendship string around the thicker string and pull them through the friendship loop, creating a slip-knot. Lay the entire thing so that the floss is on the left, and the thicker string on the left.
In normal ‘4’ formation, like you would with a diagonal friendship bracelet, use one length of Color C to make two knots on each of the thicker strings. Do the same thing with one length of Color B, and then with all of Color A, and the last length of Color B. With the last length of Color C, make two knots on the first thick string, and then one knot on the last. Then, using backwards knots (backwards ‘L’, such as the one you would use for a V-Pattern Bracelet), make one knot on the rightmost thick string, and then two on the leftmost string. Now, work backwards, making two knots on each of the strings in the opposite order you did last time. The last Color C string will do two backwards knots, one backwards knot, one forwards knot, two forwards knot. Continue working back and forth like this until you finish.
When you are done, cut the floss as short as you can to the thicker strings, and glue the tips to the bracelet. Some people recommend melting the ends of the thicker strings, but I’ve never done that, and it usually works out fine. Tie on however you would like.
For the typical bracelet, you need five lengths of friendship string as long as your ‘wingspan’. Three of the same color (Color A), and one each of other colors (Color B and Color C). You also need the thicker string – long enough to go four times around your wrist (actually you only need two, but I prefer to measure four – better too much than too little). Fold all lengths of string in half. Lay the loop at the end of the friendship strings over the loop of the thicker string. Pull the ends of the friendship string around the thicker string and pull them through the friendship loop, creating a slip-knot. Lay the entire thing so that the floss is on the left, and the thicker string on the left.
In normal ‘4’ formation, like you would with a diagonal friendship bracelet, use one length of Color C to make two knots on each of the thicker strings. Do the same thing with one length of Color B, and then with all of Color A, and the last length of Color B. With the last length of Color C, make two knots on the first thick string, and then one knot on the last. Then, using backwards knots (backwards ‘L’, such as the one you would use for a V-Pattern Bracelet), make one knot on the rightmost thick string, and then two on the leftmost string. Now, work backwards, making two knots on each of the strings in the opposite order you did last time. The last Color C string will do two backwards knots, one backwards knot, one forwards knot, two forwards knot. Continue working back and forth like this until you finish.
When you are done, cut the floss as short as you can to the thicker strings, and glue the tips to the bracelet. Some people recommend melting the ends of the thicker strings, but I’ve never done that, and it usually works out fine. Tie on however you would like.
A finished one
At the beginning
What it looks like when you're making it
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