Victory Over Anger

http://www.intouch.org/broadcast/this-week-on-tv

...and then there were none ~

...and then there were none ~
So I've blogged about our fishys before, but I'm sad to report that the last of our gigantic goldfish have passed away. We've gotten some new ones, ( one we adopted from a friend ), but it's not the same. Oh, they're cute and all, and we really like them, but we've had the giant ones for quite some time, and they were the last of the first group of fishys that we ever got ~ we really miss them ( especially our kiddo ) <3

Sunday's coming ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YByT6wfdhJs

Wedding Bells ~

...or in this case, wedding carriage....Should be sleeping right now, but am painting a cake topper for my cousin's wedding. A beautiful little carriage with roses, and the Groom helping the Bride to step out of the carriage. So pretty :)  I'm painting the wheels silver, and the seat cusions a bright blue, to match the wedding colors. I've added a touch of green to the leaves of the bunches of roses that are on the carriage, but have left the roses themselves white, as the Bride will be carrying white roses. I started with acrylic paint, but soon found that it was taking multiple layers to cover where I was trying to apply the paint. So I found some enamel paints, and they have worked like a charm! ~ I still had to do a couple of layers, but it covered a lot better than the acrylic was. I hope to be done with the whole thing by the end of the week. The peice is so detailed, that sometimes when I paint one part a certain color, I end up hitting another part of the peice with that color too, and have to go back and touch up. So far, so good though. ~ And I hope they like it. <3

waffling ~

So, the last time I blogged, it was about making waffles...I have some pics I'll have to share of how they actually came out. Actually is wasn't wasn't too bad, if I do say so myself. :) 

Remnants of the first few victims...er..I mean waffles ;)

   .

WAFFLE-SCIENCE

Well, it's not exactly Rocket-Science, BUT, it sure isn't easy, and there is a definate trick to it! ... Pulled out the old waffle maker that belonged to my Hubby's Grandparents. It's been a while, and I've definitely forgotten how to do it, and just what the secrets are. Too much batter??, Not enough?? or is it the waffle maker itself????  ...either way, I started off thinking that the waffle would just drop out or come off easily....WRONG!....lol, the whole entire thing stuck and even split, with half on the top, and half on the bottom...and had to scrape it off with a fork and a great deal of patience. I figured it would come off fairly easily because of the oil in the batter mix, and the fact that the waffle maker, though old, has one of those dark brown non-stick surfaces.

 The second try... went a little better ~ Translation; It didn't stick or split! It did take a bit of persuading with the fork, but it stayed all in one nice peice, AND, it didn't burn!! **( BONUS) ** .........My daughter got the first "good" one, and now I'm onto my second....wish me luck! ...and remember, whilst making waffles.....non-stick spray is your friend. ;) ........... HAHA nope these are not mine...

Vintage Valentines ~ and other such stuff ...

ok, yes ~ It's actually the day after Valentines by the time I post this ~ but ~ with this nifty link that I've just now come across, you too can have some cool clip art etc. for Valentine's Day, as well as other celebrated days ~ Enjoy!

 http://vintageholidaycrafts.com/free-vintage-clip-art-valentines-day/