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Monday, July 19, 2010

Cool Blues and Raspberry Lemonade

“Mmmmm! This raspberry lemonade is so cool and so delicious! Just perfect for these hot days we’ve been having,” sighed Sally, as we sat in my air-conditioned family room.

“I like it, too,” I replied. “Remind me to give you the recipe later.”

“What else have you been doing to keep cool?” Sally asked.

“Well,” I laughed, “When we are really lucky and have one of those blue, blue skies, and non-humid days, I venture outside and sit on the front porch and just bask in the glories of Mother Nature, and especially enjoy the blue sky and green of the earth.”

“Those days haven’t been coming along too often,” Sally reminded me. “So, what else do you do?”

“I’m so glad you asked,” I smiled. “You will enjoy this, too…..simply looking at some of the blue creations from the Boomers and Beyond team.”

“Oh,” said Sally, “You know how much I love that. Let’s do that now,” she continued.

“Okay, and bring your lemonade,” I said.

“Don’t forget to give me the recipe,” Sally reminded.

“Don’t worry. Right after we finish drooling over all these wonderful blues from the Bbest team.”

zudagay dahlia

www.zudagay.etsy.com

YankeeGirl beach watercolor

www.yankeegirl.etsy.com

stitchesbyjulie poncho

www.stitchesbyjulie.etsy.com

sassalynne yarn

www.sassalynne.etsy.com

magdalenejewels

www.magdalenejewels.etsy.com

heronkate blue lily

www.heronkate.etsy.com

jnoriginals coasters

www.jnoriginals.etsy.com

annasjewelry

www.annasjewelry.etsy.com

Whimseys pleatedshoulderbag

www.whimseys.etsy.com

sixsisters butterfly

www.sixsisters.etsy.com

scottieacres

www.scottieacres.com

mysticsilks painting

www.dianeclancy.etsy.com

glitznglass earrings

www.glitznglass.etsy.com

Jills Treasurechest bell

www.jillstreasurechest.etsy.com

getlathered soap

www.getlathered.etsy.com

vanfleetstreetdesigns

www.vanfleetstreetdesigns.etsy.com

chris1 pendant

www.chris1.etsy.com

jstinson earrings patriotic

www.jstinson.etsy.com

eversodear bracelet

www.eversodear.etsy.com

NightSkyJewelryCornflowerBlueKyanite

www.nightskyjewelry.etsy.com

BytheBy sundress

www.bytheby.etsy.com

bookwraps jeans

www.bookwraps.etsy.com

birose wrist pincushion

www.birose.etsy.com

attackofthevintage belt

www.attackofthevintage.etsy.com

blazingneedles coasters

www.blazingneedles.etsy.com

claycenter earrings

www.claycenter.etsy.com

diane clancy

www.dianeclancy.etsy.com

gimmebeads earrings

www.gimmebeads.etsy.com

fehustoneware

www.fehustoneware.etsy.com

chauncey pendant

www.chauncey.etsy.com

“Fabulous!” exclaimed Sally. “Those Boomers never cease to amaze me with their talents.”

“Me, too,” I sighed. “Me, too! How about some more raspberry lemonade,” I asked.

“Can’t wait,” Sally replied. “And don’t forget that recipe!”

Raspberry Lemonade

3/4 cup fresh or frozen raspberries

9 cups water

2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 12 lemons)

2 cups sugar

Puree raspberries in blender, and strain liquid through fine sieve to remove seeds.

Put sugar into two cups of water, boil until sugar is dissolved (simple syrup). Cool mixture.

Put 7 cups water into a pitcher, add lemon juice, raspberry juice, and cooled simple syrup. Mix, pour into ice-filled glasses. Enjoy!

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Whimsical Things

Scrolling through BBEST listings on Etsy confirmed that BBEST is a gifted team of artists and crafters.  Some of my recent favorites:

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You can always count on ZudaGay to come up with elegant clay forms.  If anyone could make a black bird whimsical, it’s Zuda.  She’s quite a master of her medium.

 

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Imaginuity combines vintage beads with wonderful crocheted shapes to creative stunning asymmetrical pieces like this choker.

 

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Colours and Textures has such a lovely light touch in her watercolors and silk paintings, they always look like fairy gardens to me. 

 

 

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Vivid color and abstract shapes make this painting by Heronkate a real standout.  The collage-like textures show Kate’s skills as a trompe l’oiel artist. 

 

 

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When talking of VanFleetStreetDesign’s work, surreal is probably a more appropriate term than whimsical.   It’s a treat to see her mastering digital media.   (I also really like Two Feathers.)

 

 

il_fullxfull.105097476[1]Of course in my humble opinion, nothing says whimsy quite as well as Make Your Presents Felt’s egg cozies. I think she actually pinched these off the tiny heads of the elves that must watch over her garden.   

 

il_fullxfull.128718811[1] And when speaking of gardens, it’s mandatory to mention The Filigree Garden, whose jewelry is inspired by her magical garden.  Her work and her blog are always wonders to behold.  Perhaps Liv and Chrissie share the same elf gardeners?   Hmmmm . . . . .

Monday, February 22, 2010

Ahhhhh……..Treasuries

I was bummed! Sally was snowed in and couldn’t get out of her driveway. Thankfully, the electricity hadn’t gone off when the big snow hit, and there was still Instant Messaging. I was sitting there virtually chatting with Sally, when I said to myself, “Hmmm. Think I’ll check out the Etsy treasury and see how close it is to opening up.” Wrote to Sally, “Be back in a few!”

The list totaled 344 with about an hour to go. “Should be able to create a treasury in that time,” I thought. So, off I went to look for a theme………..black sounded nice! (And it is never a problem to find marvelous, gorgeous, beautiful, fabulous creations when one looks for items created by members of the Boomers and Beyond Team.) Thank goodness for the Poster Sketch Tool that lets one move photos around to arrange them just so!

Back to the IM. I wrote, “Oh, Sally, just wait till you see this treasury of Bbest creations! Now, the only trick is being there when the window opens. Be right back.” “No problem,” Sally replied.

Down to 15 minutes, 8 minutes, 3 minutes. Decided I’d better just wait right there. Wallah! The box opened, and off I went entering the listing numbers in the small boxes and watching the photos magically appear. About half way through, the numbers weren’t going into the boxes! Seemed frozen. My guess was the Etsy servers were simply overloaded with treasury makers! After a few minutes, I was able to finish it.

Back to the IM. “Sally, it’s finished. Here is the listing number so you can go check it out! Let me know what you like the best,” I wrote. “I will move the alternates into the treasury before it expires so all have a chance to be seen.”

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=114621

It wasn’t long before I saw the IM flashing. Sally was back. “I’m in awe,” she wrote. “I can’t choose a favorite….I like them all!”

“Me, too,” I replied. “So much that I’m going to put the the active photos and the alternates here as well…..never know how many folks might see them here on the blog! Also, the treasury will expire on Wednesday, and so the photos will be here well after that!”

zuda gay

www.zudagay.etsy.com

night sky jewelry

www.nightskyjewelry.etsy.com

jstinson

www.jstinson.etsy.com

jills treasure chest

www.jillstreasurechest.etsy.com

janine maves

www.janinemaves.etsy.com

imaginuity

www.imaginuity.etsy.com

figments

www.figments.etsy.com

fantasy creations

www.fantasycreations1.etsy.com

eversoDear

www.eversodear.etsy.com

dreamwhimsey

www.dreamwhimsey.etsy.com

chris1

www.chris1.etsy.com

button divas

www.buttondivas.etsy.com

van fleet street designs

www.vanfleetstreetdesigns.etsy.com

birose

www.birose.etsy.com

beth peardon prods

www.bethpeardonprods.etsy.com