Creative Tuesdays - Shoes

It's time for MMm's Creative Tuesdays. The current theme is 'Shoes' and this is my acrylic ACEO to represent just that! I've been experimenting with colour and contrast, hope you like it!

Interesting Furniture

We're having a long weekend here in Canada, today is the 'Family Day' holiday. The weather's been awesome so far. Yesterday we went to the art store with L and we bought some new art supplies, it was fun. The stuff is expensive but it was a 50% off sale. We got some new acrylic canvas paper pads and some new quality paintbrushes. L found a tube of cobalt blue paint and a small canvas in the clearance box, she was happy.

I was watching TV last week and Cityline featured this piece of furniture that day. It's a kid's adjustable bunk bed that looks like a tree house! Apparently it's made from environmentally friendly wood cut from special forests grown just for that purpose. Gautier is a French furniture company that has recently opened in Toronto. But this bed looks like every kid's dream. Maybe it would be too much fun to actually sleep there!

Sunday Sketches - Flower Bouquets

For Sophia's Sunday Sketches, I painted some flower bouquets (acrylic ACEO).   Maybe it's fitting as it's Sophia's 2 year anniversary of Sunday Sketches! 

 Please visit the other talented participants in this fun co-op!

Sweet Saturdays - Pinterest

For Diana's Sweet Saturdays, I'd like to say that I've finally joined Pinterest.  It's addictive, inspiring and sweet!  I've found so many new food recipes to try, art inspiration, home decor ideas, you name it!

I'm just getting started but you can find me at Pinterest here.

My daughter L is home from university for reading week. It's so great to have our family together again. She announced that she has a wonderful new boyfriend, and we couldn't be happier for her!  I guess that's also something sweet to share!

I was at my hairdresser this week and was browsing a neat fashion magazine called Lou Lou. Here are a few interesting photos from it:

Tiffany ERA necklace

Troll Beads Bracelet

The Troll Beads remind me of Pandora jewellery.  They are both Danish companies, but Troll beads has actually been around a bit longer.

Paint Party Friday - Bottles

It's time for Eva and Kristin's Paint Party Friday!

Today's work is an acrylic ACEO entitled 'Bottles'. I love the effect of colour and contrast and have been experimenting with what I love lately. Hope you enjoy it!

Roasted Beets and Beet Greens

I wanted to try roasting some beets. When I bought a couple of bunches at the grocery store, I noticed they came with these long stems. It made sense that they would be edible so I googled a wonderful recipe. The results were delicious and nutritious on both counts.  I hope you'll try this!

Roasted Beets

Beet Greens

Here's my recipe for roasted beets:

2 bunches beets, trimmed and quartered
2 tbs olive oil
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

preheat oven 350F

Rinse, trim and quarter the beets.
Toss beets together with the rest of the ingredients on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Roast for approximately 30 minutes until soft.

Where's the Cat - Part 2 and some Broccoli Slaw

As a follow up to yesterday's post, here's the cat, especially for Laurie!  Nice that a few of you found him!

Here's some broccoli slaw we've been enjoying. I picked up a package of it pre-cut at the grocery store, it even came with a simple recipe for slaw dressing!  I suppose you could pour some ranch dressing over it if you are really in a hurry.

I have a nice food processor in the kitchen, I should use it to cut up my own slaw...I rarely use that machine.