Paint Party Friday - Accessory

I saw this beautiful accessory in a restaurant washroom recently. This piece is an ACEO on canvas in permanent marker (2 1/2" x 3 1/2"). It is outlined with a PITT fine point marker.  Happy PPF!

Wow we are at month end!

Thursday Art Date with Rain - Sea Creature

Humpback Whale

Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art Date. The theme this week is 'Sea Creature'. I am showing a piece I did for Paint Party Friday some years ago in my sketchbook. It is a humpback whale.

Summer Fashion

I saw this pretty summer dress at the Michael Kors store at the mall.

Just for Bees

I love all the spring flower planters out and about town these days.

Apparently the McDonald restaurants in Sweden have started setting up beehives on the roofs above the stores. McDonald's build a bee house in the shape of a McDonald's restaurant to recognize these efforts. You can read about this initiative here.

Bartender

Robot Bartender

One of my sisters was on a cruise recently and sent this photo of these robot bartenders. Apparently you order them to make up your drink with your phone. I don't like the idea of putting bartenders out of jobs, not that I would even be comfortable using my phone to do that!  How about you?  I do grudgingly use the checkout machines in some of the stores.

Cookie Crust Cheesecake

Daughter L made a cheesecake using a coconut cookie crust.  It was (hard to stop at one slice) delicious.  She used a low fat cream cheese mixed with whipped cream for the no-bake filling, alhough she did pre-bake the crust in a springform pan.

Crunchy coconut cookies

Daughter L made these crunchy coconut cookies based on Natalia's recipe.

Here is my adjusted recipe

Makes 20 cookies

1/2 c butter or margarine
2/3c white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/3 c unsweetened coconut flakes
1/2 tsp tsp baking soda
1/3 tsp baking powder
2c flour
2c crushed cornflakes (or just right cereal)

Preheat oven 300F

Beat butter sugar together
Add eggs, add vanilla, flour, baking soda, baking powder, coconut
Form batter into spoonfuls, roll them in crushed cornflakes
Bake 15-18 mins