Cats Whiskers

Willow did her own cats whiskers with a felt pen while i was cooking her dinner.

Another Wednesday another Jack

Patiently waiting

Jack love

Drawings and paperbag masks

I always wondered what to do with the many paper bags we have at home. Jack skellington masks of course now that Willow has become obsessed with The Nightmare Before Christmas.

A couple of Willow's many Jack Drawing's

Ceramics

I love these guys.They are the work of Robin VanValkenburgh, a.k.a. Runny Bunny http://www.etsy.com/shop/therunnybunny at Etsy. At first glance they might remind you of little knickknacks you’d find on your grandmother’s mantle or a discovery tucked away in the corner of an antique store. But if you look a little closer you'll see that they are actually a hybrid of different creatures.

Ichee Ma Do $32

Chub the baby blue boy $22. I think this guy is my favourite.

 

Bo bo the big bunny bird $32

Thumbprint Cookies

We always end up making biscuits or muffins on a rainy afternoon but this time Willow got to make them with her daddy. We found a simple jam cookie recipe from

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/jam-thumbprint-cookies-recipe/index.html. Luckily they are basically just butter, flour and sugar, which was pretty much all we had in the house. 

 

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Ingredients

• 3/4 pound (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash
• 7 ounces sweetened flaked coconut
• Raspberry and/or strawberry jam

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until they are just combined and then add the vanilla. Separately, sift together the flour and salt. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture to the creamed butter and sugar. Mix until the dough starts to come together. Dump on a floured board and roll together into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes.

Roll the dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. (If you have a scale they should each weigh 1 ounce.) Dip each ball into the egg wash and then roll it in coconut. Place the balls on an ungreased cookie sheet and press a light indentation into the top of each with your finger. Drop 1/4 teaspoon of jam into each indentation. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the coconut is a golden brown. Cool and serve.

More pancakes

Handmade Cushion

For christmas i gave my mum a hand embroidered cushion cover. The picture was one of Willow's first drawing's of her nana. I think it turned out great so i might do some more of these in the future.