Favouriteness

another collection of sketches- bic and ink pen on paper, 2011

Tess is a beautiful and talented illustrator that I have the pleasure of knowing. Definitely jealous of her awesome skills.

tessamonash.com

Setting UP

Auckland Art & Craft Fair Table

A wee bit cramped but still lookin lovely

Table Set Up

Moustache Mugs are Back!

Lindsay's Table

Thanks to Lindsay for the photos and to everyone who visited us!

First Thursday's June

Kraftbomb Boooya!

Come visit Lindsay and I at Kraftbomb this Sunday

High Tea Anyone? Lindsay's new awesome stuff.

Hmmmmmm? What colours?

Extra Curricular Issue 5!

With Me

Check out me making

And my 'super clean' studio space

These beautiful photos where taken by the lovely Vanessa Parker www.narrative.co.nz

Buy some unique Christmas presents for your loved ones this Saturday at the Auckland Art & Craft Fair.

11-4 Aotea Centre, The Edge

Yellow Cupcake Bakers

Hazy Blue Daisy Chain Cut Out Tumbler

Origami Flower Kits

Come buy Christmas presents and see some funky artwork! Small packages is an exhibition where all artworks are under $250. I have 15 items ranging from $30- $70 for sale in lovely subtle shades of pink blue and white. Check it out.

www.papakuraarts.co.nz

Parnell Good Wreath Exhibition

My piece titled ‘Garland’ is being displayed in ‘The Natural Skincare Company’ who have a very soft, very calm and zen aesthetic.

You can bid on the fabulous wreaths on trade me by following this link!!

Trade Me Auction

and visit the Parnell creative quarter website while you’re at it.

Parnell Inc

Store *	Artist	Wreath name
1	Kim Whalen	Icicle
2	Erin Dunn	Ring-a-ring-a-rosie
3	Elizabeth Berge	Untitled
4	Katrina Edwards	Aviotearoa
5	Tracey Williams	Perpetuity of small things
6	Leanne Joy Lupelele Clayton	Maunia Lava le Kilisimasi
7	Meiling Lee	House Beads
8	Erica Lack	Feathers 4
9	Su McPherson & Justine Hawksworth	Three Wise Women
10	Anna Crichton	I love you because ….
11	Mary Curtis	Festoon
12	David Trubridge	Floral Pendant Light
13	Jim Wheeler	Ouroboros, 2/6
14	Amanda A’Hara	Dia de los Muertos
15	Rebecca Bewick	Ocean’s Jewels
16	Vivienne Long	Colour Co-ordinating
17	Amy Li	Untitled
18	Jamie Young	Garland
19	Annie Smits-Sandano	Kura Koru Circles (Courtesy Parnell Gallery)
20	Natalie Chan	A Christmas Dream

*Number corresponds to the wreath’s position in the Good Wreath! brochure, and along Parnell Road, starting with No 1.at Blanc, 415 Parnell Road (opposite St Stephens Avenue), and ending with Natalie Chan at 137 Parnell Road.

Earlier this year I was lucky enough to be contacted by two galleries, one in Auckland and one in Christchurch and now have my pieces stocked in both.

Form Gallery

Uxbridge Arts Centre

After this year I will be back with a vengeance and I sorely miss my pottering time.

Other things you may like:

Vanilla Cupcakes

Cupcake Bakers

I love cherry blossoms when they come out in spring, they’re delightfully delicate and gorgeous. I found instructions to make these paper ones to have around the rest of the year! I found it easier to start with a large square of paper and work my way down as I got better at folding or depending on how I wanted to use the flowers. Also I used pipe cleaners for the pollen in the middle and craft wire to attach the flowers to the branches.

Other things you may like:

Flowers in Thistle Vase

Ingredients for pasta:

1cup white flour

2 eggs

pinch of salt

handful of finely chopped spinach

Ingredients for filling:

1 clove garlic

4 sundried tomatoes

200gm chicken

1 small onion

1/2 cup feta or ricotta cheese

Extra seasoning as required and oil

1- Place flour, eggs, salt, spinach in a food processor. Pulse until well combined

2- Place the dough on a lightly

Floured board and knead well for 5 minutes, until smooth. Wrap in clear film and leave to rest for 20mins in the fridge.

3- In a pan cook onions until clear, add chicken and cook through.

4- Place chicken/ onion mix, sundried tomatoes and whatever your favourite seasoning is (I used a pinch of cumin and a few of chilli seasoning) in food processor and pulse until minced but still has texture. Crumble over feta and fold in.

5- Divide pasta into 4 pieces and flatten slightly. Using a pasta machine, on the thinnest setting, roll out each piece. Leave the sheets of pasta on a clean tea-towel until slightly dried. (I changed this step because I didn’t actually have a pasta maker… which meant lots of rolling with my rolling pin and it was still a bit too thick I think but not too bad for a first attempt).

6- Using a circle crinkle edged cutter stamp out 36 rounds.

7- Top 18 of the rounds with a teaspoonful of mixture, brush the edges with water and place another round on top. (I also changed this step and folded in half one round to make moon shaped ravioli instead of circle).

8- Bring a large pan of water to the boil, add the ravioli and cook for 3-4 minutes. Drain well and toss into a bit of oil (you can use some sundried tomato oil for yumness).

Chinese pears are very yummy by the way

I wiped off the high points of the wings to highlight the details and made the beak slightly darker. I never really think of pink as my colour but I do like the subtleness.

Other things you may like:

Ross Mitchell Anyon

Hybridisation

Extra Cirricular on sale now!!

Excellent reading

Extra Cirricular stockists!!!

• Felt – online
• Toggle – online
• Big Cartel – online
• Katydid Paper Goods – online
• Endemic World – online
• Mag Nation
• Vesta Design Store – Queenstown
• Emma Collections – Wellington
• Dorothy Brown’s – Arrowtown
• Wanda Harland – Wellington
• Swonderful – Wellington
• Let’s Go Retro – Auckland

I’d like to say thanks for the lovely photos taken by Olivia from Lilys make believe who I also shared a stall with last weekend! And of course to everyone who put together Extra Cirricular.

Other things you may like:

Mr Moustache Mugs

Lucky Penny

Kraftbomb

Devonport Market

My very own shopping list! All of these items can be found at the Devonport Market November 15th 10-3pm Devonport Community House, 32 Clarence Street, Devonport, Auckland.

So you don’t forget any of your friends and family download your own shopping list

Click on the thumbnail above

A grinch themed eggnog bowl.

And in return I got some lovely earrings by Peach (http://hand2jewelry.ocnk.biz/) who makes gorgeous gem, stone and beaded jewellery.

A photoshoot seemed a great excuse to spend the afternoon making cupcakes mmmmm yum.

Basic vanilla cupcakes

Serving Size:

Makes 12 little baker cupcakes

Ingredients:

• 125g unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¾ cup (185mL) milk

Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Place muffin papers in one 12-hole muffin tray or cupcake papers in two 12 little bakers.

In an electric mixer, beat butter for 2 minutes until pale in colour and creamy. Add sugar one third at a time, beating well between each addition. Add the eggs one at a time, beating for about a minute between each addition. Add the vanilla essence and beat until combined.

Sift flour and baking powder and add half to butter mixture with half the milk, mix until well combined. Repeat with remaining flour and milk.

Fill cupcake papers ¾ full.

Bake muffin size cupcakes for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean.

Transfer to wire racks and allow to cool completely.

Icing

• 50g unsalted butter
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• Sprinkles or lollies (e.g. mini marshmallows or jaffas) to decorate

Icing
Cream butter until pale and smooth. Add the milk and half the sifted icing sugar. Beat until well combined. Add the remaining icing sugar and beat until mixture is light and fluffy. The mixture should be a spreadable paste; if it is too dry add some more milk, if too wet add more icing sugar.

When cakes are cold, spread generously with icing and dip into sprinkles or decorate with small lollies.