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Thursday, December 23, 2021

Many Hearts and Love coloring page

 

Example of love coloring page, rainbow colored- the word love surrounded by hearts


For as simple as this looks, it was pretty time consuming and really relaxing to draw. I hope it is as fun for all of you to color. 

Click the images below for larger versions to download, print and color. 


Love and hearts coloring page, small jpg-

Hearts and love coloring page to print and color for free, available in jpg and png formats


Love and hearts coloring page, large transparent png- 

Hearts and love coloring page to print and color for free, available in jpg and png formats


Wednesday, December 8, 2021

2021 Snowflake Coloring Page

 

Colored example of a snowflake coloring page.

This year's snowflake is another knotwork one. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed drawing it.


We have so much snow this year!!! 


Click the images below for larger versions to print and color. 

Small jpg snowflake coloring page: 

Snowflake coloring page- knotwork, available in jpg or transparent png format



Large transparent png snowflake coloring page: 

Snowflake coloring page- knotwork, available in jpg or transparent png format


Friday, November 19, 2021

Sunny Coloring Page

 

Colored example of a sun coloring page

I'm cold. It's very cold here in Anchorage, cold enough that it's made local news that it's really cold. 

So it seemed like a good time to draw a sun. I hope you enjoy it. Click the images below for larger versions to print and color. 


Small jpg version of Sunny Coloring Page:

Sunny Coloring Page to Print and Color- available in jpg and png format


Large png version of Sunny Coloring Page:
Sunny Coloring Page to Print and Color- available in jpg and png format



Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Use the good plates coloring page

 

You are a special occasion, use the good plates


The other day I was talking to a friend about a plan to sew buttonholes in my favorite denim jacket to hold vintage clip on earrings that belonged to my grandmother. She asked if I was worried about the earrings being damaged. 

I said "I'm more worried about them being in a box and never being seen, never being enjoyed." 

It's amazing that you are here. Everything that had to go just right to be in this moment. That's a special occasion worth celebration. 

I hope you like this coloring page. Click the images below for larger versions to save, print and color. 


Use the good plates coloring page- small jpg

You are a special occasion, use the good plates- small jpg printable coloring page

Use the good plates coloring page- large transparent png

You are a special occasion, use the good plates- large png printable coloring page


Friday, October 22, 2021

2021 Knotwork Bat Coloring Page!

knotwork bat to print and color from Don't Eat The Paste


Time for the annual bat coloring page. Or near annual anyway. If you click on the tags you can find a lot more bats and Halloween themed original coloring pages. 

Click the images below for larger versions to print and color. I hope you enjoy it!!! 

small jpg knotwork bat coloring page: 
knotwork bat to print and color from Don't Eat The Paste- sm jpg



large transparent png knotwork bat coloring page: 
knotwork bat to print and color from Don't Eat The Paste- png blank


Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Self-watering planters with ramen cups

 This is not a sponsored post. I'm just really happy this worked just right. 

Ramen cup self-watering planters


My son loves ramen and loves trying new flavors. One of his new favorite brands is Kusari Noodles. You can find them at Walmart or Amazon. This technique will work for other plastic cups too. These were what I had. 

They are really savory and flavorful when mixed right. Follow the instructions on the package exactly and make sure it's stirred well- the good stuff is at the bottom. 

The packaging is also designed to be recycle friendly, but given a choice between recycling and reusing, I reuse stuff until I've decided it's ready to recycle, and the shape of these cups struck me as being perfect for self-watering planters to grow herbs, so he's been saving the cups for me. The plastic is fairly firm and the labels have a perforated tab so you can pull it right off very easily leaving a plain white cup. 

Our weather has been really weird, but I found some of my Italian parsley still alive in my garden a couple days ago and cut a few stems to root and grow inside. I've used auto-watering planters to grow from seed too. 




Ramen cup self-watering planters- supplies

You will need: 

  • Cups
  • an awl or sharp pair of scissors to make a hole
  • cotton fabric to make a wick
  • soil
  • water
  • Something to pull the strips through the cups
The cups need to be able to fit together in a way that provides space between the bottoms of the cups. For these, that flange at the bottom of the cups works. For cotton fabric, I've used old towels, the sleeves off t-shirts I've cut up for other projects, fabric selvages and cotton scraps from other sewing projects. You will want to use something that's been washed without fabric softener in the wash or dry cycle to remove sizing. 

You need twice as many cups as you want planters too. 

Cut the fabric into 1 inch strips if you're using a woven cotton or jersey, and 1/2 inch strips for thicker fabric- at least 6 inches long. 

Poke holes in the bottom of half of the cups. 

Ramen cup self-watering planters- hole poking
Now tie knots about 1-2 inches down the strips of fabric. 

Ramen cup self-watering planters- wicks

You'll need to pull the strips through the cups so the knot is on the inside of the cup. I've used a few methods for this in the past. One of them is to use a bobby pin or hair pin as a needle, for these, I used a loop turner. Pull them through. 

Ramen cup self-watering planters- wicks in cups

In the whole cups, pour water to the line, and then nestle the wicked cups in them. 


Now the wick and water cup are ready to go, and you can fill the cups with soil and your plants. 


If you're using cuttings like I am, water the soil after planting the cuttings, after this, the wick will pull up enough water to keep it damp. Check the water the levels every few days until you get a feeling for how often they will need to be re-filled. 


To start seeds, you don't need to wet the soil, just plant them and cover with a plastic bag to create a mini-greenhouse. The wick will pull up the water slowly and water the seeds. The bag will mean it doesn't need to be refilled as often, but do check it every few days to see if it needs more water. Remove the bag after your seedlings get a couple inches tall. 


Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Banned Books!! printable mini poster

 It's banned books week again!! 


Here's a simple mini poster you can print, and if you're really patient, color. I hope you enjoy it.

Click on the images for larger versions.


Small jpg version:

I read banned books mini poster

Large (better quality) png version: 

I read banned books mini-poster png version


Thursday, September 9, 2021

Beaded Flowers Coloring Page

 

Beaded Coloring Page
Today's coloring page is a bit different. 


I've been entering Spoonflower contests because it's a good challenge, and after I finished the one for this Spoonflower Design Challenge, I decided it would be a good coloring page. I hope you enjoy it!


Download the pages, print and color them! 

Small jpg version Beaded Flowers:

Beaded Flowers Mosaic Coloring Page




Large tranparent PNG version Beaded Flowers
Beaded Flowers Mosaic Coloring Page


Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Air fried puffball recipe

 

air fried puffball mushrooms

My family does a lot of foraging in spring/summer/fall and one of our favorites has always been puffball mushrooms.


Usually puffballs in Alaska don't get much larger than a golf ball, compared to the soccer ball sized ones down south. But the last few weeks have been very rainy and we've found a lot of bigger ones, closer to tennis ball sized. 


My kids and I liked them cooked differently. My favorite was cooked with scrambled eggs, my daughter liked them sauteed in butter with a light sprinkle of salt and garlic. 


Then my son came up with a recipe for air fried puffballs that has rapidly become everyone's favorite way to eat them. (more on identifying and preparing puffballs after the recipe) 

Air fried puffballs: 


You will need:

Puffball mushrooms

1 cup panko crumbs

1 cup dry grated Parmesan cheese (yes, the stuff in the green can, not fresh) 

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp salt

flour (on a plate, small amount for dredging)

one lightly beaten egg (in a bowl) 

olive oil spray

Mix panko, cheese, garlic and salt together. 

Clean and cut the puffball into nugget sized pieces.  Dredge them in the flour then coat in the egg, then roll in crumb mixture.


Lightly spray with olive oil. 


Put in the air fryer at 425F for 7 minutes then turn and cook another 5 minutes. 


Leftover crumb mixture can be used on onions or dandelion blossoms. (we have!!) 


These are fantastic. The inside is soft, gooey and good, the outside is crunchy and delicious. The egg provides a bit more crunch than using milk. They have become so much my daughter's favorite that she has eaten them 3 times this week. 


So finding puffballs- 

Puffballs are one of the safest and easiest to identify wild mushrooms around. There are some look-alikes which are poisonous, but slicing the mushroom in half will show you if it's safe to eat edible puffball. 


Puffballs are round, potato shaped or pear shaped. Not "mushroom shaped". 

When you slice open a puffball, what you are looking for is a solid white marshmallow like interior. 

There shouldn't be a trace of anything that looks like gills, or an immature mushroom. Gills or a standard mushroom shape on the inside indicate it's an immature amanita and could be poisonous. 

A solid interior that is yellowing, greening or browning show that it's too mature for eating. 

What you're looking for is that solid white marshmallow interior. 

We clean our mushrooms with a damp coffee filter or a soft brush and we don't peel them because they are so small here. Larger ones can be peeled. The exterior of a puffball can be slightly bitter. 


Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Awareness Ribbon to Print and Color

 

Awareness ribbon- colored version, sun, moon and stars
Hi!!! I hope you're all doing well. 


I know it's been a while since I updated. My computer died and I've been catching up on other things, but hopefully you enjoy this printable coloring page. 


You can obviously color it whatever color you want, 


Click the images below for printable versions.


Small jpg Awareness ribbon to color: 

Blank awareness ribbon to print and color.

Large transparent png Awareness ribbon: 

Blank awareness ribbon to print and color.


Thursday, April 8, 2021

Rotational symmetry- Circles

 

Circles- rotational symmetry

I haven't done a lot of rotational symmetry recently in drawing. It was time. 


I decided to work just with circles because drawing and placing circles for something like this is really relaxing for me. I hope you all find the same peace coloring it!!


Click the images below for larger versions. Print and color!


Small JPG circles coloring page: 

Circles rotational symmetry mandala to print and color available in jpg or transparent png


Large transparent PNG circles coloring page: 

Circles rotational symmetry mandala to print and color available in jpg or transparent png


Tuesday, February 23, 2021

"Dream it. Think it. Plan it. Make it true." coloring page, available in png and jpg format

 New coloring page!!

"Dream it. Think it. Plan it. Make it true."


I hope you enjoy it. Click the images below for larger versions to print and color.


Dream coloring page small jpg version:

"Dream it. Think it. Plan it. Make it true."  blank coloring page, available in png and jpg format (jpg version)

Dream coloring page large transparent png version:
"Dream it. Think it. Plan it. Make it true."  blank coloring page, available in png and jpg format (png version)



Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Hope Peace and Kindness text coloring pages

 


Peace, love, truth, joy, kindness, happiness. Originally this was a fabric that I designed for an upcoming contest on Spoonflower, but decided it would make a nice simple coloring page too. 

I did a couple versions and hope you enjoy them.

To get the full size images, click on the images below.

Simple version Peace and Kindness coloring page small jpg

Peace, love, truth, joy, kindness, happiness coloring pages

Simple version Peace and Kindness coloring page large png

Peace, love, truth, joy, kindness, happiness coloring pages

More complex version Peace and Kindness coloring page small jpg

Peace, love, truth, joy, kindness, happiness coloring pages


More complex version Peace and Kindness coloring page large png


Peace, love, truth, joy, kindness, happiness coloring pages