BEST HOUSEWARMING GIFT, EVER!

My best friend, Jennifer, knows me better than anyone else. This is clearly evident from her (bed, bath, &) BEYOND amazing housewarming gift. Jeffrey and I recently moved into our little, Mountain View apartment and on the first day, when I was completely stressed from the move, Jenn brought over the only thing that could make everything better - a baby donut maker. Saying I was ecstatic is an understatement.

My first attempt at making the lil' nuts was vegan. Jeffrey and I decided to try a week of veganism, for a variety of reasons, but there was no stopping me on trying to make a vegan baked good. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a recipe that didn't include an egg substitute (I didn't find a good alternative at my local grocery store), sooo, I decided to use a vegan cupcake recipe -- cake donuts exist so I was like "whateva."

Here were the results. I added some purple food coloring to some of the batter (that turned brown) and made a soy milk/powdered sugar icing. Sprinks obviously.

I'm in love. They were so cute and delicious - I swear, that week turned me on to vegan sweets, so good! I'm making some real donuts tomorrow for a coworkers birthday, what recipe to try?

From Mountain View with love,
Jenny

I smell resin and canday, yeah, mmm

Yesterday I made resin pendants that weren't rainbow! Holy toledo, alert the presses! I decided to shake things up a bit after finding some pastel (I'm completely obsessed with pastel) and red, white, and blue sprinkle containers. Pastels for spring and summer -- how sexy do baby colors look on a tan bod?! Totally. And red, white, and blue for the 4th of July, AMURICA, and hey, even the Royal Wedding, or.. Australia. Marketing's fun! Here are some photos of the beginning and end results.

 

Finished brewing! Now 24hrs to set.

 BOOM.

I also played around with confetti sprinks, crystallites, and chocolate topping. Can't wait to slap on some jewelry backs and post them to my shop! What do you put on frosting, huh?

Happy Funday,
Jenny

Better late than never

The final product of my brother's Starry Night, given to him for Christmas.

ART VERSUS ART!

My good friend, Dusty, and I have created a sweet new blog devoted to artists (or semi-artistics) as an inspirational outlet for their new projects. Art Versus Art challenges individuals with weekly subjects and encourages them to post pictures of their interpretations of the theme. Dusty and I will get to participate too (thank god -- reason to live, art)!

As we know, competition breeds innovation. This is why we decided to make a voting system at the end of each due date. The winner gains bragging rights, site promotion on artversusart, and, once we gain more traffic, substantial prizes.

We chose Harry Potter for our first week's topic because of it's premiere on Friday. I've already finished my project and here it is below. I plan on working with different mediums each week. No matter how successful this blog becomes, I know it will benefit me and Dusty as artists. Excited!

Hedwig, obviously! -- Currently on sale on my etsy!

Dave's Starry Night

My brother resquested I paint him an interpretation of Starry Night. So cliche right? Or so assistant/boyfriend, Jeffrey, says - I somewhat agree. BUT, I thought it would be lots of fun. Here's what I have so far.

I used this completely perfect fabric for the background. I'm going for a multimedia technique. It's only 1/3 done. I'll update when I get more done.

Shwing,
Jenny

Craft Fair!

This weekend a few friends and I will be participating in a craft fair in Los Osos. We've all been buckling down, trying to get everything ready - it was definitely more work than we thought. I have 17 items available for purchase, 16 cases and 1 Hello Kitty bow barrett that I've been hoarding for awhile. Last night I took some pictures to document all the work I've done in the last couple of weeks.