Good Morning, November!

Happy November! 

Starting off the new month with a new photo of one of the sets I am making now to sell. The felt food breakfast. The image below is the 'Complete' breakfast. I do not think the set I sell will include so many pieces, mainly because the ham and orange are a pain in the ass to make, but I can make anything per request.

(click photo to enlarge)

My Breakfast ~ complete

orange, bacon, donut, cheese, pancakes, blueberries, strawberries, eggs, ham.

Starting at $3.00 per item. 

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or email me at pmazzoli222@yahoo.com

Message me on my Facebook Wall or on At Last for a test request! I'll try making the request, and I will post the results. If it is good enough, I will keep on making them and maybe name it after you, or something. Maybe I'll send it to you, or even better, you could buy it!

Anyway thanks for reading, be sure to check back for more updates!

Happy Halloween!!!

Happy, Happy Halloween
Silver Shamrock!

Yes kids, you too can own one of the big Halloween three. 

That's right, THREE horrific masks to chose from. 

They're fun, they're frightening, and they GLOW in the dark. 

DONT FORGET TO WATCH THE BIG GIVEAWAY

It's almost time, kids. The clock is ticking. Be in front of your TV sets for the Horrorthon, followed by the Big Giveaway. Don't miss it. And don't forget to wear your masks.
The clock is ticking. It's almost time. 

Step by Step Recipe: Pork Stir Fry with Rice

Pork stir fry
step by step recipe

Use pork chops, thin sliced.

To start: take pork out of the refrigerator, salt and pepper both sides, sit aside about 5 minutes. At this time, prep the marinade. 

Marinade:

Soy Sauce (or Terriyaki sauce)

ground ginger

agave syrup or honey

1 star anise

minced garlic

onion powder

water

salt. pepper

red pepper flakes (I use so very little!)

Marinate in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

That will give you time for the next steps.

Make your rice

1 cup beef broth and pinch of saffron (if ya got it!) to make your rice. Cook, set aside. 

Get your veggies 

Sugar snap peas, green beans, mushrooms, and carrot. Chop them alot smaller than pictured! I picked these because they are some of the veggies that do not bother my stomach.Stir fry mixes at the grocery store were gross. Ive seen an ok mix at Trader Joes but I cannot eat broccoli so I pass on it. I am sure you can get a better stir fry mix at another store, or just use the veggies you like.

Start frying

Cook both sides, I used cooking spray to coat my wok. You can use canola oil if you prefer. Halfway through cooking you will probably need more oil anyway to keep things from sticking. You dont have to use a wok, but I found it was very convenient for this recipe. 

Just keep frying

Cook pork on medium heat. You can use some of the marinade to pour over while cooking. Just remember to remove the star anise. Remove pork slices after cooked through until all pork from the marinade is cooked. Set it aside. Keep oil in pan. Keep hot, you are going to throw in veggies right away.

Add the veggies, cook for a few, then add the rice. In the meantime, I suggest cutting up the cooked pork pieces into smaller bites. (same with veggies) Watch the pan at this part, because food might start to stick and as long as you have your oil handy, add just a bit, and itll be good. 

I started to cut the pork slices but they were pretty hot so I just did what I could. Pinches of salt and pepper to finish. Serve.

All done!! 

Pink Donut Felt tutorial

Pink Donut Felt Tutorial

I created a step by step tutorial on how to make these. They are easy and fun, and everyone likes them! Please follow the pictures and steps below if you want to make your own felt donut.

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Step 1: Gather your materials

You will need 2 circles for your donut, 1 circle of a different color for your icing, matching embroidery floss and a needle to sew. Not pictured is the stuffing, which you will also need. You can use cotton balls if you do not have stuffing. If you skip the stuffing it will still look like a donut, just flat. :)

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Step 2: Sew the icing.

First, you will want to sew on sprinkles onto the icing. Then, use a running stitch to sew the icing to one of the circles you have cut out. Simply run the thread out and under the felt and leave a little stitch to view. You could skip this part entirely and use T-Shirt puffy paint or glue beads on for sprinkles. 

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Step 3: Sew the donut 

Change your floss and use the same type of stitch to go around the outer edge of the donut. Then insert your stuffing.

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Step 4: Sew the donut hole

Change your floss back to the icing floss. Tricky little guy, this part I ran the needle from the bottom circle through to the top, then I dropped the needle through the donut hole, stitched through the bottom and then back up again. Tie off your ends, and that's it! Not too difficult.

Some sweet treats, tutorial coming soon

Sweet treat assortment!

On a Halloween plate I bought last year after the holiday at CVS for a buck :)

(Free tutorial on felt donut coming soon)

I am also working on my first recipe for the blog, pork stir fry, complete with step by step photos. Stay tuned! 

Screenshot of the Week - Ocarina

One of my all time fave games ^^

It's fun to replay old titles, especially when they are revamped up in 3-D!!
I have been replaying Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the DS for a little while, and still in the Forest Temple. Look, here is Link running through the twisty room, my favorite part of the dungeon. It has an Alice in Wonderland quality.
You run through here a few times...wait. No I am not going to tell you what you do here because you either a) already know or b) can get a better walkthrough from gamefaqs.com

Ugh, out of arrows, gotta go back out and kill some baddies for items. Ahhh...Zelda...so much fun!

And look how helpful Navi is being. What would you do without her? Uhm not get pissed off when she tells you the same damn useless thing when you are clearly trying to do something else besides hit the little fairy button?

Anyway I might be able to take down the boss, but check back in a week when I post something else about games and I will include a little update. Most likely I will be in the same spot, since I have been busy with crafting. I hope to post some more of that and possibly my own tutorials. Anyway thanks for reading!

New look

So I reformatted everything, changed the name, now that's all said and done...

I am showcasing art. Fine arts, graphic arts, culinary arts, arts & crafts, and all other arts now. Im not just going to show off food. But it wont be forgotten. However, felt food is the new rage in town!!

Hoping to sell very soon, also available through At Last Events & Crafts. So please take some time and check out the bunch of postings I just added and 'follow me' on here for more!

Back to felt, I will be making a variety of foods and fun felty type stuff and sharing with my audience. I am brushing up on my sewing skills with felt and having a good time doing so. I hope to share my work with you!

Tonight's Menu: Roasted Chicken a la Felt

with a veggie and potato side

Very fun to make, but it is a labor on the fingers. Will be posting real food hopefully shortly!

~On a more technical note, I am being told my blog does not display a 'follow' button. Please check to see if you can now see it on the right hand side. If not, please tell me so via FB, phone, carrier pigeon.