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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Blueberries Muffin


30 March'10, Tuesday - Blueberry Muffin : these muffins are soft and moist. A must have recipe. It is easy to follow even for beginners to try a hands-on.....


Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 large egg
3/4 cup buttermilk
2/3 cup canola or vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups frozen blueberries (Dole brand)
1 x block of white chocolate, cut into tiny pieces
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 200 degC. Butter or spray non-stick 12 cups muffin tray or use paper muffins cups.
2. Large bowl - combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, white chocolate and salt, mix together and set aside.
3. Small bowl - mix a tablespoon of flour together with the frozen blueberries and set aside.
4. Medium bowl - whisk together the egg, buttermilk, sugar, oil and vanilla extract.
5. With a spatula - fold wel ingredients into dry ingredients and stir until it combined. Do not over mix the batter or the muffins will be tough when cooked.
6. Gently fold in the blueberries.
7. Fill each muffin cup almost full of batter and set aside.
Crump Toppings ingredients:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Crushed walnuts - optional ( I did not add walnuts because my girls don't like it)
Method: Mix together all the above ingredients. Mix with fork and sprinkle over muffins before baking.
8. Bake muffins in the oven at 180 degC for 20-25 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Transfer to wire rack and let cool for about 5 minutes before removing from pan.
Makes 12 - 16 cups of muffins.

Palm Sunday Decoration


26 March'10, Friday - St Bernadette Church Palm Sunday decor : initially, we thought that the palm was abit hard and stiff, but when we started bending it, we found that it gives a nice shape. Kudos to Eelin and another parishioner for helping. Hope to come up with more ideas for using palm as decoration.

Furry Critters

6 March'10, Saturday - Bobbie in a sitting position, 13" tall made from synthetic fur. He is soft and huggable & can sit on a chair nicely as he has bended legs. He is lightly stuff and thus feels huggable too. Bobbie has a big chest as he is full of love and a charitable heart.

6 March'10, Saturday - MiniZen is 5" tall. he has a funky look. It shows that he is cool and adorable. He was given to a friend of mine and I hope he can keep each other company wherever they go.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Furry Critters

Born on 6th Feb 2010: Ellieanna, 5" tall made from grey synthetic fur and pinkish felt for inner ear, paw and footpad. She has jointed head and movable limbs. Ellieanna loves to sit or stand around just looking at the world goes by......

Born on 6th Feb 2010: Grissom is the grissly bear I learn to make with extended neck joint. He has 2 jointed disk on the neck to make his neck look longer. He rather looks like a dog then a grissly bear.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Lantern

Finally, I can find some time to do up a few lanterns??...... above, round tanglong - got the packets from Bakersin. Only needed 4 packets to make one round tanglong.

Coin Fish Tanglong - slightly bigger but looks kind of unique. My girl said the fish has hole in its tummy....hahaha, guess thats the idea for the olden days coin.

Osborn and Bera

Osborn - 5" tall, movable head and limbs. His paw and food pad made from leather and he has black glass eyes. I gave him a brown pearl necklace with cherry pendant. Thought it is so in-thing for a guy to wear a necklace nowadays.

Bera - 6" tall made from synthetic long fur. Her paw and foot pad made from black leather and she has black glass eyes. Because of her white fur, I gave her a jade stone necklace and flower.

Osborn and Bera, both born on 30th January 2010, after a big break for me during the year-end holiday. Both of them loves to hang out with each other, but I do hope they are not sticking to each other too often though...:)






Saturday, November 28, 2009

Mini Bears

27 Nov09, Friday - Sakutaro, 6" tall, she has on a light blue pearl neckace, string with polyclay flower and a red heart pendant. Sakutaro is made from brown sparse faux fur and leather for her palm and foot pad. She is one who loves travelling around hanging on my girl's big black bag. Hope she has a good time looking at stuff, like my girl????

Mini Bears

23 Nov09, Monday - Whitley, 5 1/2" tall, made from white sparse faux fur. She has on coloured water pearls and red swarovski crystals for her necklace. Whitley is charming and lovely. She will accompany me around wherever I go : D

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Hanger Bears (Leather)


It has been awhile since I posted my bear's work. I have been resting due to exam fever from my 2 girls. One - PSLE and the other - 'O' level.
When the PSLE was over, my younger girl wanted to do something for her bazaar and thus my embarkation of the Monster's Bears again. Meantime, I too, pick up my scissors and did the leather bears - see above pictures. This time round, I decorated them with beads for necklace with a more cuter and unique look. This will be my handmade christmas give-away thus saving me lots of moola.....

Monster's Bears











This latest batch of Monster's Bears are done by my youngest girl and me, for her Primary 6 school Bazaar. Aren't they cute? I used up some of my left over buttons found in the sewing box and scraps of felt, ribbons and cloth. Hope they can fetch some moola for the school??