Posts by Annie Holland
A Valentine’s Day card for the love of my life!
It is difficult to make something that would show everything you feel about this person. It is even more difficult to put these feelings in words. But somehow once I got the idea about the structure of the card ( thanks Bleshtuchka for the awesome idea!)the design just happened. I started working on it and…
Read MoreA black belt love-bug for Valentine’s day!
Ok, so most of you know my kid takes Tae Kwon Do classes but for those who don’t know- he is really into all kinds of martial arts. He earned his 3rd belt for the past 2 months yesterday and I am so proud of him that I had to make him a Valentine’s day…
Read MoreStuffed bell peppers with blugur and quinoa
Since I discovered the awesome quinoa grains I experiment with different recipes I usually used rice for.Stuffed peppers is one of my kids’ favorite and I decided to substitute the white rice I usually use with bulgur and quinoa. It turned out better than I expected and I decided to share this recipe with you!…
Read MoreDo you like caramelized Pineapple?
If you do, this recipe is exactly for you! I’ve written before how my son likes to eat whatever he sees in movies etc, and recently we watched this movie in which there was pineapple pie. I have never made pineapple pie, but being a good mom I decided to give it a try and…
Read MoreValentine’s day cards for school!
I have mentioned in my previous post about the Valentine’s Day cards that my son and I are making cards for the whole class + his friends ( all in all 40+ cards) and it started as a good idea, but that many cards are not easy to make when you have only couple of…
Read MoreValentine’s day mailbox from tissue box
You all probably have a list of the school projects that you’ve helped your kids with. Well, I’m just starting and many things that people who went through the school system in the US know by definition, I haven’t heard of. So when my son came back home with a “ Valentine’s day mailbox” I…
Read MoreThank you for the inspiration!
I don’t usually do awards. I am grateful for receiving them of course, but I’ve always felt uneasy to give awards away because I find it restricting in a sense that I cannot simply say, yes- these are the best and the rest doesn’t count. But, I have received this particular award almost 7 times…
Read MoreA second card for the blue-pink challenge
For a person who doesn’t like the blue and pink color combination, I’m pretty productive today! 🙂 Here is the second card for the challenge: 1. The card 2. The picture ( I drew over the paper and glued pearls on it) 3. The ribbon flower 4. The embellishments This is the first card that…
Read MorePink and blue Valentine’s day card for a challenge
This is the first card challenge I am going to make something for. I don’t know why I decided to make exactly this card, since it is with the color combination I dislike the most- blue and pink. But..yesterday when I saw the challenge, I had this awesome idea about how I am going to…
Read MoreWhere geometry meets art- white on black mandala
Although I don’t use a ruler and such, I like geometric shapes. I think geometry is half of the story behind these drawings white on black. I just love it how I see that my straight lines are getting better! Practice makes perfect, people say and I completely agree! You can notice the difference between…
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