Books For Sale! Art, Photography, Crafts & Just-for-Fun
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A little sad
I’ve previously posted two projects in Invested.in and never had luck. This time I would REALLY love to get some help publishing this children’s book but so far nothing again.
I looked at other projects that were getting good results and noticed that movies of any kind get some funds and projects that promise naked women or dumb pranks reach their goal in light speed.
People who would love to share their writing really have to struggle with funding and it makes me feel a little sad about that today.
Chocolate Marble Cake and Matcha Petit Fours Recipes for Olgi :)
This post is special for Olgi!
I found simple recipes online but usually change them a little to include less butter and sugar, so please adjust to your taste.
Chocolate Marble Cake:
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 (or less) cup sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups flour
1-2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup milk
1/2 cup chocolate chips
3-4 tablespoons cocoa or hot chocolate mix
Mix everything except cocoa in a bowl and pour half plain batter into the baking pan.
Mix the rest of the batter in the bowl with the cocoa powder and pour that on top of the plain batter in the baking pan.
Pull a stick or fork through the batter twice to make it look like marble.
Bake at 350F for 30-40 minutes and it’s done!
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Matcha Petit Fours:
2 eggs
1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
2-3 tablespoons matcha (green tea powder)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup milk
Mix well in a bowl and pour into a lightly oiled petit four or plain baking pan.
Bake at 350F for 20-30 minutes.
Optional: sprinkle on top with powdered sugar mixed with powdered matcha tea
One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 65 – Time to Bake!
I finally got to bake for the first time in almost 4 years (no oven in Japan and rice cooker bread/ banana bread don’t really count).
My first delights were matcha petit fours and a chocolate marble cake *^_^*
Stick around for recipes!
One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 64 – Summer Begins
I love everything about summer and it’s been a very happy week for me! We have lots of delicious fruits to eat!
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Something for the Children – Animal Adventure Book
I have a children’s book that has been waiting to be published for ages. It was originally written and illustrated for a friend but with so many loved ones pushing and shoving (in a very positive way) to make me publish the book for others, I finally decided to go ahead with it.
My goal is to raise money to publish the book and send copies to underprivileged children in other countries in hopes of giving them something fun to read and learn from.
A percentage of all sales will be donated to a charity I have been supporting for over 12 years now: Sick Kids Hospital.
I thank you for taking the time to read about my goals and hope you will spread the word to others.
Animal Adventure Book for Children
I’m VERY excited about this one! I found a fantiastic illustrator for one of my books and I just can’t wait to put it together. (Click to see main Animal Adventure Book Page)
I wrote and illustrated this story several years ago but wanted new (and more professional) images before trying to publish them….. and so far…. they look great!
I’m trying to raise some money for publishing and to donate books for underprivileged children, so if you would like to help or know someone who would, please click the button below. All amounts are welcome and anything from $10.00 will get something in return from me *^_^*
More Mizuhiki Box Decorations
Here are more mizuhiki box decorations from yesterday’s post.
To me, mizuhiki and chiyogami are perfect versatile items that can pretty much dress up anything you like. Combine the two and you get a truly beautiful and unique look every time.
Use and resuse them for different things, whether you want it for gift wrapping, a fashion accessory, stationery decoration or home decor, they just work so well!
One Good Thing A Day – Project Day 63 – Mizuhiki for Box Decoration
I was happy to look through my remaining mizuhiki and gift boxes from Japan today. I really love the design and color combinations of mizuhiki and how quickly they add a beautiful decorative look to pretty much anything.
My favorite of course is combining it with chiyogami for gift boxes:
I’ll post more mizuhiki gift box decorations tomorrow too!
