I am mom to 2 boys a 16 month old and a 9 week old.This blog is a mish mash of a few different things...my life as mom to two baby boys, my cooking/baking experiments and my (future) etsy shop PunkRockPaper. Feel free to follow me on twitter: punkrockpaper. Leave me a note letting me know you found me here.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Thank you cards

My best friend is graduating this weekend with her master's in child psychology. She's been in school forever at this point and worked her butt off to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. So what's my point? Well one must have their thesis approved before turning it in and being eligible to graduate. She had a few trusted advisers read her thesis and give her the go ahead. She wanted a personal way to say thanks. That's where I come in. I pretty much hoard paper, embellishments, stickers...etc. Naturally she asked me to make two thank you cards for her advisers and here they are!

I whipped these up last night. I started at midnight and couldn't get it right (in my eyes) but finally around 1 am I gave up and turned in. I honestly thought I'd have to re do one of them this morning. Not the case, they both looked awesome to me this morning. Good rule of thumb, don't be afraid to put a project down and walk away from it. When you come back to it you'll look at it with new eyes and might be surprised on how good it actually is.


Wednesday, April 6, 2011

No Soliciting sign

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IMG_2128, a photo by pinkhippodesign on Flickr.

I walked over to a neighbors house the other day and saw a super cute handmade no soliciting sign hanging near her door. I have a no soliciting sign on my door too but it's your standard gray sign and it's not very pretty. It doesn't add anything to our house.
So I decided to make a new sign for us. This is what I came up with. It's still waiting for a coat of outdoor mod podge and a hanging wire.

What do you think?

Monday, February 7, 2011

Monday February 7th, 2011-Chocolatey goodness

So I haven't been around in a while. I promised myself I'd update regularly and that never happened. But tonight a friend of mine posted a recipe on her blog and I had to try it out. It came out SO GOOD that I wanted to post it in my own blog. It also helps that I have a fancy new camera and can't stop taking pictures of every little thing that happens in my life.

Warm Chocolate Melting Cups

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You Need:

* 10 4 oz ramekins or small oven proof single serve dishes. (I used mason jars)
* 1- 1/4 cups sugar (divided)
* 1/2 cup baking cocoa
* 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
* 1/8 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 cups water
* 3/4 cup plus one tablespoon semisweet chocolate chips
* 1 tablespoon brewed coffee
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 2 eggs
* 1 egg white

Directions:

1. in a small saucepan, combine 3/4 cup sugar, cocoa, flour and salt. gradually stir in water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in chocolate chips, coffee and vanilla until smooth. transfer to a large bowl.
2. In another bowl, beat eggs and egg white until slightly thickened. Gradually add the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar, beating until thick and lemon-colored. Fold into chocolate mixture.
3. Transfer to ten 4oz ramekins coated with cooking spray. place ramekins in a baking pan; add 1 inch of boiling water to pan. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or just until centers are set. Garnish with fruit and/or whipped cream if desired.

1 serving= 131 calories, 1 gram of fat, only a trace of saturated fat, 42 mg cholesterol, 49 mg sodium, 29g carbs, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic exchange: 2 starch.

SO YUMMY and highly suggested. Thanks Keelie!

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You can find my friends blog here: Marmalade Forest

Monday, September 6, 2010

Sunday, September 6th 2010- Halloween?

We might have two giganto bags of Halloween candy sitting in our hallway! We might..haha. One bag of sour/sweet candy and one bag of chocolate minis. Couldn't resist at Costco yesterday. In fact I had my hubby pull out our Halloween candy trough the minute we got home so I could pour the candy in and have it ready for you know 2 months from now! haha.

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Oh and we also scored 80 of these little play-doh babies for $10 at Costco. Eighty is actually quite a lot of them. I hope we get enough kids to give them too.

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Sunday, September 5, 2010

Sunday, September 05, 2010 - 27 weeks

This is me:

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I'm 27 weeks pregnant (as of this coming up Wednesday). I'm having all the typical pregnancy symptoms (back pain, swelling, ligament stretching pain, peeing every 5 minutes). This pregnancy is vastly different than my first. I'm a lot more tired in general and I've felt every symptom possible from very early on. I can't wait to meet Timmy already! This pregnancy is also dragging on at a snails pace for me. Thank goodness for a helpful husband that takes over when I've reached my limit.

I did manage to bake yesterday. We have a backyard full of wild blackberries. Why go to the store and pay $3 a pint, when I can pick them for FREE!

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Now go and visit the Smitten Kitchen Blog because that's where I got the recipe. Her recipe is for blueberry muffins but I used blackberries instead since that's what I have growing in my yard. I also used whole wheat instead of white flour making my muffins kind of dense and slightly dry. Next time I make these I plan on substituting agave for sugar and I also plan on figuring out how to make my muffins slightly more moist.

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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
I tend to be uber opinionated and VERY loud. I'm a mom to two boys 16 months and 9 weeks. I love anything crafty. I'm currently making cards and planning an etsy shop in the future. I miss sleep.