house of the rising sun

This isn't the order I would have chosen to have the pictures appear but apparently blogger know better than I do. This piece is made of a 4x4 piece of wood, a repousse metal roof, suns and flowers, metal charms and paper. It measures 8 x 16.5. It stands on it's own.

love house

This is a mixed media house measuring 12 x 8. It is made of wood, stained glass, tile, paper and ceramic. It can either stand by itself or hang on the wall.

large basket finished & one more

Here is the finished larger basket. it measures 9.5 x 10.5 and has become Jazz's favorite nap spot.

I started this basket last Thursday as a gift for a friend. Finished it up over the weekend. It measures 5 x 3.5

Fragrant Beef Curry

This is what I made for dinner tonight. The house smells sooo good

2 pounds well trimmed boneless beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch pieces (tri tip was on sale so I used that
3 tablespoons olive oil

2 large onions, sliced
6 whole cloves
2 large garlic cloves, chopped
2 cinnamon sticks
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1 1/2 cups whole milk - I used 2%
3 large tomatoes, quartered
3 tablespoons Major Grey chutnet
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
1 1/2 tablespoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon sale

Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large pot over high heat. Working in batches, add beef to pot and brown on all sides, about 7 minutes per batch. Using slotted spoon transfer to plate.
Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in same pot over medium high heat. Add onions, saute until tender and brown, about 7 minutes. Return beef to pot. Add cloves, garlic, cinnamon sticks, bay leaf and dried red pepper to pot, stir 1 minute. Stir in milk, tomatoes, chutney, lemon juice, ginger, curry powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until beef is tender, stirring occasionally, about 2 hours.
Uncover, increase heat to medium. Boil stew until juices are slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Enjoy!

newest basket and Jazz

I finished up the large basket and before I could set it up for pictures Jazz discovered it. Now I have to wait for her to relinquish it before I can take photos.

Peaceful

This painting is titled Peaceful. She is mixed media and acrylic on canvas board.

Basket in progress

This is the basket that I am working on right now. I have put a tape dispenser next to it wo you can see the size.

new basket

Just finished another basket. This one is a bit bigger than the last and has handles. I swear that these things are addictive. Right now I am working on a big fat basket. Ill post pictures of it in progress.