DIANA CAMOMILE PECK

CHRISTMAS ON THE BEACH

                                          

 

Thanks for sharing the love

 

 

 

THANK YOU 

to who ever took the time

to decorate this beautiful Christmas tree

on the beach 

 

 

with

Santa hats 

and 

reindeer antlers

 

It was so fun 

to stop and take pictures

while riding bikes

on the beach.

 

<3

 

It's what's inside that counts!!

Our Christmas tradition

 

            A perfect recipe for Christmas morning. 

You prepare it on Christmas eve, put it in the fridge overnight and then heat in the morning. 

 

CREME BRULEE FRENCH TOAST RECIPE

 

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1 cup packed brown sugar

2 Tablespoons corn syrup

1 loaf sliced Brioche bread

Handful sliced pecans

5 large eggs

1 1/2 cups half and half

1 splash vanilla

1 splash Grand Marnier

 1/4 teaspoon salt

 

In a small saucepan melt butter with brown sugar and corn syrup over medium heat, stirring until smooth.

Pour into a 9x13 baking dish. Sprinkle with chopped pecans. 

Begin with center portions of bread and layer into pan squeezing together so they fit.  

In a bowl, whisk together eggs, half and half, vanilla, Grand Marnier and salt until combined. Pour evenly over bread.

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

In the morning, place uncovered pan in oven, then pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. 

Bake approximately 35-40 minutes or until slightly puffed and lightly browned. 

Delicious with some maple syrup!

 

 CHRISTMAS 2017

<3

     

  

ANTHROPOLOGIE GIFT WRAP INSPIRATION

 

GOOD TIDINGS WE BRING

 

 

stamped paper

wrapped

 

  

 

 

handwritten message

delicate gold thread

silver bells

 

 

 

 

soldered glass stars

https://www.yelp.com/biz/tinsmith-san-diego-3

 

 

 

hand dyed 

bottle brush trees

 

        

     

     truly    

   delightful

 

LINK TO FIND SUCH BEAUTIFUL TREES

AND SO MUCH MORE!

VINTAGE HANDMADE BY JULIE COLLINGS

ETSY

 https://www.etsy.com/shop/juliecollings

 

 

where to find

      Anthropologie's gift wrap image

 

       https://www.pinterest.com/pin/166562886201565360/      

 

 

And that's a wrap!

Merry Christmas

2017

<3

 

 

 

 

OH MY GUACHE ONLINE CLASS WITH MARY ANN MOSS

 

I had the best intentions... 

 

 

 When I mixed all of these 

beautiful guache paints with

gum arabic.

  

 

Only to discover 

I had mixed too much, I suppose.

They hardened!

To the point of no return.

They ended up in the garbage.

Sad!

 

 It all began when I registered for the online class

OH MY GUACHE - FURTHER ADVENTURES IN SKETCHBOOKERY

with the delightful MARY ANN MOSS - DISPATCH LA

 

        I love taking any and all of Mary Ann's classes.

She is talented and witty!

         And I loved using guache for the first time

I have always used acrylics but was so curious about guache

which is like a watercolor acrylic.

I liked the idea that the paint would dry 

which is perfect for travel

and then you can re-wet like watercolors

unfortunately, mine did not re-wet!

 

Her suggestion was to use

a vintage painting for our handmade art journal

I couldn't wait to get one

so I used the vintage card table

I purchased at a yard sale

for $5.00

I loved the floral

 

 

 

 

I pulled the legs off 

cut the floral image down to size

bound the covers

 and decoupaged the inside covers 

with vintage ledger and wallpaper 

  

I gathered me some

Fabriano Artistico 140lb hotpress

and vintage papers

to create a signature

 

 

 

bound

with velvet ribbon

 

 

squished it

between the plates

of an antique book press

 

 

 i love it!!! 

 

and

began filling pages

with sketches

of flowers

with watered down paint

waiting 

to be painted

 

xo <3