Creations, Painting Sunflowers
Sunflowers are everywhere right now and they are easy peasy to paint! When you want to paint something take a few minutes to really look at your subject. Look at the proportions of the different parts and study the color. Do a couple of practice flowers. This is not a realistic technique so don’t over … Continue reading
Tablescapes, Love equals “A Nice “Pearing”
Do you ever buy something just because you love it, but you don’t really have anything to go with it? I bought this green and gray Ikat runner a while ago just because I fell in love…It was folded away for a while, patiently waiting for me to put it to use…I “played” with it, … Continue reading
Take-out Tuesday, Island Chicken with Pineapple Rum Sauce
Here is a simple little chicken dish that will take you straight to a tropical island It’s loaded with fresh pineapple and gets a little kick from some sweet chili sauce and a splash of rum Bacardi Pineapple Infusion is what I used, but you can use any rum or rum extract The rum flavor … Continue reading
Recipe Box, White Chocolate Butterscotch Challah Bread Pudding with Caramel Topping
While I was lunching with a friend recently, she told me that she was going home to make a White Chocolate Bread Pudding …boy, that sounded good to me… She said she likes to use Brioche or Challah bread…which sounded great to me! She offered to share her recipe….which sounded very generous to me! I … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Garden Tomato Pizzeria Pie
Thank you so much for all the heartfelt comments last week, and for your feedback about what you would like more of on the Painted Apron. You have given me so many ideas and helped heal my heart. So many requested more painting tutorials. I will be sharing some simple tips and techniques and show … Continue reading
A Special Day and a Giveaway!
I want to share something with you today that is both sad and happy~ let’s do the happy part first~ August 1 is my “Blogaversary.” I started the Painted Apron August 1, 2012. I started it because I wanted to push myself to be more creative, being creative makes me happy… it gives me energy … Continue reading