New handmade art and thrifty finds...

Hey all,
I'm back with some more artwork I recently completed.

I love this Emily Dickinson poem and wanted something fun for my in-progress gallery wall.

I drew the bird and branch outline, painted the background of my canvas, covered my bird and branch with newspaper, and lightly painted over them.

I folded the paper to give my bird a 3D wing effect.

I'm liking it.

Another easy project was this map art.

I used some of my husband's old sectional charts (he's a pilot) to make this.

Another fun piece to keep things light.

I also hit the thrift store last week and found LOTS of treasures. And it was a half-price day, Double score!

I polished up the brass pieces...

These cute elephants.

This brass candleholder and the pretty bowl (our new key holder).

And I used one set of the china to make this cute succulent planter.

Love it!

That's all I've got today, folks. Have a good one!

-Wendy

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Beautiful Baguettes

I love bread, I really do. There is something so comforting about eating slice after slice of hot, crusty bread.

Making bread is also comforting, but in a different way. If you are ever feeling down, or, a bit self-concious, bake some bread! I promise, you will come out feeling like a champ. :)

Last night I mixed up the base for some whole wheat baguettes and let it rise overnight. This morning, I woke up and made these beauties...

I found this recipe on Pinterest...

I made this no knead bread recipe with the exception that i used 1/2 whole wheat and 1/2 bread flour. This recipe makes 4 baguettes (I saved one for later use). 

I topped my 3 baguettes with olives, garlic cloves, and, the last with fresh rosemary, lemon peel, and chopped garlic. Each was topped with olive oil, kosher salt, and cracked black pepper.

Then, I cooked them in a 500 degree oven, on a floured cookie sheet, for 18 minutes (start checking them after 12).

Look how gorgeous these turned out!

The toppings get soft and roasted, so you can easily smear them over the top of your bread. Mmmmm!

You should makes these! You will feel awesome about yourself, your tummy will thank you, and, your housemates will DEFINITELY thank you!