Stuart Little

Stuart Little

I just completed a special order: Stuart Little.  I like doing books sculptured from this book.  Next Don Quixote!! Then 2 more special orders: Little House and Dracula.  

Lord of The rings - Two Towers

Lord of The Rings - Two Towers

It looks like I will be doing a lot of The Lord Of The Rings Book Sculptures this fall. This is the first.  

https://www.etsy.com/listing/109201907

Goblins Ate My Book...Again

Goblins Ate My Book...AGAIN!

Just finished my newest Book Sculpture: Goblins Ate My Book...AGAIN!  I did something different with this one. I made the illustrations more interactive with the book pages by having the little devils actually eating and tearing the pages.  Major fun!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/108434931

Guliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

I tried something different with this sculpture. Since the front cover of this late 1800s book is so ornate, I decided not to hide it.  I can't believe how well, my sculptures have been selling lately. I can't seem to keep a good stock in my shop.  At this time, I am working on Goblins Ate My Book II, Hobbit, LOTR, Peter Pan, Dracula, and more. Hopefully I can get a new book listed every other day or so.  

https://www.etsy.com/listing/108006378

Little House on The Prairie

Little House On The Prairie

    I just finished Little House on The Prairie.  On Deck is Pied Piper. Then Goblins Ate My Book, Dracula, Peter Pan, Gulliver's Travel, and more. It looks like September is going to be a busy month!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/107786805

STUART LITTLE 

     Book Sculpture: Stuart Little. Shadowbox framed and available in my etsy Shop, ArtfuLiving.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/107321576/flyin-high-steampunk-3d-collage-paper

Flyin High - Steampunk 3D Paper Sculpture

Flyin High

 This is the first in my new series of steampunk 3D paper sculptures. All will be limited edition and shadowbox framed. Available in my Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/listing/107321576/flyin-high-steampunk-3d-collage-paper

Charlotte's Web Book Sculpture

Ooh, how this brings back memories of listening to my second grade teacher read this book.

Book Sculpture: Charlotte's Web.  Created using a 1953 edition of Charlotte's Web and shadow box framed.

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Book sculpture: Little House in the Big Woods. Made from  a 1950's edition of Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilders and shadow box framed.

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Creamy Celery Bacon Soup

This weeks Bountiful Baskets had great stalks of celery. Since I don't like Mangos, I traded my mangos for someone's celery. Of course, I hate anything going to waste so I am trying new things.  This is what I came up with.

3 strips of bacon

¼ cup onions - diced
¼ cup bell pepper – diced
3 cups sliced celery
4 cups chicken broth
2 cups milk or half & half
3 Tbsp flour
¼ milk
Add to taste – salt, pepper, granulated garlic, celery seed, sage

1.  Put chicken broth on to boil while cooking bacon until crisp.   When broth comes to a boil, turn     

     heat to simmer.  When bacon is crisp, remove from skillet unto a paper towel.

2. To skillet, add onion and bell pepper and saute for about one minute, then add celery. Continue
     to saute for  another 3 minutes.
3. Pour all contents of skillet and bacon (crumbled) into simmering broth (to reduce fat, drain off
     bacon grease before adding to broth). 
4. Turn up heat to medium high and add milk/half&half and seasonings.  Because some brands of
     bacon is saltier than others, be sure to taste before and after adding spices until you get the taste
     you desire. 
5. In a small bowl stir together flour and ¼ cup of milk until smooth. Add to soup and stir.  Bring to
    almost a boil and remove from heat.
6. You can garnish with a sprinkle of cheese, homemade sour dough croutons, and bacon bits.

Please note that with all my recipes, amounts are adjustable. Such as; more flours makes the soup thick, while less makes it thinner; more broth less milk makes it soupier, while less broth more milk makes it creamier; more celery makes it more chunkier; ham instead of bacon, red bell peppers instead of green bell peppers and so on. Have fun and make it your own!

This is a quick and easy soup and I was surprised that I was able to please everyone! My youngest son is super picky about having to eat veggies.  I prepared his bowl by straining out all the chunky parts and topped it off with a bit of cheese and a few sourdough croutons. He loved it and actually wanted more!  Wow, this is a soup I will make more often.
Serves 4