15-day beginner's course on steiner/ waldorf education 2012

campbell's soup can obsession

as i have mentioned before i've been obsessed with the campbell's logo since forever and have been collecting campbell's soup cans for a while. i simply love how it looks...i find it so andy warhol-esque. so pop artsy. okay, whatever. (here i used the emptly cans to plant little seedlings)

anyway, i finally found this old picture of one of my most far out projects ever --- a larger than standard size campbell's can! (this is me with my hubby when we were still dating, circa 1999!!!)

we used this as an outdoor table for quite some time until it regretfully rusted. one of the neighbors came up to me before wondering how we were able to consume this much campbell's soup!

i guess, this is as supersized as it can be!

recycled t-shirt choker: take 2

my sister requested that i make her one of these for herself.

this time i used a shirt made of 100% cotton and got the "curl effect" that was intended. i think i works either way!

what to do with empty yogurt cups

my little toddler loves yogurt and if you're like me you probably have collected a considerable amount of empty yogurt cups.

these little plastic cups are not exactly "recyclalbe" but may be re-used to plant seedlings, to wash out paint brushes, as ice or popsicle molds, measuring cups, etc.

in our home we simply use them as stacking blocks.

at the rate this little guy consumes his yogurt, i might have enough cups for more creative and fun projects in the future.

DIY gift wrapping paper

those who really know me know how much i love gift wrapping. they also know much i try to veer away from using store-bought wrapping paper.

one thing you can skimp on would be on those deceivingly, inexpensive yards of paper. seriously, how much is a roll of gift wrap these days? i mean, why not save a little money and have fun at the same time?

among my favorite materials to use are pattern paper, manila paper, papel de hapon, newspaper, brown paper bags and even leaves! i spruce things up with bits of little knick knacks such as twigs, pine cones, dried leaves, little balloons, mini torotot (made of rolled paper to resemble one), confetti and even a bundle of garlic. oh, i could really go crazy when i'm up to it!

anyway, we had this children's party to go to a couple of days ago.

i didn't want to use anything that could be hazardous for little kids to choke on so i opted to just draw little car patterns all over pattern paper.

here's our little gift. all set and ready for the birthday boy!

recycled t-shirt choker

here's a fun project i found from martha stewart

think easy, cheap and cute!

step 1: get an old shirt and lay it flat step 2: cut shirt horizontally to form loops, set aside the hem

step 3: lay the loops on top of each other with seams together, stretch loops to allow it to curl

step 4: twist loops to form a figure eight

step 5: wrap the seams using the hem

step 6: slide through your head and you're all done!

note: the shirt that i used didn't curl or stretch the way i thought it would. nevertheless, i still think it looks great!

grilled chicken with roasted peppers and mango wrap

hubby isn't into food that needs "to be put together". okay, except for tacos. well, although this requires a little bit of assembly he admitted that he truly loved this sweet and savory fare.
ingredients:
chicken breast fillets
roasted bell peppers, sliced into strips
mangoes, sliced into strips
cucumber, sliced into strips
lettuce, shrededpesto sauce
tortilla flour
procedure:
season chicken with salt and pepper. grill until cooked (you may use left over chicken, either from andoks, baliwag, S&R or wherever!)
cut grilled chicken breasts into strips
pile up all the ingredients on tortilla
drizzle with pesto