Artist Spolit: Emmanuelle Brisson.

I love Emmanuelle Brissons work. I mean, I love, love, love Brissons work. I enjoy the variety, the fuzziness, the simplicity and quietness of his work. It's just beautiful!








He also does series, my favourite one is where he has two pictures side by side. A portrait on the left and a landscape on the right.

Every single photo he has in his portfolio is just lovely and simple, some can be bizarre - in a good way! - but they all just have a quiet feel to them, it's like spending a rainy day with no technology and reading and drinking tea. That's how they make me feel!

If you havn't already, check Emmanuelle Brissons website out! Of course, the website is in a different language, so make sure to turn on your Google translate!

Cheers!
Rowan

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A few of my favourite things.

There seems to be a pastel pink theme today - totally accidental ! And to be honest, pinks not really a favourite colour of mine, but these things are just to die for

This dress, oh my goodness. This. Dress.

This floral arrangement

This beautiful tattoo on blogger Jessica, Rowan is her daughter! woot. Such a great name.

This Print

THIS pillow.

This rug! eek. I'm not much of a pink person but I would put five of these rugs around my house.

So I hoped you enjoyed a few of my favourite things, because I sure did! What was your favourite?

Cheers!
Rowan

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Let's all just take a moment to appreciate boiled egg timers

If you're like me, you've pondered over how long to boil an egg for hard, medium and soft middles. Do I put the egg in after it's boiled? Or put it in and then boil it? After it's boiled do I turn off the heat or lowers it? Or do I remove it from the hot element all together? 
For me, getting the perfect egg is: A + B (X-Y) x C = hard boiled egg if you stand on your head and count to 2000. But with egg timers, add you boiled the eggs the red part slowly turns yellow, and you removed the eggs once the yellow has gone to the line of how soft or hard you want it.
Meaning I can have a hard boiled egg everyday without worrying about getting a soft centre.

And that's not even the best part! The best part is it cost an entire $1. Not kidding! One dollar! You can pick it up at the local dollarstore, Walmart or Target. Go, I'll wait here while you run out and buy one. No seriously, go.

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20 Things to do in life

This isn't a bucket list, if it were it probably be 200 things as opposed to 20. This is 20 major goals/things I want to do by the time I'm thirty, so that gives me about ten years to do them all. Some are goals, others are things that I want to continually do and work on.

1. Get a Bachelor's Degree.
2. Live an environmentally friendly lifestyle.
3. Grow Traveler's Tree
4. Create more.
5. Spend less, give more, save more.
6. Eat only vegan and mostly organic
7. Publish a poetry book.
8. Travel the world often.
9. Grow a garden.
10. Sell my jewelry in brick and mortar shops
11. Learn to crochet.

12. Publish an e-book.
13. Sew my own clothes.
14. Live a minimalist life.
15. Write often.
16. Buy a house.
17. Live stress free
18. Use more handmade.
19.  Start a family.
20. Be happy.

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Inspiring world: Photographs

Here are some photographs I have found really inspiring this past week. Two and three are my favourite.

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Traveler's Tree

Pendant from Traveler's Tree

My lovely business card design

Traveler's Tree is my business! I recently just began selling on Etsy, but before I had spent a few years selling at craft shows with my mother. Everything is handmade by me! I run the shop, design the pieces, ship the items, do the marketing and shop 'upkeep.'
I love everything about owning a business and doing everything involved with it by myself. Once it grows to the point where I'll need to hire help, i don't know what I'll do!

Bicycle Earrings from Traveler's Tree (These are my personal favourite!)

Find this Here

And here


And here!

I'm extremely proud of Traveler's Tree. It's just a tiny seedling, but I have lots of hope and lots of patience!
Currently I'm working on brick and mortar shops collaborations, so stay turned!

Rowan.

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An easy recipe: Vegan Peanut Butter

I love making homemade peanut butter, it's one of my favourite things. It's much cheaper and always much more delicious!

(I know it looks like shredded brown coconut, but its actually creamy and delicious!)

I've tried all sorts of different ways to make peanut butter - not that they differ all too much. But this is my favourite way. 

Ingrediants:
1. 16 ounces of dry roasted peanuts
2. 1 tablespoon olive oil
3. 1 tablespoon honey (this is optional, and for those of you that are not vegan)

You will also need an oven and blender/food processor. Food processors are better. But I don't have one and haven't really have a problem using my $30 Walmart blender.

First, you'll want to set your oven to about  350 F.



Then take all your peanuts and spread them out on a cooking sheet.


Like this!

Once the oven has preheated stick your sheet into the stove and set the timer for 7 minutes. 

Make sure to give the pan a shake every couple minutes.

My oven doesn't have a timer so I used my microwaves!

When they come out they'll look greasy, but that's good! Just the peanut oils coming out.

Then, stick them in the food processor/blender and blend ! Once the peanuts are crumbly add the olive oil (and honey!) and continue to mix, you might have to give it a bit of a mix with a fork every couple minutes, the peanut/oil ratio likes to stay under the blades, for those of you with a blender!

Mmmmmmm.  Peanut butter.
Stick it in a mason jar or any container you have lying around. For top results stick it in the fridge for a week or two before putting in the pantry.
And just like all natural peanut butters the oil and spread will separate, but that's natural! Just give it a mix, or what I do is keep my jar upside down.

Now don't forget, as this is basically just pure peanut butter - not like store bought pb where there's like half a tube o'butter in each jar - so it's going to be very strong and raw tasting. Now I love that! But a lot of people still prefer good ol' store bought pb, which is still okay, but not as tasty in my opinion - or fun.

There are all sorts of ways to make peanut butter, you can even try replacing the peanuts for hazelnuts and make hazelnut spread! I know I am going to!

Rowan

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A few of my favourite things

Here are a few of my favourite things, whenever I say that I feel like I should break out and dance like in the Sound of Music....aaaand moving on now.

Potters Workshop plate sets, definately buying these.



The Spring String Gardens by Shop Terrain, LOVE it.



This photograph at Chictopia


 This weddings photography at Style Me Pretty

                                These funny but adorable cookies from a beachy life

I love all of these! I think i pick things out mostly for their colour, but I always adore pastel cookies or amazing house things.  I'm slowly making our apartment a greenhouse, one flower at a time! 

Love and flowers,
Rowan

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My favourite DIY easter egg tutorials

I have noticed a ton of people doing easter egg DIYs this year. Sadly, Easter is a busy holiday in the Floral business so I'm working working working! Instead of me making my own DIY I thought I'd share my favourite tutorials from fellow bloggers!

Marbleized eggs by Camille Styles


Kool-Aid eggs Lovely Indeed



Graffiti eggs by Paper & Stitch

Hydrangea garland by Project Wedding

Fruity french eggs by The Allison Show


Stencil watercolour eggs by Oh Happy Day

All these colourful and fun eggs are making me regret not spending the time on trying some out.
Happy Easter!


Rowan

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These wallpaper patterned rollers by The Painted House are wonderful. I can't even describe how excited they make me feel about painting my place!



They are only $25 each, plus the cost of paint! I very eco friendly alternative to wallpaper - and very cheap alternative too. I think painting one wall of a room with the rollers is a great idea - I'm definatly picking up one, or three, or them. The Painted House's website shows all sorts of ideas to use them with. Covering coffee tables, bunting, even cards and framed prints. 





All photos courtesy of The Painted House

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Easy homemade Alfredo Sauce

This makes about enough for one person, maybe two depending on how saucy you like your paste!
I made this with chicken and penne noodles! It's one of my favourite dishes.

Get all the sauce ingredients, and mix! Set aside for when the chickens cooked.

First, boil the noodles! - don't forget about them once you start cooking the chicken or tofu. I boil the water, add the noodles and put on medium low covered. Then I just continually try the noodles until their done.

Cook the chicken! I precut mine into two bit pieces and cook them on the stove to on medium until their no longer pink in the middle.

And then I turn up the heat and cover for five to ten minutes!



Add the sauce to the chicken until it's heated up, and add to the noodles! 



Okay, so I put them straight into tupperware because this is my dinner for work. Who says tupperware isn't photograph friendly?

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