Sunday, October 23, 2016

New Blog Site

I am pleased to announce the launching of my new blog site (finally)!!

The link is: www.sisterssimply.wixsite.com/amazing adventure

I hope you enjoy this new blog site and the posts that follow.
-Rebecca

Sunday, October 2, 2016

Birch Tree Art Idea

Here is a simple art idea for you to try out!
Supplies: paper, masking tape, watercolour or watered-down acrylic paint (in blue, purple, red, light blue, black, and yellow), large and small paintbrush, and a black oil pastel.

Start by taping 3-5 lines from top to bottom on the paper with masking tape.
Add some branches with small pieces of tape.
Paint blue streaks horizontally across the page.
Add purple streaks.
Add red streaks.
Add a few light blue streaks.
And finally some black. Let the paint dry.
Carefully peel off the masking tape to reveal "birch trees", and then paint little yellow dots to be the fireflies or stars.
Outline the trees with the black oil pastel, and add some lines along the edges.
And you're done!


Thanks for reading and have a great day!!
-Rebecca

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Ways to organize and decorate your desk

Here are some videos for ways to organize and decorate your desk!

DIY Desk Shelf


DIY Notebook Cover

DIY Washi Tape Pencil


DIY Splattered Pencil Holder

Have fun recreating these for your own desk, and if you have any ideas, please comment them down below. I'd love to see them!
-Rebecca

p.s. all these videos were created, filmed, and edited by me.

Monday, September 26, 2016

Simple Brownies



Simple Brownies
Time: 15 minutes
Makes: 3 large “brownie cakes” or 6 regular “brownie cakes”



One of my favorite foods are brownies (Yum!), and sometimes I have a middle-of-the-day craving for them. So this is my new go-to recipe for a small batch of brownies!

Ingredients:
2 tbsp. butter
¼ cup chocolate chips
2 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tbsp. white sugar
2 pinches salt
½ of an egg
3 tbsp. all-purpose flour

Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350*F and grease pan(s).
Combine the butter and chocolate chips while melting them in a small saucepan.
Once completely smooth, pour into a heat-proof bowl and mix in sugars and salt.
Then add in the egg, mix well, and finally add the flour. Stir.
Pour into prepared pans and bake for 9-12 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the brownie(s) comes out clean.
Serve with icing sugar, whipped cream, or any other favorite topping. Enjoy!

-Rebecca

Sunday, September 25, 2016

New Season, New Focus

 I know I haven't posted for a bit so heres a few sentences for you to read :)

As we start this school season up again - and a time of special fall festivities - let us not only reflect on what we did, but prepare for what lies ahead. New adventures, new explorations, new seasons of life to enter.

A new season sometimes means a new focus - what is your new focus for this coming year?

-Rebecca