Raindrop Cake or Not?

Hi Friends,

So excited, my Brass Chandelier jewelry creation was featured in the Jewelry Making Journal. Click here to see http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/brass-chandelier-turquoise-crystals-necklace/ .

Yesterday, I rode with my husband to the park to meet with Kevin and get information on the Senior Softball League. While my husband talked with the men and watched a few innings of a game, I was bored and decided to read some blogs on Bloglovin'. I follow craftsy.com blog and found this recipe for the famous Raindrop Cake, which is not a cake!?

Raindrop cake but not? It is derived from a Japanese dessert called mizu shingen mocha with the main ingredient being: Agar, which is a gelling agent made from seaweed. It is vegan, zero calories, fat free, zero carbs and fiber a plenty.

Raindrop cakes look and feel like jello just not as firm but delicate. The taste is like sweetened water and smooshes into water once but in your mouth.

To make:

• use a silicone mold or small shallow bowls to form the semi-circle raindrop shape, preferably, or any other desired shape
• always dissolve agar completely before adding sugar
• 2 cups spring water
• 1/2 teaspoon agar powder or flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar

-Boil water; add agar; remove from heat; stir until agar is dissolved.

-Add sugar; stir until dissolved.

-Liquid should be completely clear.

-Pour mixture into molds.

-Let sit for 15 minutes at room temperature before adding mix-ins: such as sprinkles, chopped fruit like strawberry or mango, mint, or use your combination of fruits or sprinkles.

-Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

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Have a great day,

Sue

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Road Trip To Orlando

Hi Friends,

Happy Friday! I hope you have some awesome plans for this weekend. Are you going to have a BBQ, planned a pool party, or just going to stay in the cool inside?

Trip:

The day after The Pulse night club killings in Orlando, FL, my husband and I took a road trip to visit family that were staying at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando. As we listened to the radio on the way up, we were worried about what we might encounter once we actually entered the vicinity of downtown Orlando.

When we stopped at a Service Plaza on the FL Turnpike, I was amazed at how many people stopped, watched the news on the television and were amazed at what had and was happening in Orlando. I thought to myself, "aren't they listening to the radio in the car and hearing about the killings?" Then I laughed to myself thinking probably not with the use of phones for texting friends, playing games, listening to music and DVRs for watching videos.

As we got close to the Hard Rock Hotel, my husband and I almost simultaneously mentioned that The Pulse was probably only 15 minutes from where we are and you wouldn't know anything was happening downtown.

Very sad. Keeping all the families in my prayers.

Once we connected with our family, we had some lunch in the hotel restaurant that was delicious then sat around the pool watching the kids swim until dinner time. Not being beach lovers, my husband and I do not own swimsuits!

While everyone was getting ready to go to Emeril's Orlando for dinner, my husband and I enjoyed the air conditioned lobby and played our Word game on our phones.

Here are some pictures after taking the water taxi to the island for dinner:

Dinner was mouth-watering and service was very good.

Have a great weekend. I will have new jewelry creations next week. So come on back y'all!

Sue
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Happy Retirement

Hi Friends,

My blogging has been a little here and there lately and wanted to let you know why. My husband has decided to retire and things are getting turned around here at home. Starting Monday, he will be on vacation until July 30th which is his actual retirement date.

You see in July, I will be retired for one year and have gotten into a regimen of creating jewelry, blogging, watering the orchids and housecleaning.

Even the dogs have gotten into a daily routine i.e., sleeping, then eating breakfast, going outside for a while then coming in to sleep on and off until General Hospital comes on the television and they know Pops (my husband) will be home soon and go outside and wait for him. They will be a little mixed up starting Monday with Pops home all the time.

Now that my husband will be retiring everything will be changing a lot, he doesn't like to sit around and he doesn't have any hobbies to occupy himself with but he has talked about getting his Rawlings softball glove re-strung and trying to get on a seniors team. 

I would love to have Pops involved with my jewelry but he is not interested. He is good at photography so I mentioned to him about taking my jewelry pictures and my answer was "we'll see". He patiently goes bead shopping or goes to bead shows with me but that is about it.

When I was talking to a cousin yesterday, they said, "You have to compromise. Today you do what he wants, tomorrow he does what you want. The housework will get done eventually." Sounds easy but I don't know. Maybe I am worrying over nothing.

I know God will help me through all of this. He is on the Throne working on my behalf. So I will get up each day with passion, expectancy and look forward to the great things God has in store for me.

The latest artisan jewelry creation from The Beaded Pathway:

Love It, Buy It! Click here: www.thebeadedpathway.etsy.com and save 10% off with coupon code - BLOG2016.

Have a great day,

Sue

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DIY Summer Bling

Hi Friends,

While riding in the car, I was searching around a new app I downloaded, Bloglovin', and came upon a new website, www.thecraftedlife.com. Look what I found for some easy summer bling:

We all probably have a pair of cheap, plain sunglasses sitting around the house to have some fun with this DIY project. Supplies needed cheap sunglasses, glitter nail polish, wasabi tape.

First, find those cheap, plain sunglasses. Come on rummage through those drawers!
Second, get your glitter nail polish.
Three, bring out the wasabi tape (personally, I think blue painter's tape will work just as well).

Now, put a piece of tape across each eye piece of the sunglasses to see how high/low you want the glitter to go and then polish away.

Let dry then head on down to the beach with your bling on!

Enjoy! Give me a shout back to let me know how it went.

Have a great day,

Sue

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Turning A Negative Into A Positive

Hi Friends,

Things have been very busy around our house lately with painting and fixing things up. So I haven't had a chance to do any blogging.

Inspiration
Lately I've been reading an inspirational book by Joel Osteen called Break Out!. Here is a paragraph that grabbed me:

Do you keep doing the same old thing over and over and think it is right but with no results?

This paragraph had me contemplating about all the negative thoughts I keep thinking about over and over instead of thinking with a POSITIVE attitude. If you start to think negative thoughts about a situation, take a deep breath and ask God to guide you through it. I think of God as a BIG bear where he takes me in His arms and shows me the way. When you realize He has turned your negative to a positive promise, give God a BIG thank you.

Jewelry

Here is a picture of my latest artisan jewelry creations. You can view the details at www.thebeadedpathway.etsy.com.

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Have a great day,

Sue

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Summer 2016 Fashion Trends

Hi Friends,

I hope everyone had a safe and wonderful Memorial Day weekend. My husband and I had a nice relaxing one but we did do this in our front yard:

FASHION

I was reading one of my e-mails from Beading Daily regarding what colors and fashion trends will be circulating this summer. Some fashion hits that were on the runways were: lace, satin and loose fitting fabrics. The color trends popping up were rose blush, yellow and turquoise, along with metallics.

Here is a picture of some of the fashion trends to come that I found on a blog, zanita.com.au, that I follow:

Notice the loose fitting clothes, the satin and the colors rose blush, yellow and turquoise? Love those turquoise heels-OMG!!

NEW FROM THE BEADED PATHWAY:

I am one of those designers that creates whatever comes to mind instead of focusing on the trends and colors. I never liked following the crowd, always a "do it my way" individual. Here is my new lightweight and empowering bracelet:

Think Father's Day! Click here: etsy.com/listing/398410469/cross-silver-hammered-gun-metal-rolo?ref=shop_home_feat_1 to see the details for this bracelet.

Follow my blog by adding your e-mail address in the box at the top right and use this special coupon code, BLOG2016, for 10% off my Cross Bracelet or any artisan jewelry creation at www.thebeadedpathway.etsy.com. Tell your friends to follow and you all can have fun shopping!

Thank you for reading. I would love to hear from you, my friends, so please leave a comment below.

MOTTO: Perseverance is the secret to a successful achievement.

Have a great day,

Sue

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