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Whether instructing art classes or modeling for students, Cynthia Amendt has always been a teacher. When she was diagnosed with a glioblastoma — a deadly brain tumor — Cynthia thought her teaching days might be over. Then she joined a clinical trial at Mayo Clinic and now realizes she's received her most important teaching assignment ever — helping medical researchers learn about a drug that has recently demonstrated potential for extending the life of patients with glioblastoma multiforme.
Nearly four years ago, Cynthia was diagnosed with a glioblastoma, the highest grade glioma (grade 4) tumor and the most common and aggressive type of primary brain tumor. Glioblastomas account for 52 percent of all primary brain tumor cases and 20 percent of all intracranial tumors. Despite being the most prevalent form of primary brain tumor, however, in Europe and North America glioblastomas occur at a rate of just 2 to 3 cases per 100,000 people. Although these tumors can occur at almost any age, they're most common after 50 years of age.
"I was modeling for an advanced painting class and wanted to read the students a humorous article I found in the daily newspaper," recalls Cynthia, who as a teacher was comfortable speaking in front of a classroom. "I could see the words on the paper and process them in my head, but I could not vocalize them," she remembers. "I could not make myself speak the words my eyes saw, and knew something was wrong."
"It is typical not to have any indications of a gliblastoma until there is major neurologic injury to the brain," says Jan Buckner, M.D., a medical oncologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Symptoms include mobility impairments, seizures and other cognitive disorders. "In the majority of cases, the disease is far advanced by the time a diagnosis is made, which is why this type of tumor is so difficult to treat. And, even after successful treatment with external beam radiation, the tumor reoccurs in more than 95% of cases," notes Dr. Buckner, "and radiation therapy cannot be used again."
Painting the picture
Cynthia was born and raised in Alhambra, California — living in an 1878 Redwood forest farmhouse surrounded by a giant California Live Oak and sequoia, orange, loquat, fig and bay laurel trees. "Ours was the oldest home in the city," says Cynthia, "and I believe my surroundings inspired the artist in me."
In high school, Cynthia learned jewelry making, but was always very interested in photography. She pursued a degree in radio-TV-film from San Diego State University to have a "fall back" plan in case her interest in the arts could not provide a living. In 1977, she moved to Minneapolis, Minn., to explore another area of the country and a city that was rich in art.
"Minneapolis is a great city for the arts," says Cynthia, who has taught jewelry making, drawing and photography in the Twin Cities area, where she is best known for her eclectic vintage Volvo station wagon. "My artist friends and I painted the entire car with all types of colorful art forms," she says.
"I also do 19th century non-silver processes, in addition to black and white photography," says Cynthia, "and was involved in a photography project that took me to Paris and Cuba when I was diagnosed with brain cancer."
She initially had treatment in Minneapolis, which included both radiation and chemotherapy. "But my tumor didn't respond," explains Cynthia, "and I had terrible reactions and side effects." Essentially, Cynthia's treatment was ineffective and doctors told her they were running out of options.
Cynthia remembers the day she called her father to tell him that her treatment wasn't working. "He was a commercial airline pilot and used to have his aviation physicals at Mayo Clinic. He was so impressed with his visits to the clinic that he said I should go there. And, he offered to call and get me an appointment," she says. Soon, Cynthia found herself under the care of Dr. Buckner and the very first participant in a new clinical trial aimed at extending the survival time of patients with glioblastoma.
Finding hope at Mayo Clinic
Treatment of glioblastoma can involve chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery, all of which are acknowledged as palliative measures, meaning that they do not provide a cure. The five-year survival rate of the disease has remained unchanged during the past 30 years and stands at less than 3 percent. Even with complete surgical resection (removal) of the tumor, combined with the best available treatment, the survival rate for glioblastoma remains very low.
"Mayo Clinic sees hundreds of patients with glioblastoma each year," says Dr. Buckner. "And when you have a disease that's incurable with a survival rate basically unchanged for several decades, you embark on research to help advance clinical care and patient outcomes." Dr. Buckner also chairs the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG), a national consortium of community oncology practices with leadership at Mayo Clinic, and the Mayo Clinic Cancer Research Consortium in Rochester.
The clinical trial involves vorinostat (suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid), sold under the brand name Zolinza®. Mayo Clinic researchers are currently investigating this drug for the treatment of glioblastoma when the disease persists, gets worse, or comes back during or after treatment. It is the first in a new class of agents known as histone deacetylase inhibitors.
Further brain tumor trials are planned in which vorinostat will be combined with other drugs. Vorinostat is currently FDA-approved for the treatment of leukemia, but holds promise for increasing median overall survival time of patients with glioblastoma. The clinical trial is a collaborative effort between Mayo Clinic and NCCTG.
"This clinical trial is open to people in other communities," explains Dr. Buckner. "In fact, we now have more than 100 patients participating from Hawaii, Kansas and South Carolina." The promising results were presented in June 2007 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
"When I came to Mayo Clinic, my tumor was 4.0 by 3.4 centimeters," explains Cynthia. "After 18 months on the clinical trial, my tumor measures 2.9 by 2.0. This is remarkable and has prevented further neurological damage, while extending my life." Cynthia has only minor loss of sensation on her right side and speaks a bit more slowly than she used to. "I still drive, live comfortably by myself, enjoy gardening and remain involved in the arts," she says.
Cynthia is especially grateful for the continuity of care of Mayo, given that she lives 100 miles away. "Dr. Buckner's specialty expertise in this disease is above and beyond anywhere else," she says. "When a doctor can see patients with a specific disease for 20-plus years, they really understand it inside and out. This is a major strength of Mayo." In addition, answers to Cynthia's questions are always just a phone call away. "The clinical research associates manage the logistics of my care and arrange my visits so I can have all my tests, get my medicine and see Dr. Buckner in one visit," says Cynthia.
"This is really one of the first NCCTG clinical trials that shows promise for patients with glioblastoma," says Dr. Buckner. "Vorinostat works by preventing DNA reproduction in tumor cells, opening up a new therapeutic strategy for brain tumor patients."
Living in the present
With her disease currently under control, Cynthia has learned some valuable life lessons and remains optimistic about the future.
"I advise people to explore their passions now — don't wait," she says. "And don't sweat the small stuff in life." Cynthia has had to make some concessions in her life because of her disease, but she isn't giving up. "You make adjustments to your game plan, but you don't fall down and roll over," she says. For example, she's training her youngest golden retriever to be a service dog just in case she needs assistance someday, and she's building a darkroom in her house so she can stay involved in photography.
"Be grateful for each day and focus on the quality of your life," Cynthia recommends. "I really value the additional time I've been given thanks to Mayo's clinical trial. I would recommend that anyone who can participate in a trial to advance medicine do it."
So, as an art model, Cynthia allows students to study and learn about the outside of her body; today, she's turned things inside out. "Now, I'm allowing researchers to learn about the inside of my body," she says. "I'm not only helping these medical investigators, but future patients as well. It's a different angle, but I'm still the teacher."
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What is emergency contraception?
It's a means for preventing pregnancy after an episode of unprotected sex or sexual assault. Throughout the ages, women have resorted to various ineffective—and often desperate—methods to avoid pregnancy, from postcoital douching with Coca-Cola to drinking hot mercury. The search for a safer, more effective "morning-after" pill can be traced back to the 1920s, when veterinarians realized that a dose of estrogen could prevent pregnancy in female dogs and horses who had mated against their owners' wishes. Doctors adopted the use of estrogen to prevent pregnancy in a 13-year-old rape victim in the 1960s, and by the 1970s, oral contraceptive pills that combined estrogen with certain progestin hormones were used "off-label" as morning-after pills. In 1997, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first morning-after pill created for that purpose. In subsequent years, studies suggested that large doses of estrogen could raise the risk of cancer, so progestin-only forms of the pill were then developed—including Plan B, which was approved by the FDA in 1999.
How does Plan B work?
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Plan B is actually pretty similar to regular birth control pills: Both prevent pregnancy through the progestin hormone levonorgestrel, with Plan B using a higher dose. The drug works by blocking or delaying the release of an egg from the ovary, so that when sperm enter the fallopian tubes after intercourse, there's no egg there to be fertilized. And while it may be known as the morning-after pill, as long as a woman takes it within 72 hours of unprotected sex, it is 89 percent effective at preventing pregnancy. After those three days it becomes less effective, but can work for up to five days after sex. Plan B has been deemed unusually safe, and there have never been any serious complications reported.
Does it induce abortions?
This is the subject of hot debate. The pro-life movement insists that Plan B is "an abortifacient," and cites a statement on every box of Plan B that the pills may in some cases prevent fertilized eggs from being implanted in a woman's uterus. A recent scientific study of Plan B, however, has found that earlier guesses about how the medication works were wrong, and that the hormones in the pill prevent pregnancy only by blocking ovulation. In fact, research has found, if a woman is already pregnant, Plan B doesn't work. "These products are not abortifacients," says Susan Wood, a professor of health policy at George Washington University. "Their only connection to abortion is that they can prevent the need for one."
So can anyone buy Plan B?
Under a new FDA policy, anyone 15 and over can buy it without a prescription; younger girls still need a doctor's permission. A federal judge is demanding that the Obama administration drop the age requirement altogether, citing the recommendation of medical experts that Plan B should be available over the counter to "all females of child-bearing potential." This battle has been going on since 2003, when the drug's manufacturer filed an application to make Plan B available over the counter, without age restrictions. The Bush administration resisted, eventually allowing Plan B to be sold without a prescription to women 18 and above. President Obama found himself embroiled in that same controversy in 2011, after the FDA again recommended removing age restrictions. The administration rejected that recommendation, but, under pressure from a federal judge, said it would lower the age limit to 15. To the frustration of women's health advocates, Obama said he didn't want younger teens to find the morning-after pill at the local CVS, next to "bubble gum and batteries."
Why are social conservatives still upset?
They're concerned that making the drug widely available to teens of any age will undermine their authority over their children, and remove the negative consequences of sex. "It's adding to the green light that we are giving to kids for risky behavior," says child psychologist Dr. Miriam Grossman. Critics also worry that instead of being a "Plan B" for emergencies, the morning-after pill will become the only plan some young people have for contraception, leading them to shun condoms and become more vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases. In response, women's health advocates argue that research shows that at least 30 percent of 15- and 16-year-olds are already having sex, and will continue to do so whether or not they have access to Plan B. For now, neither side is happy with the Obama administration, with liberals accusing him of betraying the cause of women's health for political reasons, and conservatives blaming him for further eroding traditional sexual morality. The morning-after pill, three scientists recently wrote in The New England Journal of Medicine, has proven to be "more dangerous to politicians than to adolescent girls."
The pill that does cause abortions
There is an abortifacient being used regularly across America, but it's not Plan B. RU-486, a drug that's used to end pregnancies of less than eight weeks, has been used by more than 1 million American women since the FDA approved it in 2000. It has revolutionized abortions, allowing women to end pregnancies in the privacy of their own homes. Exact statistics are not available, but it's estimated that about a quarter of all abortions in the U.S. are now performed with RU-486. "It was something I could do at home and be with my husband," said Judi Gilbert, a nurse who used the pill in 2005. "We were able to take care of it this way alone." Pro-life activists are alarmed by RU-486's growing popularity, saying the drug is unsafe and makes abortion too difficult to regulate, and Republican lawmakers in several states are trying to restrict its use. Industry experts, however, predict RU-486 may eventually become the main abortion method in this country, as it already is in some European countries, where 60 percent of abortions are performed with the drug.
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The Gateway Arch in St Louis, Missouri. The Arch, 630 feet wide at its base and 630 feet from ground to apex, was designed by Eero Saarinen in 1947 and completed in 1963 as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States. There is a viewing deck inside the arch, which visitors reach by taking a capsule-tram system which travels up the inside of the arch.
View over downtown St Louis from the viewing deck of the Gateway Arch. The domed building is the Old Courthouse.
View from the Gateway Arch, looking east across the Mississippi River into Illinois. The urban area in the photo is the town of East St Louis.
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Dated 25th July 1973, this decree of the Abbot of Ampleforth, Basil Hume, established the priory of St Mary and St Louis as a priory independent of Ampleforth Abbey. St Louis' Priory had its status elevated to that of an Abbey in 1989.
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The Lady chapel in the Priory church of St Mary and St Louis.
These stained-glass windows are just inside the main entrance to St Louis' Priory School. They depict the ancestry of the foundation, ending with the voyage of monks from Ampleforth to Missouri to establish the Priory, and stretching back, via stories of St Benect, to Mary, Mater Monachorum.
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From Robert Hughes, one of the greatest art and cultural critics of our time, comes a sprawling, comprehensive, and deeply personal history of Rome—as city, as empire, and, crucially, as an origin of Western art and civilization, two subjects about which Hughes has spent his life writing and thinking.
Starting on a personal note, Hughes takes us to the Rome he first encountered as a hungry twenty-one-year-old fresh from Australia in 1959. From that exhilarating portrait, he takes us back more than two thousand years to the city's foundation, one mired in mythologies and superstitions that would inform Rome's development for centuries.
From the beginning, Rome was a hotbed of power, overweening ambition, desire, political genius, and corruption. Hughes details the turbulent years that saw the formation of empire and the establishment of the sociopolitical system, along the way providing colorful portraits of all the major figures, both political (Julius Caesar, Marcus Aurelius, Nero, Caligula) and cultural (Cicero, Martial, Virgil), to name just a few. For almost a thousand years, Rome would remain the most politically important, richest, and largest city in the Western world.
From the formation of empire, Hughes moves on to the rise of early Christianity, his own antipathy toward religion providing rich and lively context for the brutality of the early Church, and eventually the Crusades. The brutality had the desired effect—the Church consolidated and outlasted the power of empire, and Rome would be the capital of the Papal States until its annexation into the newly united kingdom of Italy in 1870.
As one would expect, Hughes lavishes plenty of critical attention on the Renaissance, providing a full survey of the architecture, painting, and sculpture that blossomed in Rome over the course of the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries, and shedding new light on old masters in the process. Having established itself as the artistic and spiritual center of the world, Rome in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries saw artists (and, eventually, wealthy tourists) from all over Europe converging on the bustling city, even while it was caught up in the nationalistic turmoils of the Italian independence struggle and war against France.
Hughes keeps the momentum going right into the twentieth century, when Rome witnessed the rise and fall of Italian Fascism and Mussolini, and took on yet another identity in the postwar years as the fashionable city of "La Dolce Vita." This is the Rome Hughes himself first encountered, and it's one he contends, perhaps controversially, has been lost in the half century since, as the cult of mass tourism has slowly ruined the dazzling city he loved so much. Equal parts idolizing, blasphemous, outraged, and awestruck, Rome is a portrait of the Eternal City as only Robert Hughes could paint it.
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AntiSec hacks security site to protest LulzSec arrests
Antivirus company Panda Security is apparently targeted after a researcher celebrates reports that LulzSec's former leader had become an informant.
An online hacker group associated with Anonymous responded to the arrest of six suspected hackers by hacking and defacing a security firm's Web site.
Members of AntiSec hacked the Web site of antivirus company Panda Security after it was revealed today that five men in the U.K., Ireland, New York, and Chicago had been charged with hacking-related offenses, as well as news that LulzSec leader Hector Xavier Monsegur, known as Sabu, had assisted federal officials in their probe of the group.
"Yeah yeah, we know, Sabu snitched on us. As usually happens FBI menaced him to take his sons away. We understand, but we were your family too. (Remember what you liked to say?)," reads a note posted to the site. "It's sad and we can't imagine how it feels having to look at the mirror each morning and see there the guy who shopped their friends to police."
Monsegur, an unemployed father of two, is accused of running LulzSec, an online group accused of computer attacks against Fox Broadcasting, PBS, and global intelligence firm Stratfor. The group is accused of stealing confidential information--including passwords--and releasing it publicly, hijacking e-mail accounts and even secretly listening in on a conference call in which the FBI and Scotland Yard talked about trying to catch them.
After the 28-year-old entered a guilty plea on August 15 to 12 counts of computer hacking conspiracies and other crimes, he reportedly became an informant, participating in the group's activities while federal law enforcement officials worked to infiltrate the group. Officials have declined to comment on that allegation.
The group apparently targeted the company for comments made earlier in the day by Panda Security researcher Luis Corrons, who had celebrated the arrests and predicted that Anonymous would be incapable of perpetrating the kind of data breaches and defacements for which LuLzSec was responsible.
The note also accused Panda Security of assisting in a recent sweeps in Europe and South America that resulted in the arrest of 25 suspected members of Anonymous.
"Pandasecurity.com, better known for its shitty ANTIVIRUS WE HAVE BACKDOORED, has earning money working with Law Enforcement to lurk and snitch on anonymous activists. they helped to jail 25 anonymous in different countries...yep we know about you. How does it feel to be the spied one?"
Update March 7 at 8:00 a.m. PT: Panda Security has issued a statement saying that the breached server was outside Panda's internal network and was used primarily for marketing campaigns and blog hosting. "The attack did not breach Panda Security's internal network and neither source code, update servers nor customer data was accessed. The only information accessed was related to marketing campaigns such as landing pages and some obsolete credentials, including supposed credentials for employees that have not been working at Panda for over five years."


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Monday, November 7, 2011
Inspiring Style: Balmain Resort 2012
36 comments
Ah, adore this Balmain rescort collection. I would wear all the pieces on a sailing trip to the West Indies. lol. Off to watch the video.ReplyDelete
Ohhh wow that is some awesome collection!! :PReplyDelete
Love the heels and the second look specially. Fab!
Enjoy unpacking!
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2011 at 8:12 AM
looking gorgeous sweets! fabulous interview and loving the emerging Designers! xoxoReplyDelete
Gorgeous collection! I'm so into that sequined jacket in the middle picture - just perfection!ReplyDelete
That collection was so beautiful. Ugh, I'm smitten. And great interview!ReplyDelete
xoxo ~ Courtney
Balmain is amaze - clean lines with a splash of pattern.ReplyDelete
I love your accent! So sweet! You'd laugh if you heard mine..haha.
aww youre a cali girl now!! congrats on your move beautiful!ReplyDelete
and yes, this balmain collection is EVERYTHING! so beautiful. What I love about Balmain is that its luxurious and comfortable...which is a very odd mix that only a few designers can pull off.
and i must say it again... ur hair wavy...so great!
have a great start to your week!
Sigh . . . I can't hear the clip on my end. On another note: I think Balmain is the NEW Alexander McQueen!!
Balmain rocks :) Cool post :DReplyDelete
Oh man! It's collections like this that make me wish I was fabulously wealthy.ReplyDelete
I'm a little behind on my blog reading so I didn't realize you'd moved! Where are you? I'm heading to San Francisco next month for a long weekend. My boyfriend has to go to Mountain View for work (Google), so I'm tagging along.
wow, such a beautiful outfits ♥ReplyDelete
Greta collection! I like that gold dress so much! ^^ReplyDelete
AWESOME interview Cheryl! I love it girl! :D I'm also loving this collection too. The belts are awesome, and I love that gold dress! NICE!ReplyDelete
I loooooove that cream and gold blazer! Gorgeous!ReplyDelete
It's funny cos we're gearing up for summer here in NZ but i'm about to go back to Wales for two winter months - I keep wanting new summer AND winter clothes!! :)
Sadie x
You are so right about the details- they are superb. Going to watch your interview nowReplyDelete
Your blog gets more, and MORE professional EACH DAY. I swearrrrr. Super pro! And the details ARE impeccible. I love that jacket. Eeek.ReplyDelete
Nice collection.ReplyDelete
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congrats on the interview! thats awesome! that collection is truly amazing!ReplyDelete
These pieces are wonderful, I expecially adore the jacket in the middle, it's perfect, I'd wear it everywhere ;) Fantastic video, you are always beautiful!! xxReplyDelete
Loving this collection. Lots of really interesting pieces. fab video too, you look gorgeous. :)ReplyDelete
I had no idea you moved to the Bay Area - have fun! Oh yes I'd love a Balmain jacket some day!ReplyDelete
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LOOOOVE!! I am such a sucker for a strong shoulder. In the last row the dress on the left is to D-I-E for!! Congrats on your move BTW!! Yaaay! Road trip?! PLEASE let us know if you head to LA in the near future (or ever lol!) We were just in San Fran in Sept. but we loved it!!ReplyDelete
so i'm pretty much loving everything in this collection.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous collection!!!ReplyDelete
I LOVED this collection!! *drools*ReplyDelete
The collection totally rocks! And WELCOME to the Bay Area..I'm from San Francisco!ReplyDelete
These are so beautiful. Sigh.ReplyDelete
How are you liking San Fran so far?
I love Balmain!! Wonder if I will ever be able to afford owning a piece? the heels are great!ReplyDelete
i love everything but mostly i love the pants!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 8, 2011 at 6:30 PM
Balmain kicks ass ..all around!ReplyDelete
Congrats on the interview!! Thats so awesome. How is the new place and Cali treating you? I love that first outfit...so chic!!ReplyDelete
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love the details.ReplyDelete
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i think you are the amaizng one, and yes i want sweaters!!ReplyDelete
Aww your little voice! So cute. I've been dying over that look with the pink pants. Sooooo good.ReplyDelete


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Monday, February 28, 2011
Super Mario Bros. Cross Stitch
Today I made this little Mario cross stitch. It took about 1.5 hours to do (while I was "watching" tv.) It's something I will probably end up adding on to at a later date, but for today we'll call it done. It was fairly easy to do, since the original image was an 8 bit pixelated video game. I'll be honest, It's kind of a hybrid of two much more complicated projects I had planned for this month that I ran out of time to finish (one cross stitch, and one with Mario).
So look forward to much more crafty goodness in March.
Here is a closer look at Mario himself. He's probably not as nice as he could be, but I like him all the same. It's a nice little throw back to the original Nintendo system, makes me wish I still had mine.
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Labels: cross stitch, Nintendo, Super Mario Bros.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Luggage Tags
this project, and some felt. There is a little slot opening on the back to slide in a business card. You could also use this little tag as a reusable gift tag, a little photo frame or hook it to your messenger bag or briefcase and keep your bus ticket inside.
Posted by Craftinomicon at 12:24 PM 0 comments
Labels: luggage tag, scrap project, sewing
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Make Your Own: Rubber Stamps
Today I decided to make my own rubber stamp. Above you will see all the tools I used to create it: linoleum cutting tools, a 2.5" x 2.5" Artist Carving Block(they are like those worthless white plastic erasers you used to be required to buy for school--at least I was required to buy them) stamping ink and paper. Start with any image you like (it's easiest if it has bold lines or is black and white. Carve out the negative space (the space you don't want to be inked on the paper) if you use words, keeps in mind you will get a mirror image of what you carve, so plan accordingly.
Here is my final image. I did a little tornado landscape kinda thing. I was pretty uninspired, but it turned out kinda cute, I'm just glad I don't live in that lonely little house that is about to get eaten. NOM!
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Labels: make your own, rubber stamp, tornado
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday Food Craft: Roasted Acorn Squash Gnocchi
You will need:
1/2 an acorn squash, roasted until soft
1 medium russet potato, roasted until soft
1 egg plus 3 egg yolks
2 cups flour, plus extra for dusting
First, roast your potato and your acorn squash until the flesh is tender, about 40 minutes (my potato took longer than the squash). Set these aside to cool 10-15 minutes.
Next, use a potato ricer or a box grater and grate your squash and potato into a large mixing bowl (I used a box grater as I do not have a potato ricer, but the texture from a ricer is much smoother in the end product).
Separate your egg yolks and mix them together with your whole egg. Add this to your squash/potato mixture.
Add about 1 1/4 cups of flour and mix your dough well, add more flour as needed (the final dough should be firm, not sticky.
To form the gnocchi I separated my dough into 4 or 5 smaller balls. Roll each one into a large "snake" and cut pieces about 1 inch in length. Roll each piece along the back of a fork to give your gnocchi grooves for your sauce (there will also be a nice thumb dent in the back for more yummy sauce!).
Boil your gnocchi in batches, it is done when it floats to the surface. I use a straining spoon to get mine out so the water never stops boiling between batches.
Add any sauce you like. The flavor from the squash is very subtle, so this is a great way to get some extra nutrients in your diet. I added a garlic butter sauce, but a cream sauce, tomato sauce, etc would be fabulous. I think next time I will try a brown butter sauce with nutmeg. Yummy!
Posted by Craftinomicon at 2:16 AM 2 comments
Labels: acorn squash, food crafts, gnocci, winter recipe
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Lightbulb Terrarium
Also, don't forget to vote on the blog poll at the right of the page for the kinds of crafts you would like to see more of! February is coming to an end soon, and with it the project a day, and I would like to know what you want to see more of in the months to come!
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Hand Painted Glassware
These glasses were hand painted by me as a housewarming gift for a friend. I had never painted on glass before (I didn't realize special paint for just such a process was even made). However, I had a friend here in Portland make me a mug with a mustache painted on it and had to go looking for this amazing paint to try it myself. I decided to put those years of art school to good use and do some woodland creatures on my glasses.
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Labels: fox, glassware, hand painted, raccoon, skunk, woodland creatures
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Felt Containers
I used two colors of felt to give the containers some extra strength as well as being extra nice to look at.
They are then sewn together to make a little box (you could get really fancy and make a matching lid if you wanted to keep your odds and ends hidden from view--just make sure to add a little extra length so it fits around the box itself).
Insert your treasures and you are ready to go!
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Labels: box, felt, home organization, sewing, storage
Monday, February 21, 2011
Clear Vinyl Tote Bag
I used 12 gauge vinyl and an industrial needle on my sewing machine. Also, I opted for thread that would stand out from the vinyl, while you could certainly try to find something that would blend in and not become a feature of your bag. This is not a project I would recommend for beginning sewers, as the vinyl can be a bit tricky to maneuver.
I chose to use a nylon corded handle because I find them to be pretty comfortable to carry around, but you could opt for canvas, or even make a matching handle with the vinyl itself.
Here is my original concept sketch if you would like to try out your own bag. Measurements are not included, as you can make this bag any size you wish.
Posted by Craftinomicon at 10:00 AM 7 comments
Labels: changeable art, clear, sewing, tote bags, Vinyl
Sunday, February 20, 2011
No Sew Baby Blanket
Then, all you do is lay the two pieces on top of each other so all sides match up evenly, and cut a bunch of strips into each side, about 3/4" wide and 3-5" long depending how long you want your fringes to be (you will have a square cut out of each corner of your blanket, if the strips are going to be 4" long, each square would be 4x4"). Also keep in mind, that fleece often only stretches in one direction, so the top and bottom may need to be cut longer than the sides or vice versa. Tie the strips from the bottom fabric to the strips from the top fabric as knots so they hold tight. There you have it, a blanket with no sewing.
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Labels: baby blanket, no sew project, throw
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Striped Crocheted Scarf
Twisted and it was simply too soft and beautiful to say no to. The colors are "alfalfa" and "cotton candy" (the cotton candy has some lovely little specs of pink, blue and green in it that this picture doesn't show very well).
I'm excited to get to wear it out today to meet some friends for coffee!
I'm excited to get to wear it out today to meet some friends for coffee!
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Friday, February 18, 2011
Friday Food Craft: Chocolate Revel Bars
If you like oatmeal cookies and chocolate you will love these! They are a family favorite and disappear immediately. Enjoy! :)
You will need:
(for the cookie crust)
1 cup butter or margarine
2 cups brown sugar (I use light brown)
2 eggs
2 tsp. Vanilla
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups flour
3 cups oatmeal (regular not quick oats)
Mix together and put 2/3 into a 13" x9" pan and spread out evenly.
For the filling:
1 (12 oz)bag chocolate chips
1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
2 Tablespoons butter
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup nuts (I used almonds, but any nut will be fine)
In a double boiler, melt the butter, chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Add the vanilla and nuts and mix until incorporated.
Spread the chocolate mixture over your cookie crust, then dot the remaining cookie mixture over the top of your bars. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Cool and serve!
These freeze very well, and are a Christmas demand by many from my mother.
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Labels: chocolate, chocolate revel bars, food crafts
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Foxy Key Chain
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Fleece Fingerless Gloves
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Labels: clothing, fingerless gloves, sewing
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Matchstick Notepads
Posted by Craftinomicon at 11:38 AM 1 comments
Labels: matchstick notepad, notebook, paper craft
Monday, February 14, 2011
Roller Derby Pinup Pillows
I foresee myself making many many more of these. It was a fun project and I totally love them!
Posted by Craftinomicon at 12:00 PM 3 comments
Labels: housewarming, Pinup, Roller Derby, sewing
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Perfect Pincushion
First you will need your fabric, I chose 2 different fabrics but you could make both sides the same as well. Make sure each piece is large enough to draw your circle on. You can use any circular object as a template that you like. This pincushion was made by tracing a CD (I have an extra large one I made by tracing a dinner plate as well).
I stuffed it with regular polyester fiberfil, packed in very tightly. If you wanted something with more to it you could certainly stuff it with the material of your choice. I wrapped embroidery floss around to make it seem to be in 8 sections, and sewed buttons into the center for a tufted look. Easy as pie!
Posted by Craftinomicon at 12:28 PM 0 comments
Labels: pincushion, sewing, simple projects
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Origami Print Purse
Here is the finished bag, not too shabby. I am a fan of huge circular bags, I actually made this one by tracing a garbage can lid to get a huge circle, then free handed the handles in to the pattern. You can make any shape or size you like though. Also, my bag and handles are all one piece, but I usually make bags with separate handles that are added on to the main body of the bag itself. I am always experimenting, and this one turned out pretty nice.
Posted by Craftinomicon at 12:13 PM 0 comments
Labels: IKEA, origami print, purse, sewing
Friday, February 11, 2011
Friday Food Craft: Dark Chocolate Truffles
Feast your eyes on these! In honor, yet again, of Valentine's Day I decided to throw you yet another gift idea: Dark Chocolate Truffles. You can certainly change up the recipe a little bit depending on your taste, but I assure you these are super easy and VERY delicious.
You will need:
1/2 pound (8oz.) dark chocolate (I get mine in the bulk bins at the grocery store)
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1 Tablespoon coffee flavored liquor
1/2 tsp vanilla
Cut up your chocolate as finely as you can (try to get uniform pieces so they will all melt the same, or you will get some little chunks). Place the chocolate into a bowl (I use a glass mixing bowl).
In a small saucepan, heat your cream just until it comes to a boil (bubbles will begin forming around the edges). Add the heated cream to the chocolate and allow to sit a few minutes.
Add in your vanilla, cinnamon, cayenne and coffee flavored liquor (you could also use just a Tablespoon of regular fresh brewed coffee). *you do not have to add the cinnamon and cayenne, but I find it adds a nice flavor to the truffles.
Whisk everything together until it is smooth. If you happen to have a few larger chunks, do not fear, you can place the bowl into the microwave for 10 seconds, then remove and stir again. Do this until your mixture is smooth, then allow the bowl to sit at room temperature for 1 hour (and good luck not "tasting" it every time you walk past for that hour).
With a small spoon or cookie scoop, scoop out small balls of the truffle mixture and place on a cookie sheet (to avoid a huge mess I generally line my sheet with parchment or wax paper) and place these into the fridge for 30 minutes to set.
Take out and gently roll to form round balls, then roll these into any coating you want. Pictured below I have toasted coconut, powdered sugar, cocoa, roasted almonds and candy melts (if you want a hard outer coating I highly recommend the candy melts--you can get them in several colors as well). You could also fancy it up with a sprinkling of some salt if you are into the sweet and salty flavor. I have made these several different ways and no one has ever complained.
Posted by Craftinomicon at 10:34 AM 5 comments
Labels: food crafts, truffles, Valentine's Day
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Very Hungry Caterpillar Tote Bag
The artwork is what gets me, and I love all the bright colors (and I love food...). It's one of those projects that just makes me happy when I make it.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a copyright of Eric Carle LLC.
Posted by Craftinomicon at 2:55 PM 2 comments
Labels: sewing, tote bags, Very Hungry Caterpillar
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Glass Magnets- Picasso Edition
Today I was going through some books I had originally planned on getting rid of and found one of my favorite paintings, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon by Picasso, and thought "This would make me some awesome new magnets".
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Labels: glass magnets, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Picasso
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Beaded Earrings
Today I threw these together with some beads I liked, craft wire, and some earring hooks. I may wear them to a little event tonight and show them off. You can get the jewelry findings at any craft store (I think even Wal-Mart sells them). As far as beads go, you can find them at rock shops, craft store, bead shops or even take an old necklace you no longer like, but enjoy the beads or stones from and repurpose it into a new necklace/bracelet/pair of earrings.
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Monday, February 7, 2011
Custom Envelopes
With Valentine's Day coming up, I thought I'd make something a little more traditional (we can't all do it up with zombie cards, right?).
To start, you can make a template with any size and shape of envelope you want, just carefully open all the glued down edges (an irons steam setting can help soften the glue if you have trouble). I modified an envelope I had, so that rather than triangles folding in to the middle I folded up one rectangle with 2 side flaps (as pictured). This way, the main body of the envelope will fit onto one 8.5"x11" sheet of paper or cardstock. You can choose any color paper (for larger envelopes I suggest starting with a 12"x12" sheet of scrap booking paper), to make straight folds i gently scored all of the edges with an Xacto blade before folding.
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Labels: custom envelopes, paper craft
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Crafty Super Bowl!
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Labels: coasters, football, Green Bay Packers, sewing, Super Bowl
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Zombie Valentine's
The back is some patterned card stock, the zombie is done in felt with machine sewn details. If you want to try your own mixed media card with sewing, I definitely recommend a thicker card stock, especially if you will be sewing to fill in some larger areas, as I did with the mouth, shoes, etc. Thinner paper will be more likely to tear, but will work as long as you are careful.
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Labels: mixed media, Valentine, zombie
Friday, February 4, 2011
Friday Food Craft: Earl Grey Pots De Creme
You will need:
3.5 cups whole milk
3/4 cups sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 tsp. vanilla extract
6 egg yolks
4 bags Earl Grey tea
To get a good Earl Grey flavor I started by heating 2 cups of the milk until bubbles started forming around the edge of my saucepan. Put in your tea bags and allow to steep for 15-20 minutes. Measure out your other ingredients while you are waiting. (I added the rest of my milk to this after the 20 minutes was over).
Sift the cornstarch, sugar and salt into a large saucepan and add all of your milk. Whisk this together until everything is dissolved. Turn on your burner to a medium heat and stir continuously. Add in vanilla, and then add egg yolks one at a time until they are all incorporated. Continue cooking over medium, to medium high heat while stirring until your pudding thickens (this happens very suddenly so don't walk away). Remove from heat and continue whisking another 30-60 seconds. Pour finished pudding into any serving dish you like; I picked some white coffee cups with matching saucers, but any cup or bowl will do. If you were to make this for a large group, it would be adorable in little espresso cups.
*Note: this makes a rather huge amount of pudding, the original recipe I doctored up to make this said it was 4-6 servings. I like me some pudding, in a nice sized serving and I would argue it makes closer to 8.
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Labels: food crafts
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Patchy Derm the Pachyderm
This fun little gal is Patchy Derm the Pachyderm. I made her out of some corduroy I got in a bargain bin somewhere, but isn't she fabulous?
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Portlandia Inspired Pot Holders
I used eco-fi felt for all of the appliques, as it is made from recycled bottles and can be washed, as opposed to traditional wool felt which gets all yucky when washed. A tip for anyone wanting to do their own appliques: I use a heat and bond adhesive on all of mine. The glue heats up with an iron, and has a paper backing (great for drawing your own designs on) and then you peel the back off, iron it to whatever is getting the applique and it won't budge while you are sewing it on.
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Labels: mustache, Portlandia, put a bird on it, sewing
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Tiny Gift Bags
That's right everyone, it is February, and starting off the month full of projects are these cute little gift bags!
These bags could also be fancied up by using two fabrics and making the bags reversible, but for such a tiny gift bag I decided not to over complicate things and stick with one pretty side (you're stuffing it full of treats anyway, so the inside will probably be overlooked by your recipient).
I hope you enjoy these little gift bags, and remember every day this month I will be featuring another fun craft project!
These bags could also be fancied up by using two fabrics and making the bags reversible, but for such a tiny gift bag I decided not to over complicate things and stick with one pretty side (you're stuffing it full of treats anyway, so the inside will probably be overlooked by your recipient).
I hope you enjoy these little gift bags, and remember every day this month I will be featuring another fun craft project!
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Labels: gift bags, scrap project, sewing
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Maryland moving to Big 10 Conference. Rutgers next to join?
The University of Maryland announced Monday that it's moving to the Big Ten. It's widely expected that Rutgers will join them on Tuesday.
| New York
Maryland is joining the Big Ten, leaving the Atlantic Coast Conference in a shocker of a move in the world of conference realignment that was driven by the school's budget woes.
The announcement came Monday at a news conference with school President Wallace D. Loh, Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany and athletic director Kevin Anderson.
"The membership of the Big Ten enables us to guarantee the financial sustainability of Maryland athletics for a long, long, long time," Loh said.
Loh added that Maryland athletics has been living "paycheck to paycheck." The school had eliminated seven sports programs earlier this year.
"The director and I are absolutely committed to begin the process to reinstate some of the teams we had to terminate," Loh said.
Maryland will become the southernmost member of the Big Ten member starting in 2014.
"Really in the last year it's become so obvious that major conferences are expanding outside of their regions," Delany told the AP in an interview before Maryland's news conference on campus in College Park. "You have multiple major conferences all in multiple regions.
"It seemed to us that there was a paradigm shift occurring around us. And therefore the question is how do you respond to that in a way that stay true to yourself, but is also only responsive not to the world you want but the world that you live in."
Rutgers is expected follow suit by Tuesday, splitting from the Big East and making it an even 14 schools in the Big Ten, though Delany would not confirm that.
The Terrapins were a charter member of the ACC, which was founded in 1953.
"Our best wishes are extended to all of the people associated with the University of Maryland," ACC Commissioner John Swofford said in a statement. "Since our inception, they have been an outstanding member of our conference and we are sorry to see them exit. For the past 60 years the Atlantic Coast Conference has exhibited leadership in academics and athletics. This is our foundation and we look forward to building on it as we move forward."
There was speculation last week the Big Ten and Maryland were talking. On Saturday, it became clear the discussions were serious.
"Space is not the divide that it was once upon a time," Delany said.
Maryland also gives the Big Ten a presence in the major media market of Washington. D.C.
Rutgers, in New Brunswick, N.J., and about 40 miles south of New York City, puts the Big Ten in the country's largest media market, and most heavily populated area.
Delany said demographics were a huge part of this decision. The population is not growing as quickly in the Big Ten's current Midwestern footprint as it is in other areas of the country, and it has hampered the Big Ten's ability to recruit, especially in football, its signature sport. The Big Ten felt it needed to change that.
"We think demographics have fueled our growth the last 100 years," Delany said.
"We're not growing at the same rate as others, the questions is if you project out to 2030, what do we need to do? I think we need to stay true to ourselves as far as our philosophy, the balance, the kind of institutions we interface with.
"But also if we want to continue to succeed. Success is often, in many cases, empowered by demographic advantage. And that was being eroded both by consolidation by other conferences around the country, some into our natural, historic area. Also by a different growth rate, some people are growing by 3 or 4 percent some by 1½ percent.
"What we're doing is not creating a new paradigm, we're responding to a new paradigm but for very kind of historic reasons. We understand that success requires a dynamic involvement with rich demographics."
For both schools, the move should come with long-term financial gain. The Big Ten reportedly paid its members $24.6 million in shared television and media rights revenues this year.
There will be some financial matters to resolve in the short term though. After the ACC added Notre Dame as a member in all sports but football and hockey in September, the league voted to raise the exit fee to $50 million. Maryland was one of two schools that voted against the increased exit fee.
The Big East's exit fee is $10 million, but the league also requires a 27-month notification period for departing members. That means Rutgers will not be able to join the Big ten until 2015 without working out some kind of deal with the Big East.
Syracuse, Pittsburgh and West Virginia have all negotiated early withdrawals from the Big East in the past year.
The ACC could now be in the market for another member and it would not be surprising if it looks to the Big East, yet again. Connecticut would seem a perfect fit after Pitt and Syracuse join next season.
The Big Ten added Nebraska in 2010 to go to 12 members, and Delany had given every indication that the conference was happy to stay at that number. The conference had given no indication it was in the expansion market.
The question now is whether this sparks more realignment from conferences that weren't even affected. The Big 12 has indicated it is comfortable with its current 10 members, including newcomers West Virginia and TCU, but there has always been some sentiment within the conference to at some point go back to 12 — at least.
The Southeastern Conference reached 14 members this season with the additions of Texas A&M and Missouri.
The Big East, which has plans to become a 12-team, four-time zone conference next season, could be in real trouble again — especially if UConn is wooed by the ACC. The Big East was hoping that adding Boise State and San Diego State, and maybe persuading BYU to join, would make it a strong enough football conference to justify its far-flung nature and make up for its lack of traditional powers and rivalries.
But if it sustains more losses, while trying to negotiate a pivotal new television deal, will Boise State and San Diego State renege on their commitments to the Big East?
And will Maryland's departure spur other ACC schools — such as Florida State — to eye a new home?
For now, though, Maryland is the latest school to forsake tradition to potentially gain more revenue. The Terps have mostly been a middling football program for several decades, though its men's basketball teams have been consistently strong, winning a national title in 2002.
Maryland this year cut seven sports programs because of budget concerns and has been having a hard time filling its newly renovated football stadium.