BLACK FLAMINGO

outside lands..

2010-08-16T21:55:00.000-07:00

the gang and i amongst the outside land crowd
...and we found hula hoops! yayyyyy
pretty perfect day out in san fran. good weather. good people...now only if i brought something to sit on like these smart people. rookie mistake
edward sharpe and the magnetic zeroes were soo awesome!!! they were so phenomenal live!
just so many people....
Was such a nice day to spend a sunday after a good long week of practice. i have never been to a music festival before and this was a truly an amazing experience. the music was great and the people were awesome!! LOVE san fran

behind the scenes of New Look Foundation Awards!

2010-08-16T21:48:00.000-07:00

intense eye staring...followed up with the...
attack of the steamer...just another day on the job for nickole teehee
Was such a fun weekend with the girls! Seeing what Usher did with his foundation was truly inspiring and I hope to follow in his footsteps someday...

ginger blueberry snack squares

2010-08-04T07:05:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1.5 cup flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup maple syrup

1 cup soy milk

1/4 cup vegan butter

2 tsp ginger

1 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp cinnamon

1 cup dried blueberries

Directions:

1. preheat oven to 350

2. mix ingredients together and spread out on pan

3. bake for 20 min

These would be perfect for a mid day snack with some tea. They werent too sweet and suprisingly the ginger and blueberry complimented each other quite nicely :)

Gooey banana nut muffins

2010-08-04T06:56:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1.5 cup flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup maple syrup

1 tsp baking powder

1.5 tsp cinnamon

4 bananas

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1/4 cup vegan butter

3/4 cup soy milk

Directions:

1. heat oven to 350 deg

2. mash up bananas and add to dry mix

3. mix ingredients together

4. bake for 40 minutes

These were probably the best muffins i had made. they were crispy on top and really gooey in the middle. yayy! muffins were a success :)

southport, england

2010-08-04T06:52:00.001-07:00

Southern Fried Chicken in Southport, England? Needless to say we did not eat here during the week.

Gotta love Indian food! Love curry and that naan bread is to DIE for. Indian food has to be one of my favorite food. Went to go eat at this restaurant one too many times last week.

bye bye france till next year

2010-08-04T06:46:00.001-07:00

Evian in the sunset. so pretty. im gonna miss you evian
Shrimp with coconut curry. Nickole and I got so excited when we could understand this from the menu!!
Steak in Evian yummmm...super simple taste. no confusing sauce. seemed like it was seasoned with just some salt and pepper.

Evian, France

2010-07-19T11:49:00.000-07:00

Gave out the trophies to the winners of the Evian Masters Junior cup! Congratulations France!
Evian is AWESOME...but...I miss my puppppy!!!

new look

2010-07-19T11:47:00.000-07:00

dyed my hair black for the first time ever! what do you think?

to whom it may concern: perception is reality

2010-07-16T19:26:00.000-07:00

held up the brush again in my hand and it felt glorious. it was fun to take an afternoon listening to music while painting. took my mind off everything and i love how these kinds of activities just really reset my buttons.

was listening to iamamiwhoami while painting. these videos are so genius and so creative. i love it.

also, this is amazing!!

In order to see the rainbow, you must first endure the rain.

2010-07-10T20:24:00.000-07:00

I am extremely disappointed in how I played this past week, but the only thing I can do now is to move forward and to work harder. I am excited for a good week of practice at Nemacolins Resort and I am looking forward to play in the Evian Masters and the British Open!

meanwhile...lola and I encounter a lovely camel.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!!

2010-07-03T20:33:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday america!! i love my country and i am always proud to be a citizen of the US of A!! Thank you to the troops who are fighting everyday for us to keep our freedom. Thank you so much!!

in celebration of this holiday i might listen to some of my current favorite "i love America" songs.

some of these songs are:

Its america by Rodney Atkins

American Honey by Lady Antebellum

All American Girl by Carrie Underwood.

Chicken Fried by Zac Brown Band

if anyone has more songs that would fit into this playlist, then please comment and add!

my playlist

2010-06-25T05:33:00.001-07:00

A lot of people recently have asked me what my top songs are. But honestly, I have wayyyy too many favorite songs. I like every genre of music and basically like everything. But nonetheless, I tried to compile a playlist of my favorite songs and here it is:

opposite of adults by chiddy bang

99 red balloons by nena

like a g6 fm

strict machine by gold frapp

baby by justin bieber (yes i like justin bieber)

waving flag by knaan

Then by Brad Paisley

Rain is a good thing by Luke byron

Commander by Kelly Rowland and david guetta

Time Bomb by Iration

Falling Iration

ka uluwehi o ke kai by hapa

kawaipunahele by keali'i reichel

falling by keahiwai

aloha by mana'o company

maui hawaiian sup'pa man by israel Kamakawiwo'ole

starry eyed by ellie goulding

what hurts the most by rascal flatts

wild at heart by gloriana

black and gold by sam sparro

fuel by metallica

raindrops by basement jaxx

all i ever wanted by basshunter

blind to you haters by collie buddz

cough syrups by the jakes

keep it going louder by major lazer

fade to black by metallica

till summer comes around keith urban

number of the beast iron maiden

thunderstruck by acdc

not afraid by eminem

circle of fifths by milkman

WOW this is a long list but it is not the complete list. These were the only ones i could think of now

puppy love

2010-06-25T05:18:00.000-07:00

LOLA TACO

2010-06-07T20:18:00.001-07:00

my fox/dog :)... seriously tho. im convinced Lola is part fox.
This is how she slept one night. SO funny
She loves that bear. she been shredding that thing to pieces. poor bear lol
Lola passssssssed out in her carrier.
Lola sleeping on my lap in the car. Doesnt it look like shes smiling?? looks like shes having a happy dream :)
Here are pics of my new baby girl, Lola Taco :). shes is 4 months old and i seriously think shes a fox dog. I love her to death. She is the sweetest dog ever and she loves to play and then she just passes out!! she lovesss to snuggle (shes sleeping on my stomach now) and lovesss to be loved :)

im just so happy and content just looking at her. isnt she just beaaaauttifulll??

i heart nyc

2010-05-21T06:07:00.000-07:00

the beam that was left standing after the 9/11 attack.
they covered the meat with paper and eel ink that made it look like a tree stump...so awesome. everything was edible too. love pretty food

the story behind this tree was amazing. It is called the trinity tree and when the trade centers fell down the debris hit this 100 year old tree and knocked it down, but the way it fell down it landed perfectly to save all the gravestones. it fell in a perfect angle so that it created a shield. soooo cooool

we thought we would take an unconventional picture with the bull...lol...

my first nyc subway ride!!!

the weather in nyc was PERFECT when we went. it was not too hot nor cold, and thus created a perfect day for walking. My friend took me everywhere and it was the first time i got to see nyc like this. It was sad to see all the 9/11 memorials, but it was good to see and experience. but i saw the brooklyn bridge, took my first nyc subway, and got scared to death by ninjas while eating dinner. it was a perfect day.

cougar town

2010-05-12T19:23:00.000-07:00

i currently have an obsession with leopard print and im just feeding my obsession with my nails. they were pretty easy to do. used a gold base and then drew the "leopard spots" in.

LOVE LOVE LOVE!! they make me so happy every time i look at them

macadamia nut coconut blondies

2010-05-08T21:07:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

2 3/4 c all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

6 oz. silken tofu

1/4 c soy milk

1/3 c oil

1/2 cup stevia

2 tbsp vanilla extract

1 1/4 c raw macadamias,

1 1/4 c coconut

1/4 cup maple syrup

1/4 cup agave nectar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease 9 X 13 inch pan.

In blender or food processor, blend tofu and soy milk until smooth.

Add oil, sugar and vanilla, blend.

Combine the dry ingredients in mixing bowl, mix well. Fold in nuts and cocnut

Dough will be thick. Spread in baking pan, bake 25 minutes.

Coconut frosting:

Ingredients:

2 cups soy milk

1/6 cup stevia

1/4 cup maple syrup

2 tbs molasses

2 tbs cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup water to form paste

2 cups coconut

1 tsp vanilla

1. in saucepan mix together soy milk, stevia, molasses, maple syrup, and vanilla

2. cook over medium heat until mixture is hot, then add in the cornstarch paste until it thickens

3. let cool, then add the coconut flakes in food processor until it becomes a frosting texture!

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease 9 X 13 inch pan.

In blender or food processor, blend tofu and soy milk until smooth.

Add oil, sugar and vanilla, blend.

Combine the dry ingredients in mixing bowl, mix well. Fold in nuts and cocnut

Dough will be thick. Spread in baking pan, bake 25 minutes.

I LOVEEE blondies and i was craving them at the time, so i made em! :) they came out very moist, chewy and pretty good...Again, they didnt taste too sweet, so if you have a sweeter tooth, then i would add more sugar

honey puff krispies

2010-05-08T21:02:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1.5 cup tahini butter

4 cups honey rice puffs

2 cups sunflower seed

2 cups dried cranberries

2 cups dried apricots

2 cups agave nectar

1/2 cup honey

1/3 cup semi sweet choc chips

Directions:

1. pour all ingredients together in large bowl

2. get the dried apricots and put in food processor until like semi-paste

3. mix together adding until become a very sticky thick mix

4. preheat oven to 350

5. push together in a tight square and cut into smaller rectangles before baking

6. bake for 20 minutes

7. chill in refrigerator to harden

I craved a different taste and texture from my sunflower seed energy bar, so this time i used tahini butter, honey puffs, and apricots to add to the flavor. I had never tried Tahini Butter before and i have to say it was interesting. it didnt have much taste to it but it worked out well in the energy bar. they tasted like a healthier version of a rice krispies bar :)

choc coconut froyo tarts

2010-05-07T12:41:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1 cup non fat yogurt

4 tbs cocoa powder

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup agave

1/3 cup stevia

1/4 cup maple syrup

1/3 cup coconut

1/3 cup semi sweet choc chips

Crust ingredients:

1/2 cup earth balance

3 tbs stevia

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp dark molasses

Directions:

1.preheat oven to 350 deg f

2. mix crust ingredients together

3. make shells into the muffin tins

4. bake for 20 minutes or until golden

5. mix the yogurt, vanilla, agave, maple syrup, cocoa powder,choc chips, and stevia all together

6. take the shells out of oven and then pour the filling into the shells

7. sprinkle on the coconut and chocolate chips

8. stick in freezer until frozen

These were perfect for eating in hot weather. instantly cooled me downn sooo yummy. i love froyo..i think im slightly addicted haha :)

kungfu hillbilly

2010-04-24T19:55:00.000-07:00

my idol, my inspiration, and my best friend :)

2010-04-24T19:46:00.000-07:00

SHE IS SOOO AMAZING! her name is Sarah Hodges and her artwork is soooo inspirational and awesome!!!! watch out people! shes gonna be one of the famous artists of our time :)

random pics

2010-04-19T20:34:00.000-07:00

mmm tastyyyy macarooonssss
stopping for a quick meal at the LA airport!! tried the ranch blt grilled chicken sandwich and it was soooo yummy! u have to try it! mmm im lovin' it!
playing around in the oval...my school is sooo pretty :)

ginger cookies

2010-04-19T20:27:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

pinch of salt

2 1/2 tbs ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/3 cup canola oil

1 tbs molasses

1/4 cup soy milk

1/3 cup stevia

1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. mix all ingredient together

2. scoop into 1 inch balls

3. slightly press down with spoon

4. bake in in a preheated oven for 15 minutes

The cookies came out a little dry… ihtink i may add some vegan butter or some more oil..but overall they tasted pretty good :)

brunch on a rainy saturday morning

2010-04-18T07:14:00.000-07:00

Ingredients serves 4

2.5 cups flour

2.5 cups soymilk

a dash of oil

2 tbs baking powder

4 tbs stevia

for strawberry sauce,

just use the same recipe for the filling of the strawberry tart!

Directions:

1. Whisk ingredients together in large bowl

2. spray the pan with oil

3. pour a little scoop on

4. wait until the bottom becomes hard enough to flip

5. serve, and pour the strawberry on

6. enjoy!!

I always crave pancakes, but whenever i eat pancakes at a restaurant, i get really sick because of all my allergies, so i tried making pancakes without eggs. They tasted soo fluffy and light and i actually think that they tasted better without the eggs :)

spring is officially here!

2010-04-17T20:52:00.001-07:00

ingredients:

1 pie crust

about 3 large handfuls of strawberries

1/3 cup stevia

1/4 cup agave

1/3 cup water

4 tsp cornstarch

directions:

1. smash strawberries (the easiest way is to smash em by hand)

2. put in saucepot and stir in sugar

3. bring to a boil.

4. mix cornstarch and water

5. slowly mix in the cornstarch mixture as it is boiling

6. keep stirring until it becomes a thicker texture

7. meanwhile preheat oven to 350 and bake crust for 25 minutes

8. pour in mixture into crust

9. refrigerate for a couple of hours and then take em out!

these were sooooo amazing!! the crust was so crispy and then when u bit into it, the strawberry filling oozed out and it just was soooo good...yumm status!

chocolate dipped macaroons

2010-04-17T14:44:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

½ cup non-dairy milk

1/6 maple syrup

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon salt

3 cups shredded coconut

¾ cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 tsp molasses

1/3 cup stevia

Directions:

1. mix all ingredients in large bowl

2. roll into 1 inch balls and press slightly onto cookie sheet

3. bake for 25 minutes, or until slightly golden

4. melt chocolate and dip macaroons in it

This was suppppppper easy to make and it doesnt even taste vegan :)

yummmm

2010-04-03T08:44:00.000-07:00

just one saturday morning

2010-04-03T08:41:00.001-07:00

wearing: thrift store hat, diy chanel cutout shirt, diy high waisted skirt

honu

2010-04-03T08:38:00.000-07:00

tutu princess

2010-04-02T20:56:00.000-07:00

coconut walnut cake with coconut frosting :)

2010-04-02T20:12:00.000-07:00

coconut walnut cake

3/4 package of silken tofu

1/3 cup stevia

2 cups coconut milk

2 1/2 cups coconut flakes

1 cup canola oil

4 cups all purpose flour

1.5 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cinnamon

1 cup chopped walnuts

1. preheat oven to 350 deg

2. place tofu, sugar, coconut milk, coconut flakes, and oil in blender and puree until it becomes thick and uniform in texture.

3. mix in the flour and add in cinnamon, walnuts, baking powder and soda

4. pour batter in greased pan. batter should be thick.

5. bake for about 75 minutes

6. cool for about 15 minutes before adding frosting

coconut frosting

2 cups soy milk

1/6 cup stevia

1/4 cup maple syrup

2 tbs molasses

2 tbs cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup water to form paste

2 cups coconut

1 tsp vanilla

1. in saucepan mix together soy milk, stevia, molasses, maple syrup, and vanilla

2. cook over medium heat until mixture is hot, then add in the cornstarch paste until it thickens

3. let cool, then add the coconut flakes in food processor until it becomes a frosting texture!

I like this frosting because it isn't obnoxiously sweet, but still is very coconutty. overall, the cake was pretty moist and i loved it cuz it wasnt too sweet. :)

apple cinnamon walnut bread

2010-04-02T19:09:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

4 tsp baking powder

2 tbs cinnamon

1 tsp ginger

1/8 cup molasses

1/4 cup maple syruip

1/2 cup applesauce

1 cup soymilk

1 apple cut into small cubes

1 cup chopped walnuts

2 cups flour

Directions:

mix all ingredients together and put into pan. bake in 350 deg for 35 minutes

These didnt come out that sweet, so if u have a sweeter tooth, then add more sugar...but for a nice change of pace, i liked the bread to be not too sweet. :)

love. tea.

2010-03-31T22:33:00.001-07:00

plain jane

2010-03-31T21:56:00.001-07:00

just a simple black dress that i sewed up..its really simple. you can either dress it up or down.

the farm

2010-03-31T21:54:00.001-07:00

in my diy superfan sweater!

she-can pecan pieee

2010-03-31T20:22:00.000-07:00

1 oven pre-heated to 350 degrees  

1/2 to 3 cups of lightly roasted pecans

1/3 to almost a 1/2 cup of agave syrup

  1.5 of Maple syrup   2 tsp of vanilla extract

Grated ginger to taste 2 tbsp   salt couple of pinches or so  

3 tsp of cornstarch

1/3 to 1/2 cup of soy milk     

Directions:

1. put the syrups, salt, extract, and ginger into a sauce pan and simmer for about five minutes. put on the coutner and let it cool to room temp.

2. mix the soy milk with the cornstarch and then blend  that mixture with the syrups in a blender or food processor.

3. put pecans into a big mixing bowl and mix it up with the liquid.

4.  pour the filling into the pie crust and put into the preheated oven.  bake for about 30 to 45 minutes the filling should be thick and not very gelatinous.

5. let cool and then cut into squares

Pecan pie is my dad's FAV dessert, so it was pretty cool when he really enjoyed it (vegan and all)!! :)

vegan lemon squares!

2010-03-31T20:13:00.000-07:00

Crust Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup earth balance

• 3 tbs stevia

• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 tsp dark molasses

Filling Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup silken tofu (soft or firm)

• 1/4 cup stevia

• 1/4 cup honey

• Zest from 2 lemons

• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (2 to 3 lemons)

• 2 Tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour

• 2 tablespoon cornstarch

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 deg

To make crust. mix in the butter, flour, oil, and sugar until it becomes slightly crumbly

press mixture into pan and bake for 15 min or until lightly brown

to make filling: put tofu, sugar, and lemon juice in food processor and blend till creamy

blend in cornstarch and flower

pour filling over crust

bake for 25 minutes (or until filling is set)

wait for 10 minutes and then cut into squares

The lemon part came out thinner than i wanted, so if u want a deeper filling, i would just double the amount! easy easy stuff :)

remember the golden days?

2010-03-31T20:03:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

3/4 cup earth balance

1/4 cup stevia

1 tbs of dark molasses

1/4 cup honey

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup soy milk

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbs cinnamon

1 tsp ginger

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

1 cup raisins

3 cups rolled or quick cooking oatmeal

1. preheat oven to 350 deg

2. in a separate bowl, beat the sugar, margarine, vanilla, and cinnamon till smooth and fluffy

3. add the flour, oats, soda, salt, and the soy milk

4. drop the balls of dough unto the sheet and bake for 20 minutes.

5. enjoy!

These were sooo yummmmy...soft, chewy, cinnamon-ny and tastes just like the good ole days...

sinless chocolate

2010-03-31T18:09:00.000-07:00

vegan brownies:

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

1/4 cup stevia

1 cup agave nectar

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup water

1 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup soy milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup of dark choc chips

1. preheat oven to 350 deg

2. mix all in a bowl

3. bake for 25 min

4. let cool for 10 min before cutting into squares

These were one of the best tasting choc goodness i have ever eaten! they werent as fluffy as a brownie but were more like a denser choc cake...sooo good...and when u eat it when its warm, the chocolate chips just meltttt in your mouth.. yummmm

i have an addiction...

2010-03-31T17:57:00.000-07:00

to frozen yogurt!! maybe cuz its creamy, sweet, and cold? maybe cuz its the only type of dairy that i can eat? or maybe its cuz its just soooo awesome!!

anyways..i made another frozen yogurt pie..and it trumps the pumpkin pie!! the combo of strawberry and chocolate reminded me of the napoleon ice cream..its sooo good..kinda tart, kinda chocolatey, and the banana in the middle gives it a good kick :)

chocolate frozen yogurt:

1 cup non fat vanilla yogurt

2 tbs pure cocoa powder

1 tbs chocolate syrup

strawberry frozen yogurt:

1 cup non fat vanilla yogurt

1/4 cup strawberry jam

crust:

1/2 cup earth balance

3 tbs stevia

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp dark molasses

and...1 banana :)

Directions:

1. preheat oven to 350

2. mix in all the crust ingredients and fold over till it becomes crumbly

3. spread out in pie tin

4. bake for 15 min or until golden

5. to make choc froyo: just mix in the cocoa powder, yogurt, and syrup together till it looks like pudding (you can also just chill this and us this as a chocolate pudding!!)

6. do the same for the strawberry yogurt

7. pour the chocolate yogurt into the pie crust

8. slice 1 banana and then line them up and lay them on top of choc yogurt

9. pour in the strawberry yogurt. you should have nice layers by now!

10. put in freezer..until it freezes

11. enjoy!!!

1) mix together

you can also chill this and serve as a chocolate pudding

ridin solo-dolo

2010-03-26T23:03:00.000-07:00

kungfu panda

2010-03-26T22:52:00.001-07:00

this photo wasnt photoshopped together. we actually took this picture!!

i mean...it took a couple of tries..but it turned out good!!

american saturday night

2010-03-26T22:31:00.000-07:00

one foot in the sand

2010-03-26T22:28:00.000-07:00

IMUA

i live for peace

2010-03-26T22:10:00.000-07:00

yupp thats me...

holding a boombox, blaring music through campus...no big deal :)

the inglorious patch of grass

2010-03-26T21:01:00.000-07:00

more photo collages!!!

wearing: leopard tights with diy shirt, diy boots

i am a curious clam

2010-03-25T09:06:00.000-07:00

been playing around with this collage maker app....

im coco for some choco chips!

2010-03-16T19:53:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

40 saltine crackers

1 cup of rolled oats

1/2 cup of applesauce

1/4 cup of vegetable oil

3/4 cup of hazelnut milk

1/4 cup of agave nectar

1 tsp of cinnamon

1/4 cup of stevia

1 tbs of corn starch

1 tbs pure cocoa powder

1/2 cup dark choc chips

1/4 cup earth balance

Directions:

preheat oven to 350 deg

1. crush saltine crackers into fine pieces

2. mix in oats, applesauce, and the rest of the ingredients.

3. fold in the oil and milk until it becomes a dough

4. spread out in cooking tin

5. bake for 24 minutes

My parents absolutely love these...they were soo chocolate-ty and amazzzinnng...I love stevia and earth balance!

vegan blueberry muffins

2010-03-16T19:21:00.000-07:00

I have heard alot about earth balance (which is a non dairy butter) and stevia (an all natural sugar substitute) and I have always wanted to bake with it. I finalllly got my hands on some and I could not wait to start baking!

I found this recipe for vegan blueberry muffins and here goes!!

vegan blueberry muffins:

makes about 12 muffins

Ingredients:

1.5 tbs margarine

1/4 cup applesauce

1/6 cup of stevia (natural sweetener)

1/4 cup agave nectar syrup

1/4 cup canola oil

1 cup all baking flour (i used the non gluten flour)

1 tbs of baking powder

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup soymilk

2 cups blueberries

Directions:

1. preheat oven to 350 deg

2. mix all the ingredients

3. put in cupcake tins

4. bake for 35 minutes

I loved the way they turned out!! I dont like my muffins to taste too heavy or buttery, and these tasted pretty good. the muffins itself werent that sweet, but the blueberries made up for it.

diy black dress

2010-03-12T15:23:00.000-08:00

Was bored one evening and didnt feel compelled to study so I made this black dress. Used a stretchy material to make it and I really like the way it fits. Its looser on top and then hugs the hips.

ps. NICE tan lines there...

bleach/paint crazy

2010-03-12T15:15:00.000-08:00

I love bleaching jeans, so I went to the thrift store on my day off and bleached/painted them. I first "painted" the jeans using white fabric paint, and i just used my fingers to paint them on. Felt pretty glorious to finger paint. I felt like I was back in kindergarten. After that, i dripped bleach on them making the spots. pretty easy diy job.

meet my future puppy

2010-03-10T18:33:00.000-08:00

im soo obsessed with bulldogs. i think they are the coolest dogs and was in love with them since i was little. maybe in 5 years i can get one. until them, im just gonna keep fantasizing...

i guess its that time of the year again...

2010-03-10T16:20:00.000-08:00

BOOO TO FINAL EXAMS! life would be so much better without finals. ugh...

so i guess im really stressed cuz im baking my buttocks off!!

Going on with the saltine crackers (my goal is to finish off this jumbo box), i attempted to make snickerdoodles with saltine crackers as an ingredient.

Ingredients:

40 saltine crackers

1 cup of rolled oats

1/2 cup of applesauce

2/3 cup of vegetable oil

3/4 cup of hazelnut milk

1/4 cup of maple syrup

1 tsp of cinnamon

3/4 cup of sugar (or sweetener)

1 tbs of corn starch

1/2 tsp of baking soda

package of melting chocolate

Directions:

1. crush saltine crackers into fine pieces

2. mix in oats, applesauce, and the rest of the ingredients.

3. fold in the oil and milk until it becomes a dough

4. spread out in cooking tin

5. bake for 24 minutes

6. melt chocolate

7. dip in chocolate

8. ENJOY

daydreaming

2010-03-10T13:27:00.000-08:00

was daydreaming in class today (i know i know...i should have paid attention) and i drew this. i really want to paint this on a wayyy larger scale using a combination of acrylic paint, watercolor, and perhaps some spray paint... im just wondering what colors i should use. i want it to be very colorful and crazy. any ideas?

pumkin spice cookies!

2010-03-10T10:11:00.000-08:00

Had some pumpkin left over in my fridge and I didnt know what to do with it, so I decided to make cookies out of it. Going from my macaroons made out of saltine crackers, I wanted to try it out more this time using pumpkin and lots of cinnamon. I didnt really follow instructions, nor did I really measure out anything, so sorry if my measurements are sort of wrong.

Ingredients:

30-40 saltine crackers

1 cup of rolled oats

1.5 cups of canned/pureed pumpkin

.5 cups of sugar/sweetener

2/3 cups of vegetable oil

2/3 cups of hazelnut milk (or any non dairy milk)

2 tbs of cinnamon

1 tsp of ginger

1 tsp of nutmeg

.25 cup of honey

2/3 cup of maple syrup

a package of meltable chocolate

(optional) chopped walnuts and toffee

Directions:

1. crush the saltine crackers and mix with oats

2. add in the cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger

3. add in pumpkin (just keep folding over and mixing in the ingredients)

4. add the maple syrup, honey, milk, and oil

5. mix it allllll together and it should look like cookie dough (taste it. i thought it needed more cinnamon, ginger etc so i just tasted and added. i think i added more pumpkin to it too)

6. lay out on baking sheet (cover it with cooking oil first)

7. bake for 20 min

8. melt chocolate ( i dipped half of them, and i drizzled chocolate on the other half just to change it up.)

9. let chocolate cool and ENJOY :)

stress baking

2010-03-09T22:39:00.000-08:00

ugh its the week before finals. when im stressed, i bake haha.

i had these box of saltine crackers lying around and i saw directions for maccarroons. It was REALLY easy.

Ingredients:

30 saltine crackers

4 spoonfuls of applesauce

a package of sweetened coconut flakes

1 cup of soy milk

handful of dark chocolate, cranberries, and toffee

directions:

1. crush the saltine crackers into really fine pieces

2. pour the coconut, applesauce, chocolate, cranberries, toffee, and soy milk in and mix it

3. put on baking sheet

4. preheat oven to 450

5. bake for 20 min

6. cool down and ENJOY!!

and again, these cookies are dairy, egg free :)

plain shirt recon

2010-02-12T23:42:00.000-08:00

so i had this old grey shirt that i got a lonngggg time ago, and i was getting kind of sick of it because it was so plain. so i did a little bit of changing up. I added the black fringe on the shoulders making it like shoulder pads and put some floral fabric in the middle. pretty easy recon job...took me less than 30 minutes to do.

pumpkin frozen yogurt pie

2010-02-04T10:02:00.000-08:00

I love pumpkin frozen yogurt so why not make it into a pie right? its a colder version of a regular pumpkin pie. And again, i made this pie without using butter and eggs.

Ingredients:

crust:

1/4 cup soy flour

1/2 cup oat flour

3 bananas

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1/3 cup water

Filling:

1 pint of non fat yogurt

1.25 cup of cooked pumpkin (or canned pumpkin)

1/3 cup of splenda (or sugar)

1 tsp of cinnamon (or more...do it to taste. i put in ALOT of cinnamon)

1/2 tsp of ginger

1/2 tsp of nutmeg

pecans to garnish

Directions

1. mix in the bananas, flour, and add in the vegetable oil and water

2. flatten out into pie tin and bake for 12 min (preheat oven to 350 deg)

3. mix in the pumpkin, frozen yogurt, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg

4. pour mixture into the pie and put in freezer

5. let freeze overnight

6. thaw before eating

egg free dairy free cookies!!!

2010-02-02T10:11:00.000-08:00

I absolutely LOVE LOVE baked goods..but its hard for me to eat them because of my allergies :(...I am allergic to dairy and eggs among ALOT of other things. But with the very helpful tip from my friend, i made these egg free dairy free cookies. They are super healthy as well cuz they are made from oat and soy flour so they have a little bit of protein goodness in them as well. Instead of using butter, i used bananas and instead of using eggs, i used applesauce.

One batch i made with dark chocolate chips and toffee, and the other batch i went a little crazayy and made cranberry, coconut, macadamia nut, cinnamon cookies. they turned out a little more bready than what i had hoped for, but still had good flavor.

RECIPE:

Ingredients:

1/3 cup soy flour

2/3 cup oat flour

3 bananas

1/2 cup of splenda (or sugar)

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup of applesauce

1/4 tsp of baking soda

Directions

1. pour the sugar and peel the bananas into a bowl and mix them together. mash the bananas till they look like melted butter

2. mix in the flour, vanilla extract, applesauce and baking soda (if you are making the cranberry ones, they mix in some cinnamon. i didnt measure it but just pour it as much as u want)

3. mix in the cranberries, coconut, chocolate, toffee whatever u want

4. put in the pan

5. preheat oven to 350 and bake for 12 min

6. cool for 5

yay for dairy free/egg free baked goods!!!

more floral madness

2010-01-21T16:14:00.001-08:00

this headband is a little bit tighter without the fabric being scrunched up so we agreed that it was best to be worn like this.
isnt she prettty?? this one was a little looser and the fabric was scrunched up. it looks very hippie-ish/axel rose and im obsessed.

rocking floral headphones :)

2010-01-21T16:08:00.000-08:00

My best friend visited me from NYC!! chee! so excited to see her...love how she is rocking the headphones, a Stanford shirt, and the Hawaiian flag!!!!

These days I have been obsessed with this floral print. I just had had a pair of boring headphones lying around and I decided to cover it with this print. result=love love love...

things that i randomly love right now

2010-01-11T23:09:00.000-08:00

my honu ring that im completely obsessed with...<3

i feel blessed to have grown up in paradise. LOVE HOME and its wonders :)

the beach at 630 am
woohoo!! this just shows my excitement

throwbacking it

2010-01-11T23:04:00.000-08:00

foldable chair~

my first creation ever! we had to take a woodshop class back in 6th and 7th grade. it was so much fun, but scary to work with all the heavy machinery. i mean we werent kidding around. we used the mechanical saws and ALL the heavy duty wood machinery.

diy fringe scarf

2010-01-11T22:58:00.000-08:00

ps. how glorious is this sweater? great purchase from korea. love it!

This was prob the easiest diy i have ever done. I just got a piece of black fabric, sewed it together to make one big tube, then got a rotary cutter and cut fringes!

its so warm and shaggy i wear it ALL the time now....

james bond...monkey style

2009-12-15T03:03:00.000-08:00

hehe...

i love stanford football

2009-12-02T16:32:00.000-08:00

hehehe...you can see my beat cal boot....

So for the final game of the 2009 season where we played against Notre Dame, my best friend and I decided to make sweaters for the game! Was a pretty easy DIY after we decided exactly what to do. It took us about 2 hours to decide what color we wanted the sweater to be. We are probably the two most indecisive people EVER so choosing between grey, white, black, and red was probably the toughest decision that we had to make that day....hahahah...but im glad we used the red sweaters :)

we used stencils and fabric paint to write "stanford football", and we used a iron on sequin heart.
i would highly recommend that you iron on the heart before you paint on the words cuz we didnt know at the time how long it took for the fabric paint to dry! but steam and blowdrying it helps a bunch

end result=LOVE LOVE LOVE

diy iphone dock!

2009-11-02T20:08:00.000-08:00

put carboard on the back for support...spray painted that gold...i like this color combo..well..i didnt really have any choice because these were the only colors that i had...haha
yayyy!! i always wanted an iphone dock! so i just made one out of a tin box that i had but never used. It was pretty easy to make..just made a hole in the top to put the charger through. Then i spray painted the tins and drew a robot.

mmmmm...pumpkin spice cupcakes

2009-10-28T11:44:00.000-07:00

yesss...i LOVE being asian...

our initials!

these were yummmmmy....thanks to our honorary roommate, we made some pumpkin cupcakes with her amazing recipe..they were sooo yummy. we put cream cheese frosting on top of it and it just made it perfect :)

HALLOWEEEEN

2009-10-28T11:32:00.000-07:00

hahhaha...awwwww...this is so wrong..yet kinda cute?

hahha i reallly want to fit into this unicorn outfit. can i be 5 years old again?

ok so im really excited for halloween. i love dressing up ridiculously. its a great day to just be completely obnoxious :).
so in order to find some costume ideas, i searched online...and here is what i got

animal ear hoodies?

2009-10-21T11:35:00.000-07:00

bahhahahhah....love.love.love

hahhaha....i LOVE this...i need to get to work

found these pictures on the web while random googling and i think they are wayyy too cute! i need to try and make these.

christmas in my mouth

2009-10-16T10:35:00.000-07:00

yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...i def need to make these again. these are cinnamon sugar hawaiian sweet rolls with cream cheese frosting on them. yummy yummy in my tummy!
these are really easy to make:
u need,

spreadable butter, cinnamon, sugar, cream cheese, vanilla extract, and the hawaiian sweet rolls.
sorry i dont use exact measurements..but i just basically mixed the butter with the cinnamon and sugar and then spread it on top. sprinkled cinnamon and sugar on top, and then put it in the toaster oven and toasted it until the edges were a little toasty and then we made the cream cheese frosting with a generic recipe online. it said that we needed a electrical mixer, but we did it by hand and it turned out fine. we then proceeded to frost the buns and put em back in for just a little bit to melt the frosting a bit...
and the result....christmas in our mouths....yummmmmmmm

tacky shoes?

2009-10-16T10:30:00.000-07:00

these were really easy to do and i made these with about 200 thumbtacks.

so remember my previous posts about using thumbtacks to stud shoes? well i finally did them!! i REALLY like these black nikes and i got bored before class so i studded my shoes with thumbtacks. they might be considered tacky (hehe) but...i love them....they look pretty cool..i must say in the most tacky way. (ok ill stop with the tack jokes...)

rain rain go away

2009-10-16T10:28:00.000-07:00

so....i just kept going on and on with the previous spray paint...and i kinda like it. it kind of is a clustermess..but...in that sense, i like it. I absolutely love spray painting, and it was cool to use all of my previous spray paints.

it's raining outside

2009-10-12T20:51:00.000-07:00

as it rains outside, the emo-ness in my comes out....

tiki bar madness!

2009-10-12T20:44:00.000-07:00

my roomie's awesommme pink tool kit.

made this tiki bar from scratch. its pretty simple. you just need an old dresser, some wood, grass skirts, leis, and some bamboo. we didnt even use nails. we did it college style and used some good ole duct tape :)..
aloooooooha
ps. isnt my roomie supaaa kawaii?

diy chanel!

2009-10-05T11:13:00.000-07:00

i saw this striped tunic in the pajamas section at target and i loved it...but it was kinda plain so i put the chanel logo on it :)...i just used a sharpie to draw this on...nothing too fancy

gold studded belt

2009-10-04T06:43:00.001-07:00

i loved the belt that sjp wore in the sex and the city movie...but i dont wanna dish out hundreds of bucks on something i know i can make. its a little different than her version, but i like the big gold studs.
basically, i used a yard of elastic that was 1.5 inches wide and then i used the 1 inch gold studs and just studded the length of my waist.

leather/lace

2009-10-04T06:41:00.001-07:00

i love leather/lace combos, so i wanted to make a cropped shirt from the left over leather material that i had.....added a ruffle sleeve to one....not really sure how i feel about it. but i still like it nonetheless

remember those cool nike shoes?

2009-10-04T06:38:00.000-07:00

bored from the drive from la to stanford, i used the leftover studs to stud these shoes...now i like EVEN more! i feel like i could have overstudded this, but i really like the subtly of the studs.

DIY inspiration

2009-09-19T01:37:00.000-07:00

found this awesome diy inspiration on http://outsapop.com
these shoes were encrusted by thumbtacks....must go out and get some thumbtacks...woww...these are pretty epic

air force oness!

2009-09-18T13:29:00.000-07:00

before the madness begins...

i love arrows and i thought i would sharpie these in...but the black didnt really show up as black as i wanted them to be maybe ill make a stencil and spray paint it on...
haha couldnt resist...(if you all cant read that...it spells out mdubs aka my nickname since i-dunno-when)

i have an absolute obsession with Nike dunks and air force ones. i have an immense collection of sneakers (ill take pics sometimes and post em up) and the brighter and crazier they are, the more i love them. so i got these plain white air force ones, and spray painted/drew on them...they are for sure CRAZY and i have to practice spray painting shoes but i love them nonetheless.....

thrift store purchase

2009-09-18T13:18:00.001-07:00

love how this bag seems like it can brighten up any day :)

im in love with thrift stores....u never know what you find there and a good amount of my outfits are from thrift stores. you find cool, vintage stuff that you wouldnt find at a normal store, and plus you get to help out your local community by purchasing stuff from there. I found this white purse at a thrift store yesterday, and i wont lie...it was a bit grungy haha. But with a little bit of help from gems and a new chain, it looks good as new. and i LOVE it. :)

sick of your old button down shirt?

2009-09-18T07:45:00.000-07:00

Make it into a skirt!!! hehe

ring/bracelet thing

2009-09-17T22:03:00.000-07:00

so i had one left over big gold stud and i didnt know what to do with it so i made a ring/bracelet thing. (dont know what to call it.)

so i connected it to a chain and then used the leftover chain from a bag and made a bracelet thing...pretty cool :)

best nike shoes ever!

2009-09-17T21:56:00.000-07:00

these shoes ROCKKKKK....they are so comfortable and they look really different because of the cutout. kudos to nike for being so innovative and awesoommmme :)

t-shirt madness

2009-09-17T21:48:00.000-07:00

this might just have to be might fav thing i made so far :)

so i bought 3 yards of this white t-shirt fabric for uber cheap so im kinda obsessed with making shirts...made the sad face (saw it online somewhere) with scrap denim that i had and then i made the shoulder fringe from scrap blue t-shirt fabric.

yay for studddss

2009-09-17T07:13:00.000-07:00

this is the first bag i madeeeee...i had this type of bag in a floral fabric, but i wanted something that looked tougher and a little bit like rock and roll...so i got some (fake) leather fabric and constructed this bag and studded it afterwards....love

bought my sewing machine!!

2009-09-17T07:00:00.001-07:00

finally bought a sewing machine (yayyyy!!) and made this shirt from scratch..hahha....i have noooo idea how to make a shirt haha...but i really like the spray painted owl :)

got this denim shirt from a thrift store for a dolla and then i bleached it and put studs on it...love..
and i always wanted a zebra print-high waisted-pleated skirt, but never could find it..so i made it haha
michael jackson inspired jacketttt

fish and watercolor :)

2009-09-10T14:36:00.000-07:00

so i took a calligraphy class in high school and i reallly loved it. i would love to learn how to do asian calligraphy again. classic asian art is beautiful. love

color color color!

2009-09-10T14:23:00.000-07:00

mixtures of pen, sharpie, and watercolor...love the color!

what kind of socks do pirates wear?

2009-09-10T14:17:00.001-07:00

arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgyle!!!!

must make a stencil when i have the time

2009-09-10T12:54:00.001-07:00

drew this stencil of a tiger....i kinda want to make a andy warhol type spray paint

spray paint madness

2009-09-10T12:40:00.000-07:00

i liked the buddha monkey one so i embellished it with skulls and arrows....

saw this stencil of the kanagawi wave and i knew it needed to spray paint this...i love the red/black/gold combo

leopard madness

2009-09-10T12:28:00.000-07:00

saw this cat mask for a dollar at a store...couldnt resist..haha

so i lovvvve leopard print...want to make a leopard romper, leopard shorts, leopard dress...ideas are endless

EPIC

2009-09-10T12:24:00.000-07:00

my cousin showed this to me and only one word can describe it. close your door to your room and blast this as loud as you can...
this song is from the angels and demons movie and its by 160 bpm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuzdgFCSE1c

wanna show some skin?

2009-09-10T11:48:00.000-07:00

i guess i do haha...
my cousin showed me how to use a sewing machine last week and its sooo awesome! so with my new knowledge, we ran to the fabric store and got some fabric. i got some leather looking material, black jersery fabric, and zippperrs. so i made a dress... i feel like with this one, you can either wear it without anything inside and be uber sexy with the exposed skin, or you can layer it up..
the top part of the dress...i just cut out a strip that was wide enough to cover my boobies. and then i folded the corners to make the shape...pretty easy stuff
so i cut a rough pattern of what i wanted the skirt peice wanted to look like. i just eyeballed it. it was pretty easy to cut because the fabric was stretchy, making it forgiving. but when making the pattern, make it a little smaller than your measurements to make it tightttt
wanna show a little skin?? i guess i do haha...
my cousin showed me how to use a sewing machine last week and its sooo awesome! so with my new knowledge, we ran to the fabric store and got some fabric. i got some leather looking material, black jersery fabric, and zippperrs. so i made a dress... i feel like with this one, you can either wear it without anything inside and be uber sexy with the exposed skin, or you can layer it up..

like the glam hotel room in the background??

stencils that will hopefully be spray painted

2009-09-10T11:41:00.000-07:00

FISH FOOOOOOOD :)....kinda want to make this into a shirt...hmmm
the world in 50 years. we will all be wearing gas masks and be reading peace posters wishing that we were smarter 50 years ago...

my new obsession

2009-09-10T11:33:00.000-07:00

so i never used be into art or anything about art. i hated art class back in 7 and 8th grade and just dreaded going to that damn art class. but all of a sudden (i'm a junior in college), the artsy fartsy wheels have just begun to spin. I have all of a sudden been obsessed with drawing, painting, spray painting, and anything to do with diy. so here is my first post i guess about my stuff. I dont feel like any of this fit into any category. maybe they do and im just hopelessly clueless about this stuff but i hope u guys what i do. and if no one likes it...then...oh wells...i guess im truly just a black flamingo