Wouldn’t the debates be more fun if our presidential candidates were tattooed like Vladimir Franz who is in third place in the Czech presidential race?
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What am I eating?
August 30, 2016
Today is Toasted Marshmallow Day
And Tattoo Tuesday
Make your own marshmallows
3 packages unflavored gelatin
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting
Directions
Combine the gelatin and 1/2 cup of cold water in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and allow to sit while you make the syrup.
Meanwhile, combine the sugar, corn syrup, salt, and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Raise the heat to high and cook until the syrup reaches 240 degrees on a candy thermometer. Remove from the heat.
With the mixer on low speed, slowly pour the sugar syrup into the dissolved gelatin. Put the mixer on high speed and whip until the mixture is very thick, about 15 minutes. Add the vanilla and mix thoroughly.
With a sieve, generously dust an 8 by 12-inch nonmetal baking dish with confectioners’ sugar. Pour the marshmallow mixture into the pan, smooth the top, and dust with more confectioners’ sugar. Allow to stand uncovered overnight until it dries out.
Turn the marshmallows onto a board and cut them in squares. Dust them with more confectioners’ sugar.
What am I spewing about today?
August 24, 2016
August 24 marks the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD that destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, among others. The number of casualties is not known.
Today is Tattoo Tuesday. Has someone tattooed the image of Mt. Vesuvius on their body? Yes, they have . . .
What is tattoo Tuesday about?
August 16, 2016
“DuoSkin interactive gold-leaf jewelry, is a stylish on-skin user interfaces.
DuoSkin is a fabrication process that enables anyone to create customized functional devices, attached directly on their skin.
Using gold metal leaf, a material that is cheap, skin-friendly, and robust for everyday wear, scientists created three types of on-skin interfaces. The sensing touch input, displaying output, and wireless communication.
The design inspired from the aesthetics found in metallic jewelry-like temporary tattoos.
The devices enable users to control their mobile devices, display information, and store information on their skin.”
What is tattoo Tuesday about?
August 2, 2016
“Inspired by the botanical specimens she finds while walking through parks and gardens on her frequent travels, tattoo artist Pis Saro creates elegant plant portraits on the legs, arms, and spines of her international clients. Designed directly from nature, Saro’s works are nearly indistinguishable from the plants she sketches, often holding each side-by-side in the beautifully composed images she shares frequently on Instagram.”
all photos by Pis Saro
What is tattoo Tuesday about?
July 26, 2016
From angel to angel of death: what to do with your ex’s tattoo.
What is tattoo Tuesday about?
July 12, 2016Known as “job stoppers,” knuckle tattoos make a bold statement because our hands are such public parts of our bodies. Photographer Edward Bishop has collected photographs of over 500 knuckle tattoos. He has been interviewed about the project here and he has a website about the project that includes information about his book and a knuckle tattoo generator so that you can create something that is unique to your style.
Here are some of the tattoos he has collected. All photographs are by Edward Bishop.
This would be mine if I had a tattoo, which I don’t, but if I did . . .
What is tattoo Tuesday about?
June 21, 2016
“Milan-based tattoo artist Mirko Sata focuses on serpentine designs, snakes that twist around his clients’ arms, hands, and legs. The snakes he creates are typically done in just two shades— stark white and deep black. Layering and curling these creatures around each other, Mirko Sata produces a sort of yin and yang, placing opposite colors together with a force that seems to transcend traditional black and white tattoos.”
What am I knitting?
June 1, 2016
Etsy designer Schuyler Ellers creates fashion from those afghans that your granny left you.
If this look speaks to you, there are details here at Etsy.
P.S. I know this is crochet, not knitting.
Gunsmoke and Knitting 