Maker Mornings - Sat. May 15th

This past Saturday we held our May Maker Mornings brunch at my house.  It was a delight!!

We had a slightly smaller group show this month due to finals and graduations. Congrats grads!!
Words will not suffice so I have provided you with photos -

I made a strawberry & blackberry pie. My first ever...and it was divine!

I also made jam twists (plate on the right below).  I filled half with blackberry jam and the other with marmalade! D-LISH! 

A brunch wouldn't be complete without a morning cocktail.  Today's beverage was a refreshing sangria. 

Ingredients:

- White Zin

- white grape juice

- fresh mango

- fresh strawberries

Mix ingredients and refrigerate for 30 mins to allow cooling and saturation of fruit.  The long it soaks the sweeter it tastes! 

And tea, naturally!

Now for some making!!

My friend Beth brought her 15 mo. old daughter Ruby along! Sweeter than pie, she is. Check out Beth's online shop, Salvage Life. Recently, Taylor Swift's wardrobe stylist has called on Beth to deck Taylor out in some Salvage Life duds for her tour.  She loved the clothes so much she's asking for more - to wear around town! Go Beth!!

Ashley, Paige and Jessi in the middle of making and talking and eating. Yum.

Don't miss our next Maker Mornings Brunch on JUNE 19th from 11am-3pm!!  Location TBD.

Contact makersleaguelb@gmail.com for more information. 

The Girl with Many Talents

starring, Ruthi Auda, a young twenty-something born and raised in Southern California with the talent and passion to making things. ruthi auda - maker/creater/artist/builder/photographer/baker/graphic designer/cardmaker/inspirer from birthday objects to her boyfriend,

...to baking tasty treats, to stationery/ graphic design...

to showing the world what she gets to do all day long...

...and TONS more, she's is one artistic gal - and a sweetheart to boot! Currently, she holds the position for Display Coordinator at Anthropologie in Newport Beach. You can see all the projects she's working on on her blog (along with her impeccable documentation and eye for composition - i guess that comes with the package, eh?) Her posts are so fun and interesting and creative. She's definitely an inspiration! What she does with her creativity and artistic talent motivates and inspires me to use my time wisely to make and learn and evolve in the art of doing. Ruthi and I met through my husband - they both were in the Art department at Biola University and over the past year, has become a beloved friend. In fact, she and her boyfriend came along on a family summer trip to Bass Lake for a few days.

And now she lives in LONG BEACH with the rest of us :) All that to say, Ruthi is great at what she does and I admire her for it. A real Jane of all trades :)