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With the barrage of medical shows on prime time, it is no wonder that scrubs are kinda… stylish (thank you Patrick Dempsey).They are one of my favorite aspects of working in the medical field as they are so comfy, and are seemingly coming out in cuter cuts, colors and prints.
My momma is a registered nurse and recently turned me on to Blue Sky Scrubs, where she heads for her favorite nursing uniforms. By “turned me on to” I, of course, mean she stated plainly that she would like a gift certificate from Blue Sky for Christmas. She swears these scrubs make anyone look good.
I decided to investigate, and was happy to find there is a variety of cheap medical scrubs, with cute stitching detail around the pockets on both the top and pants. They even have a variety of clearance scrubs.
I plan to order while getting my mom’s Christmas gift. I will let you know how it goes!

Wild rice with apples and cranberries make this chicken taste wonderful, and your kitchen smell like fall heaven.

I made this dish in response to my addiction to grilled chicken salad with warm diced apples and dried cranberries. It is all I want to eat these days. My stepdaughter and her dorm roommate come home on Sundays to do laundry and I usually make a slow cooker meal. I thought this sounded yummy, and I was right…

1.5 c wild rice, uncooked

2 cored apples (I used Gala because they were cheap that day), finely chopped

2 onions, finely chopped

3/4 c sweetened dried cranberries

3 c water

salt to taste

4-5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast

Combine rice, apples, onion and cranberries in slow cooker and pour water over top. Mix well. Place chicken breasts on top of rice mixture. Cover and cook on low for 8-9 hours. Should serve 10. We couldn’t pull that off. It was all gone in 2 days, and there were only 4 of us. I will definitely be using this recipe again. Sorry no pics of the dish; it vanished before I thought to whip out the camera.

For several years, I have wanted to cover a tattoo on my ankle with something more… me. I got a lil flower put there on a whim when I was too young to even legally get a tattoo. I was always pushing the limits – that is a whole other story. So… a few years back I decided to have the flower lasered off, a multi step process of which I only complete one treatment. The process was painful both financially and physically, to the point that I never went back, leaving me with an undefined blob of random color where the flower once lived.

I am out of town and away from my creative station, so here is a cute baby cow… with a heart on its head. I passed him and his siblings for 2 days on my morning run and had to bring my camera. I want to steal this calf. And I want him to be an indoor pet. I will let you know how that goes.

This is my last day of “100 Days of Polymer Clay”. I think the fun part of the adventure for me, that I will continue to explore and share on my blog, has been altered art and jewelry. I hadn’t intended for this to be 3 months of pendants, but that is where it went. I met some very crafty clayers and encountered tons of inspiration on this journey. Now I will have to think of a new blog challenge. In the meantime, check out my stores for new arrivals, cause I am a pendant making fool these days. If you haven’t tried polymer clay, DO IT. It is inexpensive, versatile, forgiving and there are tons of wonderful free tutorials online to light you up about this medium.

Remember this? If not, you can check it out here. I learned this “Klimt” technique from Dona Kato’s polymer clay cane book (see above linked post). I ran out of time to post a tutorial today (you understand, haircut and dinner with girlfriend), but I found a great tutorial here at Averilpam Jewelry. She did a wonderful job, and got the technique from the same book as I. So go check it out, and make yourself some cool easy designs.

If you knew how easy this project was, you would be conditioning clay right now. I have said this before, but in case you missed it – Polymer clay is a wonderful medium for several reasons. Being a frugal fanatic, one of my favorite reasons being its low cost. It doesn’t take a big investment to get started. Another plus is that it is a very forgiving medium. I often make mistakes which are easily remedied by adding texture, or covering with another thin sheet of clay. There is a ton of information online, free tutorials, etc. Some resources that helped me get going… Polymer Clay Central, Diane’s Glass attic, PC Polyzine. That will keep you busy for awhile. Next week look out for my tutorial on this funky square cane.