Twitch Digi Painting

My first and second digital painting in years! I hope you enjoyed me painting them on stream. I really have to thank my friend Seero on Twitch for burning the fire in me to paint again. Its so fun and I have missed it so much. I have been asking my community to post more food photos to help inspire me to work on these more on stream. I hope you will pop on by to see more of my art on twitch.

Twitch Emote Commissions

Twitch emote/sub badge commissions:
OPEN

Please contact me if you are interested in commissioning emotes or Twitch sub loyalty badges.
I charge a flat rate of $25 CND per emote, which includes revisions. Sub badges are $20 each.
Please fill out this forum.

Terms and conditions

• 50% of the total cost will be required upfront – prior to the work commencing.
• A low-resolution file will initially be sent to you for approval. Upon approval of the artwork, the remaining balance is to be paid. Upon receipt of this second payment, final artwork files will be provided to you.
• You will be supplied with three .png files, at dimensions of 112×112, 56×56 and 28×28 pixels.
• You do not have permission to reproduce the artwork by default, unless permission has been expressively given prior to the commission commencing. If you intend to commission artwork for the purpose of reproduction or resale, or require a high-resolution file, this may incur an additional fee, so please let me know.
• Working and completion times vary per commission, please inquire at the time of contact and make it known if you have a specific deadline.

Vegan Tomato "Salmon" Sushi

Being vegan doesn't mean we have to give up on yummy sushi! I am such a fan. And now you can enjoy "salmon" too! This is a simple recipe that I like to make the day before I want to make the sushi, I do this so that the tomato has more time to marinade.

Ingredients
2 Large tomatoes
1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tbsp kelp cut into small strips
1/2 tbsp nori cut into small strips
1/2 tsp minced ginger
1/2 tsp sriracha
1/2 tbsp sesame oil


Instructions
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the full tomato, let them boil till the skin starts to peal off of them. While the tomato are boiling add all other ingredient to a container you can seal up. Next add them to a ice bath. Once you can handle the tomato take them out of the water. Put it on a cutting board. Peal off the other skin. Cut the tomato into strips and take out the seeds. All you want to save in the fleshy part. Once you have the cut out piece then add it to the sauce we have made. Cover and leave in the fridge for at least an hour or up to a day. Add it to your favorite sushi rice and enjoy with any other vegetables! Do you like sushi? Do you like making it at home?

Inspired by Carrots and flowers blog

Discounts and Where to find me at the OOAK

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GIVEAWAY! OOAK Show Tickets and Miniature Peppermint Earrings

Its that time of year again! I can't believe one of a kind is almost here! Please keep in mind that this giveaway is only open to anyone that lives in or around Toronto. Or anyone that will be in Toronto between Nov. 23rd to Dec. 3rd. I hope you will take part in the giveaway, and good luck to everyone that takes part.

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Episode 10 - Happy Thanksgiving

Welcome back to our 10th podcast. Happy Thanksgiving! We wanted to do a special podcast for everyone since its Thanksgiving in Canada right now. We wanted to talk about food, prep and what we eat while seeing family. Also how to deal with them eating meat.

Come back for our next podcast where we discuss more about health, how society is impacting it, and more vegan news!

Links in this podcast:
Roast: www.isachandra.com/2011/11/seitan-…akes-and-leeks/
Happy Herbivore Cook Book: www.isachandra.com/2011/11/seitan-…akes-and-leeks/
Candle cook book: www.amazon.ca/Vegan-Holiday-Cook…e+holiday+cookbook
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Etsy Made In Canada Toronto Show

Thank you to everyone that made MIC a wonderful successes! I had a wonderful day and it was so wonderful to meet new friends and see old ones. I can't wait to see you all at OOAK very soon.

Episode 08-Potato Diet for weight loss, Vegan Ice Cream in the UK

Welcome back to our 8th podcast. Come along with us as we talk about Penn Jillette's weight loss, Ben and Jarry's vegan ice cream in the UK. Chris talks about working through injuries in the weightlifting section, and we finish off talking about oil and what that can do to the skin.

Come back for our next podcast where we discuss more about health, how society is impacting it, and more vegan news!

Links to the new articles:
www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/diet-…potato-diet/
www.plantbasednews.org/post/ben-jerr…ch-in-uk-soon

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Reno In The Works

Like I sad in the last blog. Chris and I are in the early stages of doing a full reno on our house. I find it kind of funny when I tell people, what we plan on doing. The first thing they say back is: "OMG thats a gut job!"... Ya I know, when I say reno I mean it! I guess they just didn't think it was going to be that big of a job. Anyways our homework the other week, was to take the drawing of what our place looks like now, and go over them with what we want our space to look like. I am super happy with what we came up with. We will be sitting down with our architect next week to flush out the plans a bit more. From there we will be sending this to committee, which is pretty much the city looking over the plans and what they have to say. That process is a 5 min meeting. But once you book your meeting it can be a year long wait for them to look at your plans. This is why we are happy we started working on our house plans this early. Hope to have more news for you soon. I am also vlogging our plans so once our house is done I will post a youtube video! Cool Right?

In other news I had my first big sale on my new Shopify shop! I am so happy about this. I am also working on knitting a infinity scarf I am very new to knitting. I am also working on a project bag for my knitting. I will post those up next week. I hope you will come back for that update!

Talk to you next week!

Our 6th Plant Basted Podcast, Vegan

Welcome back to our 6th podcast. We're back after a long break, and couldn't be happier to continue to share our Vegan lifestyle with you. On this episode we talk about our 3rd trip to Doomie's, and indulging in the delicious food and drinks there. Nutriton Facts new video on viruses found in milk, and Dr. Klapper's new video on the milk industry. Tennis Star Venus Williams has gone Vegan, and we let you know how she did at the Australian Open. Chris is back in the gym and lifting. Hope you enjoy. Come back in 2 weeks for our next podcast!

Links to the new articles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mf7KtDquyM

doctorklaper.com/webinars/dairy-doubts

www.forksoverknives.com/venus-william…shion-future/

Find our vegan recipes here: www.candiware.com/p/vegan-recipes.html
Watch me make dinner every night on snapchat: www.snapchat.com/add/candiware
Or Pariscope: www.periscope.tv/CandiWare/

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Newsletter Update

Hi everyone! I hope you are all well. I hope you will think about subscribing to my newsletter. I post every few months so not to worry if you don't want e mails all the time. I mostly post about updates, craft shows and whats new. You will also receive a coupon to get free shipping off my etsy shop. So I do hope you will consider it. Thank for your time everyone. have a wonderful day.

Episode 04 Vegans at the Olympics, and what you can do to drop those pounds!

Welcome back for our 4th podcast. We're back after a bit of a hiatus! Candice and Chris are at the cottage again! We are talking about why the Vegan, Plant Based Lifestyle will help you drop those extra pounds and keep them off vs. the fad diets out there. We talk about two Vegan Olympic athletes, how they train and what they eat. Candice gives some advice on how to deal with family get togethers when your family doesn't quite get it yet.

Links to the articles: 

mensfitness

vogue

Find our vegan recipes here: www.candiware.com/p/vegan-recipes.html
Watch me make dinner every night on snapchat: www.snapchat.com/add/candiware
Or Pariscope: www.periscope.tv/CandiWare/
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Tutorial: DIY Cheese Cake - FIMO Polymer Clay

Hi sweets! In this weeks video its just a little quick video where I can show you how to make mini cheese cake earrings. What a week. Here is the link!

Simple Miso Dressing

This recipe is soo simple and I just love how you almost feel like your at a sushi restaurant with this dressing!

Ingredients

1 small onion lightly chopped
1 1/2 tbsp misp paste
2 tbsp rice vineger
1 1/4 tbsp agave
1 tbsp minced ginger
1 1/2 tsp lime or lemon juice
1 tbsp water

Directions

Add all ingredients and chop in a food processor till you are happy with the mix. Add to your favourite salads! That's all there is to it!
No oil and 100% vegan what not to love?
Let me know what you think of this recipe.

Vegan Pasta in a Pink Sauce

This has to be by favorite way to make pasta sauce and I think you will agree!
Serves 4
Cooking time: 20 min

Ingredients:

1 pound spaghetti
Half a jar of Tomato Sauce
1-3 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp sea salt
2 tsp suger
1/2 raw cashews (socked over night)
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup chopped fresh bsil plus extra for garnish cut up

Steps:

Cook your pasta according to the package. Drain and return to pot.
Add 1-2 tbsp water to a pan over medium heat. Add garlic cook for 1 min. Stir in tomato sauce, salt and sugar. Let cook over med-low for 10 min.
In the meantime, add the cashews and water into a blender. Process until very smooth. Stir in the cashew cream into the tomato sauce then turn off the heat.  Garnish with basil and enjoy!

Yummy from Greens Vegetarian Restaurant

A little while ago, a friend of mine invited some of our work and I to go out for lunch. She took us to this wonderful restaurant close to Kensington market in Toronto. I can't wait to go back the food was so good and so much its so easy to share with a big group.  Oh and before I forget its a veg restaurant!
We started our lunch with hot and sour soup. We then went onto having spring rolls and taro wantons. Our mains where eggplant, a seafood mixed vegetables, and a pork with mixed vegetables, lemon chicken, and fried rice.
The food was soo good! If your close by please think about going. I think Chris and I will be going on our next date night. What sounds like it would be something you would like?

Vegan Carob Valentine Chocolates EASY!

Hi everyone! Today I will be showing you how to make a 2 ingredients valentines chocolate hearts. I really hope you enjoy it! Happy Valentines. ♥♥♥ Please LIKE the video if you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and Please "Subscribe" to my channel.

♥Ingredients♥
♥ 1/2+ 1/4 cup Carob Chips or Chocolate Chips
♥ 1 1/2 TBSP +1/2 TSP
♥ Peanut butter (optional)
♥ Cinnamon Hearts (optional)

Craft with me kit! Miniature Cupcakes

Updated Blog Post on my NEW and IMPROVED Kit here

Hi everyone! I just wanted to make a quick post about my Take&Make kit that I have been working hard on. It is finally out. You can find the kit here. This kit has everything you need to make your very own cupcake necklace in vanilla or chocolate, with more clay left over to make minis or cute little gifts for others. The DIY video that goes with this video is here. Find out more about my kit at the end of the video 3:55 in. I hope you enjoy this kit as much as I did making it.

Interview with CosmicWishes

 Hi everyone! Today I have something wonderful to sharing with you! Meet Casey of CosmicWishes! I just love her work and I think you will do. So here is a mini interview I did with her.

Tell us a bit about yourself Hi there! My name is Casey and I am the owner of CosmicWishes on Etsy as well as the creator of Love XO on YouTube. I'm 24 years old and the proud mom of two little girls! I was born and raised in Tennessee, but I now live in Missouri. I've been crafting and making videos for around 5 years now!

So what is your shop(or youtube, which ever you wanna talk about), all about what do you offer?
My Etsy shop is called CosmicWishes and it's a space based shop where I sell resin and polymer clay jewelry. In my shop you will find a lot of creepy cute, space grunge, pastel goth, and kawaii jewelry. I base my shop around the things I love the most!What are all of your social media?
http://etsy.com/shop/CosmicWishes http://instagram.com/CosmicWishes http://facebook.com/cosmicwishes http://cosmic-wishes.tumblr.com/ http://wish-baby.tumblr.com/ (this is my personal tumblr)

So, describe the process of creating your items: how, when, materials, etc.? I usually work late at night as I feel more inspired during the night time. I put some music on, light some candles, then start crafting! If I'm working with polymer clay I will set out all of my clay then grab the tools that I work the most with which are dotting and needle tools, x-acto knife, a small ball of tin foil, a tooth brush, chalk pastels, and of course eye pins! If I'm working with resin I clear off my craft table, gather my resin, clear plastic cups, and pop sickle sticks. After mixing my resin I get my molds, glitter, stickers, beads and then I start creating!

Got other hobbies that you love? I love playing video games! I'm obsessed with Nintendo and their handheld consoles. I've been a lover of Nintendo since I was a little girl and the love just gets stronger as I grow older :p In case you were wondering my favorite game is Animal Crossing!

Any advice for people starting out? Never give up!!

What other artist do you like/love? There are so many wonderful artists that I love but here are a few of my favorites: funkypinkgal, mistypixel, dreamycraftshop, xoxrufus, nerdecrafter, polymomotea, thelittlemew, and toniellison.

Okay, last question, where do you see yourself in ten years?
I've always seen this question, but it's never something I've asked myself. 10 years ago I never thought I'd be where I am today, so in 10 years time there's no telling where I'll be then. I have hopes, goals, and dreams for myself but I try not to look to far in the future. Like most people, I only wish to be healthy, happy, and successful!

Vegan Avocado Pasta Salad

Ingredients
1 pound whole wheat fusilli
a pinch of coconut oil
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 garlic cloves minced
1-2 teaspoons salt
2 cups cherry tomatoes halved
1 cup basil cut small
2 ripe avocados cu into small cubes
Black pepper

Steps
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package. Drain, rinse and return to the pot. Toss the noodles with just a small amount of oil to keep them from sticking.

Add all the other ingredients. Season with black pepper. Toss noodles, Drizzle with a little bit more oil as needed then season with salt and pepper.
Enjoy! You can serve this dish hot or cold. Wonderful for the summer.