The Pros and Cons of "E- Textbooks"

There is a really cool "whiteboard" feature on my Biology online textbook where you can draw and circle stuff then erase it all. After studying for 7 hours strait, it can becomes quite the distraction....

Getting Crafty with the Casts

So for the last few days being on bedrest has gotten me so bored and I needed something to do, so I decided to join the DIY Nation! . Plus, yesterday I got to get my bandages changed from surgery and the took away my pink bandages and gave me ugly brown ones and that is just no good for Becca

Between the boredom and the ugliness, something had to give. So I made cover-ups ;)


1. First, I found some old fabric and cut it into a long strip about as wide as an ace bandage. I wrapped that around my bandages so they were completely covered.

2. I found some lace ribbon and wrapped it around the same way.

3. At the ends of the fabric and ribbon I sewed some old buttons on to keep them from falling off, plus it added a cute touch. I put a couple extra buttons on in places I liked and TA-Da!!! easy as that. Now I have cute casts for the time being. Much better :)

Trials- Lightening the Load

Sometimes I get bored in church and draw illustrations of what the speaking topic in Sacrament Meeting is.

Today's topic...

So I don't know much about trials, but I do know from recent happenstances in my life that being sad and angry about them will just make it harder and adds more of those painful heavy blocks to a soul. You have to find Love and Happiness and Fun to help even out the weight. And most the time you can't do it alone... I think you get the big cart of hearts from friends and family who love and care for you and from Heavenly Father. But you do have to accept the hearts and put them on your teeter totter of happiness for them to work. 

I find if there is too much sadness weighing down my heart from the trials of life... then a big cart of hearts is the perfect medicine.  and I LOVE giving away hearts. so if you need a few call me up ♥ ♥

Yup. There's what got from church. The parable of the sad/happy teeter totter ☺

My Disney Drawings :)

Ok ok...so I admit it. I like to draw pictures on disney.com. It's called Disney Create and you go and draw digital paintings and people give you stars and they can favorite you as an artist, or favorite your drawings. Well I have around 350 fans now and lots and lots of favorites and comments, so I figured, if the little children who play on disney like my drawings...they may be blog worthy. Don't make fun of me lol. and remember that I did this all with a touch pad mouse on my laptop. No tablet or nothing. So sorry if the art is a little sloppy or bad.

People are always telling me I should share and show everyone my digital art. So finally here is all my artwork. I guess this is what I do when I'm feeling sad and need something to cheer me up. I hope you enjoy. 

We'll go from oldest to newest I guess.... (click on the picture to make it full size and really big. 

This was my very first one lol. I was just messing around. It does look kinda cool though.

Mickey Mouse

 This is a bird that I made. Her name is Fruity Sky because She is SO colorful

Fruity Sky

 I LOVE Disney World!! So I made this picture because I think the castle there is super pretty

Cinderella's Castle

I think I made this around Valentines day :) Always got to love Minnie and Mickey 

Minnie and Mickey Mouse

This was an attempt at Belle's Castle. It didn't turn out too well. I was still learning all the tools. 

Belle and her Castle

This one I like a ton. It's from Harry Potter, which is the best!

Hogwarts School at Night

This one was fun to do because I especially loved this part of Rapunzel. It was so cute I got a few art responses by little kids of cute little versions of the picture. This one has the most views out of all of my pictures for some reason. 

Rapunzel Sees the Lights 

 I made this picture when I finally reached 100 fans. I was so so excited!

I reached 100 Fans!! Thank You!!!

 Little baby from the movie Tangled. The crown is my favorite part :) 

Baby Rapunzel

 So somebody requested that I draw a person playing a trumpet. I'm not very good at drawing people, so I made it fun by drawing him in the heart of Disney Land. You can see Pirates of the Caribbean in the background and if you look hard enough there are hidden mickeys in this picture just like Disney Land

Trumpeter at New Orleans Square

This is from the movie Anastasia. There was supposed to be more but I got tired of drawing.  It's one of my favorite movies. I even named my dog Dimitri after this movie 

Once Upon a December

 Somebody requested that I draw pascal for them. I love this part of the movie because I think it's hilarious. So this was the moment I decided to draw him in. 

Hide and Seek Pascal

 I love classic vintage mickey so so much that I just had to draw a picture of him and Minnie.  :) 

At the Ice Cream Parlor

 After I drew classic Mickey people kept requesting Donald and Daisy. This one reminds me of a certain person I used to spend my summers with.

Daisy and Donald at the Beach

 Ok so this is my FAVORITE EVER!!!!! This drawing took me forever. I am in love with castles and always wanted to do sleeping beauty's and I wanted to really put my digital painting skills to the test. yup. so I drew tons of details and tried to make it as realistic as possible. I think it turned out pretty good. 

Sleeping Beauty's Castle

 Somebody requested I draw Tinkerbell...so here is what I drew

Pixie Hollow Tinkerbell

This is another request. It's based on the house by Frank Lloyd Wright

Falling Water

This is my latest picture. All the artists have mascots so I decided to make my mascot based off what I would want to look like and be like as a Disney Princess.

Princess Rebecca--my new Mascot!

The End. man...that was embarassing. Now you know what I do with my free time. If you actually think this is cool and want to see my page with all my comments lol  just go to Disney Create and search my screen name. It's paintprincess129.

Yup The ENd.. :) 

HAPPY HALF CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK.... so I think this holiday needs to be celebrated. It's been exactly a half year since christmas and I think we've all forgotten what it means to be in the holiday spirit!! I always listen to christmas music all day long, and my favorite part of the day is that I make tons and tons of Christmas goodies. Because they are way too good to only have once a year! Also why not read the story of Christmas in the Bible again, and give someone a nice little gift, and make sure we are taking care of the needy. Happy Half Christmas everyone!!!!!!! PLEASE comment and let me know if you celebrated! We need more Half Christmas celebrators in the world.

Also If you need a little help getting in the Christmas Spirit, Here's some stuff to start you out...

Here's the Recipes I'm making today...(all these were found on tasteofhome.com)

Cinnamon Peanut Brittle Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 2 cups salted peanuts
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

• In a 2-qt. microwave-safe bowl, combine sugar and corn syrup. Heat, uncovered, on high for 3 minutes; stir. Heat 2-1/4 minutes longer. Stir in peanuts, butter and cinnamon.
• Microwave, uncovered, on high for 20-30 seconds or until mixture turns a light amber color (mixture will be very hot). Quickly stir in baking soda and vanilla until light and foamy.
• Immediately pour onto a greased baking sheet and spread with a metal spatula. Refrigerate for 20 minutes or until firm; break into small pieces. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 1-1/4 pounds.

Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles Recipe

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 4 milk chocolate candy bars (1.55 ounces each)
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 24 whole hazelnuts
• 1 cup ground hazelnuts, toasted

Directions

• In a large bowl, sift together confectioners' sugar and cocoa; set aside. In a saucepan, melt candy bars and butter. Add the cream and reserved cocoa mixture. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until mixture is thickened and smooth. Pour into an 8-in. square dish. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Using a melon baller or spoon, shape candy into 1-in. balls; press a hazelnut into each. Reshape balls and roll in ground hazelnuts. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Yield: 2 dozen.

 

White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge Recipe

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 teaspoons plus 1/4 cup butter, softened, divided
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 12 ounces white baking chocolate, chopped
• 1 jar (7 ounces) marshmallow creme
• 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

Directions 

• Line a 9-in. square pan with foil. Grease the foil with 1-1/2 teaspoons butter; set aside.
• In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, sour cream and remaining butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a rapid boil; cook and stir until a candy thermometer reads 234° (soft-ball stage), about 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat; stir in white chocolate and marshmallow creme until melted. Fold in peppermint candy and extract. Pour into prepared pan. Chill until firm.
• Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Gently peel off foil; cut fudge into 1-in. squares. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 2 pounds.

Editor's Note: We recommend that you test your candy thermometer before each use by bringing water to a boil; the thermometer should read 212°. Adjust your recipe temperature up or down based on your test.

 

Editor's Note: We recommend that you test your candy thermometer before each use by bringing water to a boil; the thermometer should read 212°. Adjust your recipe temperature up or down based on your test.

Old-Fashioned Caramels Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon plus 1 cup butter, divided
• 2 cups sugar
• 1-3/4 cups light corn syrup
• 2 cups half-and-half cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans, optional

Directions

• Line an 11-in. x 7-in. pan with foil; grease with 1 tablespoon butter and set aside. In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and remaining butter. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly; boil gently for 4 minutes without stirring.
• Remove from the heat; stir in cream. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until a candy thermometer reads 238° (soft-ball stage), stirring constantly.
• Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla and pecans if desired. Pour into prepared pan; cool. Using foil, lift candy out of pan. Gently peel off foil; cut candy into 1-in. squares. Yield: about 6 dozen.

Editor's Note: We recommend that you test your candy thermometer before each use by bringing water to a boil; the thermometer should read 212°. Adjust your recipe temperature up or down based on your test

Editor's Note: We recommend that you test your candy thermometer before each use by bringing water to a boil; the thermometer should read 212°. Adjust your recipe temperature up or down based on your test.

Plus I'm making Red and Green Rice Krispie Treats and Probably some cookies of some sort I still haven't decided....

I just really LOve Sparklies!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

To all a Happy Half Christmas and to all an AMAZING DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All Set for Sophomore Year!

Today I found my home for next year and registered for my classes. My new apartment is tiny and old but it has a cute sort of charm. I wanted to find a cheap place to live so I could buy myself a nice new car!!!!!
Here it is...

Just kidding... I wish!

Here it is for real...

As for cars I'm looking for a crossover. Can't wait to find one!
This is what I had in mind...... maybe in my dreams

My schedule goes as follows....

Italian....

Advertising Porfolio Class

New Testament

Media Law

Biology

Ballet

And those are all the men who will chase after me at the end of the semester because of my awesome new skills that I will have to turn down because I am waiting for Logan. Logan is way better than all these men combined... Well don't count Christ in that. He is with me no matter what... the other boys don't have a chance. 

Hopefully my Italian and Ballet classes will even out the terribleness of Law and Biology. 


Can't wait to start Sophomore Year!!

The Mailman is my Hero

So the postman need some appreciation and encouragement. He is my new hero.
This is what I sing everytime I see him outside. Come on Mr. Mailman, I haven't had a letter in 2 weeks.


I dedicate this song to you Mr. Mailman


The Marvelettes Version- If you are old and like the original. I love it

Or the Carpenters version. I like this it's in Disney Land with Mickey mouse. Good old seventies

Well Mr. Mailman. There you go.

irony.

this little girl is the cutest thing I have ever seen. this is probably my favorite picture of all times.
it puts a smile on my face but makes me feel so sad. i think we've all had days like this.