Dark Shadows Has Arrived!

Now, this is not the Dark Shadows that I grew up with and have grown up to become cultist about, but I cannot wait to see this take on a displaced person coming to grips with a new reality!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isjg9O7ifwM

Just Touching Base

I know I usually post a design related tid-bit on Wednesdays, but I have just started my new group for fall International Quilt Market. I have gotten the okay to proceed with the group, and this particular design I am working on is quite time consuming and precise.... so much so I had to check with the technicians at the mill to make sure the design was printable on fabric...


No sneak peak... yet. But in the meantime - I think I have found the World's Smallest Banana - given to me by my friends Penny and Bob from a tree on their property in Puaklani.

03/05-12 Week in Review

Another week... another...?

Well, more progress... the pineapple is beginning to take shape (see how it's beginning to "crown" on top, and how the purple flowers are more visible...?) This is the 3rd week of photos, and the 4th week since the bud started to appear; at this rate it's going to be several months before a fully-grown, ripe and mature pineapple develops. That's okay -- I'm patient!

Whilst preparing the meal below, I was readying the hibachi. There was all this peeping close by. I looked around to discover a hen and her brood. She would scratch in the dirt - then peck - and the chicks would scramble eagerly to the exposed patch of earth to mimic their mother.

Very cute and entertaining until it started to downpour! Then they took cover in the bushes.

With the rain came a drop in temperature and it was nice to have a blaze of charcoal heating the cast iron grill. When finished, this is what I had prepared...

Hibachi Kona Coffee-and-Spice Rubbed Sirloin Steak

Grilled Scallions and Maui Gold Pineapple Wedge

Dry-Sauteed Blackened Green Beans, Toasted "Rough Chopped" Skin-on Almonds,

Blood Orange Segments

Hawaiian Black Lava Sea Salt

Fresh Raspberry-Ruby Red Grapefruit-Hawaiian Honey Sorbet

Meyer Lemon "Cup"

PARADISE COVE

The Paradise Cove collection has been released! The complete story, merchandised in three parts: Mermaids, Flamingos and Dolphins, is shown below and if you click in the link, it will take you to the Michael Miller Fabrics website page that shows the collection along with Hula Dolls. There you will be able to see how wonderfully these two collections mix-and-match and expand the possibilities of using them together!

MERMAIDS OF HANA BAY

Mermaids of Hana Bay - DC5378 - Mermaid

Island Hibiscus - DC5017 - Lagoon

Scales and Waves - DC5014 - (Clockwise from top left: Sunshine, Amethyst, Petal)

Shell Dot - DC5379 - Breeze

Siren Song - DC5377 - Rainbow

FLAMINGOS AND HEARTS OF PALM

 Flamingos - DC5463 (Top to Bottom: Banana, Lagoon, Limeade)

Hearts of Palm - DC5462 - Shell

Shell Dot - DC5379 (Clockwise from top left: Coral, Lagoon, Limeade)

Siren Song - DC5377 - Caribbean

DOLPHIN BABIES

Dolphin Babies - DC5449 - Seafoam

Hearts of Palm - DC5462 - (Clockwise from top left: Black, Lagoon, Graphite)

Siren Song - DC5377 - Graphite

Shell Dot - DC5379 - (Left to Right: Graphite, Black)

Gingerbread - DC5218 - Sand

POST ALERT!

On Sunday I'll be the guest licensee blogger on Michael Miller Fabrics' Making It Fun blog. So check back here tomorrow for an early blog post of a recap of my week, and then go to the Making It Fun blog on Sunday where I'll discuss the topic: Where do I get my ideas from? along with examples of the results.


Aloha!


Mark


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Barnabas Collins - Dark Shadows 2012

Johnny Depp as the vampire Barnabas Collins from an upcoming issue of 

Vanity Fair. 

Pineapple Update and Food 02/27-03/03

Here's an update on the pineapple... much growth in one week... beginning to look a lot more like a... pine cone?

I also noted (if you look closely, on the bottom right) there is a small purple flower.

Sauteed Free-Range Turkey Breast Cutlet

 Homemade Guacamole; Sonoma Jack Cheese; Lite Sour Cream

Roasted Sweet Yellow Pepper, Maui Onions and Hamakua Cherry Tomatoes

Mashed Pinto Beans and Baked Flour Tortillas

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 Line Caught Wild Hawaiian Blue Marlin Roasted in Ti Leaf Wrapper with Red Miso and Olive Oil Mayonnaise

Sushi Rice Pancakes

Sauteed Button Makawao Mushrooms with Garlic and Roasted Yellow Peppers

Tomato Rose Garnish

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Organic Turkey Burger seasoned with Oyster Sauce, Water Chestnuts, Scallions, Toasted Sesame Oil on a Toasted Komoda Bakery Bun; Homemade Wasabi Ketchup; Seaweed Salad

Bean Sprout and Carrot Slaw; Miso-Sesame Dressing