Woodchuck Wednesday - Sail away with me

Todays feature are woodchucks of a different kind,
turning lost treasures and gifts from the sea
into beautiful works of art.

Esther and Estella are a mother/daughter duo who moved from
the Netherlands to Marmaris, Turkey and have worked in
sea finds for many a year.

They have now added these gorgeous
One of a Kind Boats
to their treasure trove.

Gifts and Stars

Get them while they're fresh from the sea...

These first 2 beauties have already been snapped up

However these little gems are available now.

Tutorial Tuesday - Valentines Special

With Valentines Day just a week away,
I thought there was no better ideas to bring you
than a week full of LOVE...ly Tutorials

Perfect for the Kids, Friends and Family.

Candy filled Valentine

from Lorajean's Magazine

Who doesn't love receiving sweets from their sweeties?

Crystal Hearts
from Our Seven Dwarfs
A Magical craft and learning too!

Valentines Day Wreath

from The Roseland Family

Make your home festive and full of Love

ps: I Love your Laughter sign
from Attempting Aloha

Tell your Family how much you Love them

A Spool of love
from Greenbean's crafterole
Something for your crafty friends who inspire you

Recycled Magazine Ornaments

from the Magic Onions
Show the Planet some Love and Recycle.

Wishing you all a Magical Creative week.

Food Fight Friday - Ooooey and Goooey

TGIF!

Yesterday I spent the day as a
teachers assistant in my daughters preschool.
Lunchtime was particularly enjoyable!

Call me a sucker for flying food!

So grab your aprons, spatula's
and wooden spoons...
And a button to be nice...



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And Start Slinging!!!

Last weeks Top Slinger was
Patricia from ButterYum

Thank you Patricia for your detailed
and step by step photo Tutorial for this
delicious Coeur a la Creme!

Today I'm slinging an
Ooooey Goooey Cherry Tart
at you!



This one truly is an easy throw together.
I use (ahem) Martha's Pâte Sucrée and double the recipe.

Then just roll out rustic style,
Add a can of Cherry pie filling, (leaving a 2" border)
Flop your edges over and brush with a bit of yolk and cream
Sprinkle with sugar and bake at 375 for 45-50 min.

Quick, Yummy and
so totally gooey for a food fight!

Spreading some goooey goodness here too:
Favorite things Friday

Fingerprints on the Fridge
Everything but the Kitchen Sink
21st Century Housewife

Woodchuck Wednesday - Taking a trip to Japan

Told you I'm getting organized...
Even Woodchuck Wednesday
is making a comeback!

And if ever there was a woodchuck
that deserved some big Lovin...

It's Takeji (Take-G) Nakagawa
of Take-G toy’s.

Takeji makes the most amazing Robots and SciFi inspired
ahemmm..."toys"

Works of Art I say!

And his inspiring philosophy is definitely worthy of
Top Woodchuck!

"I often get asked “Why do you make robots with wood?” I don’t really have an exact answer for it but I often relate my robots with ‘future’.

What do you relate future with? ? Cities full of metals, glasses and plastics in a SF movie??? What we really want is not that kind of future but one full of trees and something more natural. I don’t think humans can live without trees no matter what advances technology makes."

Well said Take G!

Tutorial Tuesday - Hearts on a stick

Happy Tuesday Lovelies!

So lately I have been trying to get myself organized...
Maybe it's spring approaching...
Maybe it's my energy returning..
Or maybe it's just that I'm so darn sick of the chaos,
and tripping over clutter...

So to take a step in the right direction,
I'm going to be doing a bit of organizing right here
at Choochmagooz.

I want to bring you relevant and fun
and timely features.

So Welcome to
Tutorial Tuesday!

I'll be bringing you fantastic tutorials from
around the Globe and from some of my favorite
Blogger pals.
And of course throwing one of my
own in there every now and again.

Todays Feature:

Claire from Blah to TADA!
one of my favorite crafty recycling guru's
Has posted a tutorial for these gorgeous

Hearts on a stick.



Perfect to get started now in time for the
Valentines School blitz.

Head on over to
Blah to TADA
and show Claire some Love.