Monday, July 23

Food for Thought : Red Velvet

Baking is all but forgotten in the summer months...just too darn hot! But that doesn't stop me from craving sweet, baked goods! It's my Achilles heel. That got me to thinking...What kind of mash-up can I come up with.... It still needs to be edible AND satisfy my cravings.

Here's what I came up with:








(it's just so darn good!!!)



(I know...They're baked. It's also healthier that way!)


If you've ever been to San Francisco, Bi Rite Creamery is the only way to go. Their creations are richly decadent with a twist; such as brown sugar with ginger caramel swirl ice cream, basil ice cream and olive oil ice cream. I recently purchased their Ice Cream cook book and I'm super excited to try their recipes!! I'll let you know how it goes.....

xoxo, hallo jak


Thursday, July 12

Field Trip Fridays!!

Attention!! Attention!! 

Hallo Jak will be @ the OC Mini Maker Faire this Saturday.

We'll have our DIY kits and handmade goods on hand.
We're also having a few Make and Takes Projects! Fun Times!


Just in case you were wondering who else is going to be there, here's a list: 

Vendors



Come by, visit and make something!!!

=)  Hallo Jak!

Friday, July 6

Field Trip Fridays!!

The great things about summer? Hmmmm...
Let me count the ways: awesome weather, late sunsets, dining al fresco, flip flops, pedicures and weekend field trips!

An idea for this weekend?
How about the newly opened Crafted at the Port of Long Beach?!



It's an innovative and creative use of Warehouse No. 10, a cavernous wood-frame structure built by the Navy in World War II. This is just the beginning for them with many more to come.

(including warehouse no. 9)

It's no secret that we're BIG fans of many many (did I mention many?) of the vendors here. Such as..

1. Kelso Doesn’t Dance
Love Kelsey's old school wire notebooks and shirt pillows!
The shelves ; she made herself!

2. MakeShopLive

decoupage and up-cycle! 
3. Hydrangea Hippo
the colors!! 



4. It's Me, Mary
Ombre color and crochet bunting! 


5. Parchment
Tea plates for signage...
6. meriebabie / Wood Brain
handbags and purses ... meriebabie
handmade cash register.... Wood Brain


And I wouldn't want to forget the "Big Ass" fan that keeps the entire space cool and comfortable.
Literally, that's the brand name of the ceiling fans; no joke!!!
If you look carefully, they have a picture of the back of a donkey on the fan!







Crafted is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays.


PS... The USS Iowa was just dedicated as a museum @ the Port of Los Angeles. It's now open to the public and would make an awesome side trip while in San Pedro.


Fun fact: The USS Iowa is the only US battleship that has a bathtub. It was installed for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, along with an elevator to shuttle him between decks, while he sailed across the Atlantic in 1943 to meet with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin.

Have a great weekend!!!  xo, hallo jak

Monday, July 2

WTH!!! It's July Already!


OK.. I feel like I'm stuck in some morphed time continuum and 6 months just came and went. It's time I got my butt in gear. This is going to be the summer of crafts and DIY's for me. Partially because my latest obsession, PINTEREST, has become obscenely overloaded. What good is "pinning" when there is no "doing"?

If your not familiar with Pinterest, what rock have you been living under?! J/K. =) Heed my warning when I say that it's going to suck you in!! But it does get the creativity going, if not just a bit of jealousy that you didn't think up the idea first. But I digress. 


I'm going to do some organizing and dusting off. I've neglected my craft tools and machinery too long.

lates!