2nd Annual Cookie Roundup!

Sorry everyone, I updated on my website blog, not the actual blogger, I was under the impression that it updated both, sorry for spoiling the Christmas fun!

Christmas Cookies you say????


This is one of my all time favorite recipes!

Chocolate Chip Blondies

2 1/4 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup butter
2 1/4 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
3 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup walnuts, chopped


1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9x13" baking pan and set aside.

2. In the microwave, melt the butter. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

3. In a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar. Slowly beat in the eggs, mixing until batter is smooth.

4. On low speed, gradually mix in the flour mixture. Batter will be very stiff. Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts.

5. Spread the batter in the baking pan, smoothing it into the corners.

6. Bake 25 minutes or until the blondies begin pulling away from the sides of the pan. Let cool to room temperature in the pan on a wire rack, then cut into bars.

Enjoy!

Hugs,

Krista
for the next recipe click HERE http://catherwoods.blogspot.com/

The Calgary Bear Show

Hi everyone, it has been so long since I have posted, but I have been working madly away on some creations for the Calgary Bear Show....which is finally here!!! You can come and meet me and some of my creations this Saturday August 4th at the Coast Plaza Hotel in Calgary Alberta! If you are in the area, please pop in and say hello....mention you saw my blog and I will give you a valuable coupon as a thank you!
Here is a sneak peek at some of the critters who will be joining me.

Making time for eBay

As some of you know, I have been busy working on some show pieces for the Calgary Bear Show in August...so my eBay creating has slowed down a bit....today I am happy to offer Dexter on eBay for three days. He is a young adult Birman kitty cat, who is 10" total length, a bit biger than some of my others, he has Birman white paws, and gorgeous Birman eyes. He has a starting price of $250.00 and no reserve!!! He is scheduled to start tonight at 6PM PDT. Hope you can pay him a visit.

The Awwww factor!!

It seems like forever ago that I posted about Winnie and her babies....but not really...they are five weeks old today and as cute as buttons!! Here are some photos I got of them last night as the sun was just starting to set and their room had perfect lighting for photos.

Time Flies!!

Wow does time ever fly. I am in the process of getting ready for my very first bear show, and I have lost track of all sense of time. I will be exhibiting my creations in Calgary at the Calgary Bear Show, produced by Heather Wing of Flying Fur Studios, on the 4th of August. I can't wait!!!

This little girl is Lulu, she was supposed to be a show piece, and is #2 in the wild orphans series, but I just had to share her with all. So she will be up on eBay hopefully later on today for 3days. Lulu will also, like Kane have a reserve of $450.00. Hope you can pay her a visit later!!
Lulu was created after much research into real life bear cubs, their features, positions, and general apperance.

New Series "Wild Orphans" #1 Kane

Kane is finally complete and will be making his eBay debut this evening at 6PM PDT. Kane is 15" in total length, pretty much bang on for a two week old tiger cub. He is made from cream Tissavel fur and hand shaded, as you can see from the post below he started out all one color. Kane was so much fun to work on, and so different...he may be a cat type animal but much different than your domestic cat, all those differnt body and face proportions were mind boggling....I will post Kane's auction link once his auction starts just in case anyone wants to pay him a visit. Kane will have a starting price of $200.00 and a reserve of $450.00.
Hugs,
Krista and Kane

Starting a New Series

With the additon of the two orphan kittens, it got me thinking, and I have now started a new series. It will be called Wild Orphans and it will consist of orphan babies of wild animals. The first critter in the works will be a tiger cub orphan. I am very happy with how it is turning out and can't wait to share with you. I will snap some pictures in progress as he/she is being created.
Here is Kane the Tiger Cub waiting for his body Shading