Whats Happenin!

Hey Yall!

Hows the week treating you far? Wednesdays are always a blessing and a curse in my world. During the busy season {like right now} I wake up on Wednesdays & think.. "Whew! Its only Wednesday! I have time to finish --- insert gazillion projects here ---!" And then in the same breath I panic... "well crap, I only have 2 days till --- insert one of the gazillion events I have scheduled here ---!"

But I guess I cant really complain, I enjoy making the money dollars, and my boss is pretty rad. {That's me. I'm the boss. I'm the rad one.}

So anyhoooooo....

Here I am, squishing the clay, painting the flowers, watching the Gilmores... its a hard life, someone has to do it though, am I right?!

Oh... & if you are curious as to where you can find me this weekend, here are the gazillion events I will be at!

Friday 11am to 3pm
 10 E Memorial Rd, Oklahoma City, OK 

Friday 6PM to 10PM 
103 N. Broadway, Edmond OK

Hope to you this weekend!

♥ Tawny

It was a magical Wizardy Weekend!

This past weekend has been a chilly, wizardy {yes that's a word!} whirlwind! Yesterday I joined local wizards & witches, makers & muggles in the 2nd annual Wizards on Western Festival!

Butterbeer was a plenty, wands were waving, & we were all chilled to the bone!

There was Potter Trivia, Costume Contests... and a rock show by OKCs only wizarding band, Neville & the Longbottoms!

And with lots of local makers, potterheads had a plethora of awesome wizard swag to choose from!

I will be listing the few left overs I have this week in my Just Tawny shop!

Its the perfect time to start your very own Harry Potter Village!

& add a little wizard magic to your tree this year!

♥ Tawny

Sweet Shop Update!

Its that time of year again! Fluffies is now up & running! For those of you wanting Christmas treats the date to begin ordering will be NOV 1st. So plan accordingly!

October Pop-Up Schedule

Hey guys! its that time of year again! The Little Bubble & I will be all about town popping up to bring you all of your favorite goodies!
Here's where you can find us THIS Month!

Oct 7th during Live on the Plaza - The Little Bubble will be popping up with all the Double Bubble Toil & Trouble you can handle!

We hope you guys make it out to see us! The hugs are always free! ;)

I am terrified of spiders...

As I write this I feel all heebee geebee. Like little things are crawling all over me. Ick. 

I don't know when my phobia of spiders began, but I can tell you as I have gotten older, they might still terrify me to the point of hyperventilation,  but I can respect their job in this world. I mean, most of them, Black Widows & Brown Recluse are clearly tiny killer demons, and Wolf Spiders are the most disturbing of all with their giant furry bodies & millions of babies that scatter when you squish one. Ew. 

All that to say, this week I met my new neighbor. 

This is Brenda...

... I have named her that because anyone named Brenda is sure to be a great neighbor, maybe even make you a casserole every now & then & I'm pretty sure she scrapbooks. 

I've been told she is an Orb Spider, or an Orb Weaver. Her web is outstanding, so I'm going to add that I am also pretty sure she must crochet those cozies you put over your tea kettle. 

Brenda is helping me face my fear of having a giant spider living in such close proximity to where I create all day, while eating all the pesky things that drive me crazy in my shed. I have noticed a serious decline in the fly population, mosquitos not much. 

Right now we are content on just giving a wave as we pass on our commute each morning. 

I will let you know if she invites me to tea, or any other such spidery activities. 

All the l♡ve, Tawny

Sunday Dinner

Ahhhhhh..... Sunday. 

I love Sundays. I love the weekend in general, but I really love sundays. Its the day where we work a little, play a little, and rest a lot. 

And as most of you know... its when we gather all the pirates together & feed our faces. and our souls. 

This weeks recipe is brought to you by my girl Lidia Bastianich. I want to be Lidia when I grow up. 

This is one of my favorite things to make, mostly because I can make the crispelle {aka crepe} and the filling friday night, pop it in the fridge till sunday, & then whiz bang boom its done! 

 Enjoy!
  

This recipe feeds about 6 people... but I have 4 giant pirate men 3 of which are still eating me out of house & home, plus girlfriends, my mom, a teenage daughter, & a few stragglers... so I triple it. quadruple if i want a few leftovers.

Just a quick note... I am one lucky lady to have my sweet Italian chef husband who makes a red sauce {that will make you slap yo momma}by the boat loads! But any yummy red sauce will work even the kind in jar {... please no one tell my hubby I said that}

♥ Crespelle Ingredients:
1 cup flour 
1 cup milk
3 eggs 
1 tablespoon butter
extra virgin olive oil


Mix all ingredients together, lightly oil pan and pour about 3 tablespoons of mixture into a 6 inch non stick frying pan. Slowly swirl in pan and cook for about 45 seconds to 1 minute. Flip over and cook another 45 seconds to 1 minute. Remove and continue cooking until the rest of the batter is used. Can make a day ahead, refrigerate.

♥ Filling Ingredients:

2 pounds ricotta
2 eggs 
1/2 cup parmigiano cheese, grated 
1/2 pound mozzarella cheese,grated
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt 
1/4 teaspoon pepper
marinara sauce

♥ Quick Marinara Sauce:

2 cans stewed tomato

1 can tomato paste

2 or 3 cloves garlic

1/2 c chopped onion

1/2 c white wine

Oregano

Basil

Parsley

Salt & Pepper

Olive Oil

in a food processor place Italian tomatoes, tomato paste, chopped parsley, minced garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth.

In a large skillet over medium heat saute the finely chopped onion in olive oil for 2 minutes. Add the blended tomato sauce and white wine.

Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Combine all ingredients, using a 11x7 pan or similar, coat bottom of pan with sauce. Fill each crespelle with the cheese mixture and roll up, place in pan add more sauce over manicotti and sprinkle with parmigiano cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Pro Tip: add some spinach, mushroom, bell pepper to the filling, the veg heads in your life will love you for it!

Or... add sausage, or chicken. you really cant go wrong. 

right click & save to print out for later!

♥ Tawny

Hey nice butt

I can't get enough of these stickers!
I'm planning on putting them in my shop update this weekend, with a few others as well...

Meet The Maker Mondays... this week featuring Freak + Pocky

Hi guys!

So Im back this week with my first (in like FOREVER) maker feature! I am wanting to make this a weekly gig, so if you, or any makers you know of, need a little Tawny sized spot light send them my way! 

But enough about me... back to the show!

This weeks maker is Kelly, from Freak & Pocky... I have cyber met Kelly through a facebook group we are both members of... she is set to launch her new Storenvy shop this week & I dont know about you guys, but I see some perfect Geeky Christmas gifts in my future! 

Make sure you guys check out her shop & all her social links below & show this girl some love!

So here you go my friends... lets meet Freak + Pocky

Tell us a little about yourself, your family, and your life outside of the studio...

Hey there! So my name is Kelly but around the internet I'm better known as Apockylypse, or Pocky for short.

I live in Kentucky with the geek of my life, who I've been married to for 6 years, and our 14 year old rescue Skylar. I currently work an 8-5 "zombie job" in addition to our little shop, but in my free time I am usually found gaming with our group of friends or crafting. Yep, I even craft in my free time. What can I say?! I've been a craft addict since birth.

We're also working on piecing together a new computer for me so that I can start streaming games + creative on Twitch, which I'm getting pretty excited about.

How long have you been creating/selling...

I've just about been crafting my entire life. I remember designing my first cross stitch project with my Mimmy when I was just 5 years old, drawing X's on some fabric and learning how to cross each stitch. We even turned it into a game when trying to poke through the right spot for that next stitch. That one moment created the craft addict monster that I have become. Anytime I saw my mom or grandmothers making something, I just had to pester them to teach me how to do it. 

Selling is another story. I've sold a piece here & there to friends, but until this last year most of my projects have been gifts for birthdays or holidays. I've wanted to open up my own little online shop for years but was always a little scared putting it out there until now.

What inspires your designs?...

My inspiration comes from the things I love, especially the geeky/nerdy things. Most of my poppets are my take on some of my favorite fandoms out there: anime, movies + video games.

What is the one thing in the craft/art world you wish you could do? (ie. sew, pottery)

I have dabbled in a lot of different crafts, but the one that I'm most scared to try but would love to have the ability/skill to do is sculpting with clay. I have spent hours watching some creative Twitch streamers make the most amazing figures + sculpts for masks.

Any Advice to artist/designers just starting out...

Don't let fear keep you from doing what you have a passion for + don't wait for that "perfect" moment to start. 

And if you claim you aren't crafty + creative, you just haven't found the right craft. I'm a firm believer that everyone is creative in their own way and make sure to tell my friends this every time they deny it. And it makes me so happy to see them find that one thing that makes the creativity click!

Where can we find you? (facebook, insta, online shop

Facebook: facebook.com/freakandpocky

Instagram: instagram.com/freakandpocky

Twitter: twitter.com/freakandpocky

Shop: freakandpocky.storenvy.com 

Thanks to Kelly A.K.A Pocky for letting us peek into her maker world!

Make today awesome! 

♥ Tawny

Summer Lip Scrubs are HERE!

We are super excited here at Little Bubble HQ! Today is the big release of our Summer Lip Party!
5 new Summer Lip Flavors, & Fun New Colors!

FRIDAY FREEBIE! Get a FREE Lip Butter with any purchase of a lip scrub!

We are offering a great deal on our Facebook Page for Facebook Fans only! Go check it out!


♥ Momma Bubble

Oh hi there...

so, im baaaaack!

I know, I know... 2 years. YIKES.

But at least Im here now, and maybe we can reconnect... right?