The Ridler sisters discuss their creative projects, from challenges to celebrations, and support each other's creative lives.

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Episode 6: Video Version

In this episode we all share updates on our creative projects, our musings and what we'll get up to next!

Connect with the Sisters


Have a question or a comment? Email us.
Subscribe to the stART Sisters Podcast Here.
Find Jamie at Jamie Ridler Studios.ca and her podcast Creative Living with Jamie and on YouTube
Find Suzie at Suzie the Foodie, Hexed: Sisterhood of the Supernatural and on YouTube
Find Shannon at Planet Shannon, Hexed: Sisterhood of the Supernatural and on YouTube

Show Notes aka all (or at least most) of the people, places and things we mentioned:

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Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Ep 6: Podcast Version

  • In episode 6 of stART Jamie, Suzie and Shannon share updates (and this week there are a few non-updates!) on their creative projects, what's musing on our minds and a few challenges along the way; and of course new projects on the horizon. As always, we share visually when we can so make sure to check out the videos of our episodes as well (they will be up soon!). 
  • We hope you have a lovely holiday season and we'll be back before the New Year to check in on 2012 as a whole and cast forward into 2013.
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Thursday, 29 November 2012

Episode 5: Video Version

In this episode we all share updates on our creative projects, our musings and what we'll get up to next!

Connect with the Sisters


Have a question or a comment? Email us.
Subscribe to the stART Sisters Podcast Here.
Find Jamie at Jamie Ridler Studios.ca and her podcast Creative Living with Jamie and on YouTube
Find Suzie at Suzie the Foodie, Hexed: Sisterhood of the Supernatural and on YouTube
Find Shannon at Planet Shannon, Hexed: Sisterhood of the Supernatural and on YouTube

Show Notes aka all (or at least most) of the people, places and things we mentioned:


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Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Ep 5: Podast Version

  • In episode 5 of stART Jamie, Suzie and Shannon share updates on their creative projects, what's musing on our minds and a few challenges along the way; and of course new projects on the horizon (or not, as this week there is a fair amount of completion - woohoo, go us!).  As always, we share visually when we can so make sure to check out the videos of our episodes as well (they will be up soon!). 
  • We'll be back in 2 weeks to share how our projects are going and if we have stARTed even more projects. 
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Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Suzie's stART Update

Flattened Fork Pendant

Over the last week I did a post on my flattened fork pendant.



I recorded my Beadaholique Mystery Box Reveal.



I made and edited down a simplified version of a brain slug deconstruction video. It taught me a lot, including rethinking making my spatz video. Still not sure about that one.



Then I wanted to make Jamie and Shannon a basic photo editing tutorial and didn't realize it would not record sound. Ugh! So I turned it into a food photography editing tutorial instead that many people could watch.

I felt much more comfortable doing this sort of video. Why? Number 1: I wasn't on camera. Number 2: I really know a lot about this subject and feel confident talking about it. Interesting...



I guess video is really on my mind and creative agenda because I also did a vlog this week. I am most self-conscious in some ways doing these, never knowing if people really enjoy them or not. I do like doing them but when it is just me, it makes me nervous. But that can be a good thing.

I am still not sure I feel comfortable enough doing a video really talking about patterns so I might just finish my spat on my own so I can start wearing them. I have been trying to crochet for a couple of days now and I keep screwing up the very basics so my confidence level is not very high.

That's my update!
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Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Eps 4: Video Version

In this episode we all share updates on our creative projects, our musings and what we'll get up to next!

Connect with the Sisters


Have a question or a comment? Email us.
Subscribe to the stART Sisters Podcast Here.
Find Jamie at Jamie Ridler Studios.ca and her podcast Creative Living with Jamie and on YouTube
Find Suzie at Suzie the Foodie, Hexed: Sisterhood of the Supernatural and on YouTube
Find Shannon at Planet Shannon, Hexed: Sisterhood of the Supernatural and on YouTube

Show Notes aka all (or at least most) of the people, places and things we mentioned:



We'll be back in 2 weeks to share how our projects are going and if we have jumped on to more projects. Here is Suzie's flattened fork pendant:

Flattened Fork Pendant
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Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Ep 4: Podast Version


  • In episode 4 of stART Jamie, Suzie and Shannon share updates on their creative projects, what's musing on our minds and a few challenges along the way; and of course new projects on the horizon. We share a fair amount visually this week as we all have crochet or knitting projects on the go, as well as other fun visual to boot. 
  • We'll be back in 2 weeks to share how our projects are going and if we have jumped on to more projects. 
Here is Suzie's flattened fork pendant:

Flattened Fork Pendant
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Creative Update: Shannon's 31 Days of Horror


Now that October is complete I've doing a wrap up vlog (see below) for the 31 Days of Horror looking back at the challenge and what I learned along the way, if I would do it again as well as the individual films and if they met, exceeded or fell under my expectations.  I wrote a post here where you can see the complete list of films with links to the individual vlogs.  I didn't see 31 films, but I had a great time and learned that I certainly have Halloween faves and they were worth breaking the rules of the challenge to fit them into the month of fun.


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Friday, 2 November 2012

Episode 3: Halloween Edition (video version)



On this episode the sisters (aka Jamie the Jester, Suzie the Foodie with her toad friend and Shannon the Pumpkin) share updates on their creative projects, a few challenges and new projects on the horizon - and all in costume! We *love* Halloween! And we highly recommend watching the vids week as not only are we in costume, we also do a lot of visual sharing (and gags) as well. We also start looking even a little bit to the year ahead.  In Part I, we share our take on Halloween and how it inspires our creativity.


In Part II, each of us sisters share developments in our creative homework.


In Part III we talk about creative challenges, Shannon shares her explorations in colour and Jamie makes her next creative commitments.


In Part IV we each share what we'll be creating and focusing on next (and laugh uncontrollably over purtles and tumpkins)

Have a question or a comment? Email us.


Find Jamie at Jamie Ridler Studios.ca and her podcast Creative Living with Jamie
Find Suzie at Suzie the Foodie, Hexed: Sisterhood of the Supernatural and on YouTube (especially for awesome Hal-Con coverage!)
Find Shannon at Planet Shannon, Hexed: Sisterhood of the Supernatural and on YouTube  Subscribe to the stART Sisters Podcast Here.  

Show Notes aka all, or at least most, of the people, places and things we mentioned: 
We'll be back in 2 weeks to share how our projects are going and if we have jumped on to more projects.
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Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Ep 3: Halloween Edition! ~ Podcast Version



Halloween edition of stART Sisters!

On this episode the sisters (aka Jamie the Jester, Suzie the Foodie with her toad friend and Shannon the Pumpkin) share updates on their creative projects, a few challenges and new projects on the horizon - and all in costume! We *love* Halloween! And we highly recommend watching the vids week as not only are we in costume, we also do a lot of visual sharing (and gags) as well. We also start looking even a little bit to the year ahead.  As we share record this episode in costume, we highly recommend checking out the videos which will be be up at our YouTube Page as well as posted here. Listeners questions and comments can go to: ridlersisters@gmail.com Find Jamie at Jamie Ridler Studios.ca and her podcast Creative Living with Jamie Find Suzie at Suzie the Foodie, Hexed: Sisterhood of the Supernatural and on YouTube (especially for awesome Hal-Con coverage!) Find Shannon at Planet Shannon, Hexed: Sisterhood of the Supernatural and on YouTube  Subscribe to the stART Sisters Podcast Here. Show Notes aka all, or at least most, of the people, places and things we mentioned:  We'll be back in 2 weeks to share how our projects are going and if we have jumped on to more projects.
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Thursday, 18 October 2012

stART: episode 2



It's episode 2 times and Jamie, Suzie & Shannon chat about our creative projects, celebrate wins, aha moments, updates, learnings and new challenges along the way since our last episode.

So much has happened and we are so excited to share.

We'll be back in 2 weeks just before one of our favourite holidays of the year: Halloween!

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Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Episode 2: Our First Checking In on Our Creative Projects (Podcast)

 
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It's episode 2 times and Jamie, Suzie & Shannon chat about our creative projects, celebrate wins, aha moments, updates, learnings and new challenges along the way since our last episode. So much has happened and we are so excited to share. We'll be back in 2 weeks just before one of our favourite holidays of the year: Halloween! Show Notes We'll be back in 2 weeks just before one of our favourite holidays of the year: Halloween!
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Thursday, 11 October 2012

Episode 1 Update: Jamie


Apple Cardamom Upside Down Cake
I found this recipe at The Kitchn, who was inspired by Canal House Cooking. I've changed up the directions a bit to reflect how I made it. Jamie

Ingredients
 
6 tablespoons butter, divided
1/3 cup dark brown sugar
2 medium-sized firm apples
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, plus extra for the apples
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
1 cup sugar

Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  • Line the bottom of a 9-inch round cake pan with parchment paper cut to size.
  • The Caramel:
    • Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. 
    • Add the brown sugar and stir until well-combined. 
    • Let it bubble for about 2 minutes, then remove from the heat and spread in the bottom of a 9-inch round cake pan. 
    • Set aside.
  • The Apples
    • Peel the apples and core them. 
    • Cut them in thick slices and then cut each slice in half. 
    • Arrange the apples on the caramel in the prepared pan. 
    • Sprinkle them lightly with cinnamon.
  • The Cake
    • Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and cardamom, as well as 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon baking powder. 
    • Warm the milk in a small saucepan set over medium heat. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and keep warm until the butter melts completely.
    • While the milk is warming, beat the eggs for 3 to 5 minutes, or until they are very thick and pale. 
    • Gradually add the sugar to the beaten eggs and continue to beat for 5 minutes. 
    • Add the flour mixture, and then the hot milk. 
    • Stir until the batter is smooth
    • Pour it over the apple.
  • Bake for about 40 minutes or until the cake is golden and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  • Let the cake cool for a full 10 to 15 minutes (I totally did not do this)
  • Run a knife around the inside of the pan to help release the cake, and invert onto a serving plate.
  • Voila!
  • Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. (I had whipped cream but totally forgot to serve it!)
The cake was absolutely delicious. I'd make it again and again!
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Saturday, 6 October 2012

Episode 1: Podcast

See Video versions of this episode plus how notes here.
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Friday, 5 October 2012

Episode 1 Update: Suzie

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Episode 1 Update: Shannon

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stART: Episode 1

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