This summer I have been working on lots of different crafts.  My main focus though has been on my paper fashions.  I have made many cards this year that feature an outfit that was made by (guess who) me! Now I am making notebooks with outfits on them...  I made a couple for gifts for my cousin and my best friend,  and now I have started an etsy shop!  On my etsy shop I am selling my notebooks and I will probably sell some cards too!  My shop is called Paper Couture and it's in my mom's name (because until I am 18 I cannot have my own shop,) but don't get confused!  The shop is really mine :) Here is a link to my shop, check it out!

Some of my outfits that I made to keep

A card I made for my homeroom teacher at the end of the school year

A birthday card I made for my cousin

A birthday card I made for my other cousin

A birthday card I made for my great grandma

A wedding card I made for some friends

This was my first notebook that I made for my cousin

This is a notebook I made for my best friend

.... and here is my first etsy listing!

This one will be on my shop very soon!

Hey!
Last Thursday I finished crocheting a Perry the platypus for Darius!  Darius loves this disney TV show called Phineas and Ferb. Perry is Phineas and Ferb`s pet  blue platypus who is also a secret agent. I had a really fun time making this project and Darius loves him! Here is a link to my ravelry page.

This last weekend I went with my youth group to the Greek Christian camp called Kalamos. I had a really fun time and made some new friends :)  The location of the camp is beautiful! On Saturday once we got there we played hide and go seek in the forest.  It was kinda wet and cold but it was so much fun! That night after supper and our lesson we all watched two movies!  The only problem with that was we stayed up 'till two in the morning, so I was tired the next day!

This is me and my friends at Kalamos in the summer

Hey sorry I haven't posted in a while..  Well I want to wish you all a Happy New Year!! I hope you have an awesome year!!
Happy New year (again)
Kiara
P.s check out the Google homepage! :)

Today we decorated the Christmas tree!!  It was so much fun!  Now I feel like it's getting close to Christmas!  I plan to wrap some presents to put under the tree now :).  Here are some pictures of before and after, enjoy!

Before tree

After tree

Sweet huh :)

Work in progress

Decorating

More decorating

Darius wishes you 'Happy Decorating!'  (One of his favorite parts of Christmas)

Lately I have been baking, and what I have been baking I'm sure you just guessed. Muffins!!  So far I have made three batches of muffins, cappuccino, orange chocolate and cappuccino again.  I found the recipes online and thought I would share them with you. My review on both the recipes is that they are awesome and you should try them! The only thing I would say is if you make the orange chocolate muffins, use paper muffin cups because mine stuck in the pan a bit! Here and Here are the recipes.

chopping the chocolate

My orange chocolate  muffins (left) and my second batch of cappuccino muffins (right)

Is that a dead dog??

Oh no, he's just sleeping

When we went on that small holiday I got an awesome eraser!  It is really big and says 'For Really Big Mistakes' on it, I've used it a lot so far. Here are some pictures..

Last week my grandparents came to Greece for a visit, so the family decided that we were going to go on a road trip to northern and central Greece.  We went to Thessaloniki, Edessa, Meteora and Metsovo, it was fun!  Here are some pictures of our trip!

Having coffee in Thessaloniki

Playing games in the hotel room

Grandma, Mom and I in the car

The never ending road ahead

The whole family in Meteora

Lately my family has been going through our clothes and getting rid of all the things that didn't fit. I put some of these things on my dogs and took pictures of them, just for fun! Pearl didn't like that very much, but Von didn't mind!

Pearl, watching the treat I held in front of her to make her sit still..

Von, patiently waiting for me to take the fuzzy thing off

Pearl, looking very concerned about her new look

Today I made banana bread, and it turned out great!  I actually haven't eaten it yet but it looks good!  I love baking and do it quite often.  This was a really easy recipe.  Here are some pictures of it...
P.S. Now I have tasted it and it is good!!

the batter

The sweet smell of banana bread!

You want some? Come on you know you want it!

Since my family got Von and Pearl our lives have changed for the better! I have come to love both the dogs very much. I especially love the different poses Pearl takes when she is sleeping!  Over the summer every time Pearl had a funny pose I would run for the camera and try to take her picture before she moved. Most of the time I managed to take her picture but sometimes I missed my opportunity.  Here are some of the best pictures I took, enjoy!

Pearl and her precious bone

Interesting pose...

looks uncomfortable!

nice...

This one is my latest picture

This is my favorite picture!

Hi!  I wanted to start a blog because I love to take pictures of my silly dogs and I want to share them with you!   Lately my family has been reading a book called My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell and I thought it was a good name for my post. I hope to write a post once a week.  Some other things I might post about are: art, books, crochet and my daily life!