Several years ago, I found this hand-mixer at a thrift store and decided it would be fun to bead and then one idea led to another…
I thought the handle was a lot like my right brain, filled with ideas that turn into possibilities when I mix them with all the art mediums I enjoy! I had fun decorating the beaters with Golden’s Glass Bead Gel to give it the look of frosting. I always enjoyed licking the icing on the beaters when I was a child much like I enjoy sharing the sweet finish of a completed art project with all of you! 🙂
So when Charlie invited me to his Doodlewash Dinner for the month of May, I decided to whip up this dish to bring to the party:
I have never painted a meal before and found it to be kind of fun. I encourage you to give it a try!
And here is my recipe in case you want to whip up this dinner for yourself:
I had this for dinner last night… and I’m looking forward to leftovers tonight with a glass of red wine!
Cheers! 🙂
Love this,Jill!! You are my hero!!
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Thanks Denise!! 💕🎨🌈😄
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A few weeks ago I made seafood lasagna, and I had a little ricotta left over, so I used it to stuff manicotti shells. With spinach, of course. Sometimes I sneak tofu in, too. I have them all in the freezer now. We grabbed a half dozen of them last weekend for a simple meal. Yummy! I love Italian food.
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Hi Judith, good idea to freeze them! You sound like a great cook! 😄✨🍴🍷
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I love cooking. Surprisingly I’ve never tried drawing or painting any food…well, other than apples, pears, and bananas.
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I love to cook too! And I encourage you to try painting a meal! It is quite FUN! 🍴👍
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I’ve taken photos of meals before, so yes, I think I would enjoy painting food. I’ll definitely do that. Oh, imagine painting a plate of spaghetti…with tomatoes and mushrooms…and shrimp… and I’m getting hungry LOL. Going to have some manicotti today.
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You are making me hungry too!! 😆
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beautiful illustration Jill!!!
What If…. is one of my fav sayings 🙂 and Jill, ….what if… you had 2? glasses! LOL
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Thanks Debi! 😍 Oh, yes, I do a lot of “what if-ing” too in my written journals…lol! Cheers! 🍷✨🍷
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Hmmm, decorating a hand mixer, who’d have thunk it? You! Enjoy the weekend! N.
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Lol! 😉 Thanks Nina, happy weekend to you as well!! 🌈😃
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Oh my gosh Jill. You are so freaking creative! I could totally copy and paste what Nina said! You’re amazing. Happy weekend to you!
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Thanks Laura! I love that hand-mixer! 😉 Enjoy the long weekend! 😃🎨💕 Hope you will have time to whip up a painting or two!! 🌈😍
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You too have fun Jill! My fever is coming down so there’s hope 🌻🌷
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YAY!! Happy to hear that, Laura!! 💕😍
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😎😊👏👍🎨🌷
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Good morning Jill, oh I wished we lived closer, we could get into some real fun creative trouble, lol. I love your post today. The mixer is a hoot and your manicotti plate is wonderful. Keep having so much fun, you bring smiles to me always.
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Thanks Sharon! ❤️💕 I wish we lived closer too! 😍 Glad you liked the mixer – the beads move when I turn the handle! Lol! 😄🎨✨ Happy day to you! 🌈
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Yay!!!! And yum!!! 😍😍😃These looks amazing!! I’m totally wanting to have some of this over the weekend!! So thrilled you tried food painting! Awesome work! Midge is gonna LOVE this!! Hehe
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Thanks for the chuckle, Charlie! Good old Midge! Lol! 😄 I think I should have spiced up the sauce a bit more in my painting and my hubby pointed out that I forgot to paint in some Parmesan cheese… 😉 So it looks like I will be painting more food! But eating it is still the best part!! 🍴✨🍷
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Yay! Can’t wait to see your future culinary creations! 😃
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OMG! That mixer! Oh how I would love to spend even just 5 minutes in the creative brain of Jillza! You are amazing! Yummy dinner that is going to make great leftovers (especially with red wine) and a lovely doodlewash! 🙂
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Thanks Jodi! You never know what is whirling around in my creative brain! Lol! 😉 This mixer was really fun to alter. You would like the glass bead gel! Just think of the possibilities you could whip into some of your art! 😃🎨💕 And the manicotti is a recipe that I’ve made for years! 💕🌈🍷
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What a great sketch and recipe! Your beater is priceless. Love the beading.
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Thanks Carmel! 😃💕🎨 I was surprised how fun it was to draw food! I’m sure I will be doing more of it! 😍
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Lovely- and yum!
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Thanks Kathy!! 🎨💕😄
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Love the mixer and the whimsy
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Thank you, Jan! 😃
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Love your mixer! Food painting is so much fun! 😀
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Thanks Carrie Lynn, I agree it is fun! 😊💕🎨
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multi-talented lady!
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Thank you Pat! 😊💕 You are so sweet! 💐
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