Beurres composés aka Compund Butters

 Compund Butters are mixtures of butter and additional ingredients, I made this for my family is a very nice detail super easy and cheap! I used a butter stick (unsalted) divided in 3 parts you can do 1 stick for every flavor or the amount that you like.

1st flavor was Honey, Nuts & Cinnaon I used : 11/2 tbs of honey or Mapple syrup, 4 chopped nuts since this is a small piece of butter, 1 tsp of cinnamon powder.

2nd flavor was Raspberry jam, add 11/2 tbs or 2 

3rd I decided to make some salty flavor I used chipotle sauce 11/2 - 2 tbs, after adding the desired ingredients you just have to smash it and convine it all I used a fork for this, its seems like is not going to blend together but it will! 

It looks like this, put it on a piece of wax paper wrap it and take it back to the fridge

I make it look like candy wrapping xD

Cute labels to let others know what flavors you made, isnt a great gift? :)

You can use 1 entire butter stick for every flavor and add 3-4 tbs of desired ingredient I wanted to do something small. Also you can use salted butter if you dont want sweet flavor.

Enjoy!.

Handmade Portraits: The Sword Maker

 As one of Japan's last remaining swordsmiths, Korehira Watanabe has honed his craft for 40 years while attempting to recreate the mythical Koto sword.

I super love etsy Handmade Portraits! so inspiring and interesting, all the stories from fellow artists all around the world! amazing :)

Blue Star doll

Blue Star doll, a photo by Las Noches Art on Flickr.

Blue Star is my lastest doll this one I made it as a gift for my mother, handmade pattern by me painted with acrylics on fabric Blue Star measures 8"

Birdy - Shelter [Official Music Video]

portraits

portraits, a photo by Las Noches Art on Flickr.

Some small portrats Im working on......between lots of other things :)

"I lived on the Moon" video clip by Yannick Puig (june 2007)

A musical video clip by Yannick Puig

Inspired by the sound track "I lived on the Moon",of the Kwoon's album "Tales and Dreams"

Really beautiful animation!!!

WHAT’S YOUR CREATIVE STYLE?

If you're curious to know what your creativity style is, take this little quiz from Psychologies magazine.

Creativity is a Release

For you, creativity is first and foremost a form of expression: it creates a special link between the internal and external worlds. It allows you to get a grasp of your powerful emotions, by moulding them into a physical form. In fact, the most important thing for you is to be able to release your emotions. You need to be able to touch them or look at them in concrete form, and to do that you have to find a way to make them come alive. This is how your desires and anxieties take shape. Keeping things bottled up creates a tension that can only be resolved once you have expressed how you feel. This means you have to be strong enough not to let yourself get swept away by chaotic impulses; if you turn your creative urges on everyday life — making a picnic, singing to the baby, choosing what to wear — you can express yourself while staying rooted in reality. Creativity is principally cathartic. It relieves a deep need, an almost primal, archaic impulse. For you, being creative is about having the power to give form to something you feel, to those deep personal issues that are often raw and disorganised. For these reasons you are usually attracted to art that demands physicality, that allows you to express what’s inside, and that unites spontaneity, strength, freedom, power and movement. • To find out about how to tap into your creative side, see our feature in the August issue out now.