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  Gita Makes | Valentine’s Day Candy Boxes using Silhouette Cameo

  Published February 12, 2016 - No Comments

  While making Valentin’e Day cards for family, I wanted to make something small, and special for a few of my co workers at work. While browsing through the Silhouette Cameo store, I came across an adorable template for treat boxes. I decided to mix and match it up a bit and made them ...

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  Gita Makes| Pillow Covers to Match the Yellow and Gray Fabric Lining

  Published February 8, 2016 - No Comments

  After making the fabric lined jute baskets from diaper boxes, I had some left over fabric, just enough to make a few envelop pillow covers in Euro size (24X24). Since I was almost out of the pattered fabric, I purchased some plain yellow cotton fabric for the back and was quite pleased wit ...

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  Crying – Digital Painting by Gita

  Published June 7, 2014 - No Comments

    My soul sister passed away suddenly on May 21, 2014. It was a Wednesday, and her mother called me with the terrible news. I was so shocked that I couldn’t cry. But once I started, I couldn’t stop. I decided to express myself and I did it with this digital painting. &nbs ...

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  Memorial for Shane

  Published June 4, 2014 - One Comment

  May 21, 2014 – Today, I lost my Soul Sister, Shane. I have written about her countless times on my Gita.me blogs. What we had was special and I want to cherish it forever, and so I have created this page as a way to remember her forever. When I look back at our life in […]

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  Packing up my art tools made me sentimental

  Published March 12, 2014 - No Comments

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  Rainbow Glossy Fish – Acrylic Painting on Canvas – by Gita

  Published February 23, 2014 - No Comments

    While creating Chicken Pig Cow Fish (CPCF) I had to redo FISH. The reason was that I wanted all four pieces to have a similar style. This fish has some very fluid and blended areas that I really enjoy looking at. This effect was achieved by allowing layers to dry before adding anoth ...

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  Illustrator Tutorial – How to make a cool swirly graphic using a font character and the Transform tool

  Published February 23, 2014 - No Comments

  Adobe Illustrator Tutorial Video by Gita This video demonstrates how to use the transform tool to repeat a font character in a radial pattern to form a cool graphic. It is easier to show than to describe so here we go!

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  Art Tools: Prismacolor Markers

  Published February 23, 2014 - No Comments

  When I started using color in my art, I explored a wide variety of mediums. One of my favorites is using Prismacolor Markers. The colors just pop in all the pieces I have done using Prismacolors. I also have purchased a blender which gives a gorgeous almost layered watercolor effect. I rec ...

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  My Art Tools: Wacom Cintiq 21UX – Graphic Design Marvel

  Published February 23, 2014 - No Comments

  This is by far my favorite art tool of all time. I use it to edit all the videos and graphics used on Gita.me. The Wacom Cintiq 21UX is one of the most coveted tools for graphic designers. Prior to this I owned a Wacom INTUOS Extra Large Tablet. But this is much nicer. Rather […]

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  Gita Make Indian Food Using Parampara Paneer Kadhai Spice Mix Trial

  Published February 23, 2014 - No Comments

  I found this video while digging in the depths of the “Sort Me” folder on my hard drive. This was one of my early food video projects. I thought I had lost it and was glad to see it again. If for nothing else, the exotic chill lounge background music makes this video fun to [&h ...

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  Chicken Pig Cow Fish (CPCF) – Four Acrylic Paintings by Gita

  Published February 23, 2014 - No Comments

  This is the story of how I created my first four piece acrylic painting. This piece is called Chicken Pig Cow fish (CPCF for short). This started as a digital project that I brought to real life using acrylic paints on 13X13 canvases that I purchased in a set of 7.  I wanted to create [&h ...

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  Digital Airbrushing – Practicing how to airbrush with a step by step guide

  Published February 23, 2014 - No Comments

  Digital Character Design and Painting (Charles River Media Graphics) by Don Seegmiller   This book has had a tremendous influence on my love of digital airbrushing. My hand drawing skills were good, and I had created several elaborate pen & ink drawings as a teenager. I needed mor ...

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  Urban Zen Terrace – 4th Floor Outdoor Living

  Published January 25, 2014 - No Comments

  Art in progress. I started with an idea of how to use the 4th floor terrace and developed my ideas in Adobe Illustrator.

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  Kitchen Design – From Hand sketch to Digital Art

  Published January 25, 2014 - No Comments

  I was stressed out and found myself doodling the other day. I ended up sketching a kitchen, and the next day decided to scan it in and colorize it using Adobe Illustrator.

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  Green Bean Casserole with Goat Cheese – by Janet

  Published January 3, 2014 - No Comments

  Background: We first enjoyed this at Christmas Dinner 2013 in Denver while visiting Kim & Seth. I am always looking for new and wonderful ways to prepare Green Beans, which is one the Sasquatch’s favorite vegetables. What I love is that this version is much lighter than the green ...

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  Christmas 2012

  Published December 15, 2013 - No Comments

  Christmas staycation at Gaylord National Harbor at National Harbor MD. 2012.

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  Solita Makes – Pork Jowl

  Published July 20, 2013 - No Comments

  We had purchased pork jowl (also known as pork cheek) from Babes in the Woods but didn’t really know what to do with it. I started to research different methods of preparing pork jowl and collected different recipes on another post called What to do with Pork Jowel? We decided to try ...

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  Gita Makes – Envelope Pillow Case | Home Decor Project

  Published June 5, 2013 - No Comments

  Background Story I purchased a Brother Sewing and Embroidery Machine in 2009 but never really had a chance to use it until recently. After several years of sitting in the box, I finally had an opportunity, and the interest, to open up the box and learn to use it. It took me a few hours [&h ...

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  Mother’s Day – 2013 – Something BEAUTIFUL, Something FUNNY and Something NEW

  Published May 12, 2013 - No Comments

  Preparing for the Special Day  The pillows were fluffed, my homemade wreath was hung on the front door. For Mother’s Day 2013, I wanted the day to be filled with  Beauty, Laughter, and New Experiences. I had put a completion deadline for one week before Mother’s Day for many ...

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  Kitchen Decor Using – “Chicken Pig Cow Fish” and Zazzle.com

  Published April 4, 2013 - No Comments

  Custom Home Goods from Zazzle using My Digital Art Update: 04/01/2013 If you look under ART > Digital Art In Progress you will find the blog / journals for “Chicken, Pig, Cow, Fish”  (CPCF). This is a digital artwork that I created using PhotoShop and will soon paint onto ...

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  Sunset Wines – Ancient Peaks Merlot – Special Lamb Chop Dinner Pairing

  Published March 25, 2013 - No Comments

   Background For Christmas 2012, one of our favorite gifts came from parents where we  received two bottles of wine each month from the Sunset Win Club. Every month the UPS man would come with a package requiring a signature. The package contained a featured red and white wine along with ...

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  Food!

  Published November 3, 2012 - No Comments

  If you are visiting my site and are looking for Ketogenic or LCHF recipes, please visit my sister site health.gita.me which is all about my favorite low carb recipes. I am keeping these sites seperate to avoid confusion for friends looking for keto recipes only. Recipes I love to cook, I ...

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  Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes Recipe – Allrecipes.com

  Published November 1, 2012 - No Comments

  The Back Story Shane was craving pumpkin spice cupcakes. After researching many options and finding pie pumpkins I knew it was time. This recipe is based off one that I saw on AllRecipes.com. The items highlighted in pink indicate changes I made to the original recipe submitted by Javaru  ...

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  Awesome Slow Cooker Pot Roast Recipe – Allrecipes.com

  Published October 29, 2012 - No Comments

  This is a fantastic recipe for those cold days when you want a hot home cooked meal but don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. For a 5 1/2 lb Pot Roast, the recipe suggests 8 hours for the slow cooking time. It is a great “set it and forget it” recipe. [&helli ...

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  Pumpkin Puree – The Alton Brown Way

  Published October 29, 2012 - No Comments

  Never eat canned pumpkin puree … EVER! I have used this for pie pumpkins, butternut squash, and even acorn squash. Instructions Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Prepare a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Slice Pumpkins in 1/2 using a meat cleaver and mallet. Remove seeds from the pu ...

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  White Layer Cake with Berries and Cream

  Published October 13, 2012 - No Comments

  Back Story Lil brother JERRY requested strawberry short cake for his birthday.  I wanted to deliver with a special white layer cake with berries and cream. I also wanted to send him home with a take away jar using an empty coconut oil jar and the left over pieces of cake. I have to add [& ...

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  Gita’s Fancy Cake Gallery

  Published September 29, 2012 - One Comment

  I took all four of the cake decorating classes at Michael’s arts and craft and it became a fun hobby for me. I would practice by bake and decorating cakes for my friends and family. This is a gallery of the cakes I made between 2207 and 2009.  

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  Orange Chocolate Swirl Cookies with Candied Ginger Pieces – by Solita

  Published September 25, 2012 - No Comments

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  Braised Pork with Turnips and Apples

  Published September 25, 2012 - No Comments

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  How to Make Pumpkin Puree

  Published September 25, 2012 - No Comments

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  Braised Lamb Shank – Cast Iron Dutch Oven

  Published September 25, 2012 - No Comments

  Recipe Coming Soon!

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  Jalapeno Corn Bread Cast Iron Skillet Style – by Gita.me

  Published September 25, 2012 - No Comments

  This recipe is based on one i found on AllRecipes.com posted by BETHANYWEATHERSBY. I expanded on this recipe and changed some of the technique up. For example, I do not transfer my cornbread batter to a pan. Instead the skillet goes from stove top right into the oven.  It not only cook ...

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  Gita’s Super Ground Turkey Chili – by Gita.me

  Published September 25, 2012 - No Comments

  Ingredients 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil 1 lb. Ground Turkey Meat 2-3 Links Jalapeno or Spicy Chorizo Sausage (optional) 1 can Dark Red Kidney Beans (Drained and Washed) 1 can Black Beans (Drained and Washed) 1 Onion chopped 2 large tomatoes 4 Jalepeno Peppers 2 cups water 2 McCormick Chili ...

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  Sour Cream Cheesecake Recipe – by Alton Brown

  Published September 23, 2012 - No Comments

  Background  I have made cheesecakes using many different receipes. This one is definitely a favorite among my family and friends. If you like a light textured cheesecake this recipe if for you! I first wrote down the recipe while watching Season 5- Episode 7 of “Good Eats : The Tr ...

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  Best Red Velvet Cupcakes Recipe – AllRecipes.com

  Published September 22, 2012 - No Comments

  This red velvet cupcake recipe is my go-to favorite! I found it on AllRecipes.com. I have made this recipe twice with consistent results. What makes this recipe so special is the silky, mousse like batter which results in incredi bly soft and flavorful cupcakes. Tip: Make sure that your ...

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  Orange Cupcake Recipe

  Published September 22, 2012 - No Comments

  For my cousin’s birthday, I wanted to make a special orange cupcake with a cream cheese frosting. I started by checking out AllRecipes.com and was disappointed that most of the recipes called for a box of orange cake mix … isn’t that beside the point? I wanted to make som ...

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  Best Cornbread Recipe!

  Published September 15, 2012 - No Comments

    I found this recipe on AllRecipes.com posted by BETHANYWEATHERSBY. I absolutely love this recipe and have a saved a screenshot in the gallery at the bottom of this post just in case the recipe link goes missing. At first I was a bit concerned with the temperature of the skillet wh ...

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  Chocolate Pudding Made with Almond Milk

  Published August 30, 2012 - No Comments

  Chocolate Mousse Made w/ Almond Milk I tried a little bit of Almond Milk and was pleasently surprised of the flavor and texture. I wanted to give it a try in a cold dessert recipe such as a mousse or pudding.  I found this recipe through Google Search. This is a recipe I found thro ...

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