Linda's Magic Workshop - Linda Britt Design

Our Farmer’s Market opened Saturday and on a whim I bought a bag of squash blossoms.   I’ve lived in the Southwest for 28 years and have never cooked (or eaten) squash blossoms!   Time to correct that!   Tonight I fixed beef burritos and a salad and realized that I better cook my blossoms.   Of course I went to the internet and googled ‘squash blossom’ and up came pictures of squash blossom necklaces – beautiful ones.   Then I forced myself to find some edible squash blossom recipes.   Most were more involved that I wanted.   Squash blossoms are blossoms from zucchini plants that are colorful and delicate.   I found this recipe in a blog, tried it and wow! These are good!   Sometime I’d like to try batter fried blossoms but not til I lose more weight!   The helpful blog:   http://kitchen-parade-veggieventure.blogspot.com/2006/09/simple-baby-pattypan-squash-with.html   with lots of interesting information.   I emailed Alanna Kellogg St Louis, Missouri for permission for highlight

I just took Donna Kato’s class CONTEMPORARY SQUASH BLOSSOM PENDANTS from Craftartedu.com As I was about midway through the video, I realized that this might be one of the few classes where I actually stopped the video to make the project at each step just the way it was presented.   The end result was very close to the class photo with a few exceptions to color shading.   I’m very happy with what I learned and with the piece.   While making my squash blossom, I followed the directions for mixing the colors, backing the cane slices and applying the canes, etc.   Copying a piece makes me feel uneasy and that’s why I tend to just watch the video or take classes that show a technique and turn me loose.   Could be I’m missing some of the finer points that way!   Thanks Donna Kato! After I finished the pendant, I decided to use some of the leftovers and make buttons and beads.   Sharing some with you. Buttons ready to sell! Might be my next creation!