When life gives you tapioca pearls...

Danny and I decided this last weekend to make bubble tea. Seemed simple enough, right?

We went to our local Asian market and after searching every single isle, we found the tapioca pearl section. While they had flavored varieties (strawberry, blueberry, etc.) we decided to start with the regular kind. We also bought green tea powder, coconut milk and...

Mochi! This is one of Danny's favorites. He snuck it into the basket without me even knowing. Sneaky kid.

Then came the biggest challenge. The straws! We searched the asian market, Target, Starbucks and Sheetz to try to find those jumbo straws they use for bubble tea. With no luck, we returned to the asian market the next day to buy some bubble tea so that we could re-use the straws. 

We made the tapioca pearls according to the directions on the back of the bag. They only require boiling- so easy! We then mixed the green tea powder, coconut milk, honey and ice in the blender. Put it all together and we made our own bubble tea! Wahoo! 

Line Drawing for the Artistically Challenged

Are you creatively driven but, you know, artistically challenged? Then this project if perfect for you! To create a framable line drawing all you need is a few materials and the ability to trace. Yes, I said trace. Ready to start? Let's go...

Pick your picture and print it out in black and white. Don't be like me and print it out on the fastest setting possible. Looking back at the picture I wish I had printed it at a little higher quality because I could have seen more detail.

1. Using a very fine sharpie trace all the lines on your printed photo.

2. Place tracing paper over your printed photo and trace the dark lines. At this point you have the freedom to include some lines while leaving others out. It's all up to you.

3. Using transfer paper (or my handy-dandy transfer-paper-less trick used on my string art tutorial) transfer your lines. If you have never used tracing paper before: You first place your good paper on the bottom. Then put your transfer paper, dark side down, over it. Lastly place your tracing paper on top. When you draw over the design you already drew it will be reproduced onto your good paper.

4. Draw over your transferred lines using sharpie pens.

You can keep your finished drawing simple (such as the drawing on the left) or, using a heavier sharpie add darker lines and areas (such as on the right).

Have fun experimenting with your new skill to create amazing line drawings!