March 30 Vendor List

This list of vendors and their booth number can change from week to week, so please check the list each week.

Alsea Acres	6
The Bread Board	5
Buster's Treats	9
Claude Winter	20
Crooked Furrow Farm	33*
CSC Youth Garden	36*
Denison Farms LLC	11
Filberts R Us Krazy Lady Farms	3
Four Generation Crafts	27
Gathering Together Farm	7
Given Back Bird Houses	25
Green Gables	18/19
Heavenly Harvest Horseshoe Lake Farm	15
Honey Tree Apiaries	29
Honeystone Candles	16
The Mandala Lady	8
Mudmom	4
The Mushroomery	22
My Pharm	2
New Edge Sharpening	**
Northwest Natural Beef	21
Norton Creek Products	1
Pacific Sourdough	30,31
Pine Needle Baskets	24
Savanna Nursery	35*
Soul2grow	23
SoupCycle	10
Specially Made	17
Sweet Home Farms	28
Timberwolf Farm	26
Wilt Farms Inc/Sunset Valley Organics	12/13
Wood Family Farm	14
Zia Southwest Cuisine	37/38*

* Outside the hall ** By bleachers

FAQ #4: The Mandala Lady

Customer: how do you know what colors to use?

The Mandala Lady:
This question usually comes after they tell me that they are afraid to color because they might ruin whatever it is they're coloring because they don't know what colors to use.

For most of the mandalas that I color, I generally stick to 6 colors (and their variations):

"Funny Face" Mandala (primary/secondary colors)

Primary Colors:

1. Yellow
2. Red
3. Blue

Secondary Colors:

1. Orange
2. Green
3. Purple

The key to using these two sets of colors is knowing which ones complements the other:

• Red <--> Green
• Yellow <--> Purple
• Blue <--> Orange

Notice in the "Funny Face" mandala how you see instances of reds next greens, yellows next to purples, and oranges next blues. You'll also see instances where they are all mixed up...which goes to show how all these colors work well together. I'll have "Funny Face" and "Pathway" in my booth tomorrow at the market.

So when you're coloring and see that you have a lot of blues in your coloring, start adding some orange.

"Pathway" Mandala using only 6 shades of grey

Just to give you a different answer to this question...who says you have to use colors?

Here's an example of coloring with greys...with the focus on gradations of lights and darks to give it dimension.

I can already hear the next question: how do you do your shading?

That, my friends, will be the topic for another post.

Happy Coloring!

Joyfully, Maureen
The Mandala Lady

Spring Veggies @ Denison...

Visit Denison Farms (booth #11) at the Corvallis Indoor Winter Market for a delightful taste of spring.

Early spring is the season for Raab--the tender, sweet flowering shoots of our overwintered kale, collards, cabbage, and tat soy greens. Raab is easy to use in the kitchen--it can be steamed, stir-fried, roasted, or used in a salad. You can use raab any way you might cook broccoli, except that it cooks quicker. 

As always, we offer free recipes at our booth. This week's recipes include Roasted Raab, Leek Pie, and Green Garlic Soup. See you at market!

SoupCycle's Soups This Week...

Barbecue Split Pea (vegan)

Our southern spin on split pea soup. Made with organic carrots and our scrumptious homemade barbecue sauce.

Barack-a-li Cheddar (veggie)

An homage to our president’s home vegetable garden. This tasty soup has broccoli and cheddar flavors accented by basil and ground mustard seed.

Thailandistan (meaty)

Spicy Thai soup created with curry, fresh lime, lemongrass, chicken, mushrooms and rich coconut milk. A wonderful and complex Thai flavor from the best kitchen in Souplandistan.

Everything Easter at the Indoor Market this Saturday!

Blog Post from Honeystone Candles:

Honeystone Pure Beeswax Candles (booth#16) has elegant eggs, cute bunnies & chicks, and a Celtic Cross - all at reduced prices for lighting up your Easter.  Honeystone Candles: one beautiful golden colour, one delectable natural fragrance, and over 200 original designs!

Check out Honeystone's neighbours for other Easter items:

Specially Made (booth #17) has a selection of handmade cards

Claude Winter's (booth #20) display includes hand-painted eggs with intricate designs

For real eggs, choose the best free-range eggs from Karen at Norton Creek Farms (booth #1), just inside the entrance.  Ask Karen for recipes of safe dyes for colouring your eggs.

And, as you can see, our rabbits really love Heavenly Harvest's (booth #15) delicious spinach - we do too!

Visit us at the Indoor Market!  Tell your friends!

March 23 Vendor List

This list of vendors and their booth number can change from week to week, so please check the list each week.

Alsea Acres	6
The Bread Board	5
Buster's Treats	9
Claude Winter	20
Crooked Furrow Farm	33*
CSC Youth Garden	35*
Denison Farms LLC	11
Filberts R Us Krazy Lady Farms	3
Four Generation Crafts	27
Gathering Together Farm	7
Given Back Bird Houses	25
Green Gables	18/19
Heavenly Harvest Horseshoe Lake Farm	15
Hentze Family Farm	26, 28
Honeystone Candles	16
The Mandala Lady	8
Mudmom	4
The Mushroomery	22
My Pharm	2
New Edge Sharpening	**
Northwest Natural Beef	21
Norton Creek Products	1
Olsen Honey Farms	29
Pacific Sourdough	30,31
Pine Needle Baskets	24
Savanna Nursery	34*
SoupCycle	10
Specially Made	17
Sweet Home Farms	32*
Timberwolf Farm	23
Wilt Farms Inc/Sunset Valley Organics	12/13
Wood Family Farm	14

* Outside the hall ** By bleachers

Eggs, Eggs, and More Eggs!

Eggs, eggs, eggs for Easter!

The Indoor Winter Market certainly has eggs!

Honeystone Candles (Booth #16) has four intricate designs of pure beeswax egg candles:  (Left to right) Floral Lace, Pineapple Lace, Venetian Lace and Cluny Lace.  Each candle burns brightly and sweetly, and the lacy edges glow as they burn.

Each type is only $5 this week.

Beeswax Candle Eggs: Floral Lace, Pineapple Lace, Venetian lace, Cluny Lace

Claude Winter (Booth #20) also has eggs:  unique, hand painted eggs with delicate designs.  Check out Claude's eggs, just ahead as you enter the market.

Hand-painted Egg by Claude Winter

And just inside the door, Norton Creek (Booth #1) has free range eggs for eating, hunting & dyeing:  take home a dozen - or two - for your Easter pursuits!  Maybe you will choose a chicken to roast as well!

Norton Creek Free Range Eggs

When it comes to eggs, the Indoor Market has eggs-actly what you want!

FAQ #3: The Mandala Lady

Customer: What color pencils do you use?

The Mandala Lady:
Most people ask this question because they want to know what ones to use to be able to get the bright colors that they see in my colorings.

I use what's called an "artist quality" brand pencil: namely Prismacolor. Several brands of artist quality pencils exist that are equally as good (or maybe even better) such as Faber Castel, Derwent, Lyra, Staedler, etc. For me, I find the Prismacolor pencils blend the best for the style of coloring I do...burnishing.

With quality pencils, the price goes up dramatically from your typical brand of color pencil that you see in most stores...which tend to be chalky, a lot less vibrant, and lack any real blending capability. On average a 12 set of Prismacolor sells between $10-18...while a 12 set of the typical brand sells between $2-3.

For a really good in-between brand, that gives you good color and better blending, I recommend Prang color pencils...which you can usually buy between $4-6. Locally in Corvallis I've seen them at Bi-Mart, Creative Craft and Frame (Kings & Buchanan) and sometimes at the office supply stores.

Another option would be to go to an art supply store where they sell Prismacolor pencils (Creative Craft and Frame carries them). Chances are they sell them as individual pencils ($1.50-$2 a piece) as well as in sets. Buy just a couple of individual colors just so you can try them out and to experience the difference between the $2 set of pencils, the $5 set of pencils, and the artist quality pencils.

Prismacolor Pencil Set

Prang Pencil Set

Find the pencils that work best for you and that inspire you to want to do lots more coloring! :-)

Joyfully, Maureen
The Mandala Lady

From SoupCycle...

Here are the SoupCycle soups for the March 23 market--

• Tofusion (vegan)
  A spicy, healthy, chunky fusion of Asian and Italian cuisine- made with tofu, bok choy, radicchio, mushrooms, pineapple and more.

• Creamy Tomato Basil (veggie)
  It's true - we may have the perfect tomato basil recipe. Great by itself. Even better paired with your homemade grilled cheese.

• Chicken & Rice & Everything Nice (meaty)
  A classic chicken and rice soup with homey flavors to remind you of grandma’s home cooking.

March 16 Vendor List

This list of vendors and their booth number can change from week to week, so please check the list each week.

Alsea Acres	6
The Bread Board	5
Buster's Treats	9
Claude Winter	20
Creperie du Lys	32/34*
Crooked Furrow Farm	33*
CSC Youth Garden	35*
Denison Farms LLC	11
Earth Rising	36*
Filberts R Us Krazy Lady Farms	3
Four Generation Crafts	27
Gathering Together Farm	7
Given Back Bird Houses	25
Green Gables	18/19
Heavenly Harvest Horseshoe Lake Farm	15
Honey Tree Apiaries	29
Honeystone Candles	16
The Mandala Lady	8
Mudmom	4
The Mushroomery	22
My Pharm	2
New Edge Sharpening	**
Northwest Natural Beef	21
Norton Creek Products	1
Pacific Sourdough	30,31
Pine Needle Baskets	24
Rasmussen Family Farms	23
Savanna Nursery	*
SoupCycle	10
Specially Made	17
Sweet Home Farms	28
Timberwolf Farm	26
Wilt Farms Inc/Sunset Valley Organics	12/13
Wood Family Farm	14
Zia Southwest Cuisine	37/38*

* Outside the hall ** By bleachers

Almond Blueberry Cookies

From Wilt Farms Inc./Sunset Valley Organics (Booth 12/13):

Prep Time: 20 Minutes Inactive Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 stick unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1/4 to 1/3 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 teaspoons lemon zest, about 1 lemon
1/2 cup chopped almonds, toasted
1 cup SVO frozen blueberries, thawed and drained

Directions:

• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• In another medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar using a hand mixer.
• Add egg and beat to incorporate. Add milk, almond extract and lemon zest.
• Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Fold in the almonds, then
• the blueberries.
• Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Using two small spoons dollop mix onto cookie sheets. Bake until golden brown
around the edges, about 15 minutes.

Cool the cookies on a wire rack.

Try our dried blueberries also!

Easter Special at Honeystone Candles

Honeystone is hopping along towards Easter, and this week we have a sale on a honey of a bunny and a charming wee chick.

Adopt these sweet candles for only $5 each
this Saturday only.

Easter Bunny & Wee Chick

And if you have put off getting your St. Patrick's Day candles til the last minute, mention this blog and get last week's special prices on our Celtic candles, 7 designs to choose from.

Whatever you burn, you breathe... choose the finest in pure beeswax candles... choose Honeystone.

March 9 Vendor List

This list of vendors and their booth number can change from week to week, so please check the list each week.

Alsea Acres	6
The Bread Board	5
Buster's Treats	9
Claude Winter	20
Creperie du Lys	32/34*
Crooked Furrow Farm	33*
CSC Youth Garden	35*
Denison Farms LLC	11
Earth Rising	36*
Filberts R Us Krazy Lady Farms	3
Four Generation Crafts	27
Gathering Together Farm	7
Given Back Bird Houses	25
Green Gables	18/19
Heavenly Harvest Horseshoe Lake Farm	15
Honeystone Candles	16
The Mandala Lady	8
Mudmom	4
The Mushroomery	22
My Pharm	2
New Edge Sharpening	**
Northwest Natural Beef	21
Norton Creek Products	1
Olsen Honey Farms	29
Pacific Sourdough	30,31
Pine Needle Baskets	24
Pure Pepper	28
SoupCycle	10
Specially Made	17
Tobacco Road Hats	27
Timberwolf Farm	23
Wilt Farms Inc/Sunset Valley Organics	12/13
Wood Family Farm	14
Zia Southwest Cuisine	37/38*

* Outside the hall ** By bleachers

SoupCycle Soups for March 9

West African Peanut & Brown Rice (vegan)

Hearty West African peanut stew with brown rice, tomatoes and red peppers. A non-meat version of our “Democratic Republic of Peanut Chicken” soup.

Baked Potato Soup (veggie)

Trade in that fork for a spoon! This thick baked potato soup has tasty chunks of potato, bits of red pepper, sour cream, chives and a hint of cheddar cheese.

Spicy Mexican Pozole (meaty)

Spicy Mexican soup with shredded chicken, green chili and hominy. So tasty it’s like a fiesta in your mouth.

In other news from SoupCycle:

SoupCycle will be participating in Community Soup, a fund raiser for Community Outreach.  It is at 5:00pm on March 10 at First Congregational Church. Here's the poster for that event:

The Mandala Lady Clearance Sale

From The Mandala Lady (Booth 8):

I'm clearing out my stock of hand-crafted Mandala Art "hangers".

I designed these 5" x 5" reproductions of my mandala art for people who want a small piece of meditative art near their computer or work desk. They can easily be hung anywhere.

The message that goes with the mandala is on the back and the whole hanger is laminated with a cord hanger.

I originally sold them for $7.

From now until the end of the 2013 market season,
they are marked down to $2!

Hanger: "Essence of Being" Mandala

Back Side

Spring Days are Here

From Given Back Bird Houses...

First there was the original design, Cedar driftwood Bat House. Then, last week, Given Back Bird Houses debuted their rare wood Wall Plaques - a sophisticated, decorative addition to any indoor or outdoor setting.

This week, Amen and Maria will bring out their collaborative work "Windblown Light". It was painted in full color and then layered with sepia tones for a rich, not-quite-monochromatic palette. The view is looking from North Jetty across the Siuslaw River, to the South Jetty in Florence, Oregon. It is an original painting by Maria, which was then framed expertly in driftwood by Amen.

"Windblown Light" by Maria

If you prefer your artwork in 3-D, Given Back Bird Houses will have their beautiful assortment of one-of-a-kind bird houses, feeders and pollinator houses. Your wild friends will thank you for adding some true habitats to your backyard just in time for spring.

Honeystone's Celtic Special

St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner, and Honeystone pure beeswax candles can help you celebrate with sweetness and light!

Look for our numerous Celtic candle designs
each one discounted $1.

For taller candles, see our intricate Celtic Cross and the Celtic Pillar with knotwork around it.

Shorter candles include Celtic Spirals, Labyrinth, and the detailed Interlocked Celtic Hearts.

And choose from three sets of floating candle sets:  Celtic Knots, Pictish Knots, and Tree of Life.

Enjoy the fresh, natural fragrance of pure beeswax, and make any day an occasion!

March 2 Vendor List

This list of vendors and their booth number can change from week to week, so please check the list each week.

Alsea Acres	6
The Bread Board	5
Buster's Treats	9
Claude Winter	20
Creperie du Lys	32/34*
Crooked Furrow Farm	33*
CSC Youth Garden	35*
Denison Farms LLC	11
Earth Rising	36*
Filberts R Us Krazy Lady Farms	3
Gathering Together Farm	7
Given Back Bird Houses	25
Green Gables	18/19
Heavenly Harvest Horseshoe Lake Farm	15
Sweet Home Farms	28
Olsen Honey Farms	29
Honeystone Candles	16
The Mandala Lady	8
Mudmom	4
The Mushroomery	22
My Pharm	2
New Edge Sharpening	**
Northwest Natural Beef	21
Norton Creek Products	1
Pacific Sourdough	30,31
Pine Needle Baskets	24
Soul 2 Grow	23
SoupCycle	10
Specially Made	17
Tobacco Road Hats	27
Timberwolf Farm	26
Wilt Farms Inc/Sunset Valley Organics	12/13
Wood Family Farm	14
Zia Southwest Cuisine	37/38*

* Outside the hall ** By bleachers