Friday, November 26, 2010

Dish towels to hang


Do you hang up your dish towels? The gal that cuts my hair likes those crocheted top dish towels. She mentioned that she has had a hard time finding them. I made some with fabric tops instead of crocheted yarn. See!!!

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Snow! Snow! And more snow!

It is snowing right now. I love watching the snow fall. I am so glad I am home today. I have plenty of domestic chores to keep me busy. My bedding is in the washer. Maybe I will make a nice pot of veggie soup.
Last night when I was getting things out of the trunk, the the door came down and hit me on the nose. Yes, ouch! It drew blood. Nothing seems to be broken. But...boy...did it hurt!
I don't know if I will go outside at all today. I might find time to do some sewing later.

Friday, October 29, 2010

Doll Aprons


The two doll aprons are now finished. I sewed the velcro on this afternoon. The aprons are reversible, but there is a pocket on only one side.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

3 Hats


I made these three chef hats today. I really enjoyed working on them. I cut out fabric for aprons. I have not sewn those yet.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Gingerbread Cookies - Enjoy


I don't have my printer hooked up...so I had to write out the recipe. I can't find it online now. Sigh. Here is what I wrote:

2 1/4 Cups of flour

1/2 Cup of white granulated sugar

1/2 Cup of butter - at room temperature

1/2 Cup of Molassas - unsulphared - I used mild

1 egg

1 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix everything together in a bowl on slow speed of electric mixer. Chill in the refrigerator for an hour or more.

Preheat oven to 350 F. Roll dough to 1/8 inch. Cut with cookie cutter. Put on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake for about 8 minutes.

I had trouble rolling out the dough. So I just made the dough into small balls and pressed them on to the cookie sheet.



Friday, September 24, 2010

Backpacks











Sewing again. Today I made two kid size backpacks. There was lots of frog stitching on the first one. The second one is a bit larger. I love the colorful fabric.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Dream

I slept on my new mattress for the first time last night. I bought it on Monday before I drove over to eastern Idaho to visit friends, but did not have a chance to sleep on it before I left.
I don't know what dreams mean - if anything. I did dream. It was a lovely dream. I don't remember all the details. But here is what I remember. It was mostly about Dale Anne Potter's house in Morse, SK, Canada - http://daleannepotter.com/ - her blog addy.
In the dream Dale's house had been painted different shades of light and medium green with some lavender. The colors reminded me of the "painted ladies" in San Francisco - Victorian colors. The inside had been renovated and opened up and there was green paint on the walls. It was lovely. Also, Dale had aquired a house next door. It was moved so that the backs of both houses faced each other. In between was a huge green lawn. The second house was turned into a retreat center. This part of the dream gets a bit strange or rather the rooms in the house were a bit unique. One of the rooms had four bunk beds - sleeping for eight people. It made me a little claustrophobic. I don't remember the other rooms exactly. Overall, everything was awesome. It was a very pleasant dream. The colors were fabulous.
What do you think, Dale?