Elliott is turning 9! She's requested a Chewbacca cake, so I decided to make some Chewbacca party favors as well. I'm always looking for an alternative to the usual goody bags, so I wandered craft stores and dollar stores while I brainstormed. Eventually, I decided simple is always best. Other ideas would have been more expensive and far more time consuming. These guys came together in no time and are guaranteed to thrill the birthday girl and her friends. Supplies: Craft … [Read more...]
Test Knitting—The Palette Shawl
A few months ago, I had my very first test-knitting experience. If you're not familiar with the concepts, it's when a pattern designer someone knit a brand new, unpublished pattern to check for typos or mistakes in the design itself. When Chandi of Expression Fiber Arts told me she'd chosen me to test knit for her, I was pretty excited. The number of people that had applied to test knit for her was pretty sizable and, well, I'm a bit of a EFA fangirl. I mean, I really, really … [Read more...]
Finally! A Brownie Recipe That I Love!
I'm 37 years old. I've been baking solo for about 30 years....since I could pull a barstool up to the counter and get permission to use the oven. Baking is my thing. I could bake all the live-long day. Cookies, pies, cakes of all kinds....no problem. But when it came to brownies, I never found a recipe that I loved. They were all dry, crunchy, or bland. I wanted soft, fudgy, chewy, make-your-tummy-hurt-because-you-ate-too-many-with-too-much-milk brownies. So I used storebought … [Read more...]
Nanny’s Brown Sugar Cookies
Meet Nanny and Daddoo, my great-grandparents. Daddoo had a mind like a steel trap, could tell stories like you wouldn't believe, and was always up for a good laugh. Nanny had a soft, gentle voice and skin like velvet. She always smelled like dusting powder and hugged like nobody's business. (Man, I wish that photo weren't so damaged.) I have a cookbook with a few of her recipes in it. It's one of those small town, fundraising cookbooks. If you know them, you love … [Read more...]
Advice for New and Wannabe Knitters
Whether you're a wannabe knitter or you've already started dabbling with basic knit and purl stitches, I wanted to share a few things I've learned through experience....for what that's worth. Keep in mind I'm not a fast knitter and I make plenty of mistakes. Just wanted to put this out there because so many people I talk to express interest in knitting but are either afraid to try it or have just begun and are wanting experiencing beginner's frustration. So. For those who haven't started … [Read more...]
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