Crafty Elements

I previously posted how excited I was that I found more yarn by taking apart a previous project (a shrug). Sadly, I have run out :(....again. Here's how far I got. I am probably 3/4 of the way done if not more and I'm really excited about it since this will be my 3rd wearable project that I have been working on. I am hoping that they get the yarn in soon, and I'm crossing my fingers that they still make it and carry it. PS--not my foot, lol. I also made some soup, it was SOUPER easy (hahaha). You pretty much used whatever veggies you have around in your place, cut them up, throw them in a pot, boil 20-30 minutes and dinner is served! Here's my recipe: 6 boullion cubes (vegetable or beef) 7 c. water 1/4 c. shredded carrots 1 onion 2 cloves garlic 1 small can tomato sauce pinch fresh rosemary 3/4 c. pasta, uncooked 1 c. cut up spinach 3 potatoes cubes 4 T. dried parsley Like I said before, throw everything in the pot except the pasta, which you want to add about 1...

I finished my "secret" project over the weekend, and I was so excited! It was a blanket that I made as a wedding present. I forgot to take a picture, but it turned out really well. Here is the original pattern that I got off LionBrand.com http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/70408AD.html?noImages= The pattern itself is fairly easy, although it was smaller than I liked so I made two of them and put them together, and it turned out good. I used purple for the circles, then white, and then black for the main color. Hopefully I can get a picture of it at some point in time, when I get to it, lol. After I had decided on what the wedding present was going to be, I realized that I had nothing to wear! I had several formal dresses and some really casual dresses, but nothing in between. So...I decided to get creative on a pinky-lilac strapless that I had (Sorry no before pic). I had bought it originally on a whim at Goodwill. The original color was way too light for a fall weddi...

Sad news...I used up all the purple yarn on the shrug that I was working on, and neither Joann's and Michael's has more :( So that project has been permanently on hold. Good news, I found the lost hook that I was using to make the hairpin skirt (who would think that I would loose both hooks I had?)! I started a new pattern: http://www.coatsandclark.com/Crafts/Crochet/Projects/Apparel/LW1526+Weekend+Crochet+Top.htm ny But I'm having trouble with it. I understand how the panel pattern fits into the pattern, but I am stuck on the 2nd row of the panel pattern. I have tried it several times with no avail, at least the way I'm reading the pattern. Any help would be appreciated :) On to the pictures! Well sort of. I made Vegetable Rice Salad for a Labor Day cook out. It was so easy and tasted really good. Vegetable Rice Salad 1 c. Mayonnaise 1 T. Vinegar 1 small clove garlic, minced 1 t. salt 1/4 t. pepper 2 c. cooked rice, cooled 10 oz. Frozen peas, thawed 1/2 c. shr...

I started taking pictures of the food that I make because I figured that I take pictures of everything else, so why not? I just made some friend rice that turned out really well for sl apping it together last minute. I even made my boyfriend stop eating so I could take a picture :) I based it off of this recipe that I found: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Fried-Rice Since I'm last minute, I didn't make the rice ahead of time. I also forgot that I didn't have eggs, so I was really disappointed when I looked at the recipe again after I started making it. Here's the recipe that I made: 3 T. oil 1 carrot 1/2 onion 1 1/2 celery stalks 1 vegetable bouillon cube dissolved in 1/4 c. water 2 t. garlic powder 1 1/2 t. ground ginger (this is an estimate) 2-3 T. Soy sauce 5 shakes of pepper 2-3 T. Parsley (this is used mostly just for looks rather than taste) 4 c. cooked rice Boil rice in water with 1 t. salt. Set aside. Saute onoin, carrot, and celery in oil. Add rice and rema...

I've been busy crafting to the point where I can't stop....not even to show you guys a quick blog about what I'm working on :-/ I have also made I have been working on a craft book with all the free patterns that I have found on the internet. I just took a binder and sectioned it with colored paper (or dividers if you prefer) into 4 categories: sewing, crochet, knitting, and crafts. Hole punch your printed patterns and stick 'em in there! I have a feeling I will be adding more sections to break down the categories further with all the patterns I have. I have been a baking a bit lately. I made a double layer chocolate cake with chocolate frosting (Hershey's has one of the best chocolate cake and frosting recipes ever). http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/recipes/detail.asp?id=184&page=1&per=707&keyword=perfectly%20chocolate I also made 2 loaves of banana bread (the recipe is in a previous post) and have many more bananas to make....well I still haven...