I had a card making day with my friend Melissa. I managed to produce a few cards in a couple of hours.
Then I made a diaper sleeve at the request of my cousin. Who was tired of having diapers jump out of her purse when she was pulling other things out.
A make up bag. Seriously, this has got to be one of my favorite things to sew right now. Thanks Colleen for the inspiration!
Mittens! To go with the lovely floppy hat I made for my sister.
Heidi came to visit us!
We started with a tour of Siloam.
This is me at my desk at work.
Then we had supper with Michael and went to Supper Central.
On Saturday we hung around town and tried not to let the bitter cold get to us.
Then we set off to our pampering session, nails & make up. My work staff appreciate party was that evening.
Us at the party.
We stayed at Hotel Fort Garry that night and enjoyed the amazing brunch Sunday morning.
The have the most amazing fluffy bedding I've ever slept in!
The 'spread'
Thanks so much Heidi, I had a great time!
Several of you have asked about the cheese bread I make, so here it is. Taken from Muffins & More by Company's Coming (Jean Pare)
3 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups milk
2 Tbsp butter
Combine flour, baking powder, salt and cheese in large bowl. Stir thoroughly.
Add milk and melted butter. Stir to form soft dough. Put in greased loaf pan. Bake in 400F oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from pan to cool.
That's it! Have fun and try it!
It's not our job to tell people what to do, we're just supposed to help them live with their choices.
- a friend of mine
Absolutely jack-sh*t is going to change in your life if you fail. It's like knitting. Don't be a freak.
Me testing out the hat before I wrapped it.
My sister modelling her new hat.
A mail sorter!
Ugly stocking I made when we first got married.
Beginnings of new ones:
Christmas Place mats:
That's all for now!
Broken Door:
On the 24th after the carol service we headed out to Michael's parents. Only the doorknob to the garage suddenly didn't work. I had Henry come over to remove it on the 27th (while Michael was away) and came up with an alternative way to use the door.
Making Fudge:
This was the disaster of my first attempt. I have never had something go quite this wrong. For some reason the recipe I was working from (hand copied) was missing the sugar from the list of ingredients. Since I had made fudge before, I knew it contained sugar, so I put some in, and somehow saw it on the recipe, made up a quantity and carried on. I 'read' that it called for one cup of sugar. Above is the result. Looks more like poo than fudge.
After I called my mom to figure out what went wrong, I discovered the missing ingredient and the correct amount (4 cups). I went right back at it and tried again. This time it worked!
Chocolate & Peanut Butter!
Yum!
Sewing Day with Cate!
Cate helped me with sewing a make up bag, that she got to keep.
We also did some water painting...
