Making Monday: Throwing Clay

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Winter Hat

My warmest winter hat for the last couple years has been the only store bought winter accessory I own. I recently decided to amend the situation. For the record I have been trying to amend the situation for the last couple of years, but no avail, the patterns weren't right, the yarn didn't feel right, you name it, it was a problem. But this year I put my foot down, I made it using leftover yarn from other finished projects, and made up the pattern as I went. I also lined the rim with fleece, to be extra warm. I love the results and have been wearing it everytime I go outside.

Mini Pies

We made mini chocolate and berry pies over the weekend. We used the Betty Crocker pie crust recipe and modified the mixed berry pie filling recipe, so that our little mugs could hold all the filling. They were super tasty, and if you warm them up just a tiny bit before eating, the chocolate gets melty, making the whole thing even tastier.

We also made chocolate mousse out of the Betty Crocker Cookbook and it was amazing, the pictures were not though.

Making Monday: Cook Book Holder

We kept running out of kitchen counter space (as does everyone it seems) and so we decided to try out a cookbook holder to use the vertical space. We made it using wood scraps in the garage,and bolts that were once part of an ikea piece of furniture. So far it's worked well for holding up the cookbook. I don't think we are saving all that much space, but the vertical is way easier to read.

Infinite Sketchbook 2012

A sketchbook of projects...







Some completed...

And some not...

Monster Sketchbook Project

My theme this year for the Sketchbook Project was Fill Me With Stories. Above are some of my favorite pages.

Making Monday: Recycled Surprise Quilt

We decided to make a quilt together for our roommate while he was out of town. We cut up a fleece tie blanket for the batting, Star Wars sheets, and a plain flat sheet for the back and border. This weekend project was quite fun.

Granny Square Video

Blueberry Patsries

We wanted to make blueberry cream cheese danish. We combined these recipes (one, two). They are quite tasty.

Making Mondays: Embroidered Coat

Wanted to add color to a well used winter jacket. Embroidery floss and needle.

Completed

Here is what we did over our winter break:

1. hosted mixed family dinner and celebration
2. write thank you cards
3. painted an angler fish on a skateboard
4. hung skateboards
5. watched "Buck"
6. watched "Invisible Sign" (twice)
7. made dinner rolls
8. made mixed berry pie
9. hung boots
10. "You Are Beautiful" Project
11. dentist trip
12. sewed sock creature
13. delivered sock creature
14. wrote/illustrated/made a book in English and Spanish
15. went the the Minnesota History Center
16. bought pants and boots at savers
17. Seward Cafe
18. sent out 22 query letters
19. late night drive by the river
20. watched "Paperman"
21. climbing at Midwest Mountaineering (twice)
22. ate chipotle
23. post office adventure
24. watched "Science of Babies"
25. watched "Stephan Fry Visits America"
26. cut Claudio's hair
27. watched pilot episode of "Breaking Bad"
28. finished an afghan
29. danced at Lee's Liquor Lounge with Molly and the Mistakes
30. watched "The Little Princesses"
31. Walker Free Thursday Night
32. worked on the scrapbook
33. baked two loafs of Honey Wheat bread
34. made calenders
35. embroidered a jacket
36. lined pockets with fleece
37. ate lunch with Father and Step-Mother at Old Chicago
38. badminton shoes turned into bowling shoes
39. fixed hand sculpture
40. went through jewelry box
41. signed up for clay class
42. wrote Sam's resume
43. hooked up Mom's vcr
44. made lemon bars
45. made vegan chickin' pot pie
46. had second Christ's Mass with grandma
47. fed a baby
48. burped a baby
49. skyped with Kyle
50. applied for Red Cross EMT
51. made and burned effigy
52. group to do list for 2012
53. coloring contest
54. helped teach boys how to dance
55. learned pop and lock routine
56. made art with James
57. made black bean "soup"
58. made cowboy baked beans
59. watched "Wavy Gravy" (twice)
60. first clay class
61. moved couch for Mama Rojas (twice)
62. smashed toe with said couch
    
63. made stop-motion granny square video
64. put patches on pants
65. tried to transfer cell phone plan
    
66. watched "Eclipse"
67. started to learn how to stick and juggle
68. cut Marc's hair
69. nebbed 7 times
70. finished "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
71. began "The Little Prince"
72. went to a poetry slam
73. managed to post a week's worth of posts
74. non-probationary EMT for U of M
75. went to the doctor for lungs
76. ct scan for lungs
77. cancer scare
78. antibiotics for lung infection
79. started to learn the ukulele
    
80. fixed two pairs of Marc's pants
81. went to grant meeting
82. did not get said grant
83. started planning for after school class
84. watched "True Grit" (remake)
85. switched grade by writing a paper
86. entertained 3 year old with blocks, legos, snowflakes, coloring, movie, pizza
87. went to the central library
88. went to May Day Books
89. started Marc's quilt
90. made mushroom/apple combo discovery
91. started to work on a grant
92. started the "Phantom Tollbooth"
93. treated Marc to Luce
94. grocery shopping
95. Filmzilla visit
96. baked blueberry pastries
97. watched "Fargo"
98. watched "Mighty Ducks"
99. watched "Big Chill"
100. watched "In the Heat of the Night"
101. ate at Noodles
102. played chess
103. two rounds of bowling
104. continued work on knit sweater

Blaze

This New Years eve we started up a fire in the backyard, and burned the bad things of last year.

Vegan Chickin' Pot Pie

We used the Betty Crocker Cook Book to make chicken pot pie and substituted everything meaty for non-meaty things; vegan buttery spread for butter, almond milk for milk, vegetable broth for chicken broth, and Morning Star chicken for chicken. Result...quite good.

Lemon Bars

These lemon bars were made from a fancy dessert cook book from the Tartine Bakery in San Francisco. They ended up a little bit wobbly, and very tasty.

Making Monday: Honey Wheat Bread Braid

We made honey wheat bread from our Betty Crocker Cook Book. We only have one bread pan and so decided to braid the second loaf. It worked quite well, in our opinion.