Well, hiiiidee ho! I do seem to be very bad at blogging lately. I have (somewhat) legitimate excuses this time though.
First, I had to put away FFIII. 1) I was mad at it. I still am, although it's devolved into a "sigh why me" sort of mad. I made another horrible counting mistake that is going to take forever and a day to pick out. It cannot be worked around. 2) People keep doing crazy things like getting married and having babies!! I haven't been lazy, just secretive with projects. :)
I have three projects. One is finished and received, yay! One is about 1/3 complete and desperately needs finished... last month. One is in the process of being cleaned up and charted. Anyway, I know you guys like pictures so please enjoy the few that I took. I tend to totally ignore WIP shots on secrets for some reason! I will try to be better with the next two.
The first project was for a dear friend who just had her first baby! The third project is also for her but it is going to take a million years so I wanted to make something small. I think I got the idea from Etsy because I was going to cheat and buy something. But then I thought, naaaaaaaah, I can make stuff! Next time I think that, someone please boop me with a swimming pool noodle. ;)
The first one is basically for her husband, haha. He's a St. Louis Cardinals (American baseball for you furiners) fan so I wanted to make a little something personal.
Having never done ANYTHING REMOTELY CLOSE to this, those letters on the back. Let me tell you. omygoodnessgracious they were a pain. My first attempt at attaching everything went horribly with puckers everywhere. I pondered what on earth I could do about that. Then after staring forlornly in the meager craft aisle at WalMart, I happened upon hem tape. Ohhh, how the angels sang. I was able to position things and pin them in place. Felt doesn't like to be ironed so I had to flip the onesies inside out so some of the super careful positioning got skewed anyway. But! They were attached in such a way that I could easily sew them on without bunching up the fabric. I'm a little bit proud of how the logo came out; it was fiddly to cut. I am told that her husband laughed hysterically when he saw them so I hope this is a good thing, ahahaha.
Next is hers. I do believe she's been a Muppets fan since the beginning of time so I wanted to do something involving them. Mahna Mahna is my favorite little skit so he gets to make his appearance! I had a lot of fun making these. I was a bit worried about the color choices because, well, it's for a little boy. Pink and orange don't exactly scream boy colors to me but they were the best combination I could come up with that still matched. And the butt wouldn't be complete without "do doo do doo doo". If you have no idea what this is all about click here for a YouTube video of the skit. :D
As you can see, I'm reasonably awful at hand sewing. ._. I tried so hard on these and really had to psych myself up to actually put them in the mail because I had doubts as to whether or not they were good enough. Even now, all I see is crooked things and wiggly stitches. I also made a Kermit the Frog felt, but he never got attached to a onesie. I had a limited selection of felt to work with and the colors just weren't right for such an iconic figure. He looks like a Kermit, just wrong colors.
Told ya I didn't have much in the way of pictures. :) I shall leave you with a couple of pictures of food.
This is a pancake...cake! It was made in my rice cooker of all things. It's been floating around facebook for a while now so I had to try it. It worked out pretty well but my rice cooker is a very basic one so it kept shutting off (I assume when it reaches a certain temperature) so it took a while to actually cook. Tasted like a giant pancake. :)
My birthday cake! I luuuurve strawberry shortcakes and this a very, very basic recipe that turns out pretty yummy (and dense... and fattening...).
I hope you survived my rambles and have had infinite more progress than I have. :D
First, I had to put away FFIII. 1) I was mad at it. I still am, although it's devolved into a "sigh why me" sort of mad. I made another horrible counting mistake that is going to take forever and a day to pick out. It cannot be worked around. 2) People keep doing crazy things like getting married and having babies!! I haven't been lazy, just secretive with projects. :)
I have three projects. One is finished and received, yay! One is about 1/3 complete and desperately needs finished... last month. One is in the process of being cleaned up and charted. Anyway, I know you guys like pictures so please enjoy the few that I took. I tend to totally ignore WIP shots on secrets for some reason! I will try to be better with the next two.
The first project was for a dear friend who just had her first baby! The third project is also for her but it is going to take a million years so I wanted to make something small. I think I got the idea from Etsy because I was going to cheat and buy something. But then I thought, naaaaaaaah, I can make stuff! Next time I think that, someone please boop me with a swimming pool noodle. ;)
The first one is basically for her husband, haha. He's a St. Louis Cardinals (American baseball for you furiners) fan so I wanted to make a little something personal.
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Having never done ANYTHING REMOTELY CLOSE to this, those letters on the back. Let me tell you. omygoodnessgracious they were a pain. My first attempt at attaching everything went horribly with puckers everywhere. I pondered what on earth I could do about that. Then after staring forlornly in the meager craft aisle at WalMart, I happened upon hem tape. Ohhh, how the angels sang. I was able to position things and pin them in place. Felt doesn't like to be ironed so I had to flip the onesies inside out so some of the super careful positioning got skewed anyway. But! They were attached in such a way that I could easily sew them on without bunching up the fabric. I'm a little bit proud of how the logo came out; it was fiddly to cut. I am told that her husband laughed hysterically when he saw them so I hope this is a good thing, ahahaha.
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Next is hers. I do believe she's been a Muppets fan since the beginning of time so I wanted to do something involving them. Mahna Mahna is my favorite little skit so he gets to make his appearance! I had a lot of fun making these. I was a bit worried about the color choices because, well, it's for a little boy. Pink and orange don't exactly scream boy colors to me but they were the best combination I could come up with that still matched. And the butt wouldn't be complete without "do doo do doo doo". If you have no idea what this is all about click here for a YouTube video of the skit. :D
As you can see, I'm reasonably awful at hand sewing. ._. I tried so hard on these and really had to psych myself up to actually put them in the mail because I had doubts as to whether or not they were good enough. Even now, all I see is crooked things and wiggly stitches. I also made a Kermit the Frog felt, but he never got attached to a onesie. I had a limited selection of felt to work with and the colors just weren't right for such an iconic figure. He looks like a Kermit, just wrong colors.
Told ya I didn't have much in the way of pictures. :) I shall leave you with a couple of pictures of food.
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This is a pancake...cake! It was made in my rice cooker of all things. It's been floating around facebook for a while now so I had to try it. It worked out pretty well but my rice cooker is a very basic one so it kept shutting off (I assume when it reaches a certain temperature) so it took a while to actually cook. Tasted like a giant pancake. :)
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| Happy Birthday, Rosey175! |
My birthday cake! I luuuurve strawberry shortcakes and this a very, very basic recipe that turns out pretty yummy (and dense... and fattening...).
I hope you survived my rambles and have had infinite more progress than I have. :D
The onesies look lovely, but I am amazed by the pancake-cake!! I need to look it up right away. By posting about this, you have made the world a better place.
ReplyDeleteIt truly is a wonderful creation and sooo easy! Just put batter in your cooker, turn it on (45 minutes-ish), and ta-da! PancakeCake! Because my cooker is old, I had to oil the inside and flip my pancake at about 2/3s complete or risk burning the bottom. Depending on your cooker, YMMV! It's luckily a cheap thing to experiment with. I do recommend you try it because it's amazing eating a giant pancake haha. :D
DeleteWow yummy pan cake cake
ReplyDeleteLove it
Big hugs my dear
Enjoy x
Thank you, cucki! Glad to see you still making happy blog posts! :D
DeleteThe onesies are awesome! We all see our own 'mistakes' nobody else does! They look amazing to me. Oh wow! a Pancake cake! And the birthday cake looks delicious! Happy birthday ^_^ XOX
ReplyDeleteAaaaa but they're so obvious! I feel like I need to put a disclaimer of "please don't look closely" on everything I do. Do try the pancakecake, it was quite easy and makes a fun breakfast (or lunch... or dinner... or anytime you feel the need for a giant pancake!) \(^u^)/ Thankies, it was quite good if I can toot my own horn. :D
DeleteEnjoyed the ramble and missed you too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, it feels good to be back -- assuming I don't flitter away again. :D
DeleteThe little baby suits are adorable!
ReplyDeleteYummy looking cake too
Thank you! And the cake was quite good, eheheh. Went a little too fast. :D
DeleteSweet gifts you've been creating and such a delicious looking cake ...yum, yum.
ReplyDeleteThankies, although they took me long enough! I should know to start projects immediately so I can finish remotely on time. :D
DeleteWow! You've been super busy :) Your onesies turned out adorable, especially the Animal one (and your letter stitching totally suits the funky vibe, btw)! I've never tried one, but I can really relate to the wasteland and occasional salvation that is the WalMart craft aisle, and this hem tape you speak of sounds very interesting.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Those are the plates!!! The ones we were talking about eons ago! The very same ones I also happen to have. Now, if only a pretty strawberry shortcake would magically appear on mine...LOL! Many belated Happy Returns :)
Thank you! Yesh, WM can be helpful... at times. And if you're in a "good one" haha. I was lucky they had the very specific DMC color I needed for this project. One always has a ton of floss in every color imaginable but never the right one! :D
DeleteAnd YES the plates!! :D :D :D I have clawed my way up to service for eight now but it is darn near impossible to find the soup plates without paying $20 a piece! My mom was lucky enough to just happen upon three in a thrift store! If you have those hold on to them forever! If you're still looking to up your set, always search the thrift stores. :D
Glad you are back Rosey! We've missed you!!! Love the baby onesies! You did an awesome job, something I couldn't do for sure! Love the Manhanaha...or however you spell it. now that song is in my head! OI! Happy Birthday to you!! The cake looks yummy but I've never heard of making pancakes in a rice cooker before?!?!? Hugs!!
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