Carding Fibers

HInt: Use dog brushes (the flat square ones) to card your fibers for spinning!

Sorbet

Sorbet Recipes (from Kara)

Simple Syrup

2 cups water

2 cups sugar

Combine in saucepan, heat until sugar is dissolved. Cool. May store in fridge for 2 weeks.

Chocolate Banana Sorbet

4 very ripe bananas

2/3 cup simple syrup

2 tbsp cocoa powder

Puree until liquiefied, pour into shallow pans. Freeze for 6 hours. Put frozen chunks ...in food processor and puree until smooth.

Raspberry Sorbet

1 1/2 cup raspberries

2/3 cup simple syrup

2tbsp lime juice

See directions above.

Strawberry Sorbet

2 pkg frozen sliced strawberries (15oz eaach)

2/3 cup simple syrup

2 tbsp lemon juice

Knitting Links and Resources

Many Knitting stitches

Knitting Needle Conversion Chart

Knitting Patterns for tons of dishcloths

How to Cast on (cable/knit method)

How to Knit : How to Pick Up a Dropped Stitch in Knitting

Knitting Bind Off

How to Pick up a dropped pearl

Finished Curved Medallion Quilt

I started this quilt about 5-6 years ago. I put it away once I finished the center medallion. The curved piecing wasn't sitting flat enough for my liking. Amazingly enough, after being stored for so long, it did flatten a fair bit. A wedding prompted me to pull it back out and complete it. Here are the results.

Hint

Use dog brushes (the flat square ones) to card your fibers for spinning! A good way to get started.

Vintage Typewriter Key Choices

Team ESST

The Etsy Supply Street Team is one comprised of many shop owners selling supplies for all sorts of crafting/sewing/jewelry making needs...and more.

Find a full list of shops (including my Button Jars shop) here: http://teamesst.blogspot.com/

or just search for all Etsy products under that heading here.

Have fun shopping!!

Because I Can

Actually, bottling is closer word, but not as punny. Here's some of my mustard pickles and relish I made (YUM!!). It's dissapearing so fast, I thought I'd better take a pic and make it last.

Shops

I decided to re-open my etsy shops. I had them closed and was uncertain whether or not to re-open them. It was a nice break :)

With Christmas on its way, a little extra cash will help though.

Come visit me at:
Secret Attic
Button Jars
Fabrications

Star Wars Quilt

I'm working on a Star Wars Quilt for a nephew of mine.

I have silhouettes cut out from various brown/beige/ and green prints.

I also have the silhouettes traced onto various sized squares in glow-in-the-dark thread!

That should be a fun surprise for him. :)

I find it easy to make patterns from coloring pages here on the web.

You can take these shapes on the left, re-size them, and print.

Finished Train Quilt

Here is a pic of my finished train quilt for my nephew (my mom is holding him). He absolutely loves it and often refuses to part with it. I'm so glad :)

YART SALE!!

No, I'm not misspelling yard sale. Yart sale is like a yard sale, but only with the emphasis on art.
Actually, we also sell supplies and vintage items.

This is taking place at Etsy.com from June 10-14/09.

I'm having some great sales:

Fabrications has lower prices on selected items (see the Yart Sale category)!
Button Jars has a store wide 20% off on everything!
Secret Attic has a whopping 50% off everything in store!!!


There are sooo many more stores with sales (these are just mine). Check these out: YART SALE!!

Under Construction

I'm in the middle of some custom bracelet and cuff link orders for a wedding party.

Lots of fun!
Here's the finished results for the bracelets (for the bridesmaids).

Can you sew a zigzag?

If you can, join me in this evangelism effort:

Make a Parachute for Colombia

Guerrillas in Colombia attack and threaten Christians and sometimes drive believers from their own homes. The Voice of the Martyrs helps support a missionary pilot who drops Bibles and Christian books into guerrilla-controlled areas. The books float to the ground in small parachutes. “We need tens of thousands more parachutes!” said the pilot. Follow the instructions below to make a chute. Send finished parachutes to: VOM Parachutes 510 SW Adeline P.O. Box 443 Bartlesville, OK 74003 Please include $3 with each chute to help pay for books, airplane fuel, and shipping costs. (the flier in the mail said 5$) Instructions Pray for Colombia as you make the chute. Cut a circle of white cloth (cotton or polyester) 22 inches in diameter. Using a marker, print “Dios es Amor” (“God is love” in Spanish) on the cloth. Please do not write in English and do not write other words. With a sewing machine, use a zigzag stitch (see diagram) to attach six 36-inch nylon cords (1/8-inch thick) to the cloth. Sew 10 3/4 inches of each cord onto the cloth from the edge toward the center. Space the six cords at equal intervals around the cloth. Ask an adult to seal the tips of the cords by burning them. Fold the cords inside the parachute and mail them to The Voice of the Martyrs at the address above. Download the pattern here. Note: Not scaled to size.

Rings N Things

I've been working hard to stock up my Fabrications store. Lately it has been a wide variety of rings, cuff links, tie clips, brooches, etc.

Here are my latest:
This is part of a bracelet that I made yesterday.
My favorite ring to date-Airship Propeller Ring


Celtic feel to these cuff links.

Lots of fun making these :)