Thursday, January 13, 2011

New Year, New Obsessions

Here are a few of my current obsessions:

  

This is just about the best idea for a blog ever. I particularly enjoy the pie charts which illustrate the factors that make these historical dudes so bangable. I hope to read much more of this in 2011.

Cashew / nut variations at London Bridge market, Borough, London UK

photo by Robert Nagy 

I had an amazing cashew chowder at The Inn Season Cafe over the holidays. Ever since, I've been experimenting with cashews in my cooking. I intend to try this corn and cashew chowder recipe over the weekend. I'm not a huge fan of cold soups, so I'll probably cook mine.



Each year I make some sort of new years resolution, usually to stop biting my nails, that I don't keep. This year is all about renewal for me and my resolutions are a bit more ambitious. The one change I'm sure I'll succeed in is having long luxurious 1960's hair à la Jean Shrimpton. I've ditched the bleach and am attempting to discover my natural color.



My winter soundtrack has been Connie Converse. Her music was so pretty and melancholy. Plus, she disappeared in the mid-seventies, which makes her an eerie figure.
 

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Christmas Gifts: Part III

I made these magnets for my sister and my step brother's wife.

 Cupcakes
Nesting Dolls

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Christmas Gifts: Part II

For the nephew...

It's a bear plushie

 Nana likes him too

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Christmas Gifts: Part I

I've been busy making Christmas gifts the last few weeks.

 Yarn wreath

 Map coasters

 

Friday, November 26, 2010

Thanksgiving

 I'm celebrating Thanksgiving with a brand new deer wreath. I got the idea for wrapping a straw wreath in yarn from take heart. I always thought wreaths were sort of mawkish, but now I've seen the light.



Sunday, November 7, 2010

Feeling Cross

I'm really into cross stitch right now. I've been working on a few designs of my own. But until they're finished, please enjoy these...


from neawear
*I know that this one makes me a huge dork. But I thought it was hilarious.

Friday, November 5, 2010

School is cool

I've been assigned a few video projects for one of my classes. Here is one of them. I actually have a lot of fun working on them. 

New Interest Alert!