Planning on New Leaf Bags
Here’s a quick note to let you know what I’ve got on my plate next . . . Finished this late today so you’ll have to wait until next week when I have time to write up the post to see the finished product!
Food Friday: Kale Chips
I found out about kale chips from Diana at The Chic Life. The first time she posted about them as a side dish and when she came to visit San Francisco, I asked her for the recipe. She gave me the basics: spritz some olive oil, salt and pepper and bake til crispy. Since then…
DetailsSilhouette Sunday: Thank You Note with Envelope
I needed to send a thank you note to someone at work for a Secret Santa gift, and I thought, why not make the note myself on my Silhouette? I’d been wanting to try this sort of card where the letters stick out from the main area. I designed both the card and envelope myself…
DetailsFood Friday: Asian Noodle Soup
Just wanted to share this Asian noodle soup I made the other day. Had rice noodles and shrimp in it. It looks pretty. And it came out okay. But just okay. Given the effort it took to make it chopping things, I probably won’t make it again.
DetailsFlashback: Silver Prom Purse
While I was home over the holidays at my parents’ place, I was going through some of my old stuff. One of the items I found was this purse which I made to match my dress for prom back in high school. My dress was silver confetti dot. I loved it and it was perfect.…
DetailsRetro Hannukah Apron (aka Simplicity 2592)
I finally got around to writing a review of my apron from Hannukah (see the original post along with Minnie’s matching outfit). The gist of it is that this is a pretty good pattern, but next time I’d do all the layers out of the same fabric. The changes I made were: 1. Do a…
DetailsDance top (aka Simplicity 3832)
Over one of these winter weekends, I had some free time and decided to go through my UFO (unfinished objects) pile. One of the items was this turquoise blue top. I had it all cut out with the pattern still pinned to the fabric. Just hadn’t had time to sew it. So I pulled out…
Details90 Day Challenge
On a completely unrelated note, I am giving myself a 90 day challenge from January 1 to March 31. I learned about 90 day challenges from a friend who does them for yoga. Essentially you pick something and make a promise to do it every day for 90 days. If you miss a day, you…
DetailsNew Year’s Resolutions
I thought perhaps this year I would put my resolutions out there for the world to see and this might make me more likely to do them 🙂 Post on Pigs in Pajamas at least twice a week. – In the past my posting has been irregular. I go through phases of excessive posting followed…
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Food Friday: New Year’s Eve – Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011
For New Year’s I wanted to do something special for the dessert. Using a Martha Stewart cake as inspiration, here’s what I came up with. The M&Ms are dark chocolate, peanut butter and pretzel. The 2 and one 1 are vanilla and the 0 and the other 1 are chocolate. The frosting is a simple…
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