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…
DetailsI 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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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…
DetailsIt was pointed out to me that I never posted my latke recipe. So here it is for those of you that are interested! My recipe makes 2 large servings of latkes since it’s just me and hubb. Let’s be honest, when you’re making latkes a large serving is never bad 🙂 This recipe was…
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I am not actually pregnant. Despite what this dress might make it look like. Okay, it’s not that bad in the photo, but trust me when I say I worked to find a flattering angle. I’m currently looking for a fast easy lycra dress — that also looks good. This is probably not it. (Not…
DetailsI made this neck tie using the pattern in Gifts to Make Vol. 2 from the editors of CraftStylish. I used some of the fabric from my wedding (we bought some extra fabric that matched the bridesmaid dresses), planning to give it to my husband when I was done. A little useful memento of our…
DetailsJust wanted to post some final thoughts on the Tommy Boxer and some things I would do differently. Overall, this is a great pattern. Really easy to follow. Very clear instructions and excellent guiding pictures. I’ll definitely make it again. Here are some items I would do differently: Size-wise, I recommend making whatever your “normal”…
DetailsThese boxers are Minnie approved! It’s the last day of the Tommy Boxer walkthrough so let’s finish them up. Sew the Fly Here’s what your fly should look like right now. Lift the top flat and fold the corner of the bottom layer under. Then fold the top layer under as well so the edges…
DetailsI’ve been itching to try out the heat transfer I got. So I went on to the online store and picked out this cute flower [rough_flower_C00014_27011]. I hate wasting so I copied a bunch of the leaves on the flower and made copies which I then ran down the side of the leg of those…
DetailsSomewhat a belated Food Friday . . . had a lovely Christmas dinner at my in-laws last night. Started off with the appetizers below. The salmon and caviar is traditional Norwegian fare as is the kransekake above. For those who aren’t familiar, kransekake is a traditional celebration cake in Norway. We had a fabulously large…
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