Started on a small purse today. It will be D on the pattern sheet. Come back tomorrow to see the final bag. Sweet dreams See the full gallery on Posterous

Baked on the 18th. Frosted on the 19th. Vanilla cake recipe from The Joy of Vegan Baking by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau. I am sooo sick of cake right now. See the full gallery on Posterous

Okay, so there’s only one cupcake in the photo, but there will be a dozen when I’m done icing them. More baking for another farewell. This time a friend is changing jobs. Bonne chance!

I received a cake decorating kit for a wedding gift and I’ve been waiting for a special occasion to try it out. These are the practice cakes, but I’ll be making a layer cake this weekend for a farewell party… Continue Reading →

Today I made a pillow box out of cardstock to hold an anniversary gift for my husband Sean. Our one year wedding anniversary was actually last November 13th, but at that time there were other things going on that distracted… Continue Reading →

I completed the smocking on the white choker yesterday but added the velcro today, consequently I’m calling it 11½. The smocking on the pink bracelet was done weeks ago, but I added the velcro today. I’m searching for a place… Continue Reading →

You could call this meal Vegan 101, but it’s also a “let’s make something quick, easy, and delicious that we can finish preparing before bedtime.” The marinara recipe comes from Veganomicon and it’s the easiest recipe on earth. Once you… Continue Reading →

Here is a picture of my strawberry skirt hanging up. I didn’t model because it’s a little big on me and I’m still deciding how long I want it to be. The pattern was very easy though, the skirt front… Continue Reading →

On Tuesday evening I was too tired to focus on making a project, but I still had to prepare something for lunch. I went through my patterns and found an easy skirt, then went through my stash of fabrics for… Continue Reading →

This is one half of a smocked choker. It’s made of 1″ white grosgrain ribbon with purple and green embroidery thread in a diamond stitch. I might have been able to finish it tonight, except I was catching up on… Continue Reading →