Rainy Fall Days

Long class days mean trying to entertain myself during the 4 hours i have between classes. Today I went home to hangout and had lunch. Mom was baking bread and drying apple slices! It made the house smell like fall!

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New in the shop! Handspun yarns!

 More handspun yarn posted in the shop! I'll have some new vintage items up later in the week!

Thrifting, Baking and Being Busy!

Its been a long weekend! I am one week closer to Steamcon, and one project less! Every time I finish a client project is the best feeling. We are getting so close, and I can't wait to see all the work pay off!

My dad got his major Steamcon project done this past week, Dr.Steel in steel! Its for propaganda and its going to be amazing sitting on the Toy soldiers table! More on my Flickr



I also went to Vallue Village on Friday! I hadn't been in a couple weeks, which is long for me. I got a really pretty green scarf, a kinda creepy cool boot/train vase, and some pokemon sheets (dont laugh, they are awesome!).

I did a lot of cleaning and photo taking this weekend, I felt like everything needed cleaned! I got photos of some more things to put on Etsy, they should be up this evening and tomorrow.

I also got a chance today to try out a recipe of Bakerella's. I really want to make some cake pops but I dont have much time lately to try those types of things. So i made these:

Well, those are hers, mine didn't look as pretty, they tasted awesome though! These are her Mini Maple Pancake Muffins. They are really quick and easy too!

These are mine. I filled them to full, and had to cook them longer. They were done but they didn't ever get nice and golden brown like hers. Well better luck next time, they sure tasted good!

Halloween is next week! I am really excited for that, it's my favorite holiday. Next week will be full of fun, with the Rocky Horror Glee show, Graphic Design Halloween party, a midnight Rocky Horror Picture Show, and a dress up day at the museum.

Lots of fun things! Can't wait!

Experiments

The busy keeps on going! Working on some of the final projects for Steamcon and my Client.  I also played for the first time with the idea of printing on fabric from a printer using freezer paper. I want to do clothing tags for my work and I love the idea of being able to design my own patches, etc.

This was just test number one, I used old fabric I had around and simple vectors for a project I am working on.  It was to light of a fabric and one sheet had a problem with the printer because of that. You also have to worry a lot about making sure that the whole sheet is cut as exact as possible. I'm still going to use the sheets I have printed, I kind of like the way they turned out!

Im gonna go pick up some other fabric and try again tomorrow!

Rainbow cake, and long days.

Yesterday I went through the process of making my sisters birthday cake. It was her 16th, and she wanted a rainbow cake! What is a older sister supposed to do?!

Half way through frosting! It took me at least 3 hours to make this cake!

Done!

Cut off bits, they were hard to keep from eating the whole time.

 First slice tonight at the party! It was a hit with all the girls!

Isn't it beautiful!

 Half the cake is already gone!

Everyone loved it, and my sis was SO happy! It was fun to make and totally worth it!

Creativity

I try hard to be creative, in some form every day, besides client work. Because of the schedule I have to keep this week, and being mostly away from home, I am finding it a lot harder than normal! Its amazing how changing your schedule even for two days can throw you off!

Here was todays:

Not as nice as normal, i'm not as good at wire wrapping, so I practice.

Tomorrow I embark on a adventure!
An adventure to make a rainbow cake for my sisters sweet 16! It is going to take me all day, but at least ill have some help and good company!

Wish me luck!