progress

progress, a photo by sandySTC on Flickr.

progress

Lemon upside down cake

Lemon upside down cake, a photo by sandySTC on Flickr.

lemon upside down cake
recipe

basil

for a winter windowsill garden

black-out

Tell Congress: Don’t censor the Web

barolo - this was the first racking

barolo - this was the first racking, a photo by sandySTC on Flickr.

my first cross stitch (or any stitch for that matter)

I used burlap. Everyone is telling me about Aida cloth, so I'll try that next time. :)

botanical dye tea towel revamp

This is a washed out natural color linen tea towel. It was one of several dingy looking towels that have been used for a year or two in the kitchen.
They are fine for use, but didn't look so good.

Before



Botanical dyed tea towels now have new life. :)

I feel like I have new tea towels.

From top to bottom:
alkanet - didn't expect that color, it's more purple in soap
indigo (2) - much lighter than I expected, but that's because i deviated from the directions
henna - i thought henna was auburn, but i do like this color
red sandalwood - this was a wonderful surprise
tea (2) - very subtle
turmeric (3) the bottom two were taken out allowed to dry and then put back in the dye bath - is this one great or what?


After

I am two pages away

from sending in my 2012 Sketchbook Project .

Last year I didn't even get 4 pages done.

This year I did simple sketches in metal point.

lavender & rice eye pillow

These are great if kept in the freezer and then used cold like that. Most people I know use them when having trouble sleeping or when they have tension headaches.

meyer lemon help

Does anyone have a killer recipe using Meyer lemons. I finally found some of these here and I'd like something for Christmas that is going to really make use of their unique taste.

penguin applique oven mitt will be a gift

I made the penguin applique out of pieces of fabric. The penguin is the same fabric as the front.



Here are the red lining and a close up of the penguin.