tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41074022024-03-06T23:58:33.524-08:00badcat diaryCrafty Dreamskarinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.comBlogger611125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-3722339539059369742007-11-21T10:45:00.000-08:002007-11-21T10:48:15.578-08:00Here is a beautiful post from Wish Jar Journal to get you all fired up about your handmade holidays.karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-45050007487372666312007-11-20T15:10:00.000-08:002007-11-20T15:11:52.066-08:00Hey, wanna see a bunch of ribbons and trims that I sewed onto a vintage sheet:Check it out! You like that? Well there's plenty more where that came from.karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-81668372092067123452007-11-19T09:44:00.000-08:002007-11-19T09:52:07.851-08:00The Hidden Kitchen was magical. Here is super host (for whom I now have a little bit of a food crush) Dennis' recipe for Crema de Limoncello. Make sure to read the comments for instructions on how to make Limoncello as well, we tried some that had been aged for two years and diners commented that it tasted like drinking a flower.karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-82351566273638243512007-11-16T17:21:00.000-08:002007-11-16T17:22:57.786-08:00Today's crafty progress, snowflake before and after.karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-62310556345223322112007-11-15T11:00:00.000-08:002007-11-15T11:03:29.186-08:00Recipes for the weekend (which starts for me tonight!):Vegetarian BorschOatmeal, Chocolate Chip and Pecan Cookiesbalance is goodkarinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-74873765358788879992007-11-14T10:56:00.000-08:002007-11-14T11:01:52.801-08:00To be honest, I'm surprised I've made it almost to the middle of the month before relying solely on kitties for the day's content. I'll just say it: they are sooo cute!!!karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-52361928865779138222007-11-13T16:37:00.000-08:002007-11-13T17:04:09.266-08:00Happy things for the middle of the week:1. Pj pants made out of bedsheets - brilliant! I especially like the wide legs and how it looks like she used the top hem of the sheet for a natural decorative cuff.'2. Last night I lit the pilot light and turned on our heater all by myself. Now we can have heat whenever we feel like it.3. Just signed up for Sacramento's Run to Feed the Hungry. I am karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-24825652210115841132007-11-12T14:24:00.000-08:002008-11-12T21:31:34.142-08:00How have I never heard of Zafu before? This is incredible: you answer a bunch of questions on this website and then it tells you what jeans will fit you and how they will look. That picture up above is exactly how I want my jeans to look, and it's my number one match, The Sweetheart $30 at Old Navy. I ordered them and I'll report back if the fit recommendation is true or not. According to karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-53267214703726166432007-11-11T16:19:00.000-08:002007-11-11T16:21:59.645-08:00Works in progress for holiday fest 2007! I am simultaneously feeling like I've gotten a lot done and like I'll never be able to make it. These trees are really fun and will make a great display. The ones standing up are made from thrifted materials.karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-32622222920973477702007-11-10T20:05:00.000-08:002007-11-10T20:22:00.356-08:00Fall is here! It's raining and pouring today and we've had two successful baking experiments:Whole wheat beer bread - this is yummy, but it does include about a cup of white flour. I wanted to try it out pretty much as written before experimenting with all whole wheat. I didn't have bread flour so I just used all purpose instead. This was my first time making bread with the mixer instead of karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-4391191680519564942007-11-09T08:59:00.000-08:002007-11-09T17:32:18.365-08:00Crafty work day today, I made a lot of progress but still nothing to show for it. I'm trying to realize economies of scale by doing a lot of one thing at at time, right now I'm doing a bunch of trees and dream pouches. I wonder if I will regret this plan when I am sewing in zipper after zipper. The best part about crafty work day is the view:karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-77985708932122373972007-11-08T09:59:00.000-08:002008-11-12T21:31:34.392-08:00I really like these crazy stockings from Free People. They're a little bohemian yeti for me but a great jumping off point for making my own stockings, something I've been meaning to do.I particularly enjoy the use of pom pom.karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-34264397003974037452007-11-08T09:42:00.000-08:002007-11-08T09:56:25.068-08:00Two of my favorite things: cute husband, embroidered pillowcase. He really loves being photographed when he's still trying to sleep for the last ten minutes.karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-3743961471148597382007-11-07T10:06:00.000-08:002007-11-07T10:45:02.369-08:00Alright, I suck at NaBloPoMo. This week has been ridiculous. We will have black bean pumpkin soup this weekend and put everything back together. To get through the next couple of days, let's check out some more etsy favorites:Hobbledehoy - It's true love, I really love this shop with hand dyed and handspun yarns. These are the kind of yarns I would make if I'd ever learned how to spin (sorry Mom!karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-17954068688776390872007-11-05T15:20:00.000-08:002007-11-05T15:23:50.219-08:00Hee! This is a little onesie I made especially for a little baby that was born too far away. Hopefully this message will sink in and her parents will move closer immediately!karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-10558170164018363152007-11-05T09:05:00.000-08:002007-11-05T09:09:01.377-08:00Just a few days in and I've already fallen off the NaBloPoMo waggon! Yesterday was crazy: new babies were snuggled, gigantical life decisions were made, tears were shed, cuddles were shared. Big deal stuff that drives blogging right out of your brain, even when you do have an extra hour. Let's just pretend this never happened.karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-82293981022913408132007-11-03T13:48:00.000-07:002008-11-12T21:31:34.734-08:00This is what the kitchen looked like earlier this afternoon as I waited for my sugar to caramelize to make this tart, a tryout for Thanksgiving.It was very good but I drastically underestimated the amount of slivered almonds we had in the freezer. I subbed pistachios for most of the almonds and they were alright but the crisper almonds would've been a nicer texture with the soft caramel and karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-6934091555665537552007-11-02T16:02:00.000-07:002007-11-10T20:23:53.644-08:00As you can see, I've taken the pledge! This holiday season I am not only trying to make handmade things for other people to give as gifts, I'm also making sure all of the gifts from me are handmade too (well mostly, there are a couple of useful items already planned out that are not handmade, but sshh!). I've done a lot of embroidery so far and a little jam making. I'll also be doing a lot of karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-81677312424729955642007-11-01T15:07:00.000-07:002008-11-12T21:31:34.873-08:00By way of starting back up again here, I will be participating in the dreaded NaBloPoMo. At the same time I will be preparing to participate in these two craft fairs:IndieSacramentoCharr's show!To start getting in the mood for handmade holiday purchases, here are a couple of my favorite etsy stores:Rhymes with Luck - gorgeous jewelry with a vintage feeling, made by a very creative friend of my karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-59620894303603351462007-10-08T15:06:00.000-07:002007-10-08T16:10:34.655-07:00Do you have trouble with buttons? I do. I really like them and frequently think they would be just the thing to add some texture and an interesting shape to a lot of things. But then when I get out the button tin (just go on ebay and buy one they come already assembled courtesy of someone else's sweet grandma) then I start thinking: is this too kitschy? is it going to look unbearably Shabby karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-23430164926080271042007-09-27T10:49:00.000-07:002007-09-27T11:11:50.695-07:00This is a little project that I had some fun with for Thad's birthday. He needed a water bottle for his new work/fitness situation so when I saw these stainless steel bottles on Angry Chicken I knew they would be perfect: Thad has a thing for metal. But I was worried about how hot or cold liquids would feel in a stainless steel container so I decided to do a little protective sleeve thing to karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-9744070214094699372007-09-24T09:21:00.000-07:002007-09-24T09:34:13.032-07:00It's funny how things work. When I was 13 years old I took a quilting class with my mom, neither of us had ever quilted before but it sounded neat and was something my great grandmother had done so my mom had some sentimental attachment. I made an 18" square that took me about six months (maybe a year!), and vowed never to handquilt again because six months for one square did not seem like a karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-43237226135222421942007-09-10T16:20:00.000-07:002007-09-10T16:36:25.426-07:00Inspiration today:1. This beautiful and comfortable looking home on designsponge.2. A couple last pictures of summer at the beach.3. Love the Alexander Henry print quilt in this new book.4. I hope this is about my new house, wherever it may be:karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-55163625814835903442007-09-10T11:40:00.000-07:002007-09-10T11:48:36.584-07:00Continuing my love affair with the wonderful world of embroidery, I've been embroidering a few sets of pillowcases, many of which are destined to be gifts. This handwork has been very comforting to me because it is so portable and there are very few decisions to be made if you are following a pattern like this. My one big rule with these sets is that I must work both pillowcases at the same karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107402.post-76175811253280899432007-09-07T12:00:00.000-07:002007-09-07T12:11:10.437-07:00My move was pretty disruptive but we are starting to settle into apartment living now so I can show you what I've been up to, trying to keep sane. These are a couple of sets of booties that I've been fiddling with using Heather Bailey's pattern. These are for a little Christmas project I've been thinking about which is where my love of pure wool in August comes from.Both pairs are made from karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03775234377266335035noreply@blogger.com1