Christmas presents...part II

(sorry for the delay.)

Round two of Xmas suprises...a little fleecey outfit for my baby nephew Brendan. This was my first exploit into sewing with bias tape...and man that stuff is great! I found fleece bias tape to go with the fleecey fabric and it was all so soft and lovely.

Plus, you can't beat the little fringe on the hood.

Or the rockin' and rollin' (pun intended) ducky patch.

bib, anyone?

something new i'm working on...which you'll probably see more of soon:

re-purposed baby gear--made from discarded (and thrifted) clothing, fabric, and linens. Here's a sneak-preview of a baby bib (which used to be a dress!)



I'm also making fabric hearts with ribbon hangers using the scraps which will be incorporated into the item tagging system.

pull-a-part bread

...with awful photographs...it's hard to take art shots of bread that smells SO GOOD you just want to eat it. (The recipe actually warns you to be patient and not burn yourself eating it too soon after it comes out of the oven.)

This awesome recipe, which I found in a Food & Wine, best of the best cookbooks book (which is like a box inside of a box inside of a box), has you roll the bread dough into little balls; dip them into melted butter; and then roll them in a ground mixture of chocolate, sugar, and pecans. OH YES, I say to this recipe. OH YES.

(psuedo art shot featuring the vinyl cling of Chihuly currently displayed on the fridge)