February 1st. built a saddle holder! In miniature, for a cowboy shrine.
2nd. Broke the saddle holder. Collected more things to go with it.
Also gave away 7 big bags of fabric to my neighbor who wants to make quilts
3rd. Considered alternate materials at 3am, when I had planned to be sleeping.
later, woodgrained and painted holder, antiqued saddle, horses, and horseshoe, added a blanket, trimmed base with vegan carved leather. I should take pix…
4th. Finished saddle project.
5th. Photographed saddle project AND put away the leftovers!
More pix at Back in the saddle again
6th. Made enchiladas for tomorrow’s games get together.
7th. Made queso for the first time!
8th. Added more sewing supply embellishments to the sewing shrine I did a while ago. Not sure I like it.
9th. Went to Gem Show and thought about crafting stuff. Got some more domes/cloches at Dollar Tree.
10th. Made lasagne
11th. Hosted super bowl party. Hard to craft with a bunch of people yelling at the tv.
12th. Made spice cupcakes to use as individual “king cakes” for a Mardi Gras party. I used the basic Wacky Cake recipe, but left out the cocoa powder and added 3/4 tsp each of ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
13th made glaze and decorated cupcakes with purple, green, and gold sugar. They all disappeared fast!
Added rhinestone covered sticks and other embellishments to a pair of purchased masks. A dozen people had their pictures taken in the masks.
14th cut up veggies and invented a new dip: mayonnaise, shredded cheddar cheese, milk, dill, chili, and black pepper.**
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18th. Got out two fabrics and pattern for a blouse. Auditioned at least six different fabrics for piping, chose light aqua.
Dug up old version of the blouse, corrected the shoulder line, transferred alteration to pattern.
19th. Drafted new neckline pattern because I threw away the previous one in a fit of cleaning.
20th. Cut out blouse, made about 15 yards of bias binding, and turned six yards into piping. Cards got cancelled tomorrow, so I should have a new blouse by the end of the day!
21st. Got well into the construction, but didn’t finish. Took a nap instead.
22nd. Dithered around a bit with it.
23rd. Finished!
24th. Putting together fabrics for the next blouse; a blueberry print, 2 green and 1 navy blenders, solid navy, and a different blueberry print. Which will make the cut?
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26th. 3D printed nametags for hubby’s meetup group.