Prompt/Challenge Title: Fortescue’s Ice Cream Shop
Project Name & Page Link: Soy Wax Candles
Team: Three Broomsticks
Brief Description: I did not get good pictures, but I did make 12 pounds of soy wax candles for holiday gifts. I did 6 lbs with friends, teaching them how, then another 6 lbs on my own.
Prompt/Challenge Title: Three Broomsticks
Project Name & Page Link: Quilted Bird Notebook Cover
Team: Three Broomsticks
Brief Description: I bought my lovely MIL some watercolor painting supplies and books from her wishlist for Christmas, and Amazon helpfully recommended a little travel watercolor notebook. As she often brings her art supplies when visiting us or on vacation, it seemed perfect. I thought the cover was a pretty green, but a bit borning, and I wanted to make some component of her gift, so I stitched this up.
Prompt/Challenge Title: MoM #6
Project Name & Page Link: Use It Up Lemon Curd Cupcakes
Team: Three Broomsticks
Brief Description: I’m on a mission to use up and clean out things in my fridge and pantry. I had half a jar of lemon curd that was on it’s last few weeks of usability, a lemon cake mix, a tub of lemon frosting, and part of a jar of yellow sprinkles that need to leave my cupboard. So I baked the cupcakes, filled them with lemon curd, then added the sprinkles. This pic was taken before I remembered to add the sprinkles.
Prompt/Challenge Title: MoM #7
Project Name & Page Link: Chocolate Peppermint (Cake Mix) Cookies
Team: Three Broomsticks
Brief Description:
I’m trying to clear out a bin of baking chips & mixes in my pantry. There were some chips that have been there for 2+ years, and really needed to get used before they went bad. (I know things don’t necessiarily go bad the day they hit the Best By date, but I have had chocolate chips go rancid before.) I also had a chocolate cake mix that Walmart substituted in an order for me, and has been sitting around for over a year. So I used up half a bag of Andes peppermint chips, and the cake mix, in a batch of Cake Mix Cookies.
Prompt/Challenge Title: Crafter’s Choice #7
Project Name & Page Link: Chickpea Truffles
Team: Three Broomsticks
Brief Description:
I had a can of chickpeas that fell off the back of a shelf, and were nearing their Best By date, a bag of black cocoa powder from Ada’s 2nd birthday cake (she’s about to be 4) as well as a bag of chocolate chips that I received by accident in an Imperfect Foods order. They were sugar-free, dairy-free, everything-free, and kind of a weird texture. So I decided to take a gamble on this recipe for Chickpea Truffles. The recipe said it would make 12 truffles, but I used my small cookie scoop and made 24 (this is half the batch). They were… interesting. I don’t think I’d make them again, but the fact that they were made with chickpeas had nothing to do with it. The truffle center was great. Light and fluffy, and darkly chocolatey. The problem was they almost killed my little food processor’s motor. The texture is just too thick for that kind of appliance. I topped a few with flaky sea salt. My husband and I both liked them, and I think with a lighter cocoa powder, and a better chocolate chip, they might be amazing. But it might kill my food processor…
Prompt/Challenge Title: Crafter’s choice #8
Project Name & Page Link: Winter Wall Quilt
Team: Three Broomsticks
Brief Description: I wanted something pretty and cheerful for the door to our garage. This is about 22" square, and is a nice thing to see in a dark little hallway.
