Too soon?

I decided that we're going to make our holiday cards this year. By "we" I mean, I get to do all the fun stuff, and then he gets to write something clever. Considering the kind of project it is, I consider this a fair distribution of labor.

I got some paper, and some stamps, and some notecards and stuff - man there is a lot out there as far as papercraft is concerned. I mean like, whoa. I don't usually do any of this type of craft soyeah, these cards will, in fact, cost more than our card usually do, but hey! Snowflake glitter!

Any of you scrapbooking types have any suggestions for websites, ideas, glues, that kind of thing?

I still have some modge podge.....

(also hey, if you want one, send me an email with an address, unless you know I've got it already.)

Pure Corny Goodness

Spent today making Scrape Corn with my parents. Back in 1991 my father, whose favorite food was corn, cut off the cob with lots of buuter, was diagnosed with diverticulitis. As a result he can't eat corn, or nuts or seeds unless they are ground up or all small hard bits have been previously demolished. He could, I suppose, chew each bite until it reaches a complete paste but that removes some enjoyment of eating.

So, a couple years later, my mother dug up the recipe for Scrape Corn. It's NOT good for the cholesterol, nor is it really all that healthy...perhaps stick-to-your-ribs would be a better description.

Ingredients: Corn on the cob, uncooked
Butter/margerine
Time

Using a knife or razor blade, puncture every kernel on the corn. Then scrape the blade of a knife down the ear of corn in small portions into a bowl, until all the pieces of the kernel have been demolished and added to the bowl. Note: This is a messy process. Repeat until all the corn has been scraped.

Melt 2 Tbs butter/margerine in a large frying pan over med-low heat. Add scraped corn to fill the frying pan. Cook, over low-med-low heat, stirring often. Use a spatula to scrape the bottom of the pan. If it is sticking badly to the pan, add more butter. Cook for approximately 1 hour (or until most of the liquid has been cooked off). The final consistency should be like a thick pudding. Add salt to taste. This makes a very autumnal or nice winter side dish in small amounts. It's very rich and tastes like corn candy (not candy corn).

I would assume that this is a recipe of old New England, but I've never researched it. (Hmmm, I have a food historian coming to do a program at the CT Historical Society next month...maybe I should ask her?)

Enjoy.

Hippo Birdie Two Ewes

I got a glue gun. AND a staple/nail gun. I also made two hats. It is hard to take a picture of yourself wearing a hat.

Little things

This really is the only good use for that percolator. Also, I made a set of origami box lights for our stairs. Now if only we could be finished unpacking.

Also, I crocheted a hat, but haven't taken a picture yet.

Crafting home

Maybe it is a girl thing. It probably is, something to do with nesting. Although in the car, I wish I had a tape recorder, because HE said he wanted to really pull the house together, to not have anything in boxes, because we've come to far to live like kids in their first apartment. Or at least something like that, I'm paraphrasing.

We still have no furniture, it's on a truck somewhere, and yet, there is already things hanging on the wall. I bought a few plants and pots for the patio and we've discussed furniture placement. Oh, and the spongebob bathroom is mostly set. That came together first.

I have 652 other ideas for what to do here, with immediate finances being my major limiting factor. (Hello! Idiot! It is not cheap to move across country! Put down the awesome stone patio accessories!) Some of those ideas I know to be, well, a little quirky. This time, though, I'm giving myself permission to try them. They may not be things that most people would do in their houses (and some may be failures that I hate) but I'm going to try them anyway, because even though once again we find ourselves renting a space with beige carpet, white walls, and blinds, it's still supposed to be our home.

So maybe its time to live that way.

Attack of the Mutant Challah!

Here is a challah that I made from scratch over 4th of July weekend. I think it's pretty good for a first try. It grew weirdly on one end & looks like a mutated manatee. It tasted nice, if a little too sweet.

Cross country crafting

Does it make me completely crazy that I am considering gathering bags of dirt along the way to Oregon so I can make a series of dorodango when I get there?

I'm glad crochet takes up so little space. Planning at least one surly cake for the route.