An apartment warming gift for paul. Skullholders from Stitch 'n Bitch: The Happy Hooker. Yarn is Peaches & Cream in bright navy and red. Ravelry Link
I made a big batch of granola yesterday and since I've been on a big chai kick I've created this amazing chai flavored granola.
Chai Granola
3 cups old fashioned or rolled oats. No instant!
1/3 cup local (or not) honey.*
1/3 cup agave nectar. (you can substitute with more honey but this cuts down on the sweetness.)
1 tbsp oil.
2 tbsp ground flaxseed (optional)
1 tsp ground cardamom
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Mix together and spread onto a cookie sheet covered in wax paper. Cook in a 300 degree oven for 45 min, stirring every 10 min for even coloring. Watch it carefully towards the end because it can go from golden to burnt pretty quickly.
*Local honey is pretty awesome. It keeps seasonal allergies at bay with the added karma of helping local farmers and businesses. I used a local clover honey harvested in Colorado Springs. It was pretty mild compared to store bought clover honey. On the second batch I used a mesquite honey harvested in Mesa, Arizona. It's a pretty amazing honey, very mild with a very slight smokey taste.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
dishcloths
I made these reusable crocheted dishcloths. So sweet and bright.
Hoot. My new favorite bowl. Perfect to hold dishcloths.
I read this on http://www.threadinglight.com/. I'm still trying to figure out if miracles exist or if it's all just coincidence, and do we create our own or are they from god, and is there even a god, or what if it's all just energy? And why does the cat keep jumping on the counter? Will I ever know?
Hoot. My new favorite bowl. Perfect to hold dishcloths.
"After all, we are all weaving miracles with everything we do… we just have to open our eyes a little bit wider. There are miracles all around us just waiting to be seen."
I read this on http://www.threadinglight.com/. I'm still trying to figure out if miracles exist or if it's all just coincidence, and do we create our own or are they from god, and is there even a god, or what if it's all just energy? And why does the cat keep jumping on the counter? Will I ever know?
Thursday, March 4, 2010
bath salts
My friend Paul got his first apartment. Congrats Paul! (if you ever read this.)
I decided to make all of his housewarming gifts by hand.
The container is a reused body butter container. Damn, I'm so green. I even made that scrap of paper.
Self portrait. Cracked earth pendant, dried cactus flower, lotus blossom, healing hands, buddha smile.
I decided to make all of his housewarming gifts by hand.
The container is a reused body butter container. Damn, I'm so green. I even made that scrap of paper.
Self portrait. Cracked earth pendant, dried cactus flower, lotus blossom, healing hands, buddha smile.
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