I made a little pin!

I think it turned out pretty darn cute. I did the embroidery, and then I cut it out and hot glued it into the setting.

I had to do the stitching a few times before I was happy with the flower, and the visibility of the petals on it. Then I finger chained the yellow around the outside and glued that on.

Time to do some more stitching.
Hmm, what color should I do next?

All done with the dentist!

Today was my last appointment! They finished my fillings and put the crown on my tooth, and now my mouth is finished!

I'm happy to be done, and very happy that I found such a good dentist who made it so easy and comfortable. If there were a mug that said "Worlds Best Dentist" I would get it and give it to him.

I'm doing a embroidery project for the contest on Feeling Stitchy, and it's something that I've wanted to make for a while. It's an embroidery of the word 'pray' for me to put by the bed as a reminder for me to pray. I "gave up" forgetting to pray for Lent, and I've been doing really good at remembering to pray before bed, but I'd like to move that into other parts of my life too.

That's something that I'll definitely keep working on in my life, and maybe someday I'll be one step closer to where I want to be with it.

Dear Blog,

It's been a while. Things have been a bit busy around here, but I'm back and ready to blog.

The dentist saga continues, but this coming Friday is my LAST appointment! Then everything that needs to be done in my mouth will be all done! Thank goodness.

I need to register for classes for next fall soon, so I should probably look and see what there will be for me to take.

Speaking of classes, I really need to get my butt in gear on my final project for costuming class. I have pretty much NOTHING done, and it's due June 2nd. I know that I'll get it done, I would just rather not do it all the last week before it's due, but I also like to procrastinate. It's too tempting for me when I have the choice of spending time with Nathan or working on a project that is kind of fun (but not nearly as fun as spending time with my husband).

Also, today Nathan and I have been married for ten months! It definitely does not seem like it's almost been a year since we got married, but we're so close! Tonight we're going to get some take out and relax together after the Farmer's Market. It should prove to be a very happy month-a-versary.

Well, I'm off to do some dishes before Nathan comes home, and to get myself ready to go to the Farmer's Market when he gets here!

I learned how to crochet!

It was a lot of fun, and definitely something that I am going to keep doing. The group of ladies from the church that I do it with are all really amazing. We're knitting and crocheting hats for newborns to donate to local hospitals.

After I learned how to do it I decided to make myself a bag. It turned out really well, especially considering that I just kind of made it up as I went along. I started another bag, and this yarn is self striping, so it's really cool. I'm almost finished with the base for this one, and then I'll work my way up and then do the strap. I also made a potholder, it's not perfect, but it's pretty good for day three of crocheting.

Nathan and I are trying to figure out a solution for where to put all my crafting stuff. I just don't have any place to put it, so it's hard for me to not have stuff out all the time. And my having stuff out all the time bugs Nathan, but he knows that I don't have anywhere to put it so he tries not to let it bother him... We think we're either going to get a three drawer rolling cart, or a couple of baskets to put under the coffee table. I think I'm leaning towards the baskets under the coffee table, because we aren't quite sure where we'd put the rolling cart.
I can't wait until I can have a bookshelf full of crafting stuff, and a desk to go with it!

Time to go work on my bag!

Inspired by Julie and Julia

I just finished "Julie and Julia" and I loved it! It was such a great read, and it was really involving.

It inspired me to try my hand at one of Julia Child's recipes. I made Lady Fingers!
And the verdict: they were awesome.
They were not quite as pretty as all the pictures you see of them, but darn they were tasty.And they were so simple to make. We ate them for dessert with fresh strawberries.

In the book she references a lot of recipes, and some of them sound so stinking good! Others, however, I will never be eating, let alone making. (This includes brains, and boiling live lobsters. I don't think I could ever boil a live lobster)

The book was so good that I finished it in about three days, and I only read about it for about an hour or so a day. I also got her next book to read! It's called "Cleaved" and if the first book is any indication then this one will be amazing too!

I think that I want to try a new (an maybe even complex) recipe at least once a month. I think it will be a lot of fun, and what can it hurt to try something new every month.

Cooking can be a lot of fun, the more I do it the more I like it!

My Sewing Dream Team

I was showing Nathan yesterday something that I really want for all my sewing-ness, so I thought that I would post all the things that I want for it! I know it will take me quite some time to accumulate everything, but I think in the end it will totally be worth it!

1. Sewing Machine- Ideally I would like a smaller one, seeing as we have no where to put it, but a regular size one would be awesome too. And someday I will have somewhere to put a full size one (Hopefully!).

2. A Desk- Just for all my crafting and supplies. This would be amazing, and I'm sure Nathan would like it too, because then I won't have to take over the entire coffee table and couch when I'm doing stuff :)

3. Every color DMC embroidery floss- How cool would it be to have every color? I would ALWAYS have the color that I need for a project.

4. Sublime Stitching's Embroidery Scissors (pink)- These are, according to the blog-o-sphere, the best scissors for needlework. Plus, they're adorable and pink!

5. Desk Chair- A pretty white wood one, pretty please.

6. Jenny Harts' Books- Sublime Stitching and Embroidered Effects- They have such cool patterns in them, and they explain how to do all the different kinds of stitches.

7. Pincushion- I want to make myself a really cute one. This is completely doable, I just need to find the right pattern for maximum adorableness.

8. A Sewing Box- This would be for when my sewing would be toted along with me to various locations. I used to have my aunt's old one, but it broke about six years ago.

9. Fabric (A plethora)- While I'm dreaming away here I might as well wish for more fabric than I could ever know what to do with!

10. Shelves- This one is practical. I know all this stuff isn't going to fit on/in one desk, so I'll need some shelves to go with it all!

I feel like sewing is a hobby that I'm going to keep doing until I can't anymore, so maybe someday I'll actually have some of this stuff. I would love the sewing machine first, because I'd really like to try to make some clothes, dresses and such.

Okay, enough dreaming, back to the sewing!