well, i've had a little break from my little blog, which i think has done me well. i haven't been completely idle over the holidays. mainly making food-related stuff. i've done some serious yogurt making and as we like our yogurt thicker than possible with homemade yogurt without using cream, i have been letting some of the whey drip out by putting the finished yogurt in a cheesecloth for about 30 minutes before putting it in the fridge. it comes out lovely and thick like a greek yogurt. also, i experimented the other day with making a quasi-ricotta cheese. easily done, although apparently real ricotta is made from whey. but i am putting together a little quasi-ricotta tutorial and the end result is very ricotta-like and quite a bit cheaper for an organic product (probably about AUD $ 2 for slightly more than a cup of ricotta).
in crafty holiday endeavors, i tried to make a dress for myself which was very frustrating (how many times do i need to make something without a pattern and mess it up before i learn i ask you. . .) bea asked me if i was making a sack! i think i could fix it with some shirring, so i am holding out for that.
a more successful story - i made bea a felt flower embellishment for a hairband and it turned out better than i expected - quite a few people thought it was from a shop, which i will take as a compliment. i wanted to have the petals sort of lotus-like and i do like the effect. so, i had a little sojourn into the land of using illustrator! and it was fun and not as hard as i thought and i am pleased because now i have a pattern i can use over and over. normally i just have the one paper pattern that gets lost and or ripped and crinkled and subsequent reproductions just don't turn out the same as the original. so yay! this may be the beginning of a bit of experimenting with illustrator.
for the yellow flower i used a sewing machine and it came together so much more quickly!
I've taken the liberty of ordering myself some gorgeous 100% wool felt via feltonthefly on etsy which i'm very excited about receiving in the post sometime in the next couple of weeks. . .
These flowers are such a good idea ... I'll have to try making some for my youngest daughter (21) who likes to wear pretties in her hair. I'll have to give it a try as I like the pattern for the petals you've come up with. If you like using felt you might enjoy this etsy site as well: feltgirl.etsy.com. She not only has felt but scrumptious things that go with felt and I thought the prices were reasonable. Enjoy.
ReplyDelete