Personal Projects

I haven't just been busy making things for my Etsy shop, but I've got a lot of personal projects I've been doing.

Lots of my friends are having babies! I made this cute headband and matching baby booties for one baby shower that's coming up.

Pencil organizers for a birthday gift. This one is for my niece.

Both include a handy zipper pocket for all the little things that can get lost. I made one out of Star Wars fabric for my nephew.

Burp cloths! These are for my little one who is on the way. Unfortunately most of the burp cloths we had for our first are packed away somewhere (can't remember which box!), so I'm just making a whole bunch.

And the fun thing about making new ones - using Star Wars flannel!

Works in Progress

Here are some of my works-in-progress for the week:

Crochet Grey Robot

Crochet octopus rug

Sneak Peeks for the Week

Here are a few works-in-progress for this week:

Mini spider!

Robot painting

Yummy Recipe of the Week

Want a yummy treat, with only a little bit of sugar? Here is a great recipe for Cinnamon Swirl Bread from MoneySavingMom.com. It's incredibly easy to make (even working with the yeast), and tastes incredible.

Here are a few tweaks I make to her recipe:

-I just use my KitchenAid mixer to mix up the dough - I don't use a bread machine.
-I add a bit of cinnamon to the dough while it's mixing.
-I add a smidgen (i.e. about 1/4 tsp) of unsweetened cocoa powder to the dough.
-I read this tip in the comments - after rolling out the dough, before you add cinnamon and drizzle honey, beat an egg and spread it over the dough. Then go ahead and add your filling. This is supposed to help the bread not fall apart as easily when it bakes. It's worked for me!
-If I don't have whole wheat flour, I just use all regular flour.

Bake, spread with butter if you'd like, and enjoy!

Geek and Sundry

If you're a geek, or even remotely like geeky things, you may have heard of the new YouTube channel that recently started up called "Geek and Sundry." If you haven't seen it, you should go check it out. It's pretty fun - they have a lot of different features and shows.

This week, on Felicia Day's "The Flog," Felicia and Colin Ferguson (from Eureka) learn to crochet. You can go watch it here.

Golden Crochet Robot (my new crochet love)

I don't think I've had so much fun...or put so much work...into a crochet creature than I did into this big guy. I think he's my new favorite thing I've ever made. He's taken the place of my first crochet love - little Ollie Octopus.

He's adorable, cuddly, and tall.

Square little eyes...

...and cute buttons and nobs. 

Malcolm seems to have taken a liking to him, too.

"Can I keep him, mom?"

I even "signed" this one - right on the bottom of one of his stubby feet.

You can check out the listing for him over here on Etsy!

Works in Progress

Here's a sneak peak at some of my works-in-progress for the week:

Crocheting away.

Mini-red robot

Custom superhero prints!