Hello again

Hi blogger.com. It has been a long time.  Since Feb 2013 there has been a lot going on; making a baby, trying but not succeeding in finishing the house projects, working frenetically at my day job to finish major training projects, spending way too much leisure time researching on the internet.  I should become an internet researcher.  Now that I have settled into my new career at home, I think it is time for a blog resurrection and makeover.  I will be back soon........

Time flies whether it's fun or not......

Not much blogging but some progress has been made on many fronts.  Experimental carpentry, a little bit if baking here and there, crochet, bag and book making, video editing and new job seeking have all taken up some room in my life lately with many more projects paused at the ready. To catch up on the past few months.....

Not nothing...

Ok, I haven't been a prolific blogger but I have created a few things over the past few months. In fact there is one BIG project that is taking months to finish! I will be well happy when it's over I can tell you. I'm not sharing until it's done but so I can remind myself of the lessons learned from this adventure I'm going to leave a few notes here;
- always try out the circular saw before you waste money on special jigsaw or handsaw blades
- put something solid directly under the hole when you are drilling with a forstner bit
- don't rush the sanding and finishing even though you hate it
- hinges need to be nearly perfect
- your projects always take longer than you estimate!

I made these a little while ago.  One is a raspberry polenta cake and the other a dobos torte.  I'll have time for baking again one day soon.....

Kookies

Another late night birthday cookie session. I really do have to learn to bake and decorate on different days.  I also need to invest in some real piping equipment because spoons and toothpicks just don't cut it. Anyway, I believe having baked cookies twice now shows my true dedication.  I am deserving of a shopping trip for some real tools and equipment don't you think? Happy birthday K.

The sweetest gal ever....

We loved having our beautiful Melburnian friend stay with us on her first visit to RADelaide. I purchased this wool a couple of years ago with the intention of knitting her a Martha Stewart neck scarf and finally got around to finishing one off over the weekend.   Here she is modelling it while enjoying a morning coffee at Delish.  Isn't she just lovely!  Come back soon Ms Walton.

Not my valentine, Paula's!

I forgot to post about my strange valentine.  Paula had decided to bypass the regular valentine gift ritual until I ended up agreeing to purchase a present for her beloved.  I'm still not sure how that happened. But it didn't feel right purchasing a loving gift for someone I didn't know, so the gift cake was born.  This was my first adventure into sugar biscuits and I quite liked it. I have been inspired by Sweet Sugarbelle's  amazing creations but I would need far more practice and better equipment to do anything even near what she creates. Not much room on my list for another craft infatuation. Why oh why do I have to go to work everyday......

Shearing for summer

I haven't had much time off work to do any creating this month (it's going to be one hectic year at the training department), so I had a little creative fun with Mr Smith's head while giving it the annual summer shave.  It looks quite good when it's dried properly.  He's worn it to work the last two days and I'm a little afraid it might be staying awhile....