Meyer Lemon Pie

Shelley — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:48:22 +0100

If you'd come by our house for a cup of tea on Sunday I'd have offered you a piece of pie and if you didn't like marmalade you'd probably have said "no". Because it is Ohio lemon pie. I made it with Meyer lemons. And I didn't follow the instructions.

I was pretty excited when I found the Meyer lemons in the grocery store on Saturday. Lots of the recipes I see in magazine...

Lego for Grown Ups

Shelley — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:21:53 +0100

Rob was able to pick up some boxes yesterday afternoon and I spent the evening deciphering pictograms. Here's what we ended up with:

Christmas Houses

Shelley — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:16:41 +0100

These are the gingerbread houses we made Christmas Eve.

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Something Old, Something New...

Shelley — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:44:40 +0100

This is my wedding bouquet. I’m certain that our photographer has some lovely pictures of it so I’ll save detail shots until then. It is made of felt, beads, wire, floral tape, lace, silk and yarn. I spent most of Friday working on it and I was really pleased with the way it turned out. Robhad a matching boutonniere of a small white flower and a couple of the tiny blue fl...

Mystery Stole 3

Shelley — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:28:01 +0100

I have signed up for the Mystery Stole 3 Knit Along which I learned about from the Three Bags Full Shop News . The idea is that everyone who wants to participate signs up (sign up closes July 6th) and every week a clue, in the form of a lace chart, is posted. No one but the designer (and her mother) actually know what the finished project will look like but her other des...

Circular Management

Shelley — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:20:35 +0100

The knitting bug has a good hold on me - I’ve reached the point where I can’t keep track of all my needles! I was trying to work on a project last night and just knew I had a 24” 3.75 mm circular somewhere... but it wasnot in my basket. Fortunately I had started this yesterday afternoon and, while it wasn’t able to help me last nig...

Recycle

Shelley — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:31:42 +0100

This used to be part of a skirt. A little while ago I spent some time sorting through my closet and pulling out the things I didn’t or couldn’t wear anymore. This skirt fell into the latter category. I think I must have boughtit in grade ten or so and it is hard to believe that I really used to fit inside. I still really liked the fabric though ...

Blue and Yellow Twist

Shelley — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:09:38 +0100

This is my second batch of home spun yarn. I made it last Sunday in the afternoon and part of the evening. It feels really nice and is much more even than my first batch.

The roving was left over from Erin’s felting class a few weeks ago (notice the place-mat from December 12th). It has shorter fibers than the brown stuff so I figured it would probably be a little mo...

Lather, Rinse, Repeat

Shelley — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 05:33:27 +0100

I am now two weeks into a felting class with a third class coming up tomorrow. This is so much fun!

You take a bunch of soft squishy wool in yummy colours, lay it out, squirt some soapy water on it and gently rub the suds around. After a little while it starts to feel a little different and you can a rub a little harder. Eventually it begins to feel kind of solid and you can roll it around a dowel on a table or toss it back and forth or throw it on the floor and it will just get...

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