Lacy Day 22: Felt Bows

I intend to make a few adorable ribbon clips for a friend's baby girl's upcoming first birthday, but despite having an entire box full of ribbon, I didn't have anything on hand that would be a suitable color and thickness, so I looked up a felt ribbon tutorial and whipped up a couple in some magenta felt that I already had.  I think they're cute, but they're really tiny.  I neglected to take into consideration how big the clip would be, so I'll likely end up redoing them or using them as present wrapping or something.  Or maybe putting grabby velcro on them and gifting them to someone having an infant girl.

April Day 22: Helping out

Today I helped Leslie put together a Baby Shower card for a friend. You'll just have to take my word for it though because I didn't snap a photo this time. It had a great little giraffe on it that I made with the Cricut.

Lacy Day 21: RAM Upgrade

Upgraded my older iMac with the max RAM it can handle.  Doubled my RAM from 2GB to 4GB, and it's faster at 667 MHz.  Should have significantly better performance when running CS6 now, which I am very stoked about.  I should have done this ages ago since I ordered the RAM ages ago, but I thought it required major Mac surgery involving removing the screen.  Turns out there's just a little panel at the bottom of the case and ONE screw to undo.  Sigh.  That's what I get for not looking up the instructions earlier.  

April Day 21: And they're off!

Today we went to see some harness racing in downtown Corydon at the Harrison County Fairgrounds. I managed to get several photos that I am pretty happy with. I especially love the one of Steven and Henry.

 

Lacy Day 20: Breakfast Sandwiches

How about a kitchen adventure for today's project?  

When I was working, I had been in the habit of eating breakfast at my desk.  Usually oatmeal or a granola bar.  Now that I'm home, I have a very bad habit of skipping breakfast or not getting around to eating it until lunchtime.  This is a very bad habit if you're breastfeeding, so I decided to make some breakfast sandwiches to stick in the freezer so I can nuke them and chow down first thing in the morning.  

I toasted whole wheat English muffins on a baking sheet in the oven while cooking my Egg Beaters in muffin tins on the bottom rack.  I took a cue from Pinterest and put them in the 350-degree oven for 15 minutes.  They turned out perfectly round and popped out of my silicone muffin tins with ease.  I used provolone cheese this time, but maybe next time I will get some asiago and whip up some hollandaise sauce to try to emulate Wendy's Artisan Egg Sandwich.  

I would estimate that the entire process took somewhere between a half an hour and 45 minutes.  The bulk of that was waiting around on the oven timer.  The most labor-intensive part was wrapping the sandwiches in shrink wrap.  

April Day 20: Rabbits are Very Prolific

More Rabbit Boy parts stuffed and ready to be sewn together. The striped one is made from 2 regular socks instead of knee socks. I don't like it quite is well with the legs being sewn on, but it's still going to be pretty cute I think. It's just pinned together now. One of the argyle ones is going to my niece for her birthday.

April Day 19:Cut and paste

I have been needing to make several Thank You cards. I cut out the parts for them a few days ago and finally got around to gluing one together today. I also helped Charlie make 2 fall trees - 1 to hang on the fridge and one for Daddy to take to work.