Thing-a-day is a yearly creative sprint where, every year in February, participants commit to creating one new thing a day and post it on a collective blog. 2010 is thing-a-day's fourth edition and the first to run on Posterous. Get all the info here.
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Thing number 24 is candied pecans. I made these so that my husband could have them for a beet & goat cheese salad at work - but it yielded a ton of them!
Here's how they are made:- Preheat oven to 250 degrees
- Combine Sour cream and both sugars in small saucepan.
- Bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring constantly to avoid sticking to pan.
- When it begins to bubble, remove from heat and add pecans. Stir until all covered.
- Spread out on large cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Place in 250 degree oven for about 45-50 minutes to begin drying process.
- Allow to sit out over night. Break apart and eat.
Here are things 19 through 23. It's an over the shoulder water bottle holder that easily fits a standard 20 ounce bottle. Great for walks when you want a water bottle with you, but don't have a good way to carry one. This one did take me a few days to complete, so I've included a couple of progress pictures as well.
So par for the course for me... I'm behind on both posting AND on making. Clearly. Since it's already March.
We made some more candied pummelo rind, however this time we rolled it in sugar. It came out much much better than the last batch. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hey guy sorry I hadn't posted anything for the end of the month. I did make a few things just never got the time to post them.
If you're not yet exhausted from TAD, clamoring and I invite you to continue showing off your works at a more relaxed pace. Come on over to craftaweek.com, where we challenge you to be creative at least once a week all year round.
We want to see your finished projects, and are looking for new contributors, especially those with a desire to share how-tos and tips in the spirit of getting others to try new things. We've also just ported our site to Posterous, making it super easy to contribute. Craftaweek.com has been featured on Craft: blog, and we're just getting started!
My pirate chest is now completely finished. All metalwork painted black and woodwork finished with linseed oil. Now all I need is money to fill it with, preferably gold.
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Revisiting that darned onesie just one more time, post-pajama party. Knit cuffs to make it easier to push the sleeves up and keep them out of a syrupy breakfast. Actually pretty easy, now that I've gotten the hang of working with stretching the knit to match it to the woven material. Cut a piece of knit twice as tall as you want it to be on the sleeve, making sure the ribbing runs perpendicular to the sleeve edge. Sew it into a tube, fold it in half wrong sides together, and press. Turn the cuff upside down and place around the outside of the sleeve (garment should be right side out). Sew or serge along the seams, stretching the knit as you go, making sure to sew through both thicknesses of the knit cuff. fold the cuff right side up and you're done! It helps if you line up the seams of the cuff and the sleeve and sew that part first, or they will never come close to lining up.
There are 2 industrial sewing machines at my craft-space, both with lamps that didnt work. Using some spare electrical cords, a soldering iron, wire strippers and a screw driver, I was able to replace the wiring in the lamps and make them work. This is very good for when the sun goes down and I want to see just how close my fingers get to the serger blade.
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