In few words: A metro-Detroit crafter. I am the Detroit half of Make-out Goods, a member of Handmade Detroit, Loop, and help put on the fantastic Detroit Urban Craft Fair.
Oh Thing-A-Day, how I love you. It was tough at times to post everyday, but I feel such a great sense of accomplishment from doing it. What a great way to get me back in the creative mode after a winter hiatus.
Today I made this snowman with the hubby and kid. The snow couldn’t have been more perfect for rolling and sculpting.
See you next year!
The funny thing I just realized about this picture, is that I didn’t make this sh#t myself at all. That honor goes to Rar Rar Press, but I did attach the postcard to the fabric backer and frame. 
Got a little behind on my posting.
This was a delicious stir fry with mushrooms, onion, garlic, broccoli, fake chicken, and peanut sauce.
So, I made some great sandwiches for dinner last night, and remembered that I needed to take a picture of it just as we were down to couple bites left on the plate. 
So, you’ll just have to picture it in your head.
BREAD
PESTO
SAUTED ONIONS
SAUTED MUSHROOMS
FRESH MOZZARELLA
BREAD
Just a little bit behind…
New Wrist Cuff! I found some great vintage fabric at the Salvation Army this week, I love how it goes with the circular backer fabric.
Will be up in the shop soon!
Tonight I made a wrist cuff to put on my Etsy site. Feeling inspired again after a winter break!
Thanks Thing-a-Day!
Take one print:
Add one oversized clip frame:
Plus some fabric:
And you get this:
Print by Kristine Virsis, you can find it at Just Seeds.
Last night I copied a treat from Zingerman’s (scroll to the bottom of the page, it’s the February Sandwich Special), that my husband was drooling over the last time we went there, but wasn’t able to get (wrong time of the day).
It was slices of baguette, grilled, with dark chocolate melted in the middle. A Chocolate sandwich! What a great idea! And boy was it yummy. Alas, my camera battery died just as I was trying to capture a picture of the goodness.
(Illustration by Zingerman’s)
Handmade Detroit had a post on how to make these cute-as-can-be Pretzel Buttons. Here is Handmade Detroit’s post, and here is the original post from Enamor. I wish I had remembered to get the Valentine’s Day colored M and Ms, but I still love these! Soooo easy to make!
Sunday dinner: Avoca Soup.
My mother-in-law bought a soup cookbook while in Ireland a few years back, and this recipe is from that book. It was delicious, and a perfect meal to try to combat the current temperature outside of 2 degrees!
1 oz butter
1 lb onions, peeled and very finely chopped
2 1/2 lb mixed mushrooms, finely chopped
3 oz flour
2 pints (4 cups) vegetable stock
1 pint (2 cups) whole milk
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
Melt the butter over a very low heat, add the onions and cook gently for 10 minutes or until translucent. Raise the heat, add the mushrooms and season well with salt and pepper. Cook for 3 minutes or until the juices start to run, then stir in the flour. Lower the heat and cook, stirring continuously, for about 8 minutes. Combine the stock and milk in a separate pan and bring to the boil, then remove from the heat. Gradually add the stock and milk to the mushroom mixture, whisking to avoid lumps. Heat the soup at just below simmering point for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the thyme, check the seasoning and serve.
