Month: November 2005
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Stitch!
Last night, Justin, Leti, and I attended Stitch, a fashion show and guerilla craft fair. Ohmyga! It was so amazing! I had so much fun. There were tons of booths from local crafters, mostly young women, selling handmade items…jewelry, scarves, hats, clothing…it was almost too much to bear. Stitch defines itself as a “handmade revolution,”…
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Crafting for a craft
You know you’ve gone over the edge when you start crafting something to hold your crafting stuff. I saw a notebook on this blog that inspired me to create my own. I had been carrying my embroidery supplies in a little zippered bag, which worked well, though I usually had to dump all the contents…
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Snack time
So now that I’ve shared with you my favorite breakfast, I decided to go ahead and share one of my favorite snacks (I have lots of favorite snacks). It’s a very complicated recipe, dating back to ancient times, full of bold flavors and enticing smells. It’s a banana. With chocolate syrup. I guess it kind…
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I love beans, dinky-doo!
I used to love to watch Space Ghost, Coast to Coast, a wacky cartoon show that featured Brak, a little alien guy who made up silly songs. One of his songs goes something like this: Lima, lentil, soy, and pinto, Navy, northern, and garbanzo, Kidneys and frijoles negros, I love beans! I love beans, woo…
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My favorite breakfast
Aaaaah…autumn. It’s finally cool enough to drink hot things for breakfast. My favorite hot thing? Hot chocolate. Even better than hot chocolate? Mexican hot chocolate. We make this every winter, sweet and cinnamony. We always use Ibarra brand chocolate, which we can find at any grocery store here in Texas (or at a Mexican grocery…