I wanted to say thank you to everyone who has bought something from me in the past couple of weeks. Thanks to you guys, I'm about halfway there on a round-trip ticket!

This week, I've been listing stuff up on my Etsy, so if you'd like to help out or (like me) enjoy buying fabric, go take a look! :D ( Read more... )

Okay, guys. I'm so nervous about writing this that I'm all shaky, but here we go ( Read more... )

Okay LJ...I'm turning to you for help.

My friend Julie is a photographer who up until now has been dedicated to film cameras. Over New Years, I visited her and we had pretty much the following conversation:

Julie: *looking at college classes for digital photography* I should really consider getting into digital photography, but I don't want to ( Read more... )

You guys! This is way later than the Christmas List meme usually starts...everyone quick go post yours!

Also, if you've already done it, comment and point me at it so I can take a look-see. :}

Step One- Make a post (public, friendslocked, filtered...whatever you're comfortable with) to your LJ. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday ( Read more... )

I finally sat down and made a list of places from which I like to order fabric. It's not an exhaustive list of anywhere I've ever ordered anything, but it's some of the top hits.

List over here at my blog!

Now...everyone go buy some fabric! Share the love! *rolls around in yardage*

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Katie's listing stuff on Etsy! Tell everyone...and also, help me get rid of fabric I'll never use!

So as far as I can tell, "carbonara" means "creamy eggy thing with salty meat and other stuff." And it's smeared all over hot pasta.

Well. Sign me up! I decided that this would be my next stop on the Campaign for Not Sucking (and not eating out all the time.)

( I modified the recipe a little... )

So part of teaching myself to cook has been branching out from strictly chicken and pasta dishes. Today, I took a run at peanut butter fudge. The recipe is courtesy of Bev Lewis, an old friend. It's just a quick fudge recipe; no fancy chemistry or equipment involved.

( Recipe herein contained! )

I am teaching myself to not suck at cooking. Mostly because I've gained six pounds this summer (BAH!) and I'm tired of spending a significant chunk of my income on eating out. Therefore: The Campaign for Not Sucking, Part Deux ( Read more... )