Too much work, not enough crafting/sewing/making. Things are likely to be a bit quiet for a while.
I'm currently waiting to get Really Wild Tea Cosies in the mail. Eagerly awaiting a book on "wild tea cosies" makes me feel like a grandmother, but these are really cool. Not that I've ever seen Abuelita knit a tea cosie, let alone a wild one, but I feel like a fancy grandmother nonetheless.
I got two teapots for Christmas and I've been using both of them constantly. I have a little one from Wish which I keep at work, and a larger one from Nils' mom that I keep at home. I'm thinking the little one needs an explosion of coral and the larger one could use a bouquet of flowers stuck on top. It might help if I knew how to knit, but I think I'm a pretty quick study and should be OK. Besides, the internet can teach you how to do anything, right?
My buddy Dave of Plastic Space Guys taught me a thing or two about painting little plastic dudes, so I thought I'd share some of my progress with you. Are you ready to get your nerd on?
My last, and favorite of the group is a Reaper mini. I'll be painting her panther next.
I have learned a few things:
When things are this small, a steady hand and good lighting are really important. I could use a little more of both- especially when taking photos!
Be really clean when it comes to trimming and filing down the mold lines. They might look OK when the mini is unpainted, but the moment you put that paint down they're seem to stand out even more.
Lastly, metal minis chip easily if they aren't sealed. Moments after I took the photos of the third mini I knocked her over and the paint on her nose chipped off. Oops. Lesson learned.
Q and I put together some pretty little jars to give our friends for the holidays. They're filled with the dry ingredients needed for an oat scone recipe from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone.
All it took was some jars, fabric, ribbon, and dry ingredients. We added some little pouches of Princess Grey tea from Market Spice and printed out a recipe card with the instructions.
There are few things better than scones with a hot cup of tea. I hope these brought some holiday cheer!
The instructions are super simple and require minimal sewing skills. The tip at the end about using a rubber band around the leather ends is particularly useful. Overall, measure carefully and you'll be fine!
A big improvement, I think. The hardest part was finding a fabric Nils and I both agreed on :)
Nils recently found a stack of drawings he did in middle school. They're all "Monster X vs Monster Y" with battles ranging from "Ant Warrior vs Blob" to "Minibot vs Wolverine." The moment I saw them I knew they were just what I needed to jump back into the Draw Once A Day initiative.
I think these are going to be fun to draw. Nils thinks it's pretty cool, too.
in the mail. Eagerly awaiting a book on "wild tea cosies" makes me feel like a grandmother, but these are 
