Tuesday, 5 March 2013

A week of making

A few weeks ago, B & E over at Make, Do & Spend did a Week of Making.  Like them, one of the reasons I began to blog was to share my love of creative projects, but when work and life get busy, making things is often the first pastime of mine to go by the wayside.  So I decided to be inspired by B & E and try my own week of making.
 
Saturday
 
Made... lemon cupcakes, purely to use up a single leftover lemon that had been lurking in my fridge for weeks. They went down very well at school on Monday.
 

Sunday

Made... homemade arrabiata sauce (slightly cheating by using tinned tomatoes, but it was delicious nevertheless).


Monday

Made... plans for my upcoming trips with The Boy. Paris in April, Berlin in May... I am so excited, not least because I love planning things. Any hints or tips for either destination would be very gratefully received.


Tuesday

Made... yummy pancakes with raspberries and maple syrup. I love long, leisurely breakfasts on my day off. 


Wednesday

Made... blinds for my friend, Emma's, kitchen windows. As I got to work I thought, "I really miss sewing, I should do more." Half an hour in, and I was cursing as I untangled threads and battled with my sewing machine.


Thursday

 Made... a ticket collage to fill the final gap in my hallway wall, which is lined with similar collages. 


Friday

Made... a coffee cake for my mum's 65th birthday on Sunday.

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7 comments:

  1. Anonymous5 March 2013 at 18:38

    I will miss your cakes! Maybe make a zipwire to send them over to me? x

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    1. jbistheinitial5 March 2013 at 18:42

      Maybe we can set up a system of smoke signals, so you know when to pop over?

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  2. Freya May5 March 2013 at 22:24

    I made tinned tomatos from scratch the other week to use up a kg of fresh ones we'd misakenly bought- it's really not worth it, therefore tinned tomatos do not count at a cheat- perfectly legit.
    Freya May
    thedressmakingdiaries.blogspot.com

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  3. Lula6 March 2013 at 02:10

    I love this post very much. I might steal your idea ;)

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    1. jbistheinitial6 March 2013 at 07:41

      Go for it - but bear in mind I stole it from Make, Do & Spend in the first place!

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  4. Anonymous9 March 2013 at 09:31

    Brilliant! So happy we inspired you!
    The coffee cake looks so, so good, your Mum is a lucky lady :-)

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