Snow cones

2011 has been a very good year. After all I did start this blog, a good documentation of materials & ingredients I've experimented. Still knee deep in yarn, knitting scarfs & hand warmers as winter gifts, but also picked up crocheting - which is a lot faster but not as intriguing. I've started playing around with polymer clay and as a result, creating jewelry again. Yes, there is a lot 'making' going on at this moment, thanks to the many holiday days off!

If you haven't seen a flake of snow in NY since that bizarreness on Halloween, perhaps this set of snow cone earrings can help you through. This is just a sneak peak of my etsy shop coming in 2012.

Hope your New Years Eve will be a sparkling one no matter how you spend it!

Eggbot

It is a designer's dream to be able to print on spherical surfaces such as an egg, lightbulbs, christmas ornaments, etc. and that is exactly what an Eggbot will do.

My friend introduced me to this nifty machine that he already purchased, and I am totally psyched to try it out. Imagine all the possibilities this open-source, build-it-yourself machine.
Perhaps this will make it onto your Christmas list in time!

Details on how it works + purchase here: egg-bot.com

U-knit decorations

Everything about the Christmas holiday season makes me buy into the kitschiness of it all. Which is why when I heard Baftani was hosting an event call Knit & Eat, I had to jump on the chance to make it festive!

As a designer, there is a slight hoarding tendencies in me, especially when it comes to paper. For decorations, I like to use scrap materials saved from over the years, left over wrapping paper, old magazines, shirt fabric to reduce creating new waste.

For this Knit & Eat event I wanted to create a cozy, artisan atmosphere. Triangle fabrics flags and yarn pom-poms hung across the room can create that intimate mood by lowering the ceiling.
These zig-zag paper ladders were so easy to deck out any room.

This past saturday afternoon started with Lauren on some light stretching, ate homemade treats, all the while knitting with the talented Pegah and company.


Recipes for these unconventional party dishes seen below can be found on Lauren's website. I definitely recommend trying them out for the upcoming holiday parties as a healthier alternative, especially the Black Bean Brownie Bites, sounds weird but oh-so-delish!

Raspberry Oats Bakefast

 

Unlike many out there who despise oatmeal for breakfast, I happen to like it. Yes, oatmeal can be quite boring on its own since it is only a type of grain, but that is the fun challenge, to make it interesting. 

Made a batch of Raspberry Baked Oatmeal for a co-worker's birthday at the office, quite pleased with the turnout and there was enough left overs to last me a week! 

You start out by lightly frying two bananas in the pan with cinnamon, nutmeg + sugar

Detailed recipe here.