good times with resin

So this is all a learning experience, chances are once the resin sets the colors might go away because i didn't seal dried petals or tissue paper. i will find out today.

Resin

close up of freshly poured resin

Resin

Last night I took my first of 4 resin casting classes. Before the class begins there is always that unsure moment. Am i going to like this? Why am I even here? money,,,blah blah. that silly little voice which i suspect is the same little voice that holds us back from many things. The voice that has told us we have failed before we even try. Needless to say, the class is amazing. Our first class we just went over some basic do's & don'ts. Mixed a little resin fun and poured into various molds. Now is the part, lots of wire for frames and me putting just about anything imaginable into resin.. and then we wait.. tic...tic...tic...

Remember when you used to paint and draw? oh, yeah.. i could do that...

some paintings and drawing from sccc days...

some dinner i made for myself and ryan. simple peppers stuffed with wild rice and cheese. yum.

more fun with felt. felt ring. felt flowers. felt shapes. felt up:-)

As I am no longer cooking with meat, i thought i would spend the next few weeks stepping up my culinary game. Last night Belle and I had a pants off dance off dinner party testing out some new recipes from Bon Appetit :nov 2009. Belle said she had some kale she needed to use so i chose 3 recipes that involved either kale, collard greens or both. We prepared a Rustic Bread Stuffing with Red mustard greens (we substituted collard greens) currents, and pine nuts (p.111). We also prepared a Smokey greens and beans side dish(p.62) and for the main event a Butternut Squash and Cheddar bread pudding (p.94) all were enjoyed. i liked the bread pudding the best.

Blah. can't sleep so i thought i would give this a try. this is the basic first step towards most amigurumi patterns. the magic adjustable ring. i would like to learn to make a pumpkin, or something that will pass for a pumpkin. wish me luck.