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<whispering> see the bear?
Mommy, put blanket on her
<whispering again> see the bear?
Little Miss was born this past Monday evening after a very short labor. She met her big brother on Tuesday. They are already quite a pair.
Shop Note:
Orders placed at the shop over the weekend were shipped out on Tuesday
Merry Christmas Eve
Imagine the possibilities, both sweet and savory....
If only there was room in my freezer!
This little lady can arrive any time, as there is, officially, no more room in the freezer. What is it filled with you ask. Well, among the regulars like frozen fruit for smoothies, spinach that I usually end up putting in just about everything and, of course, waffles - I've also been cooking and baking up a storm so we're well stocked up on:
Pumpkin chocolate chip granola bars
Mini crustless quiches
Cinnamon cheesecake bars
Caramelized onions
and won tons galore...
This is actually my 3rd batch of won tons in the last few weeks - I kept having left over wrappers or filling, so the process never seemed to have an end point. I actually had filling left over after this batch but I just froze that too.
The recipe I use is actually a combination of a few different ones that I've seen. Basically in a big bowl I combined chopped cabbage, ground pork or turkey, chopped up shrimp, soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil, minced fresh ginger, grated carrot, and one egg.
Then the folding begins.
I like this folding technique better.
mmmmmm....
How great is this?!
My sister and I made it onto the Fly blog as the featured 'Fly sisters of the week.'
This blog usually features a Fly Girl of the week each Tuesday but Morgan and I submitted a joint 'sister' profile. It was Morgan's idea.
The picture was taken last year at this great little winery in Sonoma. Well before this second pregnancy, and a couple of hair cuts.
Make sure you check it out! (click the link below the photo)
Just added to the shop:
A sample of the wonderfulness yet to come:
So many pretty colors :)
Good times :)
earrings
button scarves and cowls
the table
hand drawn cards by morgan
my mom helped :)
I haven't done enough of these to truly measure my success but I made some money, passed out some cards, met some great people (the coffee cart guys were my favorite), and didn't go into labor. All-in-all, I'd call that a success.
It was the first time I'd presented and sold things "live" so seeing the reactions and answering questions was really great. I definitley got the most appreciation from other crafters and artists, and surprisingly, from the pre-teen set. Who would have thought that 12-year olds would have such wonderful taste in accessories :)
There was plenty that didn't sell so I'll be adding all sorts of fun to the etsy shop over the next several days.
I've been spending most of my crafty time on the table I'm going ot have set up this friday. But I was able to post one new thing just for the shop:
yay for bitty nest rings :)
Here are a few pictures of some of what I've been working on for Friday...
I made several of these little earring holders from regular note cards:
My mom came over this weekend and helped me with massive earring assembly - this is just a sample.
These are some of my favorite beaded crochet strands that can be worn as either a necklace or bracelet.
Given how far along I am, right now I'm just hoping I can make it to (and through) Friday's event.
Team EAOC (Etsy Artists of Color) has put together a great online gift guide with links to each shop from the pictures. There are truly some amazingly talented folks featured - I'm on page 10 :).
What are you waiting for? Go check out the EAOC's Holiday Gift Guide
So this is me @ 9 months pregnant.
And these are the wontons I have tucked away in the freezer
Actually Mr. Man ate all of these - I made a second batch and froze them while he was otherwise occupied :)
Next on the maternity leave food list - french onion soup...mmmmmmmmmm
