http://www.sparklej.com frightfully eclectic craftiness Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:27:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've just listed five super cute, reversible lunch bags, with coordinating napkins. I'm really quite happy with how these turned out. I've got a few more of these bags ready for production, but I'm also adding in aprons to this week's sewing line up. It seems there's quite a demand ... http://www.sparklej.com/?p=406 Technically, I've had an Etsy shop for 5 years. I've only just now begun listing items to sell, though. Please check it out and let me know what you think. So far, I only have a couple of items listed (and they just sold while I was writing this!), but ... http://www.sparklej.com/?p=405 Recently, amidst the fog of a head and chest cold, I popped over to Dighton and bought a vintage English bicycle. No, it wasn't the cold meds that prompted this momentary bout with madness. I've been thinking about getting a bicycle (or fixing up my old one) for a while ... http://www.sparklej.com/?p=403 At first I didn't want to post on Twitter in case any of my friends were unable to watch, but then I gave up that noble idea and had fun with my fellow Lostie Twitterpals. I wrote a wee bit more for myself than I did for Twitter, so here ... http://www.sparklej.com/?p=402 This is one of my favorite dishes to make, because it's super tasty and very easy to prepare. The oats thicken up the sauce and the cashews add a wonderful creaminess. Ingredients: 3 large potatoes (or 5 medium potatoes) 1/2 c. quick cooking oats 1/2 c. cashew pieces (preferably unsalted) 1/3 c. nutritional yeast 1/2 tsp ... http://www.sparklej.com/?p=401 This has become one of my favorite cakes ever. I could eat this for every meal. Not healthy for the long term, but at least I'd die blissfully happy.This is from My Sweet Vegan. You really need to buy this book. It's amazing. And Hannah Kaminsky is very charming and ... http://www.sparklej.com/?p=400 I was trying to think of a way to get myself to blog more often. My crafting is so intermittant that I didn't want to rely on a weekly crafty update. But what do I do every day? EAT! Lunch is my favorite meal of the day. It's the one meal ... http://www.sparklej.com/?p=399 I've been rather preoccupied these last couple of months. My doctor discovered a lump in my right breast during my physical at the end of February. This led to a mammogram and an ultrasound which discovered another lump in the same breast. I've had various exams, a needle biopsy, consultations, ... http://www.sparklej.com/?p=398 Well, I didn't do as well as hoped in the Ravelympics. The combination of my broken finger and the migraines just made me sort of give up towards the end. Plus I was getting annoyed at NBC for not showing events that I was interested in, and that just put ... http://www.sparklej.com/?p=397 [Note: This should have been posted over a week ago, but we lost the wee dongly thing that lets me take photos from my camera and put them on the computer, so I had to wait 'til a new one came in the post. The next post will feature the ... http://www.sparklej.com/?p=395