still no snow

Tonight I did some sewing and paper crafts. I tried out making paper pinwheels (it worked out alright). I made some little prize ribbons for Saint Valentines Day. Maybe. I always feel really ambitious about the valentines I want to make, then I get distracted and suddenly it's the 13th and I feel like forgetting about it this year. Oh well. I will at least make a few this year. Here is what I did tonight. They are cardstock paper with 1/2 inch heart shaped brass brads, and yellow felt or pink cardstock. I'm not sure what someone would do with one. I am thinking about trying to attach them to skewers so that they can be placed in a plant! Who doesn't like decorating their house plants?!!





For my sewing this evening I made two (well, one and a half, the bobbin ran out and I decided to call it quits on the sewing for the night) drawstring bags. They involve rick rack and french seams (NO RAW EDGES!)

I made a loaf of soda bread. I searched and searched on the internet for a simple simple what I had on hand recipe (I did go to the corner store for baking soda...). Here is the recipe

preheat over to 400º F

combine...

• 4 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1-3/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons cider vinegar

stir it all up. It turns into dough really quickly.
Form a round loaf, place on a greased baking sheet (I used parchment paper instead...), cut slits on the top and bake for 40 minutes. I read on some sites to rotate the bread half way through, so I did that. The loaf is nice and smallish. Perfect since I don't eat a lot of bread. I think this may be my new bread for now. I think I am done with no knead molasses bread.

OH! I have the coolest new plant. It is a mistletoe cactus. I have had it for one week. It seems like it loves living with me. Here are some pictures...


This is a wacky looking plant. I like how it looks like a funny drawing of a plant that came to life.



Do you see all those bright green finger-things poking up?! Those were about 1/4 inch when I got the plant. The plant on the left is one that a friend was throwing away because it was dying. I saved its life.