holy tummy ache

It's the most wonderful time of the year... for hobbies! I've been baking a lot for Christmas. This year I baked meat pies, pumpkin pies, apple pies, cookies and cinnamon buns. I'm very pleased to announce that everything came out perfectly. I didn't burn a single item or omit any important ingredients. I will say that I did make the apple pies without a recipe, which I guess should actually be more impressive. Usually I follow my Mom's recipe, but because I moved it was not available so I just winged it. This is also the first year I made meat pies, and they were really good.

Here are the cinnamon buns. So gooey good!













I also used a knitting loom to make some super over-sized leg warmers for my sister. She was very excited to receive these. I am really enjoying the knitting loom projects for gifts. They workup very quickly and look really nice.





Here are the matching cowls.












And as promised, The EPIC Christmas Lamp! I really wish I had put the presents under this, that would have been a great picture. We didn't have a full sized tree this year so I decorated the lamp instead. All you need is some lights, beads and an ornament or two. Beginning at the top fasten your lights and/or beads securely. Now wrap around the lamp slowly in a clockwise motion until you reach the base. Tie tightly and admire your Christmas creativity!







Not to mention, our 3ft tree! A Christmas miracle.

Also, this elf creeps me out, so I hung it up. Merry Christmas!

potluck? more like pot belly

Every time I go to a potluck I tell myself that I will eat in moderation and watch how much dessert I eat. Of course, that never works.

My work asked staff to bring in items for our yearly holiday potluck, and I decided to bring cupcakes, shocker I know. I'm pretty sure that people are getting tired of reading about cupcakes on my blog so next time I promise it will NOT BE MORE CUPCAKES.














Here's a little explanation of my creation. Vanilla cake with vanilla icing. That about sums it up. I wanted to do something a little fancier but ran out of time. I just moved this month and forgot my flour at my old place. (We're moving out very slowly). I had a roommate pick some up from Costco, OMG. This flour bag could provide an army with bread for a year, I'm not kidding, this thing is huge.

Anyway, these were quick and pretty so it worked out. My coworkers really seemed to enjoy them, so that's good.














Next entry will be my Christmas creations! Prepare yourself for the epic new tradition, the Christmas Lamp!