Stuff you can make

These are links to instructions for making things:

Lined tote bags (this works! It's how I learned to sew bags.)
A skirt made out of old pants (haven't tried it, but I want to some day)
Decorative picture frames with clips (ditto)
Glass marble magnets (tons of fun, and you'll be so proud of yourself because they'll look great)

Anybody want to recommend other projects?

Imported hippos

I made these out of fabric that my friend Megumi sent from Japan. They're destined to be tacks on my bulletin board. So adorable!

Victorian ornaments

These Photoshop "paintings" with Victorian embellishments are computer mockups for a decorative project I've got in mind: canvases painted with acrylics and the image outlined with a pen. They look rather nice together, so maybe they'd be a pretty set of notecards, too?

Paintings with white vines

More curvy things.

Alien life forms

This is a 12" x 16" acrylic painting I made of.... sea life? Cauliflower? Alien plant species? Hard to say, but it was fun. I like curves and organic shapes. No straight edges for me.

Food Pics from Italy - Start Menu

Food Pics from Firenze and Milano - Eight-Day Business Trip / Gourmet Tour

Introduction

"It was a business trip. Really!"
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The Nine-Course Feast

"This is how "company dinners" should be"
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Wild Boar, Rabbit Meat, and Other Curious Fares

"Curiosity can be a good thing, or not..."
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The Famous Bistecca alla Fiorentina

"In search of the legendary steak of Florence"
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Seafood!

"In Tuscany? Seafood? You'd be surprised"
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Hmmmm Prosciutto...

"How I fell in love with Prosciutto di Parma"
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Summer Truffles and Porcini

"Why Italy kicks ass if you're a fungi lover"
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Pasta, Risotto, Pizza

"All thirteen of the primo dishes during my trip"
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Food Pics from Italy - Start Menu

Food Pics from Firenze and Milano - Eight-Day Business Trip / Gourmet Tour

Introduction

"It was a business trip. Really!"
CLICK HERE to Enter



The Nine-Course Feast

"This is how "company dinners" should be"
CLICK HERE to Enter



Wild Boar, Rabbit Meat, and Other Curious Fares

"Curiosity can be a good thing, or not..."
CLICK HERE to Enter



The Famous Bistecca alla Fiorentina

"In search of the legendary steak of Florence"
CLICK HERE to Enter



Seafood!

"In Tuscany? Seafood? You'd be surprised"
CLICK HERE to Enter



Hmmmm Prosciutto...

"How I fell in love with Prosciutto di Parma"
CLICK HERE to Enter



Summer Truffles and Porcini

"Why Italy kicks ass if you're a fungi lover"
CLICK HERE to Enter



Pasta, Risotto, Pizza

"All thirteen of the primo dishes during my trip"
CLICK HERE to Enter