GF :: day 2

this is my gluten-free life

GF products that i buy



we enjoy eating this cornbread warm with butter - yum ! along with chili or soup for example



this brownie mix i can get at the regular grocery store, Betty Crocker makes other mixes, too





cookies, cookies, & more cookies



i use several different Bob's Red Mill mixes



i couldn't live without my appliances, we've had this bread machine for almost 7 years now. this GF bread mix is very easy to make, into the bread machine i dump 1 2/3 cup soy milk, 1/4 cup canola oil, 1 tsp vinegar, 2 eggs, the mix & the packet of yeast that some with the mix



3 hours & 20 minutes later, the warm good smelling GF bread is all done baking :) after 3 days i slice the remaining amount & put it in the freezer

what GF products do you buy?

see you tomorrow for day 3 !

GF :: day 1

this is my gluten-free life

{i'll be blogging everything gluten-free (GF) for a couple of weeks}

once a month i go shopping at my local co-op aka GF heaven... i stock up for the month on GF items that i cannot buy at the regular grocery store... here's a tour in photos of many of the GF food items available at my local co-op, just look for the red signs that say WHEAT FREE GLUTEN FREE...


mixes: you name it, bread, pizza crust, pancake, cake, cookies, brownies, it's there



cereal, the most popular breakfast meal in the US



crackers


cookies




pasta



frozen dinners



frozen pasta meals


more frozen pasta meals



frozen pizza crusts

where do you go shopping to find your GF food items?

see you tomorrow for day 2 !

spring ideas house

{this is not my house}

these photos were taken at Bachman's Spring Ideas House, a 1920's house transformed just for Spring ! the vast majority of the items are for sale - many of them one-of-a-kind, as you'll see...




front porch

the vintage consultant was Ki Nassauer who blogged about some of the fabulous details here & here

let's go upstairs...



a corner in the master bedroom - love the colors & textures, love the vintage dress form & love the rug




girl's bedroom - white painted branch with paper flowers & butterflies above the bed



hanging birdcage in front of painted framed canvas (butterfly nets were turned into curtain rods)



ditto



entrance to the craft room



general view of the craft room



ribbons & wrapping papers hanging on the wall


vintage post with funnels storing string & yarn




lazy susan craft goodies organizner



old wood ladders were turned into wall shelves



old lamp turned into a ribbon holder



I Make Things window is such a clever idea



storage & closet


screen door became a large inspiration bulletin board


PS Bachman's Spring Idea House is still open May 1-2, Summer Ideas House will be open June 3-13

flower embellishments

layered circle flower embellishments, how-to found here

bon weekend mes amies ! see you at the next post :)

for the birds

wool yarn scraps

for the birds

literally

i took a paper egg carton leftover from a science project & filled it with wool yarn scraps leftover from my knitting projects, put it outside for the birds, to help build their nests, got the idea from here:






A Nest Full of Eggs by Priscilla Belz Jenkins suggests in the spring to leave some: shredded newspaper, grass clippings, string, hair, cellophane, dried weeds, or yarn in your yard to help robins build their nests.

bon week-end mes amies ! see you at the next post !

vintage swap

i received these lovely vintage goodies from Kyndale who blogs @ earthy crunchy.
this was for the Vintage Swap Winter 2010 organized by Heather who blogs @ Shivaya Naturals.
i sent Kydale some 1970's orange kitchen items, she blogged about it here.

so with these lovely vintage sheets i have plans to sew a wonderful beach blanket/quilt, something like this, using bamboo batting i already bought. beach season starts June 11th, so i have a few months to sew it. i need some time to muster up the courage to cut into those lovely vintage sheets ! i will have to think of something special to make out of the super sweet matching vintage pillowcases, i'll have to look through the Craft Challenge: Dozens of Ways to Repurpose Pillowcases book. the crochet doily will make a wonderful addition to my crochet doily obsession, i mean collection - oh, how i love crochet doilies ! i look forward to reading the How to sew for Children book, it's from 1966 !!! what treasures ! thanks so much Kyndale !

as you can see some of the above photos were taken outside & we are so enjoying this sunny & spring-like weather :)

day 20 :: 2009 craft books

2009 craft books :: One-Yard Wonders: 101 Sewing Projects; Look How Much You Can Make with Just One Yard of Fabric! by Rebecca Yaker and Patricia Hoskins

this is another fun post for me because i got to meet one of the authors, that's Rebecca Yaker in the above photo standing next to her famous sock monkey dress ! isn't she cute !?! she's also got a really great sense of humor !


One-Yard Wonders contains 101 sewing projects that only require one yard of fabric, what a great concept ! when you think about it most fabrics cost under $10 a yard, so here you have a book full of projects that you can create each costing at most $10 to make... what a deal ! be sure to check out the One Yard Wonders flickr group.


i met Rebecca at the No Coast Craft-o-rama & she signed my book :)


so far from this book i've sewn the strapless bandeau shorty jumper for C --- i sewed it out of some new fabric that i came across recently & this project was relatively quick & simple (oh, how i love quick & simple!) i think this will make a perfect beach cover-up for this summer...

well, that ends my month long blogging about 2009 craft books, i had fun sharing some of my favorite crafty type books from 2009 & what i created from them --- although i didn't finish making everything that i wanted to from these books, so i will probably blog about a few more 2009 craft book creations in the future...