Author Archives: Jessica
making rugelach
My neighbor’s yard is studded with tulip shoots and the shrubbery in my front yard has sprouted a million of these yellow flowers, but if not for these tiny hints, you wouldn’t even know it’s supposed to be spring. Two … Continue reading
Lexi
I usually try to represent myself fairly accurately here on my blog, but I must admit there’s one aspect of my life I’ve tried to keep quiet so far. Folks, I am a bona fide cat lady. If you are … Continue reading
basket number two
I am lucky to have such a handy husband! I needed some basket legs, so I drafted up a pattern and three days later had these perfectly crafted oak legs in my grasp. He’s a wood-turning master, ladies and gentlemen. … Continue reading
woven
I have been taking a weaving class for quite a while now, and it turns out quite a while is how long it takes to make a scarf. Or, more accurately, 27 hours is how long it takes to make … Continue reading
valentine’s
It’s been pretty quiet around here lately, but I did make some things for Valentine’s Day. I baked these cookies, iced with a little poor man’s royal icing (I didn’t have any meringue powder) and some sprinkles I improvised with … Continue reading
belated
By some miracle, I finished about a dozen homemade Christmas presents on time this year– except one. It was the first present I started and the last one I finished, but the upside is I had time to snap a … Continue reading
the best hot chocolate
If you are one of the many people in the midwest or northeast faced with several inches of snow and icy cold temperatures, get out your saucepan– I have some hot chocolate for you. I grew up drinking mugs of … Continue reading
baskets, part 1
As promised, baskets: the next victim in my ongoing quest to learn how to make everything. This is a potato basket, and the instructions came from this book by Lyn Siler. It’s an excellent book with a ton of beautiful … Continue reading
spoils of christmas
I know I promised pictures of the presents I made this year, but in my excitement to give them, I totally forgot to photograph them. Since most of them are hundreds of miles away, I’ll show you some of the … Continue reading
snake
Well folks, do you remember way back in September when I promised you some surface designs? As it turns out, there weren’t really many blog-worthy dyed creations coming out of that class. A lot of what I made was experimental, … Continue reading