Aid for Japan

The devastation that has hit Japan us utterly heartbreaking.  A wonderful fellow blogger over at Sweet and Savory Trinkets is doing what she can to aid those who have been affected.  To donate and see what she is doing, visit the link above.

Etsy Shop Grand Opening and a GIVE-AWAY!

To celebrate the Grand Opening of my Etsy shop, The Blueberry Boutique, I'm hosting a give-away!  Leave a comment to get in on the drawing!   Follow my Blog and get another entry!  Like The Blueberry Boutique on Facebook, leave another comment here, and get another entry!  That's 3 chances to win this tote!  WOW!!!!

I will try to take a better pic in the morning when the sun is shining, but I want to get this out there first!  :-)

The drawing will close on Sunday, March 20th at 9pm!  I will announce the winner on Tuesday, March 22nd at noon!  Good luck!

If sales go well, I will be adding more items soon!  Thanks for visiting!

Almost Famous Rosemary Bread

Who likes Macaroni Grill?  Raise your hand!  Ok, so you love their bread too, right?  You know you do.  Hubby's favorite "reading material" is cookbooks and cooking magazines.  If I don't scan a mag as soon as it comes in the mail, it could be weeks before I get to.  But I always know right away when he finds something he wants.  Starting on Thursday (the new Food Network came Wednesday) the Almost Famous Rosemary Bread from Romano's Macaroni Grill was a hot topic around here.  I was going to make it Saturday, but we went out for tacos, yum!  Well Sunday rolls around, and I was barely awake when he started asking when I was going to make the bread.  Dude, can I eat breakfast first?

OMG,  Yep, it's that good.  Make it soon, you won't regret it!

Summer Nightie/Tank Top

This turned out really cute.  It's the Summer Nightie/Tank from One Yard Wonders.  I need to wait for hubby to be around later today to help with the strap positioning on the back, but I pinned it so that I can post pics now.

I don't have pretty doors like some other people do

This was really quite simple once I actually took the time to sit down and read through the directions.  I think I could have had this done in just an hour or so if I hadn't gotten overly obsessed with flickr and google to see what other people thought about it.  And if I hadn't decided to be all fancy schmancy and do a cute stitch on my bias tape.  That was a learning experience.  I made the medium cup size, probably should have done the large, but you live and learn, and I have this same fabric in blue too, so I might make another one.  Oh, yeah, and this is definitely going to be a tank, NOT a nightie.  For one, I don't do nighties, I don't like to be tangled, shorts and tanks or PJ pants and hubby old t-shirts for me.  And second, my ass hangs out.  A lot.  So it's a tank for sure.

I think it looks really cute with the sweater from Kohl's that I have been searching for something to wear with.  Great, now that winter is almost (hopefully) over, I have an outfit!  Oh, and I found out that it's REALLY hard to sew with a cat on your back....

Once I reached around to pet him I realized that he was toasty warm in that spot because the space heater was blowing on him!  And everyone thinks he's a dumby.  Nope, not this boy.  Oh, yeah, and this was one of the times I spent more time than necessary reading unrelated blog posts because I just didn't have the heart to move him.  

What do you do when you need a pin cushion?

Ok, what do you do when you need a pin cushion, but you can't even bear to look at, let alone touch the tomato/strawberry one's from the fabric store, or your grandma's sewing table?   You make one of course!

I have had Posey in my que on Ravelry for AGES!  It took me a while to decide what 3 colors I wanted to use, but I slowly collected them (on sale at Michaels!  2 for 1 deal!) and I found the cutest button, too.  So, I needed a small, easy road trip project a few weeks ago.  The Hubs and I finally headed north to my uncles for the weekend.  It's a 4 hour drive.  I got all of the balls done while in the car.  I stuffed them when we got home and sewed the button on.  Adorable!  And I have enough yarn left for washcloths too!  Another 2 for 1.  What a deal!  And big dashboards come in handy for holding lots of yarn!

Pizza Dough

For the last few years, I have been on the hunt for a good pizza dough recipe.  I came across a good one Sunday night.  Maybe not the best one, but it was pretty darn good.  It is from Tyler Florence on the Food Network.    It made a big batch.  I made a thin crust for me and a deep dish for Brian.  I had a bit left over and just made a plain one with some garlic, sauce and cheese.

I was hungry and forgot to take a picture before I cut into it!

I used Quick Rise instant yeast and it worked.  I have terrible luck with yeast, but it worked!  Oh, and I think the recipe is incorrect for the amount of salt. I will decrease it to about 1/2 Tbsp. next time and see how that works.

Finishing the Acadian

I finally got up the nerve to block my Acadian Shawl.  It turned out really well.  I can't wait to wear it!