tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838365767815173862012-01-09T05:28:21.728-08:00Food and other stuff in 1:12 dollhouse scale.blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.comBlogger481100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-90903606179781103892012-01-09T05:17:00.001-08:002012-01-09T05:28:21.736-08:00...I just stopped making minis over 6 months ago.<br /><br />Less than a week after my last post I went on my umpteenth dating site blind date. This one was different. I just moved in with him last month. I'm absurdly happy and amazed that I have something like this in my life.<br /><br />He's not *exactly* the reason I stopped making minis. I used to make them at work because my job is beyond dull. Then I started doing Weight Watchers again. I lost over 40lbs (I gained a bit back during the holidays, but it's coming off again nicely), but it's changed my habits at work. I eat less, but more often, so having clay on my hands when I can't leave the office to wash them...<br /><br />I think there's some truth to the thought that it's easier (or maybe more fulfilling) to be creative when you're unhappy. That's been the pattern in my life anyway. Still, I do miss making minis. Maybe in this new year...but for now there's a (bad, but cute) cat being SUPER annoying to get my attention.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-9090360617978110389?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-13378223433234681132011-03-19T16:29:00.000-07:002011-03-19T16:38:39.859-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185958_1652003664118_1357826869_31560416_7422557_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 448px;" src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185958_1652003664118_1357826869_31560416_7422557_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I want so badly to be making new stuff, but life keeps getting in my way. I took the winter off from clay to spare my fingers as much cracking and bleeding as possible. I did some microcrochet, but I've had a long string of colds, so it's been slow going with that. Now just as I'm about to get back to the clay...I have a cut on my index finger, from a broken pickle jar, so I have to wait...and I can't hold a crochet hook comfortably either! I'm pining for minis so strongly right now! My sister's birthday present will be the next thing I post....when I finish it. Erg.<div><br /></div><div>For now... here's most of a tiny bear I made a few weeks ago. I've finished it since (and made it a scarf), but I don't have photos yet. Ignore the phone blurriness (no macro) and the nasty orange walls of the office. I miss when they were beige! I swear it makes my clay color mixing go weird sometimes.</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-1337822343323468113?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-69564346411710194902011-02-08T14:50:00.000-08:002011-02-08T14:53:29.026-08:00I haven't fallen off the face of the earth or anything, just haven't been feeling great. You know you're sick when crochet is exhausting. The antibiotics will be done by this time tomorrow and I should be feeling better in a few days. As for clay minis... I'm full of ideas, but crochet is more suitable lately. In the spring, maybe sooner, I'll be back to clay again.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-6956434641171019490?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-24855301204183864662011-01-15T15:35:00.000-08:002011-01-16T05:31:45.383-08:00<div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TTLzFTPpknI/AAAAAAAAAJY/ZJshPBgB2Tk/s1600/DSC02788.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562775762146792050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TTLzFTPpknI/AAAAAAAAAJY/ZJshPBgB2Tk/s320/DSC02788.JPG" border="0" /></a>I took an unexpected hiatus from clay and just when I was about to pick it up, another branch of minis reached out and grabbed me! I hadn't done microcrochet in about 15 years (when I was in middle school), but I couldn't pass up a pack of tiny hooks for just a couple bucks.</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Here's my practice so far. It's sewing thread with a 10 hook.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-2485530120418386466?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-72934025595389525262010-12-27T13:36:00.000-08:002010-12-27T13:39:27.004-08:00Do I skip my xmas and Chanukkah stuff that I never really finished or do I roll it all into a "winter party" theme?<br /><br />Hope everyone had holidays as full of family, food, and cheer as mine! Happy New Year!<br /><br />There probably won't be anything new posted here before then, but there will be new stuff relatively soon.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-7293402559538952526?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-33305182742975555132010-12-16T09:16:00.001-08:002010-12-16T09:16:04.453-08:00First off, I want to thank my followers. I haven't posted much lately, but I absolutely appreciate all of you. : ) <br/> <br/> There are updates coming soon, but I'm recovering from another root canal. This is the third since early Sept, but hopefully the last. Teefs! How I hate them!<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-3330518274297555513?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-38992920688262769132010-12-06T19:11:00.001-08:002010-12-06T19:11:19.461-08:00So the computer is back, but now the car is in the shop. The repairs will be almost half of its Blue Book. I also have another toothache, luckily not anywhere near as bad as the one a few months back. <br/> <br/> I'm in the least xmasy mood EVER! Sorry for the whine. I am working on some stuff, but it has been kinda backburnered and it's not xmas stuff...you'll see. It should be done in a couple of days.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-3899292068826276913?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-25508519090261405382010-11-25T08:30:00.001-08:002010-11-25T08:30:22.354-08:00<p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TO6PGo4NkGI/AAAAAAAAAJM/Jgf1bASKLGE/IMAG0112-1.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TO6PGo4NkGI/AAAAAAAAAJM/Jgf1bASKLGE/s400/IMAG0112-1.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TO6PHCjLmvI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/HQwJbzT-1gg/IMAG0114-1.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TO6PHCjLmvI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/HQwJbzT-1gg/s400/IMAG0114-1.jpg' /></a></p><div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-2550851909026140538?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-59070255810422730892010-11-19T02:20:00.001-08:002010-11-19T02:20:36.912-08:00<p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TOZPULpFsVI/AAAAAAAAAI4/EKefw6W63vw/IMAG0104-1.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TOZPULpFsVI/AAAAAAAAAI4/EKefw6W63vw/s400/IMAG0104-1.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TOZPWm-obUI/AAAAAAAAAI8/wTUkuwd8oHA/IMAG0101.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TOZPWm-obUI/AAAAAAAAAI8/wTUkuwd8oHA/s400/IMAG0101.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TOZPXqM0ZrI/AAAAAAAAAJA/kAAnHXSgftY/IMAG0092-1.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TOZPXqM0ZrI/AAAAAAAAAJA/kAAnHXSgftY/s400/IMAG0092-1.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TOZPcGIWezI/AAAAAAAAAJE/FikNOzUHjAs/IMAG0099-1.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TOZPcGIWezI/AAAAAAAAAJE/FikNOzUHjAs/s400/IMAG0099-1.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TOZPcwZlhnI/AAAAAAAAAJI/9S3kZyqIfko/IMAG0096-1.jpg'><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TOZPcwZlhnI/AAAAAAAAAJI/9S3kZyqIfko/s400/IMAG0096-1.jpg' /></a></p>Here's a bunch more stuff that just sat around on the table getting dusty. Some if the pictures are kinda shitty, as usual recently. *sigh*<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-5907025581042273089?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-61601455129446308732010-11-17T12:56:00.001-08:002010-11-17T12:56:14.089-08:00<p><a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TORBanT44PI/AAAAAAAAAI0/KPe32Ukse9w/IMAG0082-1.jpg'><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TORBanT44PI/AAAAAAAAAI0/KPe32Ukse9w/s400/IMAG0082-1.jpg' /></a></p>These...are soda breads I made for for St Patrick's Day. Late late late!<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-6160145512944630873?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-65811371565473692202010-11-17T12:37:00.001-08:002010-11-17T12:37:51.956-08:00<p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TOQ9Gcl4iGI/AAAAAAAAAIw/sO8xaq0xtpg/IMAG0081-1.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TOQ9Gcl4iGI/AAAAAAAAAIw/sO8xaq0xtpg/s400/IMAG0081-1.jpg' /></a></p>Sorry...having issues. This is the stuff I mentioned in the post below.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-6581137156547369220?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-91817827023672394392010-11-17T12:33:00.001-08:002010-11-17T12:33:32.869-08:00This app isn't letting me add photos to that post...so they're gonna be separate posts. I cent figure out how I got it to add multiple photos. I want my computer back! <br/> <br/> Anyway...here's some random stuff from the half-bakery, though the little cake had been posted before.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-9181782702367239439?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-42598158307814288872010-11-17T10:50:00.001-08:002010-11-17T10:50:40.950-08:00I've decided I need to clean up the actual half-bakery (formerly known as my kitchen table). I'll be updating this post as I finish stuff up.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-4259815830781428887?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-66669501353263923062010-11-11T05:01:00.001-08:002010-11-11T05:01:59.387-08:00<p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TNvpPHWuNII/AAAAAAAAAIg/4bhIJuejXBw/IMAG0042-1.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TNvpPHWuNII/AAAAAAAAAIg/4bhIJuejXBw/s400/IMAG0042-1.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TNvpPrDRbbI/AAAAAAAAAIk/mH2oyqVc8X0/IMAG0046-1.jpg'><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TNvpPrDRbbI/AAAAAAAAAIk/mH2oyqVc8X0/s400/IMAG0046-1.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TNvpRFmQzsI/AAAAAAAAAIo/YVVQoTPiRSc/IMAG0053.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TNvpRFmQzsI/AAAAAAAAAIo/YVVQoTPiRSc/s400/IMAG0053.jpg' /></a></p>My Halloween stuff is finally done...but my computer still isn't working, so hopefully these photos aren't too awful. My phone doesn't have a macro mode. I took some with my camera too, but I can't upload them.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-6666950135326392306?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-33852671678618326022010-10-13T17:37:00.000-07:002010-10-13T17:44:49.934-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TLZSAAf2DtI/AAAAAAAAAHw/68lU55PPlEM/s1600/jackolanternpatch.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527695752730906322" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TLZSAAf2DtI/AAAAAAAAAHw/68lU55PPlEM/s320/jackolanternpatch.jpg" /></a><br /><div>The Jack O'Lanterns are done! I had some hassles and issues, but overall... I like them. I'll be putting them up on Etsy. I'm still working on the store, but I'm kinda limited, since I'm still using my mother's computer.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-3385267167861832602?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-24524812753301993072010-10-13T15:40:00.000-07:002010-10-13T16:14:02.756-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TLY8kDh9cHI/AAAAAAAAAHo/ULemY-KdNWY/s1600/DSC02481.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527672182764564594" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TLY8kDh9cHI/AAAAAAAAAHo/ULemY-KdNWY/s320/DSC02481.JPG" /></a> Frog and toad cookies! Lots more creepy goodies to come as Halloween approaches.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-2452481275330199307?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-1992813017083113162010-10-09T16:29:00.001-07:002010-10-09T16:32:50.361-07:00My computer needs a new motherboard. It could be a few weeks until it's working again. The timing is *perfect* because I was just about to really launch my Etsy page with a bunch of Halloween stuff. Now I have to visit my mother and use her computer...so I'm not sure if I'll get the Etsy thing going in time for Halloween. :(<br /><br />*sigh*<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-199281301708311316?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-47361094565257913992010-10-04T06:54:00.000-07:002010-10-04T06:56:20.416-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TKnc5VxhmWI/AAAAAAAAAHg/lGTVtqM8TwU/s1600/DSC02436.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524189295602145634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TKnc5VxhmWI/AAAAAAAAAHg/lGTVtqM8TwU/s320/DSC02436.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Not quite done yet, but... definately getting there.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-4736109456525791399?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-20164935815378697572010-10-02T04:31:00.001-07:002010-10-02T04:31:42.942-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UGssmVmxuc0/TKcXfDHy3BI/AAAAAAAAAAM/9i_h3lO-73U/s1600/DSC02434.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523409290174585874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UGssmVmxuc0/TKcXfDHy3BI/AAAAAAAAAAM/9i_h3lO-73U/s320/DSC02434.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I usually don't post my work when it's still this rough... but I really like how this is turning out. The tool marks still need smoothing and it needs a little more shaping (and a shiny finish), but... it's coming along.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-2016493581537869757?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-2185577741598820952010-09-29T06:15:00.000-07:002010-09-29T06:18:19.844-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TKM8XVFMkkI/AAAAAAAAAHY/JDykykqT71Q/s1600/DSC02431.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522323939579957826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TKM8XVFMkkI/AAAAAAAAAHY/JDykykqT71Q/s320/DSC02431.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I think you'll all be sick of them by the time I post the final photos, but here are two (three?) more.... and not as blurry as the last one.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-218557774159882095?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-51971506453580360832010-09-27T06:44:00.003-07:002010-09-27T06:45:30.114-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TKCf3LsHp5I/AAAAAAAAAHQ/RkbmhCWAqQA/s1600/DSC02430.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521588913535690642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TKCf3LsHp5I/AAAAAAAAAHQ/RkbmhCWAqQA/s320/DSC02430.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Still a looong way to go before my Jack O'Lanterns are done, but here's a blurry-ass preview. Some days my camera refuses to shoot a clear macro.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-5197150645358036083?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-16527075051867547942010-09-22T06:42:00.000-07:002010-09-22T06:46:23.110-07:00I finished the swap items and will be sending them out once I put on some pants. lol I'll post photos in about a month, once everyone's gotten their packages. Can't wait to see what everyone else made! I'll post those photos eventually too.<br /><br />I'm taking the night off (since it's my night off from work) and then I'll get started on Halloween stuff! Sooo many ideas (it's my favorite holiday, by far), not quite sure which will be the 'winners' and get made. I might also try to find some time for some amusing little projects I have in mind.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-1652707505186754794?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-17973038202816546382010-09-21T05:32:00.000-07:002010-09-21T05:46:32.930-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TJimKe8ddFI/AAAAAAAAAHI/BKlyAShOQzk/s1600/DSC02401.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519344042378097746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TJimKe8ddFI/AAAAAAAAAHI/BKlyAShOQzk/s320/DSC02401.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Blue new potatoes! They really exist. Saw them in a plant catalog. They were just too weird to use for my secret project...so they're no longer secret or part of the project.</div><div></div><div></div><br /><div>Plus... I think this is the first time any of my photos show a purchased mini (the bowl). I have a bunch of other things, just never got around to using them before. I wanted to use a found object to display these, but <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ironically</span>... I couldn't find it! Ha!</div><div></div><div></div><br /><div>And on the bad news side of things... I think my camera might be dying! I can't afford a new one if it does. Though... I will be buying a new phone soon and the one I'm probably getting is 5 megapixels as opposed to my camera's 7.2 and my crappy current phone's measly 2... so it might not be a disaster.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-1797303820281654638?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-84694663835606632412010-09-17T18:38:00.000-07:002010-09-17T18:48:25.371-07:00This unintentional hiatus was complete. This time it wasn't a matter of working slowly and not finishing, I didn't do any mini work at all in the last couple of weeks. I'm itching to get back to it tonight at work now that I feel a lot better... but the first thing I'll be doing is swap stuff. ASAP too, since it needs to ship on Wednesday and it's almost Saturday! Yipe! I still need to go out and buy something for it, but I wasn't *quite* up to it today. Tomorrow I <strong>must </strong>run errands, do laundry, etc..because I've barely been able to do that stuff either, so I will definately pick up the non-clay parts of my secret swap project. I hate that I couldn't start it earlier. :( I wanted to be finished by now, doing something amusing that I've wanted to do for ages, and starting on Halloween stuff.<br /><br />I'd also like to welcome all the new followers! Thank you all! :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-8469466383560663241?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-78649574225362847762010-08-31T16:10:00.000-07:002010-08-31T16:15:15.840-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TH2MVeAZqII/AAAAAAAAAHA/GOGYUmZCPTU/s1600/DSC02395.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511715819431241858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TH2MVeAZqII/AAAAAAAAAHA/GOGYUmZCPTU/s320/DSC02395.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I was originally making these for a CDHM swap, but then it turned out that it's not the polyanna style, it's the kind where each person gets the same thing from everyone else in the swap... and I can't make 15 different packages of pasta. This stuff is a nightmare to make. Cold porcelain is not the most agreeable material.</div><div> </div><div>So now I need to figure out ASAP what I'll be making 15 of.... hmm... I have ideas...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-7864957422536284776?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-39040755541935368052010-08-25T14:47:00.001-07:002010-08-25T14:51:32.936-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/THWPn_e7nAI/AAAAAAAAAGw/FqnfNt0DyCc/s1600/DSC02385.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509467636376509442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/THWPn_e7nAI/AAAAAAAAAGw/FqnfNt0DyCc/s320/DSC02385.JPG" border="0" /></a> I made these a few weeks ago, but because of the way this summer's gone...<br /><div></div><div></div><br />These are made with Hearty, an air-dry clay. The bready texture makes itself when you heat the clay and is exposed when you cut it. I love the natural look it gives it. The big bread on the far left is a little dense, but you can see it better on the other slices. I still need to do a lot of playing around with it. It also cracks when "baking" just like real bread. Love it!<br /><br />No coin for scale, but they're on the edge of my keyboard...so that's some scale, right?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-3904075554193536805?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-15158863730497234022010-08-18T06:32:00.000-07:002010-08-18T06:49:05.914-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TGviB8obcTI/AAAAAAAAAGo/HiApizGmZbU/s1600/DSC02377.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506743492474007858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TGviB8obcTI/AAAAAAAAAGo/HiApizGmZbU/s320/DSC02377.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Just showing off a little something I made while working on my tutorial for CDHM. This one's not really part of it, it's more of an illustration of the potential of the method. I hope you can tell that the tiny thing in the upper right is a bird on a branch. It's my own variation of a design I saw <a href="http://stanglpottery.org/kaysnewline2002.htm">here</a>. I plan on emailing the photo to the original designer, if possible.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-1515886373049723402?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-53108512757264976472010-08-16T01:14:00.000-07:002010-08-16T01:28:23.493-07:00So.... I quit the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">CDHM</span> blog. I just wasn't up to it. It was more work than I thought it would be and I just couldn't keep up and wasn't enjoying it. I'm not feeling quite as crappy as I had been... I can't wait for fall!<br /><br />The good news - I've been asked to do a tutorial class at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">CDHM</span> Forum! I'm beyond honored! If you're a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">CDHM</span> member and want to learn to make stoneware dishes (like the Mexican and Mother's Day ones), you can <a href="http://forums.cdhm.org/index.php/topic,10666.0.html">sign up for my class</a>. It's Sat, Sept. 11<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> at noon Eastern.<br /><br />The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">meh</span> news - They need the photos 30 days before the class, which is toward the end of this week. I'm gonna go to VA to become a drunken, sunburned mess for a long weekend, so that means that I'm prepping my class stuff *right now*. This pushes my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">loooooong</span> delayed set back that much further. It's finally coming together, but... well... maybe next week. After that I need to knuckle down and make stuff for a swap. I'll probably post my experiments for it here. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">pre</span>-preliminaries came out pretty cute, so...<br /><br />If you're itching to see more of my work (HAH!) I put up some fail photos on Flickr. They're in the little slideshow thingy to the right. Glitter poo!<br /><br />The real half-bakery is filling waaay up with little random thingers... fruit, randomness, and stuff I woozily made for Bastille Day but wasn't up to finishing because of the effing weather. I should get off my duff, finish them, and take some pictures, but... again, maybe next week.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-5310851275726497647?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-10169518379250704202010-07-30T07:53:00.000-07:002010-07-30T07:54:37.867-07:00Ok... few days late, but... the nasty weather finally let up long enough for me to feel human again. Click <a href="http://cdhm.mycdhm.com/blog/1257/a-tisket-a-tasket.php">here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-1016951837925070420?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-55372659089115201502010-07-28T10:00:00.000-07:002010-07-28T10:08:57.590-07:00Summer! Yuck! I realized that I haven't posted much at all this month. I even missed a couple of my CDHM blog days. There <strong>will</strong> be one tonight or tomorrow. I feel so guilty when I don't do them. This weather has been making me sick. I've still been making minis, but not as productively. Plus I make them, but then leave them in the half-bakery unfinished. I have another big-ish project coming up... um... soon.<br /><br />And again, hello and thank you to the new followers. (*edit* on closer inspection, one of you is my sister! lol)<br /><br />There will be photos again soon. Right now I'm trying to decide if I wanna go to the local fair or not. I love seeing the cows and sheep and eating horrible fried things on sticks, but it's so so so muggy!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-5537265908911520150?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-35856896275258154592010-07-14T17:11:00.000-07:002010-07-14T17:13:12.633-07:00First off I'd like to say thank you to my new followers. :)<br /><br />And I actually managed to post my <a href="http://cdhm.mycdhm.com/blog/1243/vive-la-france.php">CDHM blog entry</a> on Wednesday like I'm supposed to! Amazing! This week's got a French theme.<br /><br />I have something of my own for Bastille Day, but... maybe tomorrow. Timing is not my forte. lol<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-3585689627525815459?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-66551974979954542992010-07-04T14:55:00.000-07:002010-07-04T16:46:06.451-07:00It's finally done!! Brace yourself for a looooong string of photos...<br /><br /> (Blogger is being super uncooperative today... so pardon the awkward format.)<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490190768013715986" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TDETakyWKhI/AAAAAAAAAFI/XWhE2hchnHA/s320/DSC02197.JPG" border="0" /><br /></p><div align="center">The whole thing...<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TDETaz9evtI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/9u_6IF8YmMQ/s1600/DSC02185.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490190772086947538" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 220px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TDETaz9evtI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/9u_6IF8YmMQ/s320/DSC02185.JPG" border="0" /><br /></p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TDETaz9evtI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/9u_6IF8YmMQ/s1600/DSC02185.JPG"></a><div align="center">The meal....<br /><br /><p></p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TDETb0Y7ucI/AAAAAAAAAFg/VC0HxOFCigg/s1600/DSC02154.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490190789381962178" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 211px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TDETb0Y7ucI/AAAAAAAAAFg/VC0HxOFCigg/s320/DSC02154.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div align="center">Burgers<br /><br /><p></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TDETbGAEqAI/AAAAAAAAAFY/x55RISBPY2I/s1600/DSC02151.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490190776929658882" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TDETbGAEqAI/AAAAAAAAAFY/x55RISBPY2I/s320/DSC02151.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div align="center">Hot dogs... </div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TDETcN_SpJI/AAAAAAAAAFo/dvR4kMEJ2tc/s1600/DSC02139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490190796253734034" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 247px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TDETcN_SpJI/AAAAAAAAAFo/dvR4kMEJ2tc/s320/DSC02139.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div align="center">Corms! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490192087272878354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TDEUnXaPcRI/AAAAAAAAAFw/zA34dXrdwk8/s320/DSC02177.JPG" border="0" /></a> Plate one... </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><div align="center"><p></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490192112674723122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TDEUo2Cg1TI/AAAAAAAAAGA/LnHKeQKgiCQ/s320/DSC02175.JPG" border="0" /> Plate two... </p><p align="center"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490192095674348242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TDEUn2tTstI/AAAAAAAAAF4/YVgY1Ds8M0w/s320/DSC02167.JPG" border="0" />Plate three... </p><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490193136258282866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 186px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TDEVkbL2dXI/AAAAAAAAAGI/PLwtloOI1k8/s320/DSC02137.JPG" border="0" />Desserts </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490193153900169954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TDEVlc6ASuI/AAAAAAAAAGg/8jvLAW74_Dw/s320/DSC02129.JPG" border="0" /> Watermelon...yeah, again... </p><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490193146325184066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TDEVlAr_LkI/AAAAAAAAAGY/ONfLO63d3gg/s320/DSC02122.JPG" border="0" /> Angelfood cake with strawberries and blueberries... </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490193138052553698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TDEVkh3o2-I/AAAAAAAAAGQ/NUFc7poctTY/s320/DSC02117.JPG" border="0" /> Patriotic cookies! </div><p></p></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-6655197497995454299?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-13956632831661106102010-07-03T15:40:00.000-07:002010-07-03T15:45:00.808-07:00Baked and freshly quenched... had to take a photo while it still had water on it.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489814413194768002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TC-9H11LLoI/AAAAAAAAADg/TV-24DXVh5w/s320/DSC02091.JPG" border="0" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-1395663283166110610?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-31093036448934505822010-06-30T17:02:00.001-07:002010-06-30T17:02:55.859-07:00Just posted my <a href="http://cdhm.mycdhm.com/blog/1235/grilled-goodiesand-sweets.php">CHDM blog</a> for this week.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-3109303644893450582?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-83385338775693117622010-06-24T15:06:00.000-07:002010-06-24T15:08:45.027-07:00<div>Here's my messy working tile for a watermelon cane, most pieces still need texturing... and the rind is very thick (couldn't think of a good way to stripe it otherwise), but overall I'm pleased with it.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486465596897396882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TCPXZE94iJI/AAAAAAAAADY/zxza7paJs2M/s320/DSC02073.JPG" border="0" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-8338533877569311762?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-68348968156659500492010-06-24T14:43:00.000-07:002010-06-24T14:45:20.803-07:00<div>Finally finished a few pieces from the half-bakery. I had some strawberry cane slices that I just wasn't thrilled with and some lopsided trial cheesecakes. Better together. Raspberry too, and a jam design.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486459475281469282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 194px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TCPR0wK6X2I/AAAAAAAAADQ/i7l_cTFYMEA/s320/DSC02057.JPG" border="0" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-6834896815665950049?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-40718685881083932242010-06-24T05:39:00.000-07:002010-06-24T05:40:21.603-07:00Another week's posting at the <a href="http://cdhm.mycdhm.com/blog/1231/its-a-nice-dayagain.php">CDHM Blog</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-4071868588108393224?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-83674090060067131022010-06-22T09:18:00.000-07:002010-06-22T09:41:07.664-07:00I'm doing another big group of things for the 4th like I did for Cinco de Mayo. So far there isn't a single finished piece, but I haven't posted anything for a while so.... here's a look at the middle stages...<br /><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TCDjBj6aqdI/AAAAAAAAACo/QYx3eo8Ao74/s1600/DSC02049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485633962096896466" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TCDjBj6aqdI/AAAAAAAAACo/QYx3eo8Ao74/s320/DSC02049.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div>Angelfood cake and hot dogs...both need some colorful topping.</div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TCDkFkb686I/AAAAAAAAAC4/akIO9ke1koY/s1600/DSC02050.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485635130468529058" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TCDkFkb686I/AAAAAAAAAC4/akIO9ke1koY/s320/DSC02050.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">Hamburger buns...not sure I like the way they look. They're supposed to be the big, soft bakery kind, not the ones that come all stuck together in groups of four. I might make some of them too.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TCDkmaGXUBI/AAAAAAAAADA/3f1r7UixEqA/s1600/DSC02051.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485635694629441554" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TCDkmaGXUBI/AAAAAAAAADA/3f1r7UixEqA/s320/DSC02051.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Hamburger patties that look a little odd without a shine... but can't varnish them yet.</div><div> </div><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TCDk6YwFYPI/AAAAAAAAADI/2HcVEXk79Tc/s1600/DSC02052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485636037864939762" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TCDk6YwFYPI/AAAAAAAAADI/2HcVEXk79Tc/s320/DSC02052.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div>Cookies. I was going to add some "dragees," but the hot weather set the LPC before I could. You can also see a couple of roses and a piece of the ribbon decor left over from the cake and a few failed strawberries.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-8367409006006713102?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-26145419462587772372010-06-16T12:24:00.001-07:002010-06-16T12:24:50.260-07:00New blog post <a href="http://cdhm.mycdhm.com/blog/1224/its-a-nice-day-for.php">here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-2614541946258777237?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-56851429862694874452010-06-10T10:55:00.000-07:002010-06-10T10:56:26.114-07:00My second week of posting a <a href="http://cdhm.mycdhm.com/blog/1221/cold-food-for-hot-days.php">CDHM blog</a> and I'm already a day late. :\ I have good excuses though.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-5685142986269487445?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-49696195618173331242010-06-08T08:43:00.000-07:002010-06-08T08:55:46.524-07:00Yeah, same piece as yesterday, but now it's finished. I didn't add more roses to fix the little bare spots, just varnished it and took better photos....way too many photos. Here are the best of them.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TA5nyQGdoXI/AAAAAAAAACg/sfNpLiuALbE/s1600/DSC01994.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480431909569667442" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 364px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TA5nyQGdoXI/AAAAAAAAACg/sfNpLiuALbE/s400/DSC01994.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TA5nxrWkLEI/AAAAAAAAACY/-GulcYVpYFE/s1600/DSC02003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480431899705093186" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 356px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TA5nxrWkLEI/AAAAAAAAACY/-GulcYVpYFE/s400/DSC02003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TA5nxa4OQkI/AAAAAAAAACQ/24aX7s_NKGw/s1600/DSC02030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480431895282860610" style="WIDTH: 391px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TA5nxa4OQkI/AAAAAAAAACQ/24aX7s_NKGw/s400/DSC02030.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TA5nxAacINI/AAAAAAAAACI/WbswhPTotIw/s1600/DSC02034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480431888178618578" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 345px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TA5nxAacINI/AAAAAAAAACI/WbswhPTotIw/s400/DSC02034.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TA5nwsZgXaI/AAAAAAAAACA/qWsZeVbMWyE/s1600/DSC02035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480431882805992866" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 363px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TA5nwsZgXaI/AAAAAAAAACA/qWsZeVbMWyE/s400/DSC02035.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-4969619561817333124?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-26760271567830130812010-06-07T10:35:00.001-07:002010-06-07T10:45:18.777-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TA0uuaj_IOI/AAAAAAAAABQ/to1Nt4Dzat8/s1600/DSC01989.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480087696518881506" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TA0uuaj_IOI/AAAAAAAAABQ/to1Nt4Dzat8/s320/DSC01989.JPG" border="0" /></a> This was a sanity-stealer, no question. <div></div><div><br /></div><div>Still not quite finished, but.... close enough to show. Sixty-three roses, if I counted right. Might stick in a couple more buds to cover a few bald patches you only see from almost beneath the piece. Dunno yet. It needs varnishing, probably all three kinds. Satin for the cake, matte for the roses, and gloss for the ribbon.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480087449758704594" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TA0ugDTxo9I/AAAAAAAAABI/EqPzowGmQts/s320/DSC01990.JPG" border="0" />From this angle you can't see the bald spots... but in the one above, they glare at me. If anyone wants to weigh in on this, I'd appreciate it.<br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-2676027156783013081?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-21411245153393248912010-06-06T16:21:00.000-07:002010-06-06T16:26:59.064-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TAwuENDn3YI/AAAAAAAAABA/5X1lMUwHvy0/s1600/DSC01984.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479805496362261890" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TAwuENDn3YI/AAAAAAAAABA/5X1lMUwHvy0/s320/DSC01984.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This was my first experiment with cold porcelain. I'm mostly pleased with the results. I've been working on them as a side-project for a few weeks here and there. A bunch of them curled while drying.... not sure what happened, but these are all definately useable. I never see any black mini dishes, so that was what I made first. I love how bright they make food look. My actual dishes are black... mostly. I also have some glass ones in various colors. I might take some time away from making food to do more dishes. I have a serious addiction to dishes and glassware. I own way more than a single girl should. I have stuff I've never used.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-2141124515339324891?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-43844351341443319452010-06-02T08:18:00.000-07:002010-06-02T08:22:26.642-07:00Still setting up and I have a lot of prep left to do, but I finally have an item listed on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/blitherypoop">my Etsy page</a>. Pricing is.... impossible. That's been the major stalling point... I have no clue what to charge for stuff. I try to compare it to other stuff that's listed and base the prices on that, but I hate trying to judge my own work for monetary value. : \ So hopefully $5 for four little cupcakes isn't excessive.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-4384435134144331945?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-1380958210533023512010-06-02T05:59:00.000-07:002010-06-02T06:01:01.430-07:00So.... I hope this is what they wanted. : P You can find my first post <a href="http://cdhm.mycdhm.com/blog/1215/berry-bliss-and-a-new-blogger.php">here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-138095821053302351?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-58020854637975416962010-06-01T05:08:00.000-07:002010-06-01T05:12:25.051-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TAT4qZG7ORI/AAAAAAAAAA4/juxujiw83Oo/s1600/DSC01973.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477776453967493394" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TAT4qZG7ORI/AAAAAAAAAA4/juxujiw83Oo/s320/DSC01973.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Little teaser for my current project... I think it's pretty obvious what these will become over the next week or two... The rectangular one is further along in the process and should be finished pretty soon.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-5802085463797541696?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-55326258223644606252010-05-30T18:33:00.000-07:002010-05-30T18:42:13.310-07:00The answer is simple... I'm terrible at finishing things! I had jokingly called the agglomeration of unfinished minis on my dining table a "half-bakery" and it seemed like the perfect name for the blog. I'm full of half-baked ideas and my apartment is full of half-baked projects! See for yourself....<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TAMS5GxmhOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/B6CIaK8OK_s/s1600/DSC01969.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477242344093156578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dtHPJio8ubU/TAMS5GxmhOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/B6CIaK8OK_s/s320/DSC01969.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is the half-bakery, in its nearly-full glory.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-5532625822364460625?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183836576781517386.post-81752886363254604232010-05-30T18:20:00.000-07:002010-05-30T18:25:49.347-07:00Nothing to see here yet, but I'll either be moving <a href="http://mini-food.tumblr.com/">Mini-Food</a> over here entirely or keep doing both. This will be a bit more in-depth than that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">tumblog</span>, at least in theory, and will bring together all of my activity there, my soon-to-arrive <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Etsy</span> store, and my even-sooner-to-arrive <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">CDHM</span> Food Blog....and anything else I wind up doing. Nothing against <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Tumblr</span>, but I think this is probably a better format for my needs. So... look for more activity here soon.<br /><br />Later,<br />Amanda<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1183836576781517386-8175288636325460423?l=blitherypoop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>blitherypoophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com0