Crafty Craziness

Yet again I have Brynn to blame (or thank) for a new craft craze. Right now I am making 6 kid grocery bags & 6 set of tea bags for the new craft exchange I joined. I'm excited about the exchange but I'm finding it really hard to adhere to the rule that everything must be natural. So many things are polyester and so many things that are 'natural' are expensive! But it's fun none the less. Off to create.

Want to make ice cream

Why is it only now that I've discovered that you can make your own coconut ice cream!??! Here is a recipe link I'm going to have to try later. I'll be back to post the outcome

Edit 2/17: After I posted I realized that the above mentioned recipe called for an ice cream machine (we sold ours at a garage sale a while back). So I found a way to make it sans machine in Mothering Magazine. Here is what I did:

3 cans Coconut Milk (full fat)
2/3 c cocoa
1 c agave

mix with electric blender. Put in freezer and pull out and mix every 30-60 minutes.

I started this morning at 9am and have been mixing it about every 45 minute (except for the 1 hr we were away for value world). Right now (1:15pm) it tastes awesome but it's not quite ice cream. I'll be back to update.'

Evening update: Oh, my. This is a wicked discovery. This was really stinkin' good. It was ready by about 3pm and we ate it between 5 & 8. Definitely a keeper. Though, next time I'm going to try it with the 'lite' coconut milk.

Days later update: Still good days later. Really tastes like chocolate ice cream. There is also a way to do this with a vanilla bean & maybe next time I'll try honey instead of agave.

Valentines gifts

Valentines gifts
Originally uploaded by LMN and Friends

We made these sweet little 'flowers' for the grandfolk this year. Lillian and I had such a great time!

Sun catchers

My dear friend, Brynn inspired us to make some sun catchers. Ours turned out a bit like frozen salad instead of the works of art she created but it was fun just the same.

Tea Bags

I don't know how it began, but suddenly my sewing machine is a regular fixture in the dining room. My latest thing is tea bags. Lillian is going to get a tea set from her Oma for her Birthday and what good is afternoon tea with out the tea! So I looked to Etsy for a little inspiration and came up with these little tea bags. Right now I just have Green tea and Red (berry) tea. I love how they are turning out and think I might just make one of each color of the rainbow. This means I have just shy of a month to make them before Lillian's birthday.

Deb's Doodles

Let's see if this works... I wanted to have a spot to catalog my recipes, creations & other thoughts and here it is. I am going to call it Doodle Bug.