Tomorrow is Lunar New Year of the Wood Snake. Should time allow, I will make a small linocut as part of a future lunar animals tiny book...
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~ heart armatures ~
When this tutorial for spun cotton hearts was posted online, I immediately added it to the "things to make for advent swap" list. In the interest of using what is here, rather than using the suggested super glue gel, I simply glued the two parts of the armature (made from Q-tips) together with tacky glue.~ heart armatures ~
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tried this recipe for "addictive cabbage"... The texture was really wonderful, and I will probably make it again, but with even more adaptations than I preemptively made. First off I cut the recipe in half, using only a quarter of a cabbage. The "cut to pieces, massage with salt" worked very well, but definitely needed a rinse cycle next as TOO salty for our plucky heroine. Toasting the sesame seeds worked well. I cut the sesame oil in half, and that was just right. The microplaned garlic though, was far too intense for me; I am just not a fan of raw garlic. Might have to try somehow pre-cooking the garlic, maybe in the sesame oil?? I cut the bouillon amount in quarter, and that could stand to be less (or maybe try without any), because it was more salty than umami...
My redacted ingredient list: ¼ green cabbage cut up, ½ t salt, 1T sesame seeds, ½ garlic clove or less, microplaned, ⅛ t bouillon paste, 1T toasted sesame oil...
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~ well mended ~
The Milliput broach handle repairs I added last thing yesterday have turned out wonderfully well. They hardened completely overnight, as did the tiny scrap of Milliput that was used to repair a broken ceramic horse earring (which will be painted matte black to better match the other unbroken original of the pair)...
~ well mended ~
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January SMART goals (x=extra)
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 1 | blood orange marmalade | bike headlamp | yard waste bin |
| 2 | heraldic enamel | passport photo | recycle bin |
| 3 | crayon roll | crystal necklace | recycle bin |
| 4 | xp2 undies | pattern longjanes | - |
| 5 | pot lid rack | passport applied for | - |
| 6 | aluminum stitch markers | pear tree planted | x |
| 7 | x | stripe sleeves | x |
| 8 | x | milliput handles | x |
| 9 | x | horse earring |
today's gratitudes -
1. Milliput works really well as a repair material!
2. TIL that you can personally mute internal Discord channels, and rearrange the whole menu setup
3. Lately I have been wearing my wool/cashmere gollar, made from Mill Ends offcuts, adding needful warmth in wintertime.
Time of Isolation - Day 1657
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