homemade bread

a little while ago, i had a little bread adventure.  believe it or not, as much as i love to cook and bake, bread-land was unmapped territory.  natalie, my more-experienced-in-bread-making sister, helped me out, and oh gracious did it turn out wonderfully!  there's simply nothing like homemade bread to soothe the soul and warm the heart.

my mother's fantastic wheat grinder above, and our color aprons below.

in the process....

right before the oven...

and wawlah! some of the most delicious wheat bread i've ever tasted.

the only problem is that i have one more thing to buy before moving back up to provo.... bread pans!

to make

over the summer, i created a habit of continual creative outlet; i was always painting walls and shelves, gluing fabric and beads, and ripping magazine photos for inspiration.  sadly (but expectedly), after the move the busy-level kicked up too many notches and the creative juices were squished into the back of my mind to slowly start to leak away.  however, last night i made a resolution: no matter how busy i become, i simply cannot ignore the pesky little pop-up window on the screen of my mind encouraging me to "make, make, make..." no matter how many times i click the "X" button, the pop up returns. so today, i am fighting back against the busy-ness, giving in the tempting pop-up window, and i am going to make!  today was jewelry mostly, accompanied by some music and some food (the one thing that i have absolutely continued to make time to make).
so, from the past and the present:

the jessica tree

my deco-mirror, absolutely more exciting in person.

an image can never do a mirror justice.

fabric necklaces, definitely more to come of these.

i'm just warming up.

as cute as a button earrings

after today, i would like to re-think my life, drop out of school, and simply spend all of my time making.  however, since making a difference is more important than making food and jewelry, i will have to continue looking forward toward my saturdays - my make-days.