It's hard to believe it's been almost three months since I last posted. Life got a little bit overwhelming. It started with finishing training and starting real work at a new job. Once I got used to my job, there was a country-wide issue that affected me emotionally. And just this past week I received some personal news that is very distressing and difficult for me to cope with.
However, there was a family birthday, so I did manage to muster up the energy and make a cake. Well, a tart really. But birthday strawberry tart is just as good as birthday cake in my book. I just love the colors. I however am not very happy with the way the edges of the crust look, but I think it's decent for a first tart.

Adventures with a sewing machine part 2

So I went back to my grandmother's sewing machine and started sewing a dress from a pattern. I'm actually making something real! Admittedly it will probably end up slightly crooked, and I don't quite know how to follow a pattern, but the main point is I'm doing it!

And look - it's a skirt:


Eventually it will be a dress!

So lots of things have been happening. I went on the first family vacation we've had in many years and right when I got back started a new job. So I've been BUSY! I didn't have much time to do any crafts unfortunately, but I did do something pretty cool and kind of artsy.
While on vacation we passed by a chocolate shop that had a make your own chocolates workshop. I went in and got to fill my own chocolates and then decorate them. I'm pretty pleased with the results, though mainly in a I MADE CHOCOLATE way, and not so much a -this is good art- way. Anyways, thought I'd share.

I started making a hollow book for my friend as a present. While making it I realized how much I miss creating. I've more or less stopped writing, and it's been years since I made any crafts. So I decided to use this blog to write about whatever I make, and anything else that I will feel like writing about.
I googled "how to make a hollow book" and looked at the first few sites that came up. They all had more or less the same instructions and so I just went along with the general guidelines, mainly using this site - http://how2dostuff.blogspot.co.il/2006/02/how-to-make-secret-hollow-book.html . I did find a few sites that used those same photos, so I'm not sure if this is where they were originally posted.
My main problem was that even with the aid of a ruler, my cuts were slightly different each time, so the edges are rather ragged. If I try this again then rather than each time cutting out a page or two, I'll try cutting through many layers on one side at a time, so the ruler will shift less. All in all I'm pretty pleased with how it came out.



Any comments or ideas of what I should make next?