Dessert from Hell UPDATE

OK - not exactly like the book picture. But with a wee bit of effort it could have been. I chose to melt truffles I had made for the holidays for the plate as I'm NOT eating more sweets for a while. I started just squirting caramel sauce on willy nilly in an effort to get them all to the table before it turned midnight!



Just going for a WOW factor here. Will it look like the picture in the book? Hmm... Will it taste good? Who knows? Will all the pieces get to the party without breaking? Who knows? The recipe on the sugar spirals said "Practice may be required." Duh. But here are some of the parts of the dessert. Still have to make cake -- that has to be carefully lowered into the bottom of the caramel boxes -- and mousse that has to be put on top of the cake, and sauces to decorate And will I need a trailer to transport all this to the party? And I already know that this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me.

Corset Making

This was a Simplicity bridal pattern that I altered to put in a busk. Probably could have gone down one size. But still it fits pretty well. It should not meet at the hips in the back. The opening should be about 1.5 inches all the way down, but she laced this up herself. I like the way the top is higher in front. She can probably just wear this with an open sweater and still be quite "decent." Perhaps the next one I'll try putting a privacy panel in the back.

Merry Christmas

Since we "do" Christmas on the 24th, here it is! First up is Kelli opening her "box of money." This was by far her favorite gift!

Bob is calculating how much it cost him.

By far this is the best picture - Mom and Kelli! Notice she is wearing her Swallowtail shawl!


And watch out Nashville!

Ravelry, Knitting, Sewing - oh, my!

Yes, I joined Ravelry because, you know, everyone's doing it. Slow on the uptake, but I did it. Actually I'm RhettaRic (thank you, My Favorite Neighbor, for giving me yet one more name). These are one of my latest sewing FO's - jeans. And Green Cables is taking an outing with them today. I'm a little nervous about wearing something I can't just rip off like a cardigan or jacket if I get hot, but I've decided to just take a walk on the wild side today.

The jeans are out of stretch denim and using KwikSew pattern I've had forever. They are by far the most comfortable of pants I own. For the pockets I traced the design on tissue paper, placed it over the pocked, and stitched.

More sewing - pj's

These are just too dang cute. Supposedly they really call this baby Fat Boy! Sure hope he doesn't get a complex.

Mama's Apron Strings

Been playing with aprons and the pics don't show up quite as good as they do in person. The orange/purple is really vibrant and the stripes are so cute - waves, stars, dots. The stripey one is finally getting there. It works better to make them reversable, double thick.

Staying warm

I've been playing with fleece a bit these days. Here's what I made yesterday. Not perfect, but with a little work, maybe next time. And because I haven't had much knitting content, I'll throw this Christmas earflap hat in the mix.

My Daughter Audrey!!!

This was my kid on Halloween. I stole it off her Myspace. And I can't believe I birthed this!!

HH Apron Knockoff

To think I almost threw it out and then find out my DD loves it??!! But the next one will be better.