Faerie Brownies of DOOM.
I spent a lovely day with 
tamnonlinear today-- we made some of the most decadent brownies I have ever seen. Ghiradelli double-chocolate batter with dark chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, and walnuts. Tomorrow, they will be garnished with an icing made of vanilla and raspberries, then sprinkled with rainbow jimmies and topped with a dried hibiscus flower. Faerie brownies! We also made damn good pasta with lemon-pepper noodles and a bit of pesto and scrambled egg.
Bellydance Superstars: Solos from Monte Carlo was not nearly as entertaining as the Live at Folies Bergere disc, but there were some great solos from Rachel Brice and Sharon Kihara, and of the cabaret ladies, I love to watch Amar Gamal dance. She brings such a joy to it.
Tipping the Velvet was indeed very good, but one thing niggled at me all the way though. At first, I thought of the actress who played Nan-- oh, she looks somewhat familiar. Then she cut her hair, and she looked even more familiar. And near the end, she took off all her makeup, and she could have beenmadmoisellestar's sister! The resemblance was a bit uncanny. Anybody else see it? At any rate, it was very enjoyable.
And I did some beadwork, too._freyja_, your necklace is done. I also did some more cuffs-- one has a sterling silver and moonstone drop, and ever single swarovski crystal in it changes color. Depending on the light you are in, you will either have a blue and green cuff, or a pink and purple one. Very nifty. tamnonlinear got a peridot drop one with many shades of green. As for myself, I modified the cuff I made to suit the long-closed piercings I re-opened today:
The cuffs look very similar to this, only there's a cuff at the top instead of a piercing, and both strands of crystals join together at one bottom piercing. I need to figure out how to photograph the cuffs since I can't model them myself for hygienic reasons.youvebeenpixied, are you willing to wear your elf ears over and be my model so I can take pics for reference?
However, if you want a custom piercing piece like the one above, I can do that too-- let me know your piercing placement, color choices, which ear the piece is for, and ideas for the drop. Depending on what you want, they'll range about $15 to $20 each while I practice making them.
Anywhoo, I'm going to spend the rest of the evening relaxing so I can get up for crafting tea tomorrow!
tamnonlinear today-- we made some of the most decadent brownies I have ever seen. Ghiradelli double-chocolate batter with dark chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, and walnuts. Tomorrow, they will be garnished with an icing made of vanilla and raspberries, then sprinkled with rainbow jimmies and topped with a dried hibiscus flower. Faerie brownies! We also made damn good pasta with lemon-pepper noodles and a bit of pesto and scrambled egg. Bellydance Superstars: Solos from Monte Carlo was not nearly as entertaining as the Live at Folies Bergere disc, but there were some great solos from Rachel Brice and Sharon Kihara, and of the cabaret ladies, I love to watch Amar Gamal dance. She brings such a joy to it.
Tipping the Velvet was indeed very good, but one thing niggled at me all the way though. At first, I thought of the actress who played Nan-- oh, she looks somewhat familiar. Then she cut her hair, and she looked even more familiar. And near the end, she took off all her makeup, and she could have been
madmoisellestar's sister! The resemblance was a bit uncanny. Anybody else see it? At any rate, it was very enjoyable.And I did some beadwork, too.
_freyja_, your necklace is done. I also did some more cuffs-- one has a sterling silver and moonstone drop, and ever single swarovski crystal in it changes color. Depending on the light you are in, you will either have a blue and green cuff, or a pink and purple one. Very nifty. tamnonlinear got a peridot drop one with many shades of green. As for myself, I modified the cuff I made to suit the long-closed piercings I re-opened today:The cuffs look very similar to this, only there's a cuff at the top instead of a piercing, and both strands of crystals join together at one bottom piercing. I need to figure out how to photograph the cuffs since I can't model them myself for hygienic reasons.
youvebeenpixied, are you willing to wear your elf ears over and be my model so I can take pics for reference?However, if you want a custom piercing piece like the one above, I can do that too-- let me know your piercing placement, color choices, which ear the piece is for, and ideas for the drop. Depending on what you want, they'll range about $15 to $20 each while I practice making them.
Anywhoo, I'm going to spend the rest of the evening relaxing so I can get up for crafting tea tomorrow!