Days 27 – 30 were kind of a jumble. I definitely didn’t make anything on Sunday, because I went to my parents’ house and am currently at a loss for portable crafts. Between Monday and Tuesday, I made another decoupage box. This one is silver, and sadly the effect is much the same as if I’d used duct tape. But the spider stickers made it ultra-cute and Halloweeny.
Max helped with placement of the spiders, and I have to say the kid’s got a good eye. Top and side view details:
Top view
Side view
This make once again had the advantage of using up stuff that had been in my house for at least two years.
Today was another day of canning. I netted 4 quarts of apple butter, 1 quart of apple sauce, 2 pints of peach sauce, and 1 pint of “spicy apple sauce” (apple butter and apple sauce mixed together).
Finally, I’m starting a new knitting project today. I bought yarn to make a scarf for my sister. My next knitting project was going to be a big boy bed blanket for Theo, but in digging around in his closet, I found the perfect soft yellow blanket made by El Dugan’s mom. Dang! On the plus side, I was right that the perfect yellow blanket would get him to sleep in his big boy bed, and he’s been out of the Pack N’ Play for three nights now. Maybe I should think about working with children for a career….
Fear not, Make N’ Tell friends! I’ll still be making and telling, but I can’t keep up this rigorous schedule anymore. I really have to get back to my job search, academic project, and prep for the pediatric boards (only one year away!). I’ve had an excellent time with this challenge, though. I kept to it way better than I expected to, dusted off some skills I haven’t used in a while, and made some new friends along the way. I am really looking forward to seeing three of the other Make N’ Tell gals at Otherworld this weekend so we can talk more about the experience. I think a lot of us went through the same bursts of inspiration and battles with slumps, and we all learned from each other.
As I mentioned on Day 18, I believe in accepting invitations whenever possible and making it possible when I think it’s not. In this case, I opened up a whole perspective, looking at the world creatively, that I’d narrowed out of my focus over years of devotion to medicine. I confess, I’m a little teary over how much I got out of this month. I’m so grateful to Laura for inviting me, to Cassandra for the consistent positive feedback and friendly words, to Leah and Christine for using my ideas and making me feel special, to Allyson for teaching me how to knit, to Tracey and Victoria for the inspirational ideas, and to El Dugan, Dan, and my other family and friends who supported this endeavor with their actions and words.
I don’t know what else to say.
Oh ya, B Dugan did make him a blanket! I like both the boxes and Max does have a good eye. You did a nice job this month, Scooter!
Congrats, Sarah! Good luck with your next scarf!
You’ve said enough! You’re a fantastic person, Sarah! I hope to see more of the creative stuffs you come up with, especially your ‘cafeteria concoctions’! I do look forward to those, because it gives me great ideas with what I can come up with at home. And please, PLEASE post more of your cooking! It looks incredibly delicious!
Can’t wait to read more! *big hug!*
Oh, oh, oh, and I love your decoupage box and creative use of duct tape! I had actually made half of a duct tape wallet last week before I got frustrated and gave up. The spiders are a fantastic touch! You should keep candy in it for Halloween!