Thursday's Findings

*Thursday's Findings *

I am always finding creative inspiration on the web. I wanted to share some with you!

Under the Sea Necklace from the twobutterflies blog

She even gives a tutorial on how to make your own!

Plushie Bunnies from the Dandelions and Lace blog.

Another fun tutorial included. Also check out her Plushie "Peeps" too!

Ok, my love affair with Owls seems to have no end. I love this!! And I love the site as well.
Owls in Love Cushion Cover by Bustle and Sew.

Homemade goodies

My honey and I have been trying to do more cooking at home to eat better and save money. I was digging through some pic files and wanted to share some of the stuff we've made over the last few months. Yummo!!

This is homemade pizza, the dough and all. (OK so we didn't make the toppings or the cheese...hehe) Since making this pizza, we did end up buying a pizza stone. We love it because it makes the crust nice and crispy while allowing the rest of the dough to be chewy. Although, we are having lots of trouble getting the pizza with toppings from the counter onto the stone. I think we are going to have to break down and buy a peel.

Here are the dishes from our Mexican fiesta night. We made the guacamole, the corn tortillas and the beef & turkey crumbles for yummy tacos. I really enjoy the freshness of homemade corn tortillas. My first attempt at using prepared masa flour went well. I ended up using a rolling pin to make the tortillas. Then I decided I liked the tortillas so much, it was time to invest in a tortilla press. Its much easier to get even, flat tortillas with a press.

Note: the links I've given are for Bed Bath and Beyond. I did purchase my pizza stone there. But I have yet to buy a pizza peel. And the tortilla press was purchased at a local mexican supermercado called El Rancho. (I really love that damn place!)

Apron for Craft group at work

Just wanted to share a new project that I recently finished. I joined a crafting group at work called the "Craft Mafia". Our latest project was aprons. We each make an apron for someone else in the group, and we get one in return. So here's the apron I made for my craft partner.

The pattern is Simplicity 2298.The pleats were probably the most difficult part, followed by the darn rick rack. Not sure I want to use it again, but it does give it a really cute retro type look. I am hoping to do another one based on this JoAnn's pattern. 

I love retro aprons and can see that my apron collection will be growing soon. I'm ok with that!

Starting again

Thought I'd give this blogging thing another try. Its been a while since I've been active on the net. Actually writing and sharing my thoughts. I've been so inspired by crafty & other DIY blogs that I wanted a chance to start my own.

My goal for this blog is to share some cool , crafty links, share my craft projects, hopefully help inspire others like I've been inspired recently.

The name of this blog is Idle Spuds. I came upon the name by happenstance. I was on a road trip with my ex, driving from Las Vegas, Nevada to Portland, Oregon. Making a big move. It was late at night, we were getting delirious, he read a sign on the side of the road and thought it said Idle Spuds. We laughed and laughed about it until we cried. It was a silly moment and I figured it was a good name for a blog. Yay!

Hope you enjoy this new journey of crafting and creativity with me! Welcome!