Cooking, cutting,and Columbo

On January 14, 2021 By Laura PetersLeave a comment

Ok I got a air fryer griller thing for Christmas. My first thought was another thing I’ll like barely use to take up room in my mini kitchen. I opened the box the thing is kinda huge like the box was huge and hoped it was only half the size but it was basically the same size. I start using it and it works pretty good so far. I made two steaks in it and they were good. Made lots of french fries and I like it for fries. I don’t mind frying food but I’m always worried something will happen and burn down my apartment. I also really hate the splatters and dont let my daughter in the room while I’m frying. I watched a video before I made fries and the person only fried a handful of fries. I loaded that thing and it made enough for my family of three.

I started cutting out fabric for some clothes for my daughter and my niece. I like to cut multiple projects at once then sew. Really seems to go faster. Also been watching columbo. I love columbo. That show is great I love ever minute of it. Love the coat,the car, the dog and how he always mentions his wife.

Cute

On January 5, 2021 By Laura PetersLeave a comment

My daughter finally lost a tooth. She first told me about it being lose on the 17th of December. It finally fell out Jan 4th. I can’t believe it lasted so long. I remember my tooth was lose it was out within two days. When she first told me she said she didn’t want anyone to know. So cute even asked if we should go to doctors. My little worrier.

She was eating pizza when it turned and I picked out of her mouth. It’s so tiny.

Finished some things

On January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 By Laura PetersLeave a comment

I finished some things before Christmas and am finally making a blog about it. I really needed time to relax and do other things. I make my daughter’s dress which kind of turned out looking vintage. But it’s ok I’ll probably take off skirt and leave as shirt. I finished all the ornaments I wanted to do. I finished the hanging towels and the matching placemats for my mother in law.

I went through all my old photos I had and starting scrapbooking them. Made my niece and nephew personalized tumblers. One is Minecraft the other is a rapper. There teens it’s what they like. Which of course I didn’t take pictures of apparently. I’m really not good at taking pictures of things I do. But I did make one for my daughter and husband. His is punisher and vw.

I’ve already got an even bigger list of things I want to do soon. I got to make things for my niece’s first birthday. I need to finish bags and wanted to make myself a coat. So excited about the coat I never make anything for myself.

Strange days

On December 17, 2020 By Laura PetersLeave a comment

I don’t know why but the closer I get to Christmas the less free time I have. I have someone staying with me, my daughter’s schooling,been babysitting more, and dinners taking longer. Today I watched my niece she left I started dinner got that set and starting my daughter’s schooling. Everything took way longer and by time I was able to sew or make gifts it was 8pm and almost time for my daughter’s bath. I got two more towels done and cut fabric for some of the placemats. Main word is some. I feel like I’m way behind. Hard to know what to get teens like shit I don’t know. They all just hang in there rooms all day or with there friends. Kids are easy you go by age. But teens so dramatic and if you get them something a little childish they’re too cool for it if you get them something overly mature they act like for old people only. Really not a fan of teens. I was really never that way I really didn’t care I liked what I liked. Ok going to watch random show.

Why pants

On December 16, 2020 By Laura PetersLeave a comment

I have a pair of pants/leggings I love them there textured and cute. But they collect everything. Why did you make these pants collect anything they touch. The list is hair,thread, fabric,leaves,grass,sticks, any and all things that happened to be on the floor. Even when I wash them the stuff stays stuck on so I have to pick the stuff off. I have other leggings and none of them do this. I’m tired and randomly wondering why.

Like look at that cool texture. It feels so weird. I like just rubbing my hand over it. But why does everything stick to it.

Busy days

On December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 By Laura PetersLeave a comment

Been busy lately sister came over and ended up watching her baby for while. Anyone else have a niece or nephew come over and there parent just hand them over and you watch them the entire time. I feed her, bathed her, change diaper and play until she leaves. I put my roast in Crock-Pot while I was watching the baby. My sister acts like it is impossible to get anything done with her baby. She’s a really easy going baby. I was very lucky with my baby also I use to putt her in her swing chair and she would just watch me clean the kitchen. The roast came out so good would of took pictures but as soon as I made a bowl I ate it like I was starving. I cleaned and that was my day. Today I made french toast with the Walmart dollar french bread my daughter loves it. Weather here was pretty nice today we rode bikes and went for a walk. But as soon as we came in the house it poured.

Did something but of course not what I planned

On December 10, 2020 By Laura PetersLeave a comment

Well I made little adorable breakfast sandwiches. I made them with precooked sausage patties scrambled eggs with cheese. They were good.

Instead of making placemats today I made hanging towel.

Came out cute there for my mother in-law.

Even more procrastinating with starting new project

On December 8, 2020 By Laura PetersLeave a comment

Ok woke up early didn’t want to wake up my child as early so I made Christmas ornaments. I painted them yesterday but today I decorated them. I used embossing powder and tired using blow dryer to melt but didn’t work so had to put in oven. Which really sucks it was only reason I bought a blow dryer. So that’s lame. Also added some glitter and they came out adorable.

After that I decided to make blueberry jam and it came out so good. I did cut out padding for the placemats I need to start so there’s that. Yet at same time I decided I needed to make four sets of four so 16 placemats before Christmas.

Then I decided to make quesdillas from scratch including the flour tortillas and the jalapeno sauce. But they came out delicous also. My daughter loved them of course my significant other was like there ok. But ignore him the mans idea of good food is peanut butter and jelly or cereal for dinner. Yeah like seriously and he’s 33 I don’t understand it either eats like five year old.

Tomorrow hoping to make at least one placemat mostly to get idea of what I want it to look like. So wish me luck.

Working on my to do list

On December 7, 2020 By Laura PetersLeave a comment

I used old top sheet fabric and rest is fabric I bought

Got a lot done yesterday yet at the same time procrastinating. I need to make my mother in-law placemats should be the first thing I do. But what do I do I embroidered the fabric for the makeup bags I need finished by may. Then I decide to recover my ironing boards. After that I cut out and sew eight pairs of jammy pants for my daughter and my niece and a jammy top. Im getting things done but I also keep making more things to do. Like I already decided to make my daughter a bag does she need it now definitely not. Yet still most likely going to make today.

I also made homemade pizza and cleaned my kitchen.

I like adding small bows or cute things to my daughter’s clothes. It’s also helps make sure she will actually wear it. Went through patch were she wouldn’t wear anything I made. Last year I was a dinosaur for Halloween and had lots of green flannel left over I made a pair of pants for my niece and my daughter was upset she wanted green paints. I was honestly going to try to dye them to better color but I guess she likes. Also my daughter wants the little ironing board I recovered so cute.

Made some bags today

On December 5, 2020December 5, 2020 By Laura PetersLeave a comment

I made some bags today one was a test bag and the other was for someone. I’m very disappointed in them everyone else I asked said that there fine. There just so limp and disappointing. I made the mistake to buy a bold of interfacing I never used hoping I would be able to use for bags. But it just doesn’t work in my opinion. It’s such a disappointment.

I know I expect alot from myself but I really don’t like that they gave like no structure. Just so flimsy and disappointing. I made one before for my sister didn’t like and I tried stiffining it up with thin interfacing to make then a tad stiffer. It seemed to work until I finished making them just dissapointing. I make the dork bag to test the embroidery frame I just got I purposely used fabric I didn’t like and wrote dork so if it came out horrible I wouldn’t care that much. My daughter wants it doesn’t know it says dork but it’s whatever. Just got seven more bags to go.