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I’m a pretty impatient chef, so I’ve never had this problem before, but overcooked pasta is really gross. Don’t let your cat guilt you into not getting up for 45 minutes. It’s a lose-lose situation, because eventually you’ll have to get up, and you’ll be eating mushy pasta while he’s staring at you angrily from across the room. At this point, I’d rather be eating al dente pasta while he stares at me angrily from across the room.
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I’m taking web development classes this year, so I decided it was about time that I got my own website. Since I’m paying for the service, I chose to move my entire crafty site over to JessicaSuzanne.com! All the old posts and comments were imported beautifully, so the site is officially up and running!
Over the next few weeks I will be redirecting all the old posts to the new site. I will NOT be updating this site anymore, so please update your bookmarks!
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I’ve been a fan of Rare Bird Finds for a while because they have the same shopping taste as I do. But being the poor college student I am, I’m especially fond of thier 100 Goodies for $10 or Less list. They have compiled a wonderful list! Too bad 100x$10 = $1000, so I can’t have them all!
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I might be moving this site to a new domain and host. Just depends on how easy the transition is. Stay tuned… for updates!
While cleaning out my room, I found one of my little gift boxes, and couldn’t remember how I had made them. However, I did remember that way back when I had created a tutorial for them and posted them online. I searched my computer and found it! I wrote this tutorial way back in 2002. The pictures are a bit sloppy, but they get the point across.
So you wanna make a paper box, huh?
You can create this box with just about any paper, but I prefer old greeting cards. The thick cardboard makes a sturdy box that (usually) doesn’t require any tape or glue to keep it together.
First, rip or cut the card down the fold. Be sure to keep the back, since it makes the bottom of the box. You can make the box as big or small as you want, but I usually use the width of the card as the dimensions of the card. Using this measurement, cut the card into a square. The center of the square will be the top, so try to center it around something you like on the card. (For this example, I centered it around Santa’s bag; there’s a small chipmunk in it)
Turn the card over and draw lines from corner to corner.
Fold each corner to the center. Carefully crease each edge.
Take the top and bottom edges and fold them to the center, carefully creasing. Once the top and bottom edges have been folded, open it up, and repeat on the other sides.
Cut along four of the creases you just made. Only cut far enough to snip both layers of paper, no farther)
Open the two corners that you just snipped.
Grab the two points to the side of one of the open corners. Bring them together as shown in the picture. Take the corner with your other hand and wrap it over the two points.
Crease the edges of the box. The four corners should meet in the center. To make the bottom of the box, follow the same exact steps as above, except make sure the square is around a quarter of an inch smaller. The thicker cardboard, the smaller the bottom square needs to be.
Once finished, you have a cute, unique box that carries a special meaning. Unfold it, and you still have the message from a loved one, written inside.
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I have less than 24 hours to write a paper on ethics in computing. I chose software patents, although I wish I would have chosen something a bit more… exciting. But is there ever any thing exciting about ethics in computing?
So, what have I been doing for the past six hours? Not working on my paper! Here is what I have done instead:
- Watched two shows on my TiVo (Heroes and Uncommon Threads).
- Made a fabulous pasta dinner.
- Surfed crochet blogs (ripple along = yum).
- Sorted though stash for possible ripple ideas.
- Picked up my friend for a sundae at DQ.
- Ate the entire sundae.
- Talked on the phone.
- Planned my spring break trip to San Francisco.
- Read for fun and not for school (a rare occurrence!).
- Played with my kitty.
- Folded some laundry.
- Hung out with my roomie.
None of which got my any closer to writing my paper. I better brew some strong coffee (or yummy spicy tea) because I’ll be up all night!
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Speaking of loom knitting… Loom Knitter’s Circle Magazine just premiered! I’m very excited to see this magazine grow, as I feel that loom and frame knitting are poorly under represented on the internet. If you don’t know what loom knitting is, Google “Knifty Knitters” and you’ll see what all the buzz is about. What are you waiting for? Go check out the magazine!
I’ve moved!
This post can be found Here.
Can’t Knit? Can’t Crochet? You can still make tho most darling Knitted Octopi! Knit it up on a Knifty Knitter, and enjoy your own amigurumi style cutie in no time. The tutorial is a few posts down. The Icord tutorial is located here.
I’ve moved!
This post can be found Here.
Right now I’m working on sewing the mouse from this pattern of Felt Cat Toy Critters. Never mind that usually I hate hand sewing with a passion… Once, I didn’t wear my nice wool coat in 10 degree weather just because I refused to sew on the buttons myself. Luckily I had a thinner back-up coat.
I guess I just felt the need to do something meditative and not on the computer. I can barely crochet because my wrists are killing me. I think that is from one part crocheting and two parts programming non-stop. I’m also working on a hat, an amigurumi bear, and I just finished a purse. I barely have time to eat, so I have no idea why I keep starting all these new projects! Hopefully I can muster up some energy to finish then and post some pictures! For now, enjoy this wonderful pattern!
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Quick! Head over to Annie’s Attic for a darling mouse pattern!:
Annie’s Attic – “Nip” the MousePattern’s
gone, but you can find it over at freepatterns.com in the ‘Crochet Toys’ section. You have to register, but it does have quite a few of the Annie’s Attic patterns that you can download.
