making and gifting

last week i got a goodbye/good-riddance gift from my buddy cameron in vancouver. it was a photo album chronicling our shenanigans over the last few years. further proof that personalized gifts are better. this is easily one of the coolest things i've ever received. a special thanks goes out to his girlfriend and apple computers for their help. here are some selected pages:

*note that i wasn't actually drinking from the pitcher. it was just for the photo. what kind of lush do you take me for!?*

i'm still alive!

the last month has been crazy with the move out of vancouver and the road trip back to colorado. it's about to get crazier with an upcoming trip to europe and the great unknown after that. i have had a little time while i've been in colorado relaxing with friends and family to make and do though. my latest little project were a couple of iphone cases i had promised to some friends in british columbia (although they will not receive them unless i get an address soon... cough cough... hint hint). these were inspired by a couple of cases i found while wasting my life away in the blogosphere.





*note* there is an impending blog hiatus (or at the very least a significant slowdown) as i take off for other continents, but if i have an opportunity to make stuff of do stuff in other places i will try my best to post them. there will probably be a supplemental travel blog (although i use the term "blog" loosely) while i'm away and i will link to it once it's up and running.

bon voyage vancouver

today i'm leaving town...

five second making

while cleaning behind my fridge yesterday i found a molson pilsner bottle cap. given that "the pils" is my canadian beer of choice i decided to make myself a parting souvenir. after five seconds, a little glue, and a spare magnet my work of art was complete. this isn't quite my masterpiece, but since i have lots of scrubbing yet to do the bigger projects will have to wait.

*smarmy car-salesman spiel goes here*

update: nevermind, i gave them away to friends.

i'm not surprised considering i've put zero effort into promoting/networking, but after sitting on etsy for a few months the bags are still there and i need to go (i.e. i'm leaving for colorado next week, then berlin, then somewhere else tbd). so, in the interest of selling the bags as opposed to watching them collect dust in the back of a closet i've priced them at the cost of materials. it would be nice to sell them on etsy, so i can get references, but i'm flexible. i'm pretty sure i have three readers on here (including my mother, so i'm not sure this will help, but if you happen to know anyone who would like a cheap shoulder bag send them to the etsy site. if you help me sell one i'll make you something cool. i promise.

making and baking

so, i haven't gotten around to my ipod cases yet, but i did use some of my new found free time making something today (side note: not working is awesome!). in the interest of emptying my cupboards prior to moving out in a few weeks i decided to put my bag of lentils to good use. i busted out the essential vegetarian cookbook and whipped up a batch of lentil and chickpea burgers with coriander garlic cream sauce. i will now be eating these things every day for the next two weeks as it makes a ton. the good news is that they taste delicious! i doubt the publisher wants me posting the recipe online, so, go buy the book because it's awesome. i highly recommend the tagliatelle with asparagus and herbs on page 114.

ipod cases

apparently felt cases for electronics are the next cool thing. i need to get on the bandwagon. i certainly have enough electronics. now that i don't have a job i've got plenty of time to make something. check out this one and this one on make.