http://www.thegirlwithacurl.com Current Crafty Constructions Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:45:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Makes you wonder what kind of bowl it'll be served in. :) Taken in a housewares store in Chinatown, Los Angeles. http://www.thegirlwithacurl.com/2009/07/vanilla-please/ Hello, Lover. What could be more seductive than the sweet promise of smooth, creamy, dense cheesecake, with a good old-fashioned graham cracker crust, topped with the freshest berries, a homemade strawberry sauce and cream whipped from scratch? Nothing, I think! Like the city named after it, this dessert has me by ... http://www.thegirlwithacurl.com/2009/07/i-%e2%99%a5-ny-cheesecake/ My name is J. and I’m a craft-aholic. I’m still alive, folks! Just literally buried under fabric, yarn and flour. Sometimes I think I have to stop to blog about (insert latest crafty or culinary obsession here), but then…I don’t. When I’m knee-deep in crochet, or quilting or baking so much ... http://www.thegirlwithacurl.com/2009/07/hello/ Having so much fun learning how make a Coin-Stack Baby Quilt at The Urban Craft Center with Alissa of Handmade By Alissa. More to come in future posts! :) http://www.thegirlwithacurl.com/2009/06/in-stitches-2/ Lovely finds from Bake It Pretty. Dainty cupcake liners. Some of them even have matching cake doilies! Whimsical cupcake toppers. My grandma had those ballerina ones! And I don't know why, but I'm totally crushing on those gnomes. Yummy sprinkles and edible glitter. The blue and pink bits below ... http://www.thegirlwithacurl.com/2009/06/cupcake-love/ Would you like a better bacon? By “better” I don’t mean there’s less fat or sodium in it. Let’s face it—bacon is bacon. You don’t futz around with it. It’s perfect in all its fatty, salty glory: golden brown, crispy around the edges, the perfect partner to pancake and eggs. ... http://www.thegirlwithacurl.com/2009/06/bakin%e2%80%99-bacon/ My uncle sent this food quiz to me via e-mail. So much fun! I like how it has a bit of food history and information for each of the answers. Think you know your brioche from your buckle? Try your hand at it HERE. What do you think my score was? I ... http://www.thegirlwithacurl.com/2009/06/will-you-pass-the-pastry-test/ After running all around the city to complete some yarn colors for my current crochet project, Mama takes me to Yarns Unlimited on Pico where they have two of the three colors I'm missing. The shop is small and unassuming. But it's well-stocked and has a friendly salesman who smiles ... http://www.thegirlwithacurl.com/2009/06/serendipity-in-a-yarn-store/ I’ve been making these for years, ever since an aunt gifted me with the cookbook Mrs. Field’s Best Cookie Book Ever (ever!). Well, she didn’t so much give it to me as I hinted, repeatedly, that I’d really really really love a copy. So, she gave me hers. Maybe more to ... http://www.thegirlwithacurl.com/2009/06/marshmallow-cloud-cookies/ Above: Awesome, recently bought crafts book. Details HERE. I’ve realized that I’m pretty much a craft whore. Take note that I’m not the sort of person who throws the “w” word around—you can ask my friends, who chide me for my prudishness, about this. (I even had trouble buying the book ... http://www.thegirlwithacurl.com/2009/06/craft-crazy/