Hand Dyed Scarves

These are some of the scarves I have hand dyed as of late. Some were Christmas gifts, so I had to wait to post pictures. I did not wrap them but let the recipient choose among several scarves. Without fail, they chose exactly the one I predicted.

 

 

This is one I chose for myself.

English Trifle--A Christmas Tradition

You know you are related when you get on Facebook and your cousins are posting pictures of the English trifle they have made for Christmas. I was no exception.

This is my version that I took to a lovely Christmas Eve dinner with close friends.

 

This dessert is amazing easy to make and is a great way to use up yellow cake if you have some extra. You start by loosely stacking slabs of the cake in the bottom of a trifle dish. I used the shells that are traditionally used for strawberry shortcake because they were on sale, but ladyfingers and Twinkies--yes, Twinkies--will even do.

 

Next, I mixed up a large batch of strawberry gelatin and drizzled it over the cake. The gelatin should just cover the cake. It's all right if a tiny bit of the cake sticks up above the surface as long as it is coated with the gelatin mixture. Chill until the gelatin sets. 

 

My version of trifle includes a layer of Mandarin oranges. A small can will do. I just drained the oranges and sprinkled them over the set gelatin.

 

Next I mixed up a large box of instant vanilla pudding, poured that over the top, then chilled it all in the refrigerator for about an hour. Finally, I topped it all off with Cool Whip. An easy dessert, but you do have to plan ahead because of the chilling requirements.

 

Merry Christmas!

 

More Scrappy Log Cabins

Vacation time! Yesterday morning, I was up by six and piecing batik scraps in my jammies. I squeezed in some laundry, dishes, and general organizing. And some classic movies and naps. I am recuperating from two rounds of varicose vein laser ablation. All went well, but I am still quite tired.

 

My neighbors probably think I look a little strange walking to and from my garage laundry room in pajamas, compression stockings, and tennis shoes, but I really don't care. My legs and feet are feeling a whole lot better!

These Scraps Will Never End!

This weekend I spent some delicious time doing some brainless piecing of random log cabin blocks from my huge collection of batik scraps.

 

 

I got two large blocks and twelve smaller blocks completed.

 

 

I also did some hand-dyeing and will post those pictures later.

 

 

Hand-Dyed Infinity Scarves

I had a little bit of fun this weekend dyeing some infinity scarves that I purchased from Dharma Trading Company along with some new colors of dye. Most of them I dyed in jars. The two lighter peach scarves, I dyed with ice.

 

A shot from the flip side.

 

I am still fascinated by all the surprises that come with hand-dyeing.