Past ideas

When I first moved into my apartment in September, I was not in the mood to start school. So instead, I decorated the apartment, cooked and pretty much did anything, but study. Here are a few of the things I accomplished:

First I made some picture/bullentin boards for my room:

They are made of fabric, cotton batting, cork board, leather cord, and upholestry tacks. In the end, I used them as picture boards.

Inspiration: Something similar in a catalog or online.

Improvements for next time: Longer tacks or something to bend them to make sure they stay put and not poke anyone.

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Then I had still crazy craving for sushi and since I had just come back from Vancouver, Chicago sushi was not looking appealing. So I made my own:

Ingredients included: imitation crab meat, avocado, cucumber, yam and carrot tempura and mushrooms for my roommate. It tasted pretty good, but I need to improve my rice cooking skills. The rice turned out on the mushy side.

Inspiration: Hunger

Improvements for next time: Less water in the rice

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Lastly, in anticipation for the cold, I started knitting again.

My attempt at a toque turned out pretty good. It's warm, so I wear it occasionally.

This turned out to be a better idea in theory because it was like 15 C out on Halloween. I was sweating the whole night. I made an orange tube dress, used pipe cleaners to make a halter and vine to run down my arm.

Inspiration: The pumpkin headband

Improvements for next time: Check the weather