My new craft!

Through the last 6 or 7 years I have developed a severe case of crafter's ADD! I love learning new things and always finding a creative outlet to express myself through. Well, I've done it again! When I was in Florida for two weeks in June, I found a small store in downtown Cocoa called the "Knit & Stitch." As I entered the store, I fell in love with the colorful skeins of yarn and beautiful varying hues of embroidery thread. I got to talking with one of the store workers who was teaching knitting at the time, and she started to show me some needle felt projects of hers. Later that week I was back at the "Knit & Stitch" for a needle felting lesson. I am loving the endless possibilities that needle felting provides. For those of you who don't know what it is, needle felting involves poking wool (very often hand dyed) into wool fabric. I have experimented with needle felting on wool pieces and also on pieces of felted wool sweater/kilts. Here are some of my first pieces that I've listed and/or sold in my Etsy shop.

www.auntieemswicked.etsy.com

T-shirt recon in honor of Season 3 of True Blood!

Woot! Woot! True Blood!!!

Infant and toddler shirts and onesies ;)

Last year I started customizing infant onesies and toddler shirts... These have made great gifts for birthdays and baby showers! I take custom orders if you want some great gifts for the little ones in your life!!!




































With matching burp clothes!

Thai Sticky Rice with Mango....Amazing!

LindaLu made this rice last night and we had leftovers today....Three words for you: Fan-tas-tic!!!
RECIPE

Thai Sweet Sticky Rice With Mango (Khao Neeo Mamuang)

Rated: Submitted By: Michelle Photo By: maimai Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes Ready In: 1 Hour 30 Minutes Servings: 4

"Sweetened coconut milk flavors sticky rice, which is then served with fresh mango in this deliciously refreshing take on the traditional Thai treat."

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups uncooked short-grain white rice 2 cups water 1 1/2 cups coconut milk 1 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup coconut milk 1 tablespoon white sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon tapioca starch 3 mangos, peeled and sliced 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Directions:

1.	Combine the rice and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil; cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer until water is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.
2.	While the rice cooks, mix together 1 1/2 cups coconut milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil; remove from heat and set aside. Stir the cooked rice into the coconut milk mixture; cover. Allow to cool for 1 hour.
3.	Make a sauce by mixing together 1/2 cup coconut milk, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and the tapioca starch in a saucepan; bring to a boil.
4.	Place the sticky rice on a serving dish. Arrange the mangos on top of the rice. Pour the sauce over the mangos and rice. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

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More crafty hats!

I've totally fallen in love with loom knitting in the winter! All my hats are double or triple stranded with soft yarn...

















My gorgeous models are SIL, Linda Lu, and nephew, Lucas Garrison...

Still crafting for the lil ones...

It's been a long time but the craft show goes on! A recap of some of my projects over the last 10 months:

Crocheted hats...

Spidey Hat!


The three hats above were made from adapting a pattern from http://missybug.typepad.com/ The model in the green above is Griffin!

The hat that LucasBear is wearing below, is a pattern from: http://www.etsy.com/shop/adrienneengar


Personal designs that were knit from the loom....


Sock girl and Sock boy Monkey hats!








More hats coming up!