Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Owly Jul

This snowy little guy is in the shop, and I'm off to the kitchen to try my hand at making the elusive vegan pecan pie. My Texan husband will love me either way, but I sure hope it comes out something like he remembers it!

12 comments:

Wendy said...

Yet another gorgeous hoop - you rule at the hoops girl! I must have a go at it myself...

Mandy Crandell said...

Beautiful! Good luck with the pie!

Tara said...

This is just so pretty. love it! Good luck with the pecan pie. Yum!

Lauren Montanaro Norster said...

oh man, how i love owls!

Alyssa said...

if the pie turns out well, will you post the recipe? i LOOOOOOOOOOOVE pecan pie! i am a vegetarian and love making things vegan if i can!

Melissa Crowe said...

Thanks, everyone! And I will, Alyssa. I made it tonight, and it looks pretty much right; I'll let you know how it tastes!

Sarah said...

God Jul till eder alla, Melissa!

Do you have a secret for drawing/marking patterns on felt? I've spent more $$ than I care to think about on marking pens/tools that just don't work, especially on dark felt. Any tips or favorite products?

Melissa Crowe said...

Hi, Sarah--most of the time I don't mark the felt at all; I just cut till I'm happy, but when I do need to mark for a template, for example, I usually just use a regular pencil, which is the only think that works very well. Then I just cut inside the line, cutting away the pencil mark. I have tried using a white pencil on darker felt, with mixed results. I have one called "Quilting Clean Erase" that I got at Joann, and it's okay. Sorry I don't have a more helpful answer!

Sarah said...

Hey, what do you know? My white colored pencil actually seems to work okay. Now why didn't I think of that? Thanks for the tip!

Melissa Crowe said...

Hooray!

Prabhakishore said...

Wonderfull. I really like your work.. beautifull..mejestic..exqusite..

Regards,
Prabhakishore

brand said...

Swiss luxury brand Piaget watch, well-known for its high-jewellery timepieces and complicated watches, had its launch party to introduce the 2010 novelties at the energy balance Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok last week.