The Red Haired Amazona doesnt bake. Much.

Life has started to return to it's normal routine now that the Sonofaguns and I have returned to work and school.

Sunny Jim and I spent lots of time together over summer. This is our happy photo

And this is the photo where he just made the cute little chirp that I've learnt means "I luv you. Now I'm going to nip you so hard it leaves a welt."

It feels good to be back. I had grand plans for the holidays of taking the boys on trips out and about and of using my free time to make more crochet tutorial videos, blog posts, create and write up patterns.
I did make a few vids and faffed around with yarn. I even tweaked a few bits and pieces on the blog but nothing MOMENTOUS!
We did make a trip to the Motherships but apart from the occasional movie, that was it. We were all just tired from a busy year and truth be told, I was happy plonking around doing not much, and so were the boys.

The funny thing is, since returning to work, I've made a few new things and started writing up 2 new patterns. Even after posting my Dapper Apple Cosy last week!

I have almost finished my neon gingham cushion cover.
I plan on releasing this pattern in the next couple of weeks in my Etsy and Ravelry shops and including a few different letter combos so you can put a couple of different words on the cushion.

I also felt inspired to make a little Kawaii Amigurumi Cupcake.

I think he's rather sweet!

I played around with trying to do a swirly icing effect but couldn't get it right. But I'm quite happy with a simple top as the cupcake case has a textured effect. It was the perfect excuse to use more beads!

Now I am also getting geared up for Sonofagun No.2s birthday party. He's having a Minecraft party!

I've been inspired by loads of ideas on the Pinterest. I have started painting and spray painting boxes to look like Minecraft bricks to put outside.

I already have collected about 25 boxes with more on the way.

Here's what I managed to do in just a few short hours this afternoon. Unfortunately I ran out of green and red. But they were the cheap $3 cans from the local hardware shop so easy to get some more. The boxes don't look like much yet as they're not finished.

Gratuitous box pic

I wanted the boys to take the Minecraft experience outside. AWAY from screens! So I have plans for a few Minecraft inspired outdoor games.

I also have to bake a cake.

It may be a Minecraft style cake which may involve some weird food thingo called FONDANT.

Apparently it's a thing. I wouldn't know as generally cakes come in pretty boxes from the shops.

Or I could pike out and slather green icing and random black food thingos on a prebought slab of chocolate cake to look like a Creeper.

Because I don't bake. I can cook dinners. And make sandwiches. I am also very adept at making coffee and pouring wine. But I try my best not to bake.

It involves a level of adulting that I'm not very keen on. Like shaving my legs every week. I don't really have to, I probably should because everybody else thinks it's important. TV and the interwebs try and tell me I'd be a more desirable member of the Lady World. But no.

And for those of you who are still sputtering at the thought of any of my lady leg hairs then calm your farm. I am a redhead. Our leg hairs are transparent. They are like glistening invisible webs of nothingness. If I was predisposed to trot down the street in a miniskirt, you could count four or five random ones sticking out at weird angles on my pasty white leg skin which hasn't seen sun since 1998.

So my lovelies, I'll leave you with that wonderous thought!