As a super late Christmas gift, I made a Harry Potter themed bottle opener (butterbeer motif seemed like an appropriate stylistic approach) for my friend Diana. The process for making this one is very similar to the bottle opener I made before, but I got to use a laser engraver for the first time ever and I wanted to show you guys that (my...

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I made panna cotta last weekend using my favorite recipe courtesy of Michael Symon IRON CHEF.  For those of you who do not know, panna cotta is an Italian dessert that is basically milk jello. It's delicious and very easy to make. Michael Symon puts a little spin to his jelly by adding some Greek yogurt goodness into the mix. Here is what you'll...

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I was told to read the book Red Rising. I did not do that for a long time. Then I was given the book electronically (via Amazon- just letting you know I didn't steal) so now I have to (because of the guilt and prodding from the gift giver). Well, I read it last night. All in one go too, meaning that it...

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Sometime in the fall months of last year, I decided to give a friend (Francis) a music box for Christmas. Well it is a month+ past Christmas and yea I did not do that.  What happened was that I bought a 15 note music box kit online. The results from that little piano were pretty good so I decided to upgrade and buy a...

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My exam results came out a few days ago and bad news guys- I didn't pass. It is a bummer. Anyway I just registered to take the exam again (this time in June) so I should hopefully pass then.  The exam is in ~120 days and there is a lot of material to review so it's back to the grind.... IMAGE SOURCE:  https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/459737170299744256/IvjOTidK.jpeg, https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/459737170299744256/IvjOTidK.jpeg ...

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I made my first shaker card today! It wasn't too hard to make, but there is certainly room for some major improvement. And since practice makes perfect, I decided to make three more shaker cards, this time with photos documenting the progress along the way for proof that I did it. Here are the supplies I used: Brush pens for coloring (I used these...

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