The other big accomplishment is the master closet curtains! It took intervention from my husband and both mothers to complete, but at least it is done. I used a very heavy fabric that proved difficult to work. As a result the project took much longer than anticipated. I am not sure what my problem was, it is sewing straight lines.
The final thing that I accomplished was my 'Health in Candy Form' project. It was recommended that eating Brazil nuts would be a good thing as they are rich in selenium which is great for boosting thyroid function. I am not a huge fan of Brazil nuts but luckily the daily 'dose' is only 3 to 4 nuts. I came up with this idea to make little treats; essentially the idea of a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down. (I dare you to re-read that without hearing the Mary Poppins song- ha!)
My idea: 3 nuts and a dried apricot sandwiching a small piece of melted chocolate. It turned out much better than I expected. There were some design flaws; Brazil nuts are not a good base and now that I look at the finished product they are a bit big. Next time I am going to go for a smaller square of chocolate, half of an apricot and only 2 nuts. That way I can eat two and be happy.
In the future accomplishment category, I have again re-started the Red Devil Sweater (for the last time). If it is not comfortably wearable at the end of this, I am giving it away and starting on other, better conceived projects. More on that when it moves to the done list.
