It's still January, barely, well ok when I started writing this post is was, so Happy February Y'all...and I'm still talking about what I want to make sure I do LOTS of in the next 11 months, or really just always.
Setting intentions, and one of my favorite things over the last year was gathering with girlfriends to create. I want to do this more, I need to do this more. It fills my soul and I love being creative in different ways.
This is why I love the Crafters Box subscription, they find the coolest crafts and gather everything needed to make it happen, including an inspirational instruction video, all you have to do is get a date on the calendar with your friends, gather the ingredients for your favorite cocktail, and in this case, add bacon...
Sally mixed up a brilliant winter cocktail, Rosemary Maple Bourbon Sours. These are the right balance of sweet and sour with a solid foundation of good bourbon. Best trick for any cocktail, add a sprig of any herb, immediately ups your drinking game style. Most likely you have something growing in your yard that will do just the trick. Stay tuned tomorrow, yes tomorrow for the recipe.
Erin had the brilliant idea of Bacon Flights. Have you ever heard of this? Basically pick your favorite, may I suggest Rosemary Candied, Praline and Bourbon Brown Sugar Maple, the fourth was a thick cut peppered bacon, simply serve them in mason jars with little menu tags. The easiest and most popular dish at any gathering.
Of course no gathering is complete without a cheese plate, and an heirloom pumpkin bread rounded out our brunch. It was divine. I'm salivating now, and it's bedtime. darnit.
Our craft was tapestry weaving, using the Pibione technique, an ancient practice kept alive by a group of artists on the island of Sardinia in Italy. How cool is that? This may be my favorite one yet. The loom was handcrafted in studio in San Diego, and the incredible fibers we used were hand-dyed indigo, Merino Wool and even recycled water bottles. This is why I'm so crazy about the Crafters Box. Even if I happened upon the idea of Pibione tapestry weaving, finding all these amazing materials and the talented artists to instruct, it's really an incredible product.
We spent most of our time together assembling our looms. The best part is that there is a part two to this project, so stay tuned for our finished projects.
Happy Friday. Thank you for reading.
Photos by Kristen (that cute baby belly pictured above.) Thank you to Sally for letting us use her wonderful space.
best,
Kirsty
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