DIY Sock Animals: A Night of Wine and Hysterics

So...
Last week no update because it was my birthday week!
Happy 21st to me!
I'm so old and can buy alcohol and things now.
Life's about to get real serious.
And..this update is delayed due to driving back to dem mountains last night from Santa Cruz and being really tired.
This update is also a lil' "older"...or whatever.
It involves drinking a bit.
Sorry.
If this offends you, stop reading and just go to this 100% G-rated website to pass the time instead.

I just want to fair warn you...this update and DIY project is a legit (in the words of my friend Kayla) s**t show. Really.
Do not expect any real instructions or detailed pictures.
The pictures were taken while slightly intoxicated from cheap wine and sugar from the failed Meyer Lemon Lavender Meringue Pie that was supposed to be this week's update.
I know, DIY sock animals minus real instructions and pictures is a let down compared to another original pie recipe from yours truly.
I am also disappointed, so don't feel so alone.
The pie was just not meant to be this week, but I promise, cross my heart and hope to die pinky swear promise, that I will do an update sometime in the future, after the sting of pie failure fades, regarding the masterful lemon meringue pie in a perfect, not messed up form.

IN CONCLUSION:
-sorry for no pie,
-sorry for no pictures, no real instructions, and a seemingly half-assed DIY project
-sorry for possible offendingness
-there will be pie in the future
-if you want to stop reading this and wasting your time, I understand. If you want to continue, then read away dear ones.

DIY SOCK ANIMALS:

Needs:

• socks to make into animals
• thread (dental floss can work, too)
• fabric scraps
• sewing needle
• wine + failed pastry
• stuffing (can be actual stuffed animal stuffing or fabric scraps, plastic bags etc.)
• optional: googly eyes + glue, buttons, embroidery thread + needle, beans, yarn and other craft materials

Sorta-Instructions

Gather materials.

Sit at the kitchen table with your best friend and open the bottle of wine.

Drink some wine.

Decide on what animal you want to make into a cushy sock form.

Text everyone on your phone because you're a little drunk and are having a slight existential crisis about the fact that you're 21, making sock animals for your blog and getting wine drunk with your best friend on a Wednesday night.

Visualize your masterpiece and cut pieces.

Giggle hysterically as you visualize said masterpiece.

When sewing body, head and other appendages, turn sock inside out and sew until theres a hole big enough for you to stick your thumb in.

Eat failed pie.

Turn sock inside out and stuff to desired squishy or stiffness, then close hole.

Invite people over.

You can add beans in the body of your buddy if you want him/her (we're staying gender neutral here) to be able to sit up. That's what I did, Courtney opted out of that arena.

Giggle more about the absurdness of your night.

Attach appendages.

Decide to make popcorn.

Embellish your lil' friend with fabric scraps, buttons, embroidery floss, whatever you've got sitting around.

Watch Avatar the Last Airbender while sewing.

My Aye-Aye and Courtney's Tarsier 

Finish embellishing your buddy and giggle some more.

Tarsier

That's it.

Aye Aye

I hope this was enlightening for you.

Heads up: I will be changing the update time from Thursday (and sometimes Friday...) to another day of the week once school starts up, so...after the 26th of September, maybe even a little before that.

It's looking like it's going to be Monday, Wednesday or Sunday evening right now, but only time will tell.

 I have a packed quarter and I will really try hard to do some sort of recipe or DIY each week, but it's also not completely plausible for me to do something in that realm every week, but I will still try to update with something. 

That 'something' may be musings, amusing anecdotes, hipster reviews about coffee and ice cream shops in Santa Cruz, pictures I have taken or scanned pieces of my art. I know that's not very impressive or fun, but hey, at least it's something.

Exciting news:

I got a real-life blog request for a recipe on cinnamon rolls! 

So, expect that next week! I'm working on a vegan and non-vegan one for fun! 

I enjoy requests, so if anyone else out there has something they want to see up here, feel free to email me or facebook me or whatever, you know, dude...send me a messenger hawk. 

(Catch that ATLA reference? Eh?)

Alright.

That actually sums up this eclectic mess of an update.

I can only hope you enjoyed it.

Have a good Friday the 13th everyone!

Love,

          Neffie