I was busy working on Valentine's Day gifts, which is why I waited to write about them here. I am a sucker for anything involving pink and hearts so I kept busy with crafting and baking. My focus shifted from crocheting to baking at the end of January.
Not everything is pictured, but I promise I made:
- Smiski fruit hats (strawberry and orange for Ran and Can, respectively)
- Love letter book sleeves (now with heart buttons!)
- Crochet egg coasters (the only crochet items my friends actually want)
- Chocolate-covered strawberry crochet keychains (there is a crochet Youtube tutorial for everything, I swear)
- And various pink and heart-shaped baked goods: chocolate cupcakes with strawberry icing, a raspberry chocolate ganache tart, brownies with (leftover) strawberry icing, madeleines and pink marshmallows which were only partially successful, strawberry cheesecake rolls, personalized sweetheart sugar cookies, and strawberry chocolate chip cookies
This was perhaps the most baking I've ever done in my life. I spent a small fortune on butter.
I've been having more fun this winter than I usually do. It's likely due to a combination of different factors, but I think a large part is because I have more (close) friends to chill with in this city now. C: It is also probably related to better daily habits. I have discovered that eating better, exercising regularly, and sleeping more really does make you feel better, unfortunately. :C
