Last of the Summer

Hello Guys and Gals,

I meant to post this last week but I got caught up with paying bills and birthday type things. Not to mention actually making my tomato sauce. I do a batch of tomato sauce at least once a month from the start of tomato season to the end. I use only fresh ingredients straight from the farmers' market and I grind up my spices myself.

Getting ready for the pot!

I grew the basil in this batch of tomato sauce but I found out very quickly that I'm not very good with veggies. I can grow mums like crazy but everything else seems to die on me. (I'm told I care for them too much). But anyway my sauce, it is an all day affair that takes about an hour and a half of prep time and four to six hours of cooking depending on the batch.

After four hours of simmering

Oh it was so yum. This was the first batch I decided to can, the rest we ate up fast. The canning was an interesting process, I'd never done it by myself before. Sure long ago as a kid I had canned strawberry jam with my grandmother but really I had only filled the jars.

This time though, I did everything myself and boy did I make a mess (sorry no pictures). But in the end it turned out great. We gave jars to our parents and still managed to have three left over for the winter. So exciting! Every-time I open the pantry I see them and grin.


We've found that this tomato sauce pairs great with a sweet red wine. Our suggestions would be Oliver soft red or Smith-Berry Farms Flat Rock Red (both delicious local wines and fairly inexpensive). As a matter of fact I might break open a jar and nom some of this tonight :)

Tomato sauce pasta with mozzerella cheese, Smith-Berry Farm wine.
Flowers and Cherry tomatoes fresh from the Farmers' Market

Cheers,
Artful Anthropology

Leather, Lace and Cogs

Good Morning,

The sun is shining and it is gearing up to be a beautiful day. We are readying ourselves for the Louisville Steampunk Tea Party this weekend and our little suitcase show. There is a lot to do this week and unfortunately my crocheting fingers have yarn block. not exactly the best time! However we are chugging right along with our jewelry. Here's a peek at my favorite pair of earrings, I'm sorely tempted to keep these.

Lock and Key earrings

We're very excited about our new pieces, and boy have we been stretching our imaginations on these! I'll leave you today with a few more teaser pictures of our wares for this weekend.

Mad Hatter

Leather/Lace Choker

We have lots of exciting things even our costumes are handmade, well most of them, the coat of Liz's is doubling as a Halloween costume this year.

Steampunk Over Coat

Cheers,
Artful Anthropology

Steampunk Month!

Good Morning Everyone!

It's a bit of a gloomy day here with a drizzling rain and chill weather. I love it. The weather is telling me that fall is right around the corner and coming on fast.

On a more business like note, we have started a Facebook page where all of our wares will eventually be displayed. This month's theme is Steampunk! Check out all of our jewelry and in a few days we'll have some costumes up.

Why costumes? For the Louisville Steampunk Tea Party of course! On Sunday 18 September Artful Anthropology will have a Suitcase Shop down at the riverfront. Come in costume and bring a snack to share among like minded individuals. It will be loads of fun!

Also participating in the Steampunk Tea Party is Number Nine Designs, a local shop on Frankfort Ave here in Louisville, KY. Check out their Facebook page or if you are local, stop by the store and check out their beautiful wares.

Finally, for all you Steampunk fans in Louisville visit the blog, Louisville Steampunk. It keeps people up-to-date on Steampunk news and events in the Louisville area. Quite informative!

Here's a teaser, and watch for other things to be uploaded soon. Oh! and not just Steampunky thing either, we do much more, so stay tuned!

Cheers,
Artful Anthropology

So It Begins...

Artful Anthropology is the brain child of two enterprising young women in Louisville, Kentucky. We work out of our home and create a variety of items from clothing and jewelry to dolls and toys. We hope to use this blog as a chronicle of our achievements as crafters, cooks and as a journal of our progress towards our goals.

Our Goals
-To create more imaginative crafts
-To become better businesswomen
-To network with other Crafters

On a more personal level we hope to use whatever income we generate from our craftiness towards our academic goals.

Cheers,
Artful Anthropology