First attempt at a new craft and a medium-sized baking disaster

So, I finally gathered my courage and gave the glass-painted, recycled CDs a try.
Here are the results:



Admittedly, they are far from perfect, but for a first attempt they aren't too bad, I think. Oh, and BTW, the one with the bells is completely coloured, it just looks funny because the light fell on it in an odd winkle.

And then, since I was feeling adventurous, I gave the lemon-pecan shortbread cookies a try.

( I used this recipe: )

And this was the result:



As you can see, I didn't get to roll out the dough and cut out any shapes. Hell, I didn't get the dough to stay in one piece! Crumbly doesn't even begin to describe its consistency. So I kneaded little balls from it (using brutal force and sheer determination) and put them into the oven. They aren't really bad, save for the fact that I can't find the taste of lemon at all. Granted, I used dried lemon zest, as I didn't have fresh lemons at home, but I even added lemon juice for moisture when the dough totally refused to cooperate, but it still went completely over. *sigh*

I think the sewing group would be willing to eat them nonetheless.

Congratulations and felicitations!

Happy Birthday, songfire3! I hope you had an epic day, with good food and good friends. Speaking of which, a life sign from you would be lovely. *hint, hint*