A Year Between Friends | March + April Projects

Last year I pre-ordered the book A Year Between Friends by Maria Alexandra Vettese & Stephanie Congdon Barnes (better known as 3191MilesApart) right away. It came in November and I loved it from page one. I flipped through the book and knew, it would be perfect for a year-long project in 2017 because each chapter is broken down into each month of the year.

For 2017 I didn't set any goals but I decided to work my way through that book. Each month I will do the projects, bake and cook the recipes and read the stories from that chapter. At the end of each month When I find the time, I will share my projects here on the blog and also make a 6x8" page for my personal Project Life® album. Today I share the March and April projects with you.

RECIPE // COCONUT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

These were SO good! I made them several times already and each person who tried them loved them as well. It's definitely one of my fave recipes so far. Really, if you want to try just one recipe from the book, make this one! I also made a batch for the freezer.

 

WHAT I DIDN'T TRY THIS MONTH
Coconut Macaroon Nests, Woolen Stuffed Bunnies, Geometric-Stencil Eggs

 

6X8 PAGE FOR MY PERSONAL PROJECT LIFE® ALBUM
(It's written in German but basically I wrote what you can read in my blog post)

 

RECIPE // SCRATCH BAKING CO.'S ALMOND CAKE

Another super delicious recipe. I used frozen rasperries instead of blueberries and I'm not quite sure if that was the reason why my berries ended up on the bottom of the cake instead sprinkled throughout. It was still super delicious. I also love that it's not a dry cake.

 

DIY // NATURAL-DYE PROJECT

The instruction said, you have to use black beans. I had red kidney beans on hand and tried it with them. This project was kind of a fail. The color of the finished fabric is so subtle, you almost can't see it.

I went to a natural dye workshop this month and learned a lot about how to dye with natural stuff. I also learned that it's really hard to dye cotton and that you have to prepare your fabric. To dye fabric and wool naturally is super interesting and I really want to dive deeper into this. We will see, where this will end up.

 

WHAT I DIDN'T TRY THIS MONTH
Natural Spring Cleaning, Honey Lemonad

 

6X8 PAGE FOR MY PERSONAL PROJECT LIFE® ALBUM
(It's written in German but basically I wrote what you can read in my blog post)

 

READ MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT HERE
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