There are two ideas that are mulling around in my mind as to what I would like my 20% project to be. The first is book binding, because I love books, and the idea of being able to bind a book is utterly awesome. The second idea is to become a "better" baker. I put better in quotation marks, because, as it stands right now, I am an awesome baker. If I have a recipe. From the back of a box. And my mom standing there reminding me of every little step. And also there to pull the delicious treat out after I have forgotten about it and before it burns. There are a few questions I have before I decide on what I should do.
Book Binding 1. How expensive is this? 2. Are there enough online blogs and tutorials to cover my lack of knowledge? 3. Are there different kinds/styles of book binding? (see ... lack of knowledge) 4. Is there a potential to hurt myself? 5. How quickly does book binding happen? 6. Is there a "master" local book binder I can learn from? 7. What am I going to create, a journal, a binding of my students work, a collection of poems that inspire me? 8. Is this more difficult the bigger the book gets? 9. How expensive is nice leather for a cover material? 10. Is leather an acceptable cover material or is there something better? | Baking 1. How time consuming will baking be? 2. What are some preliminary precautions I should take to prevent burning myself and/or burning the house down? 3. How expensive can this become? 4. Where do you find the more "exotic" ingredients 5. Can this transfer over to decoration, because, you know, presentation is 90% of baking, or something like that. 6. Is there a "master" baker I can learn from? 7. Who will eat all of the stuff I make? 8. What will I make, a new recipe every week, or work on perfecting one recipe? 9. Who will eat all of the stuff I burn? 10. What strategies can I take to help defend against the inevitable weight gain? |