Tuesday 31 May 2016
My Bargain Bulbs
I was at Wal Mart a few days after Christmas and beside the check out stand they had these boxes of bulbs left over from the holidays.
So, I bought one of Paperwhites and one Amaryllis.
When I got home and opened the boxes, the amaryllis had already grown outside of the box. I didn't know if it would still bloom or not. These were amazing in that they had a little block of loam in the bottom which you added a cup of water to and it instantly filled the flower pot with rich dirt. So, I planted the bulbs and quite honestly, I was not even sure I put them in right side up.
A gardener I am not!!
But, the amaryllis stem started growing like a weed. There were two stalks of the amaryllis. It just grew almost overnight.
This one stalk had four huge flowers on it.
Hurray! I spent four dollars for both boxes and I have certainly enjoyed them both.
I have been under the weather all week with a respiratory virus which included a trip to the Urgent Care. They of course, tested me for the Flu - which I did not have. So, I've just had the fever, coughing and sneezing all week and have spent most of it in bed. Bella loves for me to spend that much time in bed. LOL She does expect me to get up and let her out occasionally and feed her.
But, I think I am on the mend and really do need to get busy updating my Etsy shop for Spring.
Judy
Monday 30 May 2016
Spoon Bloom
Hi All,
Not much card making today but I was on a flower mission... in between a million loads of washing... well not quite that many but it sure felt like it!!! I stumbled across some tutorials of flowers made with plastic spoons!!! Life would be mighty boring for the craft addicts if we didn't have the Internet!!! So off I went to the bargain store around the corner for my $2 bag of plastic spoons.
This is the link to one of the sites I found.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zpiD3ODg3k
This is definitely a craft that needs to be either done outside or in a VERY ventilated area! Not something I would do on a daily basis, but fun anyway..
Instead of a candle, I used my trusty heat gun instead & it worked a treat!
If you have some old spoons laying around left over from a party, give this one a go. I would like to try a flatter smaller version down the track to use on cards..
Enjoy your day,
Till next time,
Luv Deb x
Sunday 29 May 2016
My Experience With Garden
I am not a gardener - as hard as Brenda tries, it's just not working with me.
I purchased this wonderful table at Habitat for $15.00 a few weeks ago. It has a metal bottom and a Formica top. As you can see in the above photo, I covered the top with a heavy duty oilcloth in a red and white check and moved it up close to the house so I would have it handy for projects.
I bought some new flowers at Lowe's including this beautiful balloon flower. I carefully planted each of these in containers following Brenda's instructions using pinecones in the bottom to save on Potting Soil. I got one big pot done with two purple plants and a yellow one. I'm not big on names of flowers.
I got this really large Variegated Oregano on sale for $3.00 because it was really dry and neglected. It looks pretty good for a couple days of water and TLC.
Supplies include, of course, a Sonic Diet Coke.
I also decided to make my Fairy Garden for this year. I had this cute little metal wagon I had gotten somewhere and planted some small, low growing plants. I did have John make nail holes in the bottom for water drainage. It's pretty full!
I added some itsy bitsy clay flower pots and a pair of bright yellow rubber boots - I think they are called Welties???
It'll be fun to see everything grow (I hope).
Then I decided to clean out my flower bed around my little weeping cherry tree. It has plants that are doing great, but I wanted to make a border out of vintage china saucers. So, I start digging and cleaning it out.
That lasted about 5 minutes and I ran upon a snake. It seemed like it was about 6 foot long, however, John said it was a tiny garden snake. I am petrified of snakes of any size and kind.
So, that's probably the end of my gardening for this year.
I'll tend to the plants on the table next to the back door. The border will have to wait unless John decides to do it for me.
I told you - I'm not a gardener!
Enjoy!
Judy
Friday 27 May 2016
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Dafney the Dino
Hi fellow crafties...
Well its been longer than I would have hoped to get back to blogging... yes, I'm still alive and kicking... and creating a mess... err.. I mean creating crafty things.... of the sweet variety!! Yummmm..
Ive been frantically busy building drawers and making curtains for the craft room. I have mastered the IKEA challenge!!! Gotta love the flat pack!!!! I am one with the allan key (how do you spell that?? alen, allen???)... personally I think you do soooo much better if you can see the bigger picture... I was on a mission!!!!! My punches were screaming for their new home... I will post photos of the progress later..... and the bag of nuts and bolts that come with it... I nearly had a small heart attack!!!!!!
Anyway, enough talk of my manly building adventure....
Last Friday, I spent a lovely day with my gorgeous sister... and between chatting, cups of tea and awesome spicy chicken wings, we decorated this cute cake for little Emily... 'Happy Birthday Emily... hope you had a fun day!!!' Needless to say she is Dinosaur crazy... It was a fun and very productive day making Dafney the Dinosaur. Our cute little Dino is filled with 2 boxed of LCMs. mmmm... what a shame there was some off cuts... couldn't let them go to waste... and covered with royal icing. Thanks Rob for letting me do the fun bit of the project... the Dino building... 'Rooaaarrrr' said the Dinosaur... or in Dafneys case... 'Cheese'... smile for the camera...
Thanks for a fun day Rob!!!
Cute little face.... awwww!!!
Bye for now...
Luv Deb x
Busy Busy Busy!
I have been very busy working on items for my Etsy shop for the Christmas in July week which is this week.
Today, I added these cute French fabric ornaments which come in a set of three.
Be sure and come by www.20northora.etsy.com and visit.
Enjoy!
Judy
FOUR HOURS TO VOTE FOR BRENDAS LAMPSHADE VOTE NOW!!
This is the final hours of the lampshade challenge!!
Please go vote for Brenda's beautiful lampshade at
www.lamps.com/blog/diy-lampshade-challenge/
Thanks!
Judy
Morning Cup
As we share all things crafty, my other half is heading to the dentist to get a tooth pulled... no guess where I would rather be.. mmm... lets see.. dentist V's craft room.... Yay, craft room is my winner!!!! I am physically feeling quite ill for him... poor baby..
Anyway I made a quick trip to good ole' Spotlight for ribbon to finish these 'tea-rific' cards. They were made using the fabulous Stampin' Up! Morning Cup Stamp Set. This set offers heaps of inspirational card making ideas.. topped with some glossy accents I thought they looked quite cute. The coffee rings were done by rubbing the ink pad on one of my perspex blocks, lightly squirted water using a mini mister, and stamped with a tea cup and voila... instant coffee rings... the little droplets were done using one of the French Foliage Stamps.
I would simply die if these were on one of my tables though.. My boys think I am obsessive compulsive when it comes to using coasters. If they want to rattle my cage, they would wait till I am watching and pretend to put a glass or cup on our new coffee table... then they wait for the onslaught! Typical males!!!!
Well have to wrap it up now as I need to pick up my son. Till next time..
Enjoy your cuppa..
Luv Deb x
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My Little Smoking Stand Redone!
Do you remember the little smoking stand I got a few weeks ago at the Flea Market?
Well, I redid it this week. I started out by taking off the door and cleaning the whole piece thoroughly.
I then gave it two coats of Plaster Paint's Toasted Marshmellow. After the two coats of Plaster Paint, I used the Paste Wax from Plaster Paint. Then I buffed it.
Now, don't panic anyone. I used pages out of this book - "The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson" - which had already had a bunch of pages torn out of it when I bought it.
I then used Mod Podge and torn pages to cover the door and also the little shelf inside.
After that had dried, I added a print of an old seed catalogue complete with bird and applied more Mod Podge.
I then trimmed the edges of the door and shelf and lightly sanded the edges.
At this point the door was too bright for the cabinet and so I antiqued it down around the edges with a tea dyed ink.
I intentionally left the inside of the cabinet and the door the wood finish it started with. I then reattached the door and put back the original door handle. ( Note: The inside wood is not nearly this red - it is a walnut colored stain????)
I sanded this piece down some but not a whole lot. I just sanded where there would be wear and tear - like on the corners and some on the legs.
I am very happy with how this turned out!
Hope you like it also!
Enjoy!
Judy
Tuesday 24 May 2016
10x12 Economy Stained wood Utility Shed Looking good
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Monday 23 May 2016
Machelles Shed
Machelle wrote:
"My husband built this little shed for me without any plans, the windows are all handmade and the skylight as well. It's my private getaway."
(sorry, larger image not provided)
Sunday 22 May 2016
The New Look!!
Hi Fellow Crafties,
yes... you are on the right blog... I am in the process of sitting down and looking for a new background... Its a bit like trying on new shoes... you have to try on a few before you find the one that's just right!!!
There are so many 'pretty' backgrounds out there but I wanted to stick to a more earthy feel... Dads a woodturner, Mum makes wooden earrings and other bits so I wanted to keep it woody and earthy to stick to the family tradition...
so... to cut a long story short... you may see some changes over the next few days..
Enjoy the day...
Luv Deb x
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