Some very special friends of mine.
The Christmas Cactus had only one bloom open Christmas day. The cold weather set it back a week or so. But we will be going into the New Year in full bloom.
Wow What a great gift.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Friends going into the New Year.
Some very special friends of mine.
The Christmas Cactus had only one bloom open Christmas day. The cold weather set it back a week or so. But we will be going into the New Year in full bloom.
Wow What a great gift.
I gave up coffee for the New Year.
Since I gave up coffee I have turned my interest to Tea. Green tea mainly.
I have ordered my plants and they just arrived.
Of Coarse I hear the sounds of friends and family saying "nothing grows here like it does up north" Right? Well it is right some things don't grow in this area,,unless you give the plant what it wants. If you find out the requirements of the plant you can grow anything. Just give it what it wants.
So I spent the day mixing sand, compost, and potting soil to get just the right weight. I have my pots in the cart for now until I find the perfect spot that meets all of the requirement of the Tea plants.
When I find the perfect spot I will unload the cart and next year I will harvest my very own tea.
I have ordered my plants and they just arrived.
Of Coarse I hear the sounds of friends and family saying "nothing grows here like it does up north" Right? Well it is right some things don't grow in this area,,unless you give the plant what it wants. If you find out the requirements of the plant you can grow anything. Just give it what it wants.
So I spent the day mixing sand, compost, and potting soil to get just the right weight. I have my pots in the cart for now until I find the perfect spot that meets all of the requirement of the Tea plants.
When I find the perfect spot I will unload the cart and next year I will harvest my very own tea.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Baged and tagged
My Christmas bags with the gifts inside and the homemade tags. This may look like alot of work, but it is not! The gathering of materials can be done all throughout the year.
Cut out squares and sew in front of the TV while watching a good movie. Just do a few at a time. Invite a friend or two to come and help decorate the bags. Have a little party made out of it, cookies and coffee some glue and alot of laughs.
Tags can be cut out of anything. Old card or new ones. a whole box of assorted Christmas cards at the dollar tree 20 for a buck and when you cut them up you can get 3 or 4 tags from one card.
The foam cutouts I picked up after Christmas at Joann's for 20 cents, a whole package of them. They are large and with a little ribbon and a marker they are great.
Oh yes, and if you sneak around you can pick up the leftover tags and keep them for next year. At least the foam ones.
Have a happy blessed Christmas and a happy New Year.
Cut out squares and sew in front of the TV while watching a good movie. Just do a few at a time. Invite a friend or two to come and help decorate the bags. Have a little party made out of it, cookies and coffee some glue and alot of laughs.
Tags can be cut out of anything. Old card or new ones. a whole box of assorted Christmas cards at the dollar tree 20 for a buck and when you cut them up you can get 3 or 4 tags from one card.
The foam cutouts I picked up after Christmas at Joann's for 20 cents, a whole package of them. They are large and with a little ribbon and a marker they are great.
Oh yes, and if you sneak around you can pick up the leftover tags and keep them for next year. At least the foam ones.
Have a happy blessed Christmas and a happy New Year.
make your own gift tags
Don't buy gift tags. Save last years Christmas cards that people send. Cut out the pictures from the front of the card and the inside greetings.
You can cut the cards into interesting shapes or cut around the figures on the cards.
Foam board or foam cutouts are really cheap after Christmas and you can decorate them as much or as little as you want.
Use a simple paper hole punch to make holes in card cut outs and foam. Thread ribbon through the holes and tie around the top of the gift bags or use on your traditional wrap. Pick up a few sharppie markers to write on the card tags or foam. They work great on the shiny card stock. It makes the gift wrap so much fun and the big tag is so much nicer than those little stick on things. Make it personal for yourself.
You can cut the cards into interesting shapes or cut around the figures on the cards.
Foam board or foam cutouts are really cheap after Christmas and you can decorate them as much or as little as you want.
Use a simple paper hole punch to make holes in card cut outs and foam. Thread ribbon through the holes and tie around the top of the gift bags or use on your traditional wrap. Pick up a few sharppie markers to write on the card tags or foam. They work great on the shiny card stock. It makes the gift wrap so much fun and the big tag is so much nicer than those little stick on things. Make it personal for yourself.
Forget the wrap.
Forget the wrap. Have some fun, cut up old clothing, gather up scraps of material. visit the local thrift store and buy up some items that have nice material
Cut ans sew into simple bags. simple like a pillow case with one end open. Decorate with felt cut outs glue, fabric paint, glitter, the ideas are endless.
Put your gifts in the bags and use Christmas tags.
Cut ans sew into simple bags. simple like a pillow case with one end open. Decorate with felt cut outs glue, fabric paint, glitter, the ideas are endless.
Put your gifts in the bags and use Christmas tags.
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