Week in Review – hot summer, cool house & living jewelry

Week in Review – hot summer, cool house & living jewelry

104*

In the shade.

Is it any wonder that I am feeling ready for summer?

And guess what I was doing a lot of this week? Gardening for a client! Geez it was hot, but you see, there is a special party tonight!

I was asked to make 4 of my succulent dish gardens for a few tables. Then the project grew, like a good garden project should.

With that start & the heat, we opted for succulents, natives and some New Zealand Flax for height.

Do you like the strappy flax? I do…

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Lots of people say succulents are growing on them these days. What if they were really growing on you? If you shop at Passion Flower to Wear @Etsy the succulents will do just that. Handmade rings, bracelets & necklaces crafted from tiny live plants!

I thought it was just me who was feeling the sand between my toes, then my friend Yvonne @ StoneGable busts out with the most beautiful post on summertime. From corn on the cob to flags on parade, Yvonne highlights all the goodness of summer.

Definitely Pin worthy photos that will put you right in the groove. Go see!

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Stepping out of the heat into this Beverly Hills home would be like a cool drink of water. Which it was to me, when I had the chance to visit this week & snatch a a few photos.

See those chairs? Made from wash line rope looped around a metal chair frame. I told you so cool…earthy & modern. So different from MSH, but I really could have moved in.

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Anyone who refers to themselves as a “wild woman” sparks my interest. Yours too I bet…

In keeping with our theme, how about a Pinterest Board called “The Succulent Wild Woman”! Interested? I am… Check it out on Pinterest, as the board is this week’s Pinterest Board of Interest. If succulents are growing on you literally or figuratively click to follow!

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Not only is the temperature on the rise, but it is Friday. Did I mention a cool drink of water…well, hold the water and give me one of these.

I do like a bit of bourbon now & again. It is all that Southern in me ~ Southampton, South of Houston (SoHo), Southern California & my parents do live in Georgia.

Cheers my friends!

Have a wonderful weekend,

** Kelly **

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We gaan weer vlechten. 4 hippe vlecht tutorials zodat jij er straks hip bij loopt!

We gaan weer vlechten. 4 hippe vlecht tutorials zodat jij er straks hip bij loopt!

We hebben afgelopen week al wat leuke vlecht tutorials geplaatst. Deze zijn heel goed ontvangen en daarna hebben we behoorlijk wat verzoekjes ontvangen of we nog wat meer vlecht tutorials kunnen plaatsen. We zijn nu druk bezig met een eigen youtube channel waar allerlei leuke vlecht filmpjes op worden geplaatst. Wanneer die af is zullen er veel meer vlecht tutorials worden geplaatst. Tot die tijd hebben we hier 4 hippe vlecht tutorials voor je zodat jij er straks hip bij loopt!

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Watering Can Garden Art Tutorial

Watering Can Garden Art Tutorial

If I had to pick a favorite collectible garden item, metal watering cans would top the list.

If they handle really well, I use them for watering the plants. The rest are made into garden art.

This watering can garden art project is very simple and adds a fun touch of whimsy to the garden. You'll need just a few materials and it should only take an hour or so to complete.

PROJECT TIME: 1 HOUR

Wires are threaded through the spout and secured inside the watering can.

Crystals, beads, and marbles are attached to the wires to look like water spilling out. That's it!

Selecting a watering can

When using a watering can for garden art, it doesn't matter if there are holes in the bottom. In fact, this is good for drainage if it will also be used as a planter.

Make sure the watering can spout is designed in a way that you can easily thread wires through it. Some have openings too tiny for this.

I've created a collection of materials needed here.

• Wire
  Select your wire gauge based on how firm you want the wire to be. The smaller the gauge number, the thicker the wire.
  I use 16 – 20 gauge for most garden art projects.
• Wire snips (cutters)
• Gloves
• Safety glasses

3. Attach crystals and beads to spout wires.

Make one big crystal water drop or use a bunch of different sizes and lengths to get a dripping effect.

(Optional) Wrap copper wire around marbles, leaving enough length at one end to secure to spout wires.

Done!

As you can see in the photo ( left), I like to display my garden art collections on old wooden ladders. I love the contrast of the rustic ladder with the elegance of the crystals.

More Watering Can Garden Art Ideas

• Stack large watering cans one on top of the other, forming tipsy pot planters.
• Hang watering cans with crystals (like I've shown you here) over bird baths or planters.
• Turn them into garden planters by adding a few drainage holes in the bottom. This post tells you how to plant containers and keep them looking great all season long.
• Hang them on a fence or shed wall in order by size or grouped by colors.
  
  You really can't have too many.

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Water Faucet Flower Pot

Water Faucet Flower Pot

I started with this Ice Cream tub, yes yummy! I have however given up ice cream, well let me back up...In August I quit eating Blue Bunny & switched to Skinny Cow! Lordy Lordy that Skinny Cow is really good! Anyway one day while washing this tub to put into the recycle bin & by the way I hate to waste water to wash things for the recycle bin, but you gotta pick your evils right now & I choose recycling! I held this tub up & knew exactly what I wanted to do with it & an old water faucet I had of my Grandmothers.

I brought the tub to my shop & cut a hole in it where I wanted the faucet to go. I then coated it with tile adhesive. Two objectives with this tile adhesive...one it hides the colorful labels on the tub & two it holds the glass gems to the tub! I also glued a washer on the front to help stabilize the weight of the faucet on the sides of the tub. I choose the bright blue glass gems as blue was my Grandmothers favorite color!

I used another washer on the back to help with the faucet weight, as well as purchasing this big bolt to hold the faucet to the side of the tub. This way the faucet can be removed anytime if needed.

I got some silver Mardi Gras beads my Mother had on her Christmas tree & cut three pieces off. I used a sturdy piece of wire and wrapped the top of the beads together, then ran the wire through the faucet. I finished off the project with a bright white grout and one top coat of polyurethane to give everything a nice shine & it also seals the grout. The Faucet Flower Pot would fall over before I grouted it, but as you can see she sits nice & tall & pretty on her own.

Now all she needs is to be filled with dirt and a few succulents!

Updated this piece. I like it so much better now!!

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Warm Brown with blonde and honey highlights

Warm Brown with blonde and honey highlights

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Wait Until You See These Time Lapse Photos of Sunflower Micro Greens Growing!

Wait Until You See These Time Lapse Photos of Sunflower Micro Greens Growing!

Sunflower micro greens are deliciously nutty with the flavor of raw sunflower seeds but with the texture of spinach. They are easy to grow in just about any container you can find around the house. I like clear plastic salad mix boxes, which are food safe and easily available. But the real magic comes from watching the salad box fill with fresh greens in days to weeks. It’s a fun project to get your garden therapy in the winter and you will love how great they taste. It’s easy to do as well. See the step-by-step instructions in this post:

Now come along on a photo journey of how these greens grow, from seed to sprout!

Sunflower Sprouts March 17 (2) (Small)

Micro greens are different than sprouts because they are grown in soil or a soil-like medium. This is a time lapse photo journal of about 2 weeks growing time for my sunflower micro greens.

Sunflower Sprouts March 17 (4) (Small)

For more information on how to grow them, check out this post on growing micro greens in a chicken dome. For information on sprouting, check out this post on sprouting mung beans and green peas in a mason jar or this post on my Fresh Life Automatic Sprouter.

Day 1

Sunflower Sprouts March 1 (Medium)

Day 5

Sunflower microgreen Sprouts March 5. (Medium)

Day 7

Sunflower Sprouts March 7 (Medium)

Day 15

How to grow sunflower micro greens sprouts

Day 17

Sunflower Sprouts March 17 (Medium)

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'Vintage' Tiara Headband

'Vintage' Tiara Headband

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Vintage Skate Swag

Vintage Skate Swag

Authors John Gillespie & Christina Symons join us today with a festive winter project from their book, Everyday Eden: 100+ Fun, Green Garden Projects for the Whole Family to Enjoy (Harbour Publishing).

Vintage Skates as Festive Holiday Decor

Swish Swag

Who doesn’t have a pair of old skates lying around the basement gathering dust? You can transform them into this charming vintage skate swag in just a few simple steps.

Vintage Skates

Put those babies back into use as charming holiday décor for your door. Embellish your skates with holly and other holiday greens from the garden, some fancy ribbon and a candy cane or two. You may also want to use bells, seed pods, holiday ornaments, mini gourds or small tree fruits.

Materials

• Pair of skates (vintage secondhand skates are also readily available at thrift stores)
• Heavy-duty or double-ply garden twine
• Assortment of greens from the garden
• Two jars that fit inside the skates
• Ribbon, pinecones and other decorations like bells, seed pods,
• holiday ornaments, mini gourds or
• small tree fruits

Clean the skates and replace the laces with heavy-duty or double-ply garden twine.

Mason Jars for making skate swag

Find two small jars that will fit inside the skates. They will keep your greens in place and also hold water (optional) to keep them fresh.

Bundles of Evergreens

Select an assortment of greens from the garden (holly, cedar, salal, etc.) and tie into two neat bundles. Place the bundles in the jars and trim the ends until you have a pleasing display.

Vintage Skates as Festive Decor

Decorate your skate swag with more ribbon, pinecones, and ornaments and then hang it in place on your front door or potting shed.

Everyday Eden

Be sure to grab a copy of Everyday Eden: 100+ Fun, Green Garden Projects for the Whole Family to Enjoy. The book is filled with projects using inexpensive, often recycled, materials and easy techniques. This lively collection of garden projects and practices will delight beginner and experienced green thumbs alike.

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Vintage Silver Planters

Vintage Silver Planters

Using a collection of silver pots and some colorful succulents, this weekend project is whole lot of vintage with a healthy dose of rock and roll.

Collection of Succulents in Vintage Silver

Perhaps you are part for the generation who registered for a china pattern and silver set for formal entertaining. Perhaps you are part of the generation who has had these treasures passed on but keeps them in storage, tarnished and chipped, not fully appreciated and no longer useful. It’s such a shame that a pretty milk and sugar set no longer graces a tea party, but it doesn’t mean the set can’t still hold a prominent place on the table.

Hens and Chicks planted in vintage silver cream and sugar serving set

Planting succulents in vintage silver, pewter, and china makes for charming table centerpieces, thoughtful gifts, or garden decoration. Try setting wedding tables with clusters of mismatched sets that can be taken home by the guests. Plant Mom’s favorite silver for a sentimental Thanksgiving gift. Tuck planters around the garden to delight and surprise visitors. All of these ideas ensure that the history lives on, even if you’ve gathered your collection from a thrift shop.

Hens and Chicks in Vintage Silver Dinnerware

Dressing up vintage silver with cool succulents

To create container gardens out of found pots you must first consider whether you plan to use them outdoors or inside. Succulents generally like to go almost completely dry between watering and standing water in the bottom of a pot will likely cause their demise. Outdoor pots will need drainage holes to deal with rain and garden irrigation systems. A very helpful suggestion from the book is to ask your local nursery for help drilling holes if you need them.

Bromilead in vintage silver creamer

As my pots are intended for inside the house, I choose not to create drainage holes. I find that I’m pretty good at managing to not over or under water my plants. I also change up my plantings often which means the soil will get the needed attention. That being said, drainage holes are recommended if you plan to do a bit less fussing with the plants.

Vintage Silver pots for container gardening project

DIY Drainage Holes

There are two ways to make drainage holes in silver pots: hammer and nail, and electric drill.

First, protect your eyes with goggles. Hammer a nail where the drainage hole will go to make a divot which will act as your guide for the drill. If the nail goes all the way through, hooray, you have drainage!

If the nail doesn’t easily go through, it’s not worth destroying the piece with dents. Move to Step #2 and use a power drill with a bit made specifically for metal. Set the drill bit on the divot made by the nail and apply steady pressure to drill through the metal. Use a metal file to smooth out any burrs created from drilling. Please note: Metal gets very hot when drilling through it. Do not touch a freshly drilled hole or the bit until they have cooled.

Materials:

• Vintage silver pots
• Cactus and succulent soil mix
• Various succulents

Planting Succulents in Vintage Silver

Make it!

1. Choose you pots, plants, and location. Succulents like to be in bright light indoors, out of direct afternoon or hot summer sun.

Succulent combination of plants in Silver Planters

2. Removing the succulent from the nursery pot, place in the silver container and top up the soil with a cactus soil mix: generally a mix of peat moss, hummus perlite or vermiculite, and compost. It is specially blended to have good drainage and the right mix of nutrients for these unique plants.

Potting up Succulents in Vintage Silver

3. Top the soil with pebbles, to create a neutral background for the succulent to shine. Play with composition and use a number of different varieties of succulents in the same pot.

Kiwi Aeonium in silver sugar bowl

Keep your planters looking gorgeous for good with the tips in: the Essential Guide to Succulents.

More succulent projects to see here:

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Vintage Seed Packet Art

Vintage Seed Packet Art

To create more farmhouse feel to our kitchen eating area, I wanted to add something that pertained to fruits & vegetables.

I love the idea of huge botanical prints, but couldn’t afford the high price. So I made these vintage seed packet art pieces using some simple art supplies.

I started with some vintage seed packet images found on Pinterest – don’t you just love how you can find just about anything on Pinterest? By the way, you can follow my Pinterest boards here

vintage seed packet

You’ll need some art canvases. I like to get the ones that are already stretched on frames, which makes them easier and quicker to use.

Next step was to print out the images. Originally my thought was to hit the big box office supply store and have them print them out on their colour copier. But they don’t print out that big on regular paper, only photo paper. I didn’t want that glossy photo look, but rather a more rough n ready vintage look. So I hit Block Posters – a great site for printing off large sized images. I use them all the time.

Painting the edges with some Acrylic Paint in Espresso gave the canvases a more finished look along the edge and sides.

And then it was just a matter of getting out the Mod Podge and gluing the images to the canvas. Waiting for them to dry so I could hang them was the most difficult part of this whole project.

This wall has sat empty since we put up the batten board over a year ago. It took some time to decide what I wanted for the space. Such a simple solution just waiting for me to complete.

Now if only I could get myself to make the valance for the bay window. Seem to have “sewing block” with that project.

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