Stationery

I've always preferred make my own handwritten notes, but lately I've taken it one small step further by purchasing more crafting supplies and a book, Handmade Hellos. Here are a couple of cards I've made, one is a sympathy card, the other a Birthday card. I took an envelope and cut a piece of cardstock 1/8" smaller than the envelope. I then cut another piece of cardstock 1/8" smaller than the first. I rounded the corners of both by using the bottom of a glass and my exacto knife. I then cut out the shapes (in this case of a tree) on the smaller piece of cardstock and glued them together. For the Birthday card, I put a piece of patterned paper between the two.

A boost of life for my plants

I consider my plants handmade because I put all of the components together...by hand. I first select a pot and sometimes hand paint it, I then get the dirt, whether it be from my old bosses compost bin or the bagged stuff from the store, and finally select a clipping or baby plant and put it all together. The best part is watching them grow.

Last week I made green beans for dinner. I used a frozen bag of beans from the store and steamed/boiled them. After they were done, I pulled the steamer out and had about 4 cups of green tinted water left in the pot. I strained out the pieces of seeds and bean that had fallen through and used the liquid to water my plants. Every single plant I used that water on grew a new leaf over the week!

Chunky Knit Throws

This is my very first blog entry. I'm excited to see where this goes.

I was flipping through a Pottery Barn catalog and found these chunky knit blankets. I love them, so I asked my friend Katherine to teach me how to crochet. Pictures to follow.