of the new molds today! Aren't they pretty?
tangerine + calendula
bergamot + lemongrass + poppyseed
fresh earth + french green clay ( my favorite scent)
Next I am thinking of experamenting with coffee and goats milk. And some bug soap for the summer.
Finaly got around to making Katie's curtains. She picked the fabric herself.
I learned how to use the blind stitch on my machine. I must say, it makes better looking currtains. Now for the rest of the house!!
I finished my first quillt last night!!! It the class project for our school auction. I have made small quilted items, but never an actual bed quilt. It took lots of time and planning, but it was really fun to do. I debated on weather to just do ties or to machine quilt it. I was worried that I would mess it up and have nothing to turn in for our class. Just a little pressure. After tying it and not liking the results, I decided to quilt it. I am so glad that I did. It feels so much nicer now. Three things that I found to be helpful. A walking foot on my machine, One of those magnetic thingies that keep you straight, and cotton batting. The cotton batting made all of the difference in the feel of the quilt. It is a touch more expensive, but well worth it.
I decided to go with Amy Butler's soul blossom line because it is bright and cheery. With the kids drawings being so bold, I wanted something that would blend. When it was all together I was worried about it being a little too pink, so I did a more neutral back. I used kona cotton solid with a couple stripes of the blues and greens for intrest.
Over all I am very happy with the end result and am already planning my next quilt. That I will keep!
I have a few strands of pearls that have been sitting in my jewelry box for years. Untouched. I do like pearls, but putting on a strand seems too fancy for everyday and too boring for dress up. So I decided to play with them. The fun part is I can change the ribbon whenever I want. Bow no bow, depends on my mood. Reinventing is so fun:)
It has been unseasonably warm around here lately. Though we are anxious for snow, we are enjoying working outside in sweaters too. We have been doing a lot of clearing, cleaning, collecting and exploring. When we moved in in May all of the foliage was in and we couldn't get past the thick brush. Now we can and my is there work to do. It is a delicate balance though. We don't want to upset too much, but at the same time we want to be able to use our land. Most of the Box elders are dead and need to come down. There is so much wild grape hanging on everything velcroing it together and there is more thorny bramble and honeysuckle than you have ever seen. This is not going to be a quick job. Oh no. It is going to take years. But there is something very satisfying about tending to just one spot small as it may be. If you didn't know you might not be able to tell that anything happened at all. But it did and when toady's little bit and yesterdays little bit are put together it looks like progress!
All of that progress led to two things......
a full moon fire,
and grape vine wreaths! While I twisted those pesky vines together Katie and Matt each made their very own fires. They were both lovely! Now for wreath embellishments. Hmmm.
Hexnut bracelets. They are quick and pretty easy. A little frustrating, but worth it.
Candles! I had a bunch of old candle jars that I had saved. I just popped them in the crockpot to melt the old wax out and cleaned them up. Then I put them back in said crockpot and melted beeswax in them, popped in a wick and let them set. When they were cooled down I took some modge podge and fabric scraps and went to town. Voila! Fun candles!
I got this idea from Megan. She is so talented! Pipe cleaner and felt ball flowers!
