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Geranium Cuttings Will Bloom When Grown In Water!
While I do realize that this photograph is a bit vague, I took it quickly to share with you the amazing discovery that geranium cuttings grown in water produce flowers. Amazing, right? This cutting is actually a pillar geranium so it has a not only a very long stem, but its flowers form on long stems as well, which is truly lovely. So, if you travel a lot or tind that watering plants just doesn’t suit you, consider growing some plants in water, and add geraniums to that list. What other plants can one grow in water? PLEASE NOTE: I just realized that I wrote hydrangea instead of geranium on…
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Ceramic Flowers In Relief Wall Plaque
As I mentioned yesterday, I spent a good nine months going to a ceramics studio weekly with my son, and there are so many projects now in our home that i just have not had the time to share them all with you! And honestly quite a few are packed up in a box, so they won’t be seen by the world just yet…….This dimensional floral ceramic plaque however sits on the modern sideboard next to my dining room table, and while no one has actually asked about it, I really do enjoy looking at it. While I don’t really have time to delve into ceramics further, and painting…
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Whimsical Ceramic Vase With Face
We are in the middle of celebrating Passover, and I am taking a break from the computer, but have a few projects that I finally got around to photographing, though quickly. A spent about 9 months or so going to a ceramics studio with my son every week, which was so wonderful, and now we have ceramic creations everywhere……I really do need a huge studio of some sort with a huge specimen cabinet to display them all! Though possibly not this vase, which I’m quite happy with, as it adds a whimsical touch to my house, and is currently even on the side board in my dining room, filled with…
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DIY Wrapping Paper From Brush Lettering Practice Sheets!
Dear readers, now that I have shown you how to make adorable wrapping paper, there really is no excuse not to invest a little bit of time in learning brush lettering, and in this case actually brush lettering using Crayola markers, which is called crayoligraphy, or something like that. Brush lettering is all the rage, with tutorials everywhere, including Skillshare (ad is in upper right hand corner of my blog) so if calligraphy is an interest, go for something fun and contemporary, and try brush lettering. And maybe must maybe, you’ll also come up with a nice use for all the practice pages you’ll surely generate once you get started!