When the black paint was dry, we sprayed each rock with a coat of sealant to protect the rocks from weathering in the outdoors.
Archives for April 2010
Garden Rocks for Grandma
It’s Giveaway Time!
Wednesday’s Wowzers: 3 Dozen Flower Tutorials
1. Burlap flowers by The Tidy Nest.
2. Burlap flowers and embellishments by Tatertots and Jello.
9. Wood flowers by A Better Life.
35. Edible flowers by The Mother Huddle.
36. Edible blooms by A Spoonful of Sugar.
So which one(s) are your favorites?? And if you have a favorite flower tutorial that I missed, please leave me a link in the comments or e-mail me! Now I think I should take 36 days to try making all of these! Happy spring!
Mother’s Day Download… better late than never!

ABC Marble Magnets
I have several sets that I made using cute scrapbook paper, and love them But it's just so stinkin' fun to create messages! So I found these cute stickers:
So I just used colored paper, punched a bunch of circles, and applied stickers like crazy. The most important thing is finding glue that dries clear. Don't use too much or it will show when it dries... just a dab will do! I used a paint brush to help ensure a smooth finish. Then I attached my handy-dandy magnet tape to the back of each marble.
What fun, bright, happy letters. Wouldn't these be fun to help teaching your kiddos the ABC's?? I am imagining my son's little fingers sliding these around on a magnetic cookie sheet.
Here's a message for you--dear readers!
Another fun set of magnets. For now. I love switching things up!
My Favorite Things Wreath
This lovely spring wreath is hanging on my door right now. Can I just tell you how much I love lavender?! It's one of my very favorite colors, and I realize the color isn't even totally "in" right now, but I just don't care. I'm diggin' it, and that's all that matters right?
I just used a circle styrofoam wreath and wrapped it in fuzzy lavender yarn. I finally broke down and bought spray adhesive... and I am so glad I did! It was a bit pricey, but worth it. It was so easy to spray it on and everything stuck in place without the danger of hot glue (I always burn myself!) or any extra mess.
Next, I used brown yarn to give it a striped look. The stripes aren't perfectly even, but that's part of the beauty of it!
Here is a close-up of the lovely fabric flowers. I just couldn't get enough of these and sewed way too many!
I call this "My Favorite Things" Wreath because it includes so many of my favorite things...
lavender, burlap, fabric flowers, and did I mention I sewed a ruffle to hang it with? Take a look:
Okay, just one more view:
Earth Day Recap
Any guesses what it is? Maybe this will help:
My hubby, son, and I created the earth last night, with its 7 continents out of 7 different kinds of fruits!! We made an Australian meringue dessert called a pavlova that was simply to die for. It just melts in your mouth! We topped it with whipped cream and some of our favorite fruits!
The only problem was that my little guy couldn't wait for the pavlova to bake... he is such a fruit lover! He had to sample all of the fruits, but he totally cleaned house on the strawberries and kiwi. Plenty of vitamin C intake today! Don't you love that excited look on his face...
I think we just started a new tradition.... because I know I'll be wanting to make this again next Earth Day!!
My Earth Day Project
Linking up to Wednesday's Creative Inspiration: Earth Day Style @ Roots & Wings Co.