BUSY AS A BEE

Thought I'd give you a look see at a few projects
I've been working on for the
home and garden.
I'll tell you all about my window boxes
in a later post.

Finished up my "Happy Feet" pot.

Today I worked on this garden art piece.

Here is my inspiration.
Much more elaborate than mine...
but that's okay.

I only used three pots and tried to work
with things I already had.

I had picked up this little Blue Bird on a recent
trip to Greenville SC and thought he'd be
cute perched on top.

Lately I've been inspired to have something in
the garden covered in moss. Purchased this
Irish Moss at the greenhouse and I'm attempting
to get it going all over this birdbath.
Cross your fingers.

Several weeks ago I snagged an old used baby bed
at the Salvation Army Store.
I've been slowly putting its parts to use in the garden.
I'm using the springs to camouflage this ugly
metal door of my gardening shed.

Well that's what I've been up to,
what about you?

Origami Cranes

I have been fascinated by origami cranes for about two years now.

Ever since I saw a tree decorated with red and white

polk-a -dot cranes in the Pottery Barn catalog two years ago,

I've wanted to learn how.

This past Christmas my brother and sister-in-law

gave me a book on Origami.

I've been practicing.

This is one of my projects. These cranes are made from the

smallest size paper. They are very light weight and look so

whimsical on the tree branches.

I used an assortment of paper.

Some are made with traditional origami paper, others with

scrapbook paper and lastly I used scented

drawer liner paper on some.

The hangers are fashioned using embroidery thread.


My second project is a couple of garlands. This time
I used different size paper for contrast.



This is not going to be the permanent home for these,
I plan on hanging them in a window, but the
lighting was a little better here.



Brown craft paper works very well for Origami.
I've also experimented with pages
from an old book.
I really like the look of those.



My last project.
Again, I used different size paper
as well as different type paper.
The others I strung on embroidery thread,
here I used raffia which I really like.


I used the colors of my kitchen on these since

that's where they will be living

for now.

Here they are hanging in my little upstairs kitchen,

which was by the way, a closet when we

bought the house.

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