Paper pots

I haven't posted as often, but that just means I have been crafting away :) We are on spring break and have been outside most of each day enjoy this great florida weather We also just started a container garden in our backyard on the patio. It's been fun to watch seeds grow into little plants. My kids really enjoy this project too. I'll be sure to post photos of our garden and the ladybugs we added to it.

Now more about this project. I received a trial issue of "organic gardening" magazine and really enjoyed reading it. Might have to subscribe now. One article demonstrates how to make paper pots for sowing seeds in. The pots are cute and a great way to recycle paper. Then I thought why not make little boxes instead? Using origami techniques, I made square and rectangle boxes from recycled computer paper. Very simple, and sturdy to sow seeds in. I can post a link to the instructions to share so you can try them too. Now I off to go play in the dirt with my kiddos on our last day of spring break.

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Noteworthy plant tags

I made these plant tags for our patio garden from cute notecards I got free from shutterfly. This project is all shutterfly. I even used the orange shutterfly envelope for the stakes. I laminated them so they can stand up to our upcoming rainy days. Now if I can only get the kids to stop pulling them out if the dirt....

Show's over

Our playroom has a huge bay window. It's great for getting sun light throughout the day, but at night even when the blinds are closed people can see straight into our house. I hate feeling "on stage" the minute the sun goes down, but I've avoided tackling the challenge of fitting curtains on this window. I finally gave it my all today and made this curtain. It's huge. I had to piece it together using a shower curtain and two flat sheets. Even then it needed more length so I used the pillowcases from one of the sets. I'm satisfied with its length, but need to figure out the curtain rod and fixture set up. This set up works, but I might change it...later. For now I'm done with this project. It serves it's purpose: to be able to draw it closed at night so now our nighttime shows are over :)

It started with one yellow leaf...

On the way out the door for the daily shuttle to school, I spotted the most beautiful yellow leaf. I had to pick it off our tree, run inside or put it in a tub of water. I made plans to take photos of it later. Yes totally random, but not uncommon for me to get sidetracked. Luckily, I had no definite morning plans so I decided to head back home to snap photos of my yellow leaf. I ended up adding two other leaves and my kids to the fun. I liked the photos so much I ordered prints, framed them and hung them in our living room. Matches the new color scheme too :)

thank you cards

Classic Black 5x7 folded card

Modern greeting cards and party invitations by Shutterfly.

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