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The skies finally cleared up, and the forecast predicts nice and warm weather for this week. I am so much looking forward to the gardening season!
Today, I am inspecting my flower seed supplies.
Last year, Bella from Bella’s Rose Cottage kindly sent me poppy seeds from her own garden (thank you Bella), and another friend sent me a packet of baby’s breath seeds.
Moreover, last fall I collected seeds of blue nigella and morning glory at a local park.
And, of course, I’ve been shopping for flower seeds whenever I came across inexpensive ones. For example, from a dollar store I bought seeds of marigolds, petunias, forget-me-nots, and helichrysum for only twenty-five cents a packet. I also got six bulbs of yellow gladioluses for a dollar.
From Wal-Mart, I got a root of peony, eight roots of lily-of-the-valley, and a bulb of red amaryllis. I planted them all at the same time about a month ago. The peony and amaryllis are growing well, but lily-of-the-valley is not growing at all. I hope it still will.
I'm joining other gardeners for Tuesday Garden Party @ An Oregon Cottage and Cottage Flora Thursday @ Fish Tail Cottage.
A couple days ago, my husband went to Lowe’s to pick up some tools and I went with him. While he was looking for his stuff, I roamed the garden center. I didn’t plan to buy anything, only wanted to look at some flowers.
Then I saw these dark purple pansies for only eighty-eight cents a six-pack. Of course, I couldn’t resist making myself a little present.
For a few days, they were just sitting on my bay window as it was raining cats and dogs. But when it finally cleared up a bit, I replanted them and displayed them on my tricycle planter stand in the front yard.
This is my first flower planter this year. I hope the pansies will like their new location and flourish soon.
The link parties I am joining today are:
Cottage Flora Thursday @ Fish Tail Cottage,
Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home,
Home Sweet Home Friday @The Charm of Home,
Friday Favorites @ Simply Sweet Home,
Fertilizer Friday @ Tootsie Time,
Blooming Friday @ Roses and Stuff.
Back in February, I posted about a cross-stitched Valentine’s card that I made for a friend of mine. I really like the idea of handmade cards, but since I haven’t tried myself at scrapbooking yet, the handmade cards that I make are cross-stitched ones.
I made this thank you note for a friend of mine. I used a very simple pattern and aida fabric count 14. The card is small and delicate, and I hope it will warmly express my appreciation.
The parties I’m joining today are:
Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home,
Home Sweet Home Friday @The Charm of Home,
Friday Favorites @ Simply Sweet Home,
Hodgepodge Friday @ It’s a Hodgepodge Life,
Flaunt it Friday @ Chic On a Shoestring Decorating.
It’s time to announce my doily giveaway winner! Every participant had one chance to win regardless of how many posts they linked up.
The random sequence generator at random.org picked Cheryl from Flower Girl Cottage as the winner.
Congratulations, Cheryl! I’ll be happy to mail you one of my doilies - pink or lilac, whichever you prefer.
One of my favorite blogs is Stone Gable. And one of the reasons I love this blog is because its hostess Yvonne often posts interesting recipes. I once made her sour cream scones (which were so delicious), and now I tried another recipe from her blog – Linzer torte cookies.
My husband has been asking me to try to make Linzer torte for some time, but all the recipes I found seemed too complicated, so I put his request on hold. Then Yvonne posted the recipe for Linzer torte cookies, which didn’t sound too difficult, so I was eager to try it.
The other day, I made them! Unfortunately, my cookies didn’t turn out as beautiful as Yvonne’s (I will need to buy special cookie cutters), yet they were very delicious.
I thought since I made the cookies and had about sixty minutes of quiet time while my toddler napped, I would treat myself to a cup of tea. I used the tea cup and dessert plate that I got from my mom. And this bouquet of burgundy chrysanthemums was a present from my husband. I certainly enjoyed this little treat of tea and cookies and quiet sixty minutes.
The link parties I'm joining this week are:
Martha's Favorites @ Martha's Favorites,
Tea for Two @ The Plumed Pen,
Teacup Tuesday @ Artful Affirmations,
Teapot and Tea Things @ Silken Purse,
Teapot and Tea Things @ Breath of Fresh Air,
Tea Time Tuesday @ Rose Chintz Cottage,
Teatime Tuesday @ Lady Katherine Tea Parlor.
On my last visit to a Ross store, I found two pretty and inexpensive hand towels. I liked them because of the purple embroidered flowers. The moment I saw these towels, I knew I wanted to buy them. And at the same moment I thought that they would look even better if embellished with crocheted lace of purple color. I remembered having a roll of purple crochet thread in my craft supplies. Thus, I bought the towels without hesitation.
On the following day I set to work. I tried three different lace patterns but didn’t like any of them, so I kind of came up with my own. It didn’t take me long to crochet two strips of lace, and this new project was finished quickly.
I think the lace made a big difference! What do you think? Here is the “before” picture.
The link parties I am joining today are:
Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home,
Home Sweet Home Friday @The Charm of Home,
Friday Favorites @ Simply Sweet Home,
Hodgepodge Friday @ It’s a Hodgepodge Life,
Flaunt it Friday @ Chic On a Shoestring Decorating,
Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage.
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