I had this idea for a little garden to sit on our table. It easy to make and the kids got involved too. They love playing with it and it makes a great centerpiece for the table. On Easter morning there will be colorful eggs sitting in there. For this little garden, I picked up […] Read more…
Flowers and Gardening
Poinsettia Wreath
Many years ago, I purchased a little kit for my mom which included everything you needed to make this cute Poinsettia wreath out of ribbon. Well, my mom loves flowers and ribbon so I thought she’d have fun making it. She loved it, but had no time to make it. It stayed on her craft […] Read more…
In the garden
We were busy planting in the garden today. The kids liked filling the watering cans from our new rain barrel. The whole family got involved in the planting. “I love you daddy!” The best part …… digging holes to find worms! Read more…
Flower Show
Every year Bachman’s and Macy’s put’s on a spring flower show in their downtown Minneapolis store. Before Macy’s did it, it was Marshall’s and before that it was Dayton’s. Needless to say, the flower show has been an annual tradition since as long as I can remember. When I was young, I would ride the […] Read more…
Spring Flowers and Nest
So on a recent trip to Jo-Ann, I wandered into the silk flowers and found a bird’s nest. I thought I could put together something to hang on the door or the wall. I found some eggs and some flowers and I brought them home. Ten minutes later I had this! Read more…