Not Poisounous/Not a Plant!

Last weekend, I asked for help in determining what type of plant this is...

 We found it in our yard and cut a couple and brought them inside.

It turns out, it is NOT a plant at all!

It is called a gall and is full of wasp larva.

And I had it in my house!!!!

I'm so glad we figured it out before they hatched!

If you are curious, you can read more about it here.

Please Tell Me This Isn't Poisonous!

We just found this growing in our woods.

Does anybody know what it is?

It looks like a cotton ball with pink polka dots.

It's quite interesting...I just hope it's not poisonous!!! 

Planters Punch

Did I get you with the title?

No, this is not a post about a yummy beverage.

It is a post about a fun way to serve a yummy beverage.

When the ladies came over to make Panoramic Eggs for Easter, I served a peach lemonade. I wanted a fun way to present it so I mixed up some lemonade, put it into mason jars, and iced it down in a planter.

  There was a crack in the planter so I placed a stainless steel bowl down into it. It was a perfect fit.

   
Now I have it filled with fruit.

I found the lemonade recipe at Taste Of Home. 
It was delicious.

Peach Lemonade:
8 cups lemonade
2 (5 1/2 ounce each) cans peach nectar
1 cup frozen unsweetened sliced peaches
fresh mint sprigs  

I a 3 quart pitcher combine lemonade and peach nectar and chill.
Right before you serve, add peaches and mint.

Enjoy!
    

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This Is What Dreams Are Made Of

Or should I say, 

"this is what's made from a dream?"

Do you remember your dreams?

I wonder why some dreams are so vivid and others are forgotten.

The other night, I was crafting in my sleep.

I woke with a clear vision of a jar. 

 

So, of course, I had to try and recreate it.

I started with a plain jar and wrapped a piece of tape about a third of the way down from the top. Don't ask me why I did that. I put tape on it in my dream so I figured I should put tape on it awake.

Instead of covering the jar with ModPodge and then sprinkling it with glitter, I poured out some ModPodge and mixed glitter into it.

I coated the jar with the ModPodge/glitter mixture.

Then I peeled off the tape & set it aside to dry.

Awhile back I picked these wild violets that were in my yard.

 I spread them out on wax paper and put them under my 16 pound dictionary to dry.

Once the jar was dry, I glued on 3 of the little violets.

I wrapped a piece of wire around the jar and attached another piece of wire to that piece so I can hang it.

I wrapped twine around the mouth of the bottle making sure I covered the first piece of wire.

It turned out just like the jar in my dream!

This next jar wasn't part of my dream, but I was on a roll...

 

For this one, I used a Mason jar.

I covered the entire jar with the ModPodge/glitter mixture leaving off the tape this time.

I used a metal punch to put 2 holes in the rim of the lid.

I threaded wire through the holes and twisted it inside the lid.

   This didn't have to be very secure because I covered the inside rim with E6000 and then screwed it onto the jar.

  I hope I have a crafty dream tonight!

Do you craft in your sleep?

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The Patterned Window

A friend recently gave me a bunch of windows. All she asked, was that I make one into something pretty for her. So, I turned one of the windows into a piece of art for her sewing room.

I bought this box of vintage patterns at an auction for just a couple of dollars a few months ago...

I started by tearing pictures from the covers of the patterns and, using ModPodge, I glued them onto the back of the window so they show through the panes.

The box of patterns, had some that had been sent in the mail...

Finally, I covered the entire surface of the panes

 with torn pieces of the patterns.

 Sew cute!

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 Someday Crafts, Sew Much A Do, Yesterday On Tuesday, Fabric Bows & More, Ginger Snap Crafts, Beyond The Picket Fence, Primitive & Proper, Creations By Kara,  Primp, Rae Gun Ramblings, Adventures In Dinner, Ivy & Elephants, The Artsy Girl Connection,  Seven Thirty Three, Southern Lovely, Delightful Order, The Shabby Creek Cottage, Seven Alive,  Bear Rabbit Bear Crafts, Made In A Day, Katherine's Corner, Redoux, Happy Hour Projects, Joyful Stamper, Chic On a Shoestring, Miss Mustard Seed, Blissful Bucket List, Ladybird Lane, Simply Sweet Home, One Artsy Mama, The Shabby Nest, Craft Junkie Too, A Little Knick Knack, The Vintage Farmhouse, House of Hepworths, Momnivore's Dilema, Somewhat Simple,   Live Laugh Rowe, Have A Daily Cup Of Mrs Olson, Simply Designing, Truly Lovely, Create Craft Love, The Cottage Market, Country Momma Cooks, Funky Junk Interiors, Six Sisters' Stuff, Bowdabra, Addicted 2 Decorating, Tatertots & Jello, Young & Crafty, Sassy Sites, Blissful & Domestic, Nap Time Crafters, Love Notes By Lauryn, Cherished Treasures, A Vision To Remember, Craft Envy, To Sew With Love, Boogieboard Cottage, Lovely Crafty Home, DIY Showoff, Craft-O-Maniac, Etcetorize, DIY Home Sweet Home, Under The Table and Dreaming, Keeping It Simple, Homemaker On A Dime, I Should Be Mopping The Floor, The Dedicated House, Pinkapotamus, Lines Across, Coastal Charm, Reasons To Skip The Housework, Sugar Bee Crafts, Chef In Training, The Farmhouse Porch, Nifty Thrifty Things, Cherished Bliss, Natural Mothers Network, A Bowl Full Of Lemons, Me & My Boys, Mad In Crafts, Alderberry Hill, Flour Me With Love, Not Just A Housewife,  Lil' Luna, Today's Creative Blog, Tip Junkie, The Trendy Treehouse, Homework, Kammy's Korner,  I Gotta Create,  Thrifty 101, Craftionary, 5 Days 5 Ways,  Lamb Around,  Domestically Speaking, Tales Of A Trophy Wife, The Kurtz Corner, Fine Craft Guild,  Katies Nesting Spot, Hubby Made Me, The Thriftiness Miss, Homespun Happenings,  Curb Alert,   It's Overflowing, C.R.A.F.T., The Sasse Life, Finding Fabulous, The Answer Is Chocolate, Sugar and Dots, Sarahndipities, Skip To My Lou, Sumos Sweet Stuff, The Thrifty Home, DIY By Design, Or So She Says, Diana Rambles, Adorned From Above,  Cedar Hill Ranch, Classy Clutter, Flutter Buster, Crafty Texas Girls, Twelve O Eight, Daisy Cottage Designs, Snappee Turtle, If It's Not Baroque, Sassy Little Lady, Nap Time Creations, The Shady Porch, Life We Live 4, JoJo And Eloise, Hope In Every Season, The Foley Fam, Pieced Pastimes, PJH Designs, Housewife How Tos,