Pussy Willows and Faeries...

Today the Wednesday Witches met at Joan's and I decided that you should see some of her work.

She taught us to make pussy willows like the ones to the left...  I am not going to show you how to do it.  That's hers to teach...

She makes all kinds of wonderful flowers.

I decided that you could enjoy a couple of her fairy scenes. 

She does spectacular landscapes for her fairy friends to live in.

These are just a couple of examples...

I am wondering what the little fairy in the background is up to? I am going to have to ask Joan about her.

I love all of the small wildlife that she puts into the landscapes.  She is really good at telling a story within the dioramas and domes. 

Don't forget to click on the photos to make them larger.  They are worth a second and larger look.

Back to work. I have to finish making the pussy willows.

See you tomorrow.

Not Going to Do It!

The new birdhouse is now the official building in the faerie garden!

I refuse to move the gazebo every time the weather man predicts that it is going to freeze!

Night before last, he said that it would be 34 degrees.  Just for safety's sake, Walter brought the gazebo in and I covered plants on the patio and elsewhere.  It looked like a yard full of colorful ghosts.

In our area. it only got down to 49 degrees!  Just a slight... difference.  So the decision was made. 

The birdhouse will live there for the winter. 

Because of that, I had to rearrange a lot of potted plants.  And the gazebo is safe and sound back inside for the duration...




This morning I went out shopping for some new every day shoes.  The ones I have are eights... My feet have gotten a bit smaller with the weight loss that I had before I started with the chemo.  I am keeping the weight steady, but for some reason, if I loose or gain weight, my feet change.

So I tried on seven and a half... Those are too small.  The eights are too big... My feet are in between.  Do you hear me growling?  I am... Listen closely... GRRRRRR

Now that I wasted the morning, I am going back in the workroom and pout.  I may or may not clean... I really need to do more, but I'm not in the mood.

Hey!  Maybe I will find a long lost pair of shoes in there that still fit?  Oh well.  I can dream, can't I? 

Back to the grindstone.

See you tomorrow.

Tessie Made Me Do It...

Yup. I had to try at least one... This house seemed to fit the pot best.  I dug out the plant that was in there and re potted half at the back of the arrangement. 

Unfortunately, most of my patio plants are succulents with larger leaves. 

I can't really call this a fairy garden... It's more of a tiny Tudor garden.

I still have half a plant... That is, if Tessie doesn't keep using it for a stepladder.

She peered over the edge and turned to me...

"I want to live there!  Shrink me now!"

Oh how I wish that were possible... I would shrink her and lock her in!

This is going to be part of an experiment.  I used railroad "reindeer moss around the edges...I like the way it looks, but I am not sure how It will hold up.  It didn't seem to mind being watered.
It is treated with something to keep it soft, so maybe it will work...

Meanwhile, Tessie found the rest of the houses...

Yes.  She wants a whole village and is planning to call it "Tessieville".  Here we go again!

See you tomorrow.