I hope all of you are having a great summer!
No time for blogging!
Well where have I been, here there and every where, between the garden the yard and work I don’t have much time for blogging. I do have a picture to share with you it is a picture of my mothers little friend and his name is Boots. Notice in the picture that he loves to help her with her quilting.
Cabbage Worm Update
Well it has been a week now since I treated my cabbage with the organic BT and added the butterfly net over the top. I am amazed at the results I now have some very happy cabbage with no cabbage worms! YEAH!!!!
If you or anyone you know have Cabbage Worm issues please tell them about this and they will be very happy you did! Here is the link again for the Organic BT
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT IT!
If you or anyone you know have Cabbage Worm issues please tell them about this and they will be very happy you did! Here is the link again for the Organic BT
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT IT!
Cabbage Worms Trouble Resolved
Ok for those of you who are gardening and reading my blog here is what I have found to take care of the Cabbage worms (They are really caterpillars from a white butterfly) anyway I first took a tip from my mom she told me that my grandmother always washed the cabbage off with salt water so I did focusing on the center which in my case seemed to be where most of the eggs were. Then I hand picked the larva off. I purchased the BT organic product (see post below) and sprayed really good, then I installed 4 metal post around the cabbage area and attached a netting over them to keep the butterflies from laying more eggs and believe it or not in just 5 days I can see a huge difference. I am actually getting heads in the center of my cabbage. And one last thing I wanted to mention is I used the metal post with notches in them so I can move the netting up as my cabbage grows taller.
YEAH!!! HOPEFULLY NO MORE CABBAGE WORMS FO ME!!!!
YEAH!!! HOPEFULLY NO MORE CABBAGE WORMS FO ME!!!!
CABBAGE WORMS OH MY!
Cabbage Worms OH MY! Well all of the garden is doing really good except for our cabbage we have those dreadful CABBAGE WORMS they are actually caterpillars and come from a white butterfly. They can do a lot of damage in a very short time.
I have been hand picking them off and washing out the center of the cabbage heads with salt water and they are still coming back.
So I plan on going to the hardware store and getting some sort of netting to make a floating fence to go over the plants this will help to stop the butterflies from laying eggs on the plants. I will continue the hand picking and salt water and if this dose not work I guess I will have to resort to BT WORM KILLER ( it is organic) if you are having the same problems you can read more about it by clicking here! BT WORM KILLER
I hope everyone is having a Great long weekend!
Don’t forget tomorrow is Memorial Day and remember to thank those you know that have served for us.
I have been hand picking them off and washing out the center of the cabbage heads with salt water and they are still coming back.
So I plan on going to the hardware store and getting some sort of netting to make a floating fence to go over the plants this will help to stop the butterflies from laying eggs on the plants. I will continue the hand picking and salt water and if this dose not work I guess I will have to resort to BT WORM KILLER ( it is organic) if you are having the same problems you can read more about it by clicking here! BT WORM KILLER
I hope everyone is having a Great long weekend!
Don’t forget tomorrow is Memorial Day and remember to thank those you know that have served for us.
In The Garden
Well Good Saturday Morning!
I am getting ready to weed the garden YEE HAW! That is if it is dry enough we have had 41/2 inches of rain here this week. Well this is not my favorite part of gardening but it will pay off later when I can make that first FRESH JUICY TOMATO SANDWICH you know the one that taste like a real tomato unlike the ones we have from the stores in the winter (my opinion of those is they are only for color.) Well I better get to it because we have a wedding to attend tonight and I will have a lot of scrubbing to do before I put on that little dress.
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
I am getting ready to weed the garden YEE HAW! That is if it is dry enough we have had 41/2 inches of rain here this week. Well this is not my favorite part of gardening but it will pay off later when I can make that first FRESH JUICY TOMATO SANDWICH you know the one that taste like a real tomato unlike the ones we have from the stores in the winter (my opinion of those is they are only for color.) Well I better get to it because we have a wedding to attend tonight and I will have a lot of scrubbing to do before I put on that little dress.
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
GERBER DAISY!
I have been busy in the yard and garden and I do love my fresh flowers. I am not the best in arranging flowers but I decided to do a Gerber Daisy and eucalyptus arrangement for my breakfast table.
I always look at the Gerber Daisy as a smiling flower!
Hope they bring a smile to you!
Wfere does the time go?
Wow I can’t believe it has been over a week since I blogged anything! I have been really busy with the garden and this and that and about that deck chair I am over it!!! (LOL!)
We took a trip to the wonderful Blue ridge Mountains of Virginia stayed a couple of days with my mom, it really was good to see her and for those of you that know her story she is doing really great she is even sneaking in a stitch or two on her quilt.She has to be careful because her leg swells when she is up to much.
Well I have to run for now and hopefully will have something new to share soon!
Have a GREAT rest of the week!
We took a trip to the wonderful Blue ridge Mountains of Virginia stayed a couple of days with my mom, it really was good to see her and for those of you that know her story she is doing really great she is even sneaking in a stitch or two on her quilt.She has to be careful because her leg swells when she is up to much.
Well I have to run for now and hopefully will have something new to share soon!
Have a GREAT rest of the week!
Hello!
I have been working on the deck chair and don’t even ask how it is going like I said in my last post I think I may have opened up a large can of worms! But I haven’t given up on it!
Anyway today the hubby and I tilled and weeded our garden and bought some plants to put in. I can’t wait for the first fresh tomato. YUM!
Well I hope everyone is having a great weekend it is a beautiful one here!
Anyway today the hubby and I tilled and weeded our garden and bought some plants to put in. I can’t wait for the first fresh tomato. YUM!
Well I hope everyone is having a great weekend it is a beautiful one here!
Deck Chairs
I am just stopping by to say hey and that I am thinking about redoing my deck chairs and might have opened up a large can of worms! (That’s a saying from the Blue Ridge Mountains where I grew up.) Anyway if I don’t post a picture here later you will know why. (LOL!) So so wish me luck!
More of my Roses I love sharing them!!!!
More of my Roses I love sharing them!!!!
Oh how I love a rose!
Oh how I do love a rose. This is the first rose from our yard this year. I almost waited to long to take the picture, I added the ruler for you to see how big they are.
The bush this rose came from is a pretty old rose bush. The bushes were here before us and not doing so well so I moved them around and I think they like their new home and are doing very well.
Spring is here and so I will probably have more of the things I grow on the blog as we get into summer. So I hope you will enjoy seeing them.
The bush this rose came from is a pretty old rose bush. The bushes were here before us and not doing so well so I moved them around and I think they like their new home and are doing very well.
Spring is here and so I will probably have more of the things I grow on the blog as we get into summer. So I hope you will enjoy seeing them.
Hand painted glass button
Well it’s been awhile since I have posted a button. So today I decided to look through a jar of buttons that I picked up in the mountains while I was visiting my mom and oh my a little pretty. It is a pretty hand painted glass button.
Easy little girl purse idea.
Ok I know I have been a little slow on blogging lately, so tonight I have an easy to make little girl purse idea for you.
The purse is made from the leg of an old pair of blue jeans, the leg was already decorated with the appliqué and embroidered so all I had to do is cut off the leg sew up the bottom, hem the top and I added the rivets to put the ribbon through and I used some of the leftover fabric to make a handle. If you don’t want to do the rivets you could just sew on the ribbons at the top.
Hope this picture will give you some creative ideas.
And as always comments are welcome, it lets me know I have a reason to keep up with this blogging thing.
Handmade table
So spring is here and I will be spending more time outside doing flowers and our garden so this crafting blog may just turn into a crafting, flower and garden blog. However I am going to do my best to keep the blog rolling.
So for today I am going to give you a new crafting idea it is a wooden table I made a few years back. It is not hard to make if you can find someone to cut the wood cut for you. (I do have access to my husband’s wonderful tools for that.)
Before you start you should have an idea of what size you want the table to be and the kind of wood you prefer (mine is oak) and the size is 46” W x 17” D and 30 ½ Tall.
Here is a list of the supplies you will need: You will need your wood for the top and side skirts, trim wood to trim the top and 4 legs (They sell the legs already cut.) and you will also need small nails, wood glue and hardware to attach the legs and then you will need to choose a stainable wood putty and stain of your choice.
Here is the picture of the table. And outside to the yard I go!
So for today I am going to give you a new crafting idea it is a wooden table I made a few years back. It is not hard to make if you can find someone to cut the wood cut for you. (I do have access to my husband’s wonderful tools for that.)
Before you start you should have an idea of what size you want the table to be and the kind of wood you prefer (mine is oak) and the size is 46” W x 17” D and 30 ½ Tall.
Here is a list of the supplies you will need: You will need your wood for the top and side skirts, trim wood to trim the top and 4 legs (They sell the legs already cut.) and you will also need small nails, wood glue and hardware to attach the legs and then you will need to choose a stainable wood putty and stain of your choice.
Here is the picture of the table. And outside to the yard I go!
Here is a good idea for you crafters that will help keep you organized.
I just wanted to mention an apron I found at a site I follow she made it for holding sewing/crafting items. I really love it the choices of fabric and ribbon she put together are very tastefully done. CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO SEE IT!
If you have something you would like me to add here on the blog that is craft or collecting related just shoot me an email and I would be glad to add it.
If you have something you would like me to add here on the blog that is craft or collecting related just shoot me an email and I would be glad to add it.
Shell Buttons
Well I hope everyone had a great long weekend. We enjoyed it, although I did eat way too much!
Well I have been sitting here today trying to organize more of my buttons and wanted to share some of the shell buttons with you.
Also if any of you have ideas on organizing them I would love to hear from you. I keep changing the way I display them on my cards and it is not as easy as it sounds. But I really would like to have them all out of the old jars so I can see what I have.
Anyway I will quit babbling for now and upload the pictures.
Well I have been sitting here today trying to organize more of my buttons and wanted to share some of the shell buttons with you.
Also if any of you have ideas on organizing them I would love to hear from you. I keep changing the way I display them on my cards and it is not as easy as it sounds. But I really would like to have them all out of the old jars so I can see what I have.
Anyway I will quit babbling for now and upload the pictures.
This is a shell button with what looks like two moons on it.
This is a white carved design shell button.
One more Bear for the Mother Bear Project
Hi,
I have been gone again working in the yard and making another bear for the mother bear project. Here is a picture of him. I need a lot more practice anyway I am putting down my yarn for now as I have things I need to catch up on.
Hope to have something else to put here soon!
Have a great day and if you have time make a bear for a little one!
I have been gone again working in the yard and making another bear for the mother bear project. Here is a picture of him. I need a lot more practice anyway I am putting down my yarn for now as I have things I need to catch up on.
Hope to have something else to put here soon!
Have a great day and if you have time make a bear for a little one!
No Laughing!!!!!
Ok I already admitted that I don’t crochet and I know a lot of you that are seeing this are great at it. So please don’t laugh at my little bear he is for a good cause.
And if any of you are interested in doing one to donate or just make one for a child you know the information for The Mother Bear Project can be found by CLICKING HERE!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
HERE HE IS!
And if any of you are interested in doing one to donate or just make one for a child you know the information for The Mother Bear Project can be found by CLICKING HERE!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
HERE HE IS!
ALL OF THIS IN A OLD JAR OF BUTTONS!
Going through more of my buttons and it is always amazing to me what one can find in an old jar of buttons here is just one example.
I found some very pretty and small old buttons on a card a whistle button and a couple of butterscotch colored buttons and one I am not sure of and then there is some sort of monogrammed metal and also what I think they call the Miraculous Medal. All this and more in one little jar. I can’t wait to finish going through the rest of them and see what other treasures I find.
Pretty Cool don’t you think?
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