my first garlic braid! it's fairly clumsy and not quite as nice looking as i thought it would be....but it's my first one and it hasn't fallen apart yet. so i'm pretty proud of myself!
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Showing posts with label crafts. Show all posts
09 July, 2009
garlic braiding
my first garlic braid! it's fairly clumsy and not quite as nice looking as i thought it would be....but it's my first one and it hasn't fallen apart yet. so i'm pretty proud of myself!
09 September, 2008
lavender tea wand
another post that i meant to write a month or so ago.....
this is easier to make than you would think.
gather 12 or so stems of lavender, cutting them far down the stem, and a few leaves of other herbs you think would blend well (lemon balm, mints, chamomile, lemon verbena, pineapple sage.....).
take up the stems of lavender and hold them just beneath the flower heads.
wrap one stem twice around the others, and then slip the end of the stem through the wrapped parts. this ties all the stems together.
stick the collected leaves into the lavender flower heads.
then, take a single stem and fold it up, and repeat with the others. when done, the stems should enclose the flowers and leaves. push the flower heads behind the stems if they are sticking out, and adjust the stems as needed.
take a single stem, one that is somewhat pliable, and wrap it two or three times around the other stems. then, like before, slip the end of the stem through it's wrapped area, effectively knotting it into place.
the tea wand can be used right away (good for a couple of mugs of tea) or hung in a cool dry place for later use.
this is easier to make than you would think.
gather 12 or so stems of lavender, cutting them far down the stem, and a few leaves of other herbs you think would blend well (lemon balm, mints, chamomile, lemon verbena, pineapple sage.....).
take up the stems of lavender and hold them just beneath the flower heads.
wrap one stem twice around the others, and then slip the end of the stem through the wrapped parts. this ties all the stems together.
stick the collected leaves into the lavender flower heads.
then, take a single stem and fold it up, and repeat with the others. when done, the stems should enclose the flowers and leaves. push the flower heads behind the stems if they are sticking out, and adjust the stems as needed.
take a single stem, one that is somewhat pliable, and wrap it two or three times around the other stems. then, like before, slip the end of the stem through it's wrapped area, effectively knotting it into place.
the tea wand can be used right away (good for a couple of mugs of tea) or hung in a cool dry place for later use.
24 August, 2008
16 November, 2007
spicin' things up
my pride and joy:
after some months of having to search through a crowded spice cabinet any time a meal was made, i finally decided it was time. time for organization. time for spice clarity. time for powertools of destruction.
and thus was born the spice rack.
p.s. i know- the picture is crooked.
after some months of having to search through a crowded spice cabinet any time a meal was made, i finally decided it was time. time for organization. time for spice clarity. time for powertools of destruction.
and thus was born the spice rack.
p.s. i know- the picture is crooked.
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