Wow, almost 3 months since my last post; the new posting schedule is now hit and miss. A neighbor was kind enough to give me some peoni...
Together with my neighbor Susan Spungen, we’ve created what I hope will be the last apple tarte tatin recipe you’ll ever need, where the apples taste like they drank a cup of caramel an…
If you deadhead plants to remove spent flowers, you will encourage a second wave of blooms. Here's how and when to deadhead in the garden:
It's a bit of Spring fever and mini fever too :) The other day we actually hit 65 degrees! It felt like 80 to me and the air was just so sweet and earthy scented, what a treat! It was a busy week in my Mini-Studio and to have the windows open and the breeze coming through was probably the best seasonal feeling I've felt in a long time! I hope you all had a taste of it where you live too! It kept me motivated to create with that feeling in mind...and the pictures below of my new miniatures hopefully captured that. They are all sold already, but Spring and Summery colors have always been the colors I decorate my Home with and my "tiny" things with too, so creating these gave me a sense of real happiness this week! I like to "name" and "title" my Bakery tables and Kitchen islands. They all hold a special place in my heart and when they go to such wonderful new homes it's my way of sending them off with something permanent from me :) Below and above the tables are named: Summer Breeze, Bakers Garden, and Simply Divine.... They are being shipped out this week to where I know they will be loved as much as I loved making them... Each time I create something , I first have to be inspired ... as anyone does who designs their own items...and blogland is certainly full of inspiring, incredible people and talent! Color is huge for me, and my own Home has to be flooded with flowers and pastels and hints of strong popping pretties, all rolled into one room. It's the same with my miniatures. The Spring issue of Flea Market style sure did it for me this week, I saw the cover and then used what I love, remembered the feelings and emotions of Spring and out came new inspiration! It'll cause a stir in my big girl home too, because many of the things I create, I want to see every day in my home accents and designs. So once the Spring is settled here and the windows can stay open? I intend to create new feelings with fresh pops of color and design and do that Spring cleaning that I'm actually looking forward too! ( That's proof of such a bad long winter lol ) So here's a little bit of what I was up to this week..... Mini Fever style :) I took my first attempt at lemons in miniature and was pleasantly surprised with the results.. I've used lemons in my home as a way to bring that pop of natural yellow on my own kitchen island, so I was determined to see in miniature. It's funny because it was years ago that I was watching Oprah and they showed her home filled with different ways she used natural fruit as decoration.... but with 3 grown-up kids, that never lasts long here :) but I loved how she had them placed in vases that were filled with water and THEN added the flowers. I love that :) Or had them filling up bowls in the living room etc. So fresh and colorful looking! So I needed some on my mini islands too...and my kids can't eat them and make them disappear here :) I'm still filled with so much inspiration and mini making ideas, and with the hope of Spring "staying"? I think I will be very happy doing it all day long :) I hope you find inspiring ideas everywhere......outside, inside, in a book, in a blog, in a smile, in a friend, to find a little bit of bliss in your day too! Happy ALMOST Spring!!! :) Love, Cynthia xo
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We asked garden designer Carolyn Mullet which groundcover plants do best in shade, all year round, and she gave us a great list.
Black-eyed Susan vines - you must plant one of these in your garden this year - it's the vine that keeps going strong all summer long!
Learn how to transplant black eyed Susans with this easy step by step guide that will keep your plants looking lush and healthy year after year.
How to grow Thunbergia flowers. Growing Black-Eyed Susan Vines in your flower garden, from seed to bloom. Growing Thunbergia plants.
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LEHI'S DREAM GRAPHICS CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD My sweet neighbor asked me to make some graphics for a Relief Society Lesson she gave on Lehi's Dream, and this is what I came up with. I thought the Tree of Life should be full of life, so it's got some birds in it and a little squirrel. It symbolizes the love of God, so the fruit is shaped a little like hearts, and there is a heart carved on it that says "Heavenly Father loves you" I tried to make the Great and Spacious building look beautiful and inviting because Satan always makes sin look tempting. I hope you'll be able to get some good use out of this! Enjoy!
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Black-Eyed Susans (Rudbeckia) are stunning, resilient perennial flowers that add a burst of vibrant color to any garden. If you have these cheerful blooms in y…
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