I was given a ton of fabric and trimming when I was in Florida. I also bought some stuff at Joann's while I was down there. I had to buy a duffle bag to bring it all home. I can't wait to dig in. I was also given a bunch of trimming by someone else before I left to FL. This weekend will be for organizing all of it.
How do all of you find the time for everything? I want to craft & sew, and redecorate, and cook, and read books & magazines, and blog, and watch movies & television, and go out to see friends, and go shopping, and walk my son's dog, and get my hair done at the salon, and take a walk, and drive my truck as fast as I can, and - I guess - clean my apartment when it needs it. But I don't have enough time for all of this. So my crafting suffers. I have to cook and clean. I have no choice. I have to go to work. I have no choice there either. Something always gets left undone, or neglected. I get so frustrated. How do you all make time for everything you do? Some of you post crafts you have crafted or sewn each day!?!?!
Although I have not been crafting much, I did go thrifting in FLA. You'll see what I got. I also received some great stuff from my paternal grandma. I was able to pick from a box of dishes my grandmother had for many years displayed in her house. I kept the ones that meant something to me. There must have been about 50 or 60 of them. Here are a couple:
3 comments:
Hi Kim,
Good to hear from you again have just been catching up with your new blog. Isn't it great to have things that bring back such happy memories? And I don't have any idea how some of these ladies manage to do so much, I think some of them are must be wonder women!
Carolyn x
Hi, Kim, thanks for stopping by. As far as drying hydrangeas, it is very easy. You need to wait until they are completed with their blooming & the blooms start to fade. They will feel a little papery & drier than normal & that's when you can cut them & dry them. I usually just hang them upside down to dry, but you can also put the stems in a couple inches of water & then let the water evaporate & as this happens the blooms will dry by themselves. It's a very easy process & hydrangeas are about the easiest flowers to dry. Right now, my stems are in water & I'm just going to leave them there for a few days. They are already feeling a little dry & in a few more days I'll take them out & hang them up & they will finish drying. You may have to practice a little to get it just right, but just don't pick them too early. You will see them starting to dry on the stems & that's when they are good for picking. The blooms will be fading too. If you pick them too early, the flowers will just wilt & curl up.
Give it a try!
Rhoda
Southern Hospitality
I really don't know how some people seem to manage to craft every day. I also get frustrated that there just aren't enough hours in the week. I'm trying to be more organised so that I can have more time for creating.
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