spring is coming
Spring is coming - the jasmine is frothing with divinely scented white blossoms and the jacarandas have blushed gold in preparation for their coming lilac magic.
Have you ever raised seeds in papier mache pots? I haven’t, but every time I read about this, I am sure it must be very satisfying. You make simple papier mache pots with strips of paper (I LOVE doing this!), fill them with seed raising mix, add the seeds, moisten regularly and then, when the seedlings are strapping, you plant them, pot and all, in the garden beds.
I suppose what’s stopping me from trying this is that I’m a GHASTLY gardener - dreadful! But you couldn’t go wrong with patchwork seedlings, surely!
And what better assortment of fabric to use than a gorgeous Woodland Bloom layer cake … except that Lucy and Simon keep walking across it!
Simon is very insulted by this suggestion - he protests that he has NOT walked across it, he was simply trying to get to the one strip of sun left.
Lucy has no such shame - she just keeps waddling back and forth! Off, off, you silly goose! Perhaps I should pick it up from the floor.
So I have sorted the fabric into 6 bundles of 5, halved the 10 inch squares, then sliced the long 10 by 5 inch pieces into 7 narrow strips. This will yield 3 papier mache bowls from each bundle of 5. 18 bowls. Perhaps, I’ll chop up the other 5 by 10 inch piece and make 36. Or not.
Oh, and I made a template Piece of Cake style. I drew a half circle on the computer, printed it out on stiff card, then laminated it using a self laminating sheet. This works such a treat - makes lovely, sturdy templates.
Trace, cut and …
a papier mache seed raising bowl!
Now I just need some seeds and a nice sunny place to line them up - I’ll be visiting that patchwork store near Nanny and Grandad’s tomorrow and I know I will find just the right combination.
And I haven’t been ignoring the village houses - I’ve been plodding along with my path laying nicely …
Gosh I love stitching.
27 August, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Sooooo sweet, Lily! You are such an inspiration. I haven’t played with fabric this week and it is making me sad. :-(
27 August, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Looking forward to seeing these grow in such lovely containers.
27 August, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Those little planters are cute cute cute!
And I’m glad you are still working on your houses. They are so pretty! Love that blue :-)
27 August, 2008 at 6:06 pm
I can hardly wait to see everything finished and the flowers blooming in the pots!:-)
27 August, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Can’t wait to see what botanical bliss sprouts from your needle.
27 August, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Hi Lily,
Your seed raising bowls are adorable — you are so impressive. You always come up with the neatest ideas!
3 September, 2008 at 10:31 am
Those are so cute. I have never seen fabric seed bowls