Bee Skep Form

I have had alot of questions about what I used for the mold for the bee skep. Here it is. I have 2 of them so I went ahead and used one for the bee skep. You could cover it with plastic and then later remove.

                              This morning I took the pumpkin out of the mold. While it is not fully dry, you can scour the line of the pumpkin. I used a trowel and went over it so isn't snooth. 

Have a great day!

This Is What I Did Today

 Last weekend I showed my girlfriends how to make 

hypertufa  bee skeps. After seeing theirs, I wanted another one.Today, I mixed some for myself.

 I tried a pumpkin for the first time.

I need a better form.

I have seen on pinterest to use a

plastic pumpkin that kids carry for candy.

We'll see how this works.

 I also made some for my fairy gardens.

3 little pumpkins and 2 little bee skeps.

The recipe was 1 part Portland cement

1 part peat moss and 1 part perlite 

mix with water.

It's like making mud pies as a child.

I gave my topiary a haircut, it was getting out of hand. LOL! Have a great day!!

One of My Favorite Things.... Rocks

It was beautiful  in Ohio today.

Usually it is hot and humid this time of year.

Today it was in the 70's.

I'm sure the weather will change.

I love this little rock that I bought at Quail Crest in Wooster.

There is a woman that sells rocks and I love them.

She has been at Simple Goods, Malabar Farm, 

In the Spirit of Friends Show, and Quail Crest.

Every time I go to a show I look for the rock lady.

Yesterday we had sweet corn for supper, it 

was so good!!

So I went back and bought more tonight.

I like to fix it all and what we don't eat

I cut off the cob and freeze.

Tomorrow I'm going to buy more, might

as well eat it while we can.

Until next time.... Julie

A Wagon Fairy Garden

I have been wanting to post pictures of one of my favorite Fairy

Gardens. Every time I took pictures, the lighting was bad. I'm not a very good photographer

I used a wagon, it's great because you can move it around.

I bought this fairy several years ago. 

Love the little bee skep!

I planted a tiny hosta, lots of angel vine.

My daughter, Lindsay, made this swing, I love it.

Until next time.... Julie

Can't Predict the Weather

Last summer we had a drought, so this spring thought 

I would plant alot of succulents.

This summer we've had rain about everyday!

The succulents are doing well though.

 I love hostas and collect different ones. 

Huge ones to the tiniest.

 Another plant that did well in the drought last summer was Lantana.

They've held up in the rain.
I'm planting them again next spring.
Until next time... Julie