Making Bee Skeps

Yesterday, my friend Chris and I got together and made bee skeps. We have been talking about making them for months. This is a picture of mine. We made them in Chris's garage,hopefully they have dried enough to bring it home today.

We used cement with no gravel,straw,peat moss and vermiculite. 1 part Portland cement(or cement with no gravel) 1½ parts peat 1½ parts vermiculite straw few handfuls cut up

Mixed it all up by hand,which took ALOT of muscle.

Chris used the cone and I used a base from a bird bath. We covered them with plastic and I sprayed with canola oil.

This is Chris's. This is the first time we've made bee skeps. We have made hypertufia planters before and they have stayed together. Now I want to make more!! Until next time.... Julie

Spring Days

I'm loving these beautiful spring days! This is my favorite time of the year. On the colder days I have been hooking. This is a order that I hooked, I think it turned out great. It is the same pattern by Primitive Pieces by Lynda. I'm hoping she likes it. I got my little chicks yesterday, they are adorable. Wish some could stay tiny, they grow so fast. Can't wait for the fresh eggs. Hope everyone enjoys your day! Julie

Yellow Ware Rug

It has been awhile since I have updated my blog. As usual the time has flown by. We celebrated our 31 wedding anniversary the 14th. The weather here has felt like I'm in Florida!! 80's LOVE IT!! I think the heat wave is over now for awhile but, I enjoyed it!! I was out in my flower beds and mowed I got a good start. We'll see what happens, I am thinking a snow storm LOL!! I have been hooking too. This rug is a Threads That Bind pattern. I love the way it turned out. Yellow Ware is a favorite of mine. Have a great evening!

It's a Crock!

I'm liking the 60 degree weather,spring is coming. I have been spending alot of time on Pinterest, there are so many ideas!! I have a list a mile long of things I want to do in my gardens this year. Hope to start getting busy starting seeds. Today I finished this rug. It is a design by Primitive Pieces by Lynda-It's a Crock. I've had the pattern for awhile,don't know why I waited so long to hook it. I love the way it turned out. It's on Ebay. Hope you have a great evening, until next time.. Julie

March 1st

March came in like a lamb here in Ohio today. The birds are singing outside like it's spring. Yesterday, Feb.29th Country Craft Cupboard in Berlin had a special sale. If you were the first 29 customers you got 29% off your entire purchase!! We were the first ones, there were about 7 Amish ladies behind us. It was fun!!! Today I hooked all day and stayed off my computer. I finished this rug, it is an adaption of a Kathy Schmitz design. It was a fun rug to hook. I did list it on Ebay tonight. I also got a couple other patterns drawn up on linen so, I can use up all this wool I've been buying. Until next time... Julie