The first picture is why I love to garden....flowers! I love to put them all over the house.
**My vase is filled with bright red Gladiola's, Rudbeckia's, and Blue Stokes Aster.
**The second picture is Bee Balm. The flower is really a true red and I love how they look next to my red house.
**Third picture is a Rudbeckia.
**Last picture is my Black Hollyhock!
ALL(except my Glads) my flowers were started by seed....by moi! They were all started using the Winter Sowing method. Winter Sowing involves starting the seeds outside during the winter. I make little green houses out of various containers to hold the seeds. Winter sowed plants are strong and healthy because they are exposed to the elements from day one. They bloom at the same time nursery plants bloom and because they don't have to "adapt", they last longer too.
The thrill for me is watching a plant grow from a seed and then bloom an amazing flower...I still get excited to see every single bloom open up in my yard!
My sister wanted some English Rose Body Butter, so I ordered some fragrance oils from Bramble Berry. The scent was so heavenly that I decided to make some soap with it! I wish I did not have to wait 4 weeks before I use it. I'm pleased with how they all came out. I crushed Rose Petals all over the top. I know some people do not like dried flowers in their soap, and these will wash off after one or two uses.
Here is our ShowMeEtsy booth. It was a lot of work, but also a lot of fun! I learned so much over the 3 days. We were a bit crowded, since there are so many of us! I didn't make much, but the learning experience was priceless. I also met several local artists who would also like to join our team!
This soap was "supposed" to be pink and green! It started to trace faster than I wanted so I quickly plopped it into the mold without any color, but I really like how it turned out. It hasn't changed colors during curing, which is nice! I took the picture with a bloom from my Hydrangea Bush. The bloom is about 8 inches wide! They started out blue, and later in the summer turned pink, and now they have this fantastic rose color! Oh, the soap smells fantastic too!
I love how these turned out! I scented the batch with Carnation and threw in a little spice since I love spicy Carnations! I was going to use these color for my Hydrangea soap, but the batch traced too fast and I didn't have enough time to mix in any colors.
The first picture is why I love to garden....flowers! I love to put them all over the house.
