You may have thought that with all the medical complications, making took a back seat this week. Well, yes it did, but I have bounced back quickly with the realization that we have a week to get all the ideas together and actualized. One week! So that is what I am trying to do.
The teacher gifts were frantically assembled yesterday despite my attempts at prepping early.
They did make it out to each one of our beloved teachers and that made me happy. I had plans of stuffing our special Ms. B's box bag with treats and natural lip gloss etc,
but that plan was nixed when time drew down. Instead I went for the quickest thing we had on hand...
If you know someone who loves plants and you have some access to succulents, this gift is great. If you do not garden, then just enjoy the pictures. I love this project because it is really easy if you have the required items on hand. We do because my Mama is a master gardener who has everything in our backyard and more. This woman takes specific trips to a certain nursery over 2 hours south just to acquire rare and delightful examples of the succulent family.
The gift itself is a small gathering made from succulents cuttings. the wonderful thing is that you literally cut, trim and stick the new ends into soil and they grow back. Kinda' like Owen's finger (oh, that was gross, right?).
You do need a special type of soil, cactus soil,
and you do need a pot and some succulents to start with, but if you are looking for a quick and lovely gift, all these things can be picked up at your local nursery and assembled in a day They make great hostess or favor gifts and they are pretty hard to kill, per my Mama, anyway.
The best part is that they should root and grow and grow long after the gift is given.
The rest of this evening is devoted to a second batch of marshmallows, and my first attempt at homemade caramels from this recipe. I am hoping to last the rest of the evening.
Quick update :: I did it, made some caramels. Dangerous. Both to the taster's tongue and the taster's waist. Marshmallows seem like a breeze now...only they are cinnamon sugar marshmallows because someone (likely Owen) dumped a bunch of cinnamon into our 10 pound bag of white sugar...forgiven due to the whole finger thing, I guess.
5 comments:
I have so many cacti/succulents around, but it never occurred to me that a collection of cuttings would make a great gift. Although now I may think if O's finger when replanting the cutting ;)
That is such a lovely gift idea, I'll have to try that sometime. I have no plants, but MY MOTHER.. she has plenty and is right down the street. I live in vegas, they can't be that hard to find.
Beautiful pictures as well, by the way :)
I'm so glad to hear Owen is doing well!!!
And the crafts you did are awesome! I would be thrilled to be your boys' teacher :)
That's a great gift idea - Mark's mom sent him out to California with a jade plant which has since become more than a dozen! Glad to hear Owen's feeling better :)
I love succulents (though I killed the last one I bought) and that is a great gift. I didn't know that about the cuttings. I should try it (once I get some more).
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