mushrooms Archives - Linda Nelson

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER

August 16, 2016

I sure hope the dog days of summer has either reached its tail end, or its last leg. I’m so over this hot, sticky, weather. Matter of fact, I was over it when it all started. How about you?

Some unexpected events disrupted my blog posting flow this summer, and I just wasn’t driven enough to not let them get in my way. Perhaps with having signed on to participate in a local craft fair this coming October, I’ll have some creative content to share with you in the near future. I also skimped on photographing the many container plantings I did for my clients, except for a few –

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This little shed garden redo was a fun project. I snuck in some cucumber seeds under the trellis, which took off very nicely, and which I thought, added to the overall humble charm.

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Look what I spotted growing in my yard! I don’t know what species of mushroom they are, but aren’t they fabulous? Nature’s way of decorating…… I love it!

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I printed out a draft image on plain paper, then doodled over it. It will get stashed in my box of patterns and templates for later use.

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I thought the lichen growing on the bark of this pine tree was rather interesting. With the image rotated a quarter turn, it resembles a mountainside, does it not?

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Well, that’s all for now. I long for those cool, crisp perfect sleeping weather evenings. Don’t you?

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MAKING THINGS + MAKING SALES = A VERY BUSY MAKER

December 16, 2015

Tis’ not the season that I be blogging. I had the best intentions with regard to participating during “the most wonderful time of the year” but, my focus has been elsewhere.

I’m happy to say that my mushrooms all but sold out at our town’s local, fabulous, super-friendly and absolutely gorgeous-for-the-holiday garden center……..

Photo Courtesy of Lynch’s Garden Center Website

and two of my angels have flown to other residences!

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The woodblock ornaments were a hit at a holiday fair I participated in a few weeks ago. I had promised you all a tutorial(still in draft mode) a while back; perhaps you’ll get it for Christmas. Gulp.

Now, I simply can’t resist sharing with you some new material that I’ve designed, and that has given me great creative pleasure……. my “plane” and natural collection. If you’re up on your geometry, you should understand the word play.

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And, I can’t conclude without mentioning my nests, which nestle so nicely anywhere in the home, especially in Christmas trees.

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Have you been a very busy maker lately?

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THE NESTING INSTINCT

October 6, 2015

I don’t know about you, but when we get bouts of consecutive rainy days I go right into craft, clean and purge mode. Nope, one does not need to be an expectant mother to take on the nesting instinct. In addition to hormones, rainy days and the change of seasons can trigger it, too. I’ll bet that many of you can identify. Anyway, after some tidying, laundering, scrubbing and tossing, I broke out my crafting paraphernalia.

To start, I whipped up two decorative pumpkins, one from a remnant piece of plush velour, the other from a zebra print upholstery fabric sample. These diva-worthy pumpkins are for my friend; she loves glitz and glamour. I think she’ll love these, too.

I also began production of select items I designed, which will be offered for sale at our town’s local(and fabulous!) garden center come November. If you happen to live near the east end of Long Island, NY, or will be visiting the area this coming holiday season, be sure to visit Lynch’s Garden Center.

Aren’t these mushrooms darling? They’re perfect for fairy garden aficionados or anyone who appreciates the cross-pollination of the natural with the surreal.

Yes, I will be making my painted pine cones, too. And, lots of them!

They’ll be available in ornament form………..

as well as clutched in little, one-of-a-kind handmade nests. Did you know that finding a bird’s nest in a selected Christmas tree was once symbolic of luck and good fortune? This traditional belief is said to have originated in Iceland or Germany. However, I don’t think one needs to be a traditionalist, nor from one of these countries, to appreciate such a “lucky” find, or to simply see the beauty of a perfectly nestled nest amongst tinsel, garland and baubles.

There you have it.

I’ve been creative.

What about you?

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