Farm Girl Studio

I have been wanting to make these for a couple of months now and finally got a the time. These are great for the garden, but you can even use them in house plants if you want to. Here is just one of the many sites that show you how to make them. This one only shows you how to use spoons but I have had great success with forks also. Try it let me know what you think.

Yesterday I went to Madison with the Bead Diva's of Galena- Jess, Trish and Jan. We started out at Anthology on State Street. Lucky me had won a 20$ gift certificate to this cute store. The store is the cutest thing ever. So many wonderful thing, great t-shirt, aprons, paper, books, jewelry and buttons just to mention a few. I had really thought that I was going to get a t-shirt but the books got me. I found two books that I had been wanting for a long time. A Compendium of Curiosities by Tim Holtz and Sewing Clothes kids Love very very cute kits clothes and this book comes with the patterns too. I can't wait to sit down with these books this week. We could have spent the day on State Street with no problem but we had other places to go lol. A nice lunch at Cosi and then on to Anthropologie This store is so inspirational we walked away with so many great ideas. Look for alot of refashioned clothes in the future. Then on to the Madison Bead Show Just being aroun...

Made these yesterday using this youtube video I think the next time I make them I won't decorate the sides as they are hard to close all the way.

these are for the farmers market

Yes I know it's been along time, I promise soon I will post some new beads. Until then take a look at Jess's Vintaj Natural Brass Blog . She is working on spring designs, and is using some of my lentil beads. I am headed to the Madison bead show next weekend to get some stuff. Look for jewelry after that.

With the rain and the fact that the snow is finally melting, Willow and I have been doing some spring crafts. In our home-schooling week we try to have at least one day of crafts. This past week we made some coffee filter flowers. I am loving coffee filter!!! I have a bunch of other craft ideas bookmarked for last. Just google coffee filter crafts and you will be amazed at the things you can make with them. Willow and I used this site for our flowers, but as you can see she has a couple of other ways to use them too. There is not right or wrong way to color them, Willow wanted to draw with the markers so we did that method. I think she like the spraying of the water the best :P Ta-Da

I love the sound of it I have been trying to work with all the features on my new phone so here is a a couple of videos that I took with it yesterday. Just a look at my world. it's raining today so I plan on getting alot done inside. Happy Spring!

Check out the cool stamping set they have, I love them all! Beaducation Giveaway

I am still trying to figure out my phone settings and how it all works. This is Willow in action

We had a wonderful spring day yesterday and spent all of it outside. Willow is learning to ride her bike.

Rockford children's museum

There is black sparkle fabric in this one

First Tutu I really love these

Last one for now