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Comments (77)Great packages arriving here. I just finished three swaps and all received the hand crafted spoon markers and I have received many inquiries as to how they are made. The following is a site where I found some for you guys to see what I am talking about. I love how they added the little plant stamps so will have to find out how they did that. http://paperandplanes.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/dsc07503.jpg I used new spoons I got on sale but have made some for myself from spoons I found at the Goodwill. My husband used a rubber mallet to flatten the spoon. I then purchased a steel stamping letter/number set. I just line these up on the spoon one letter at a time and bang them with a regular hammer about 25 times to assure they indent the spoon. We used a work table my husband has and placed a large garden border brick on that to bang on. When flattening the spoon, places an old towel over it so as not to scratch it up. http://stampingjewelrysupplies.com/images/letter_numbers/il_430xN.157647088.jpg These are very easy to stamp and I enjoy doing it. I plan to make many more for my gardens as these will last forever. Corinne, it is amazing to think what happened to that your beautiful gardens since the first pictures you posted. How powerful nature can be. Margo...See MoreNew: Dec. FOTESS Season's Greetings Swap!
Comments (126)Thank you so much Margo and Shirley for the cards :) I didn't sign up for this swap as I was too busy and didn't really pay attention to what was goin on around this time period and rarely even got on the computer...but it was a nice surprise to receive the cards :))thanks so much Shirley for the card with the magnet...the magnet went straight to my fridge!! ..thanks Margo for the card with the winnie pooh stickers (I'm a kid at heart and love Disney) and the echinacea paradoxa seeds! ...ladies you made my day when i got these in the mail and knew ya'll were thinking about me even tho I haven't been too active and talkative here...thanks so much for your friendship I so love this group!, Dianne...See MoreFOTESS January 2016 Elvis Forever!!
Comments (96)ShOh Shirley! What a fun, wonderful package in the mail! Shirley sent me 2 live plants!! Aloe Vera and Rex Begonia and they look great. Her Elvis connections were awesome, too! Heartbreak Hotel-Heart Attack Dianthus GI Blues-Blue Enchantment Convolvulus Long Black Limousine-Black Currant Datura Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear-Dwarf Teddy Bear Sunflower Summer Kisses-Summer Dreams Cosmos I love them all. I love sunflowers and I don't have any dwarf. That will be fun. Did you have any spirit visits from Elvis or my grandmother? She loved Datura and always wanted me to plant more of them. I've never tried Black Currant. There is a pouch of chocolate covered marshmallows with raspberry sprinkles. Oh goodie! Of course I should eat my veggies first so I'll try your family favorite recipe of Fried Cauliflower. Thank you so much! I'm speechless--well, as close to speechless as I've ever been! It's sad to say, but my package is the one that hasn't arrived yet for Vina. I hope it arrives soon! Heidi...See MoreJanuary FOTESS Activities - The Joy of January!
Comments (177)Thanks so much, everyone. It has been rainy and chilly here today. Apparently farther north in SC they even got snow. I had expected to get the prizes mailed today, but I've just switched our TV service and they came out today to do the installation so I didn't get out the door except for here in the yard. The prizes will go out on Monday - and maybe tomorrow. There's a meeting I have been planning to attend, but we'll see if I get up and get myself moving early enough. If I don't go to the meeting, the little "post office store" I use most of the time is open until 1 p.m. Otherwise I'll head out with them on Monday. JOY is having such special friends here at FOTESS. Happy last day of January! CLEAN: Yes, one more. This is about books, especially paperback books. I read that most books cannot be recycled with paper recycling because of the glue used in the binding. I never tried to recycle any, but I probably would not have thought about that. If you are a book lover, you may do like I do and keep them for a long time. Guess what, some of the pages (especially paperbacks) get yellowed and brittle over time. Books that are in better condition can be donated to our local library and then they are sold to raise a bit of money for the library. If you are a reader you will know of other places that accept donated books. My report is that for the most part old paperbacks (and I still had a few from my days in college) are not fit for anything unless that specific book has a special meaning for you or is a rare collectible. I decided at some point that I would rather buy a book again or better yet borrow it from the library than read an old musty book that makes me sneeze. (Okay after that talk, I will need to go through my bookshelves again!) I've had fun with this theme and am glad you did, too. I certainly didn't get all of my cleaning projects completed, but the information did a lot to keep me motivated....See Morecanyonwind
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