Ah, I'm not gonna lie to you, Marge. So long. . .

[mellymell]

New icon is one of the many petunias I've been planting for the wedding. Centerpieces are an asparagus fern surrounded by three of these petunias in a 6" pot. Then, four 3" pots with a begonia in each one (two white, two pink) spaced evenly around the center pot and in between those 4 amber colored glass votive holders (dollar store, 2/$1). I set it up on our dining room table the other day to see how it looks. Granted our table is quite a bit smaller than the ones we'll be using at the lodge, but it gives me an idea of height and spacing and such. I think it's going to work nicely. Not so high you can't talk to the person across the table from you, but high enough so it's not completely missed and pointless. I think we managed to do this for under $5/table. Take that florist that wanted to charge me $200 for a hurricane with a pillar and some greenery!

I got 6 of the 16 beaded strands done on the headpiece the week after it came in. Then, I had to put it away to finish long overdue invitations (that should have gone out a month ago but are going out today, D'OH!). I noticed on the first looping strand I did, one side is the length I want and the other side is about an inch shorter. S'ok, I'll just pull the beaded drop off and make a new longer one to go there and use the one that's already there for the next shorter one. It's weird though. I beaded the shorter one first and used it as a guide for the one that wound up longer. Not sure how it wound up about an inch longer but it did. Oh well.

I picked up beading the trim for the neckline of my gown yesterday. I should have that done by the end of the week. Not nearly as insane a project as belluthien is undertaking, but still, just a bit tedious. Sometimes, I can just fly through it, but right now, I think I'm just not feeling like doing it so it feels more like a task. Might get better as I get into it more.

That's about all that's been going on with me. 26 days until the wedding and it's pretty much all I'm working on. When I get bored with beading, I go plant some more flowers. The ones for the wedding are almost all planted (still need more 6" pots), but I still have several flats of begonias and petunias that I can plant just for the house. Not to mention the tomato and pepper plants we got yesterday. I still would like to get some purple or red salvia and some snapdragons to go in some of the mixed containers for like buffet tables and stuff for the wedding. I think that would go nicely with what we have already and the Ipomoea batatas (sweet potato vine) we got yesterday as well, one of the lime green ones and one of the blackish purple ones.

I've got everything all lined up on the deck banister and as we left this morning, Chris glanced up and said, "we have a ton of plants right now" and I said, "yep, it makes me happy." ;] He said it makes him happy, too.

Comments

[belluthien.livejournal.com]

Oh, no! I'm getting a reputation! ;P
Insanity is contageous, btw.

I can't wait to see your headpiece, and how you're triming the gown... :D

[harlequin-elf.livejournal.com]

Love the userpic! LOL

[belluthien.livejournal.com]

Compliments of sarasicons! She's making me one that says *more?* too... :D

[harlequin-elf.livejournal.com]

Lol! Hmmm, dose she have any with Dory? I soooo need to get on for sis, we have a running joke that she's Dorys human equivalent. ;)

[belluthien.livejournal.com]

I think I saw one she did with Dory that says *just keep sewing, sewing, sewing...* Not sure if I saw it on her icon page, or jkg-vader's, or on her icon journal.

I'd like one of those, too. I love Dori.

My daughter puts on this voice, and calls me Miss Grumpy Pants... ;) She can do the eyes, too.

[mellymel-cos.livejournal.com]

heh, indeed it's contageous! Wait 'til you find out what my secret project is that I'll be starting in June! I'm stupid and insane. ;]

I'm taking those little glass flowers I was using on the armbands and putting them on some silver/white Viking Tree trim I got from Calontir. Where the little flowery looking things are on the trim, I'm putting a glass flower. I think I counted up needing like 120 for the neckline. Nothing even close to what you're doing, but I'm just not feeling like doing it, so it's a task.

[belluthien.livejournal.com]

I am very curious, 'specially when you call it stupid and insane. ;)

That trim will sparkle & dazzle when you're done! Those little floweres are pretty!

Oh, believe me, mine has become a task, too.

I'm about to post about a rather frustrating little bump in the road...

[mellymel-cos.livejournal.com]

heh, yeah, I'm stupid because I probably won't finish it, insane because I've picked the thing totally apart and am almost getting down to ridiculous detail on it (just in planning stages) and because of that, it's going to require quite a bit of handwork. Then there are accessories! Heh, how's that for a tease?

yeah, I love those little flowers! I'm going to look for all sorts of reasons to use them in the future. They have all kinds of pretty colors too!

[harlequin-elf.livejournal.com]

I love planting... Too bad we're so deep in a drought right now we can't even get a flower garden growing. :/

[mellymel-cos.livejournal.com]

Me too! I have to meet the challenge of living in dense forest, so anything I do has to tolerate shade/partial sun and has to go in a container. We've got two large gardens full of bulbs that do ok, but anything I've planted has gone in containers.

We've got a 400 watt high pressure sodium light in the garage as well as some flourescents for growing the tomatoes and peppers.

I've also got a couple of Raindrip kits that I bought last year which I'm going to set up. Several drippers, misters, bubblers, and sprayers came with them, a timer with each kit and plenty of hoses and connectors. I'll set that up for most of the deck plants and one for the veggies downstairs. We haven't had nearly as wet of a spring as normal, so I'm expecting a dry summer. Plus, if we wind up going on another trip (which we're planning Colorado for July), I won't have to worry about losing plants while I'm gone.

I kind of prefer growing indoors most of the time. Something about having complete control over the conditions and such. :]

[lordofhaladin.livejournal.com]

so pretty! it sounds like your busy! and no wonder! :D

[mellymel-cos.livejournal.com]

eh, I've gotten in plenty of sitting around too. I'm doing a lot I guess, but in short little spurts. I owe my 20 minute attention span to cartoons. ;]

[lordofhaladin.livejournal.com]

;) at least you have 20 mins! ;)