Celery - How to have some more leaves after cutting all

A couple of weeks ago I bought celery to make some soup. I cut all the leaves and I was eager to try an experiment that I have seen before a couple of times. 

It is basically a type of propagation without having roots again. You just have to sink the stem (with no leaves) in some water (not too much) and wait 2-3 days to see the first leaves coming to life.

It worked for me perfectly, so I encourage you too to try and see the progress.

Have fun!

Plant update - End of November

A quick plant update is here for you! Today I woke up for only 14C (57F) degree and it feels sooooo good! The plants like it too :) 

Enjoy!

And Happy Thanksgiving!

My new friend

Hello Everyone,

Let me introduce you my new friend, my Singer sewing machine. I just got it today from my husband. What a great present! I can`t wait to start doing new projects that have been stored in my head for a long time. I need some additional tools, fabric and thread but you know what...I am already super excited to sew!!!!!

Plant update - End of October

Dear Everyone,

I think it is time to have a plant update as November is approaching fast. Here there is no real change in the weather, we have hot, humid, sunny days. As for this weekend, the temperature is a bit lower than average, so I can keep the window and the balcony door open all day.

It seems the plants love this climate and this temperature is just fine for them in this season.

They say `hi` to You from the sunny balcony in Coral Gables.

Brunfelsia plicata (I hope I found the correct name of this plant).

Marigolds. Proud marigolds.

Basil plants.

Little lemon trees.

New members of the family: different types of lettuce.

Tomato plants after planting them in containers.

Marjoram. So cute.

Dill, growing strong.

I had to wait a lot for them but now they seem to grow a bit faster. They are my violas.

Avocado trees.

Hot peppers. Replanting is coming soon.

Mamey tree.

When the sky touches the gound

This was the apocalyptic view from our balcony last night. Hopefully, Hurricane Lorenzo is not coming this way.

  

  

DIY project: painting a bedcover

Hello Everyone,

Let`s see what we have today.

I am showing you how to make your own stamp and use it on the cover sheet on your bed.

This time: blue fabric paint.

This is how DIY stamp looks like.

Your `best friend`, the foam brush.

Painting, step-by-step, row-by-row. The key is patience.

And the result.

Instructions:

1. Choose the sheet you wish to paint, wash it, dry it but do not use softener. You can iron it depending on the fabric. As you can see, I skipped that step.

2. Choose a stamp/pattern you think will be perfect for you. 


How to make your own stamp:

You can make your own stamp yourself. What you need is: a hard cube (I used a wooden cube that I bought in a hobby shop), some strong liquid glue and a foam sheet.

Your foam sheet doesn`t have to be thick. I found a pretty thin one but I used two layers, so my stamp is more efficient.

So what you need to do is, get the wooden cube and the glue, cut out a shape that you would like to stamp with (it can`t be bigger than the surface of the cube you stick it to). Glue the shape to the cube and wait until it fully dries. I cut out a square shape to start with and I was truly satisfied with the result. I recommend you to cut out simple shapes such as a triangle, a star, a square or a round shaped or oval pattern.

The following steps are the same as with the hand-painted pillowcase.

Important: make sure you put at least one layer of newspaper on the surface you paint the sheet on. I used newspaper and I still had a hard time removing the fabric paint from the table as the sheets of the newspaper were sliding on the wooden table. :(