Fairy Garden

 my father in law gave me this cute chest of drawers when he moved recently, it is kind of rickety and the drawers didn't stay in place very well, so I decided to take it apart and remake it...i decided to finally make the fairy garden I have been wanting to make in one of the drawers....i will show what I will be doing with the empty set of drawers in a future post....

 I asked Mr. Jackson to drill about 10 to 12 small holes in the bottom of the drawer for drainage. I also spray painted the inside of the drawer to help keep the wood from rotting as quickly....

 I first selected one big and several smaller plants that I thought would look good, filled the drawer with organic potting soil and planted the flowers

 time to fill in all the little lovelies that i found at a local greenhouse and also at Walmart!~

I am in love with my fairy garden, and the kids love glancing in from time to time to see what the fairies and gnomes are up to. thinking about changing it around so that maybe they think the fairies are moving!!

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creating an upcycled tote

 I just wanted to share a little bit about how I create my upcycled tote bags...

 I found this cute cloth tote at my local goodwill, took it home, washed and coffee dyed it  to the desired color.
How do I coffee dye? I just keep adding coffee and or tea to boiling water(i like to dye in my kitchen sink) until it reaches the color I desire for each individual project. I then soak the fabric,usually overnight. and line dry. I like to leave coffee and tea bags in the water as my products dye to create  interesting color patterns.

 Next, I decide what i want to use to embellish the bag.The inspiration for this bag actually came from the script fabric that I wound up only using for the wool birds wing, below. 

 I love this vintage pattern fabric, very Cath Kidston, who I adore!

I hand sew all my bags so here is the finished product, modeled by my daughter, Sierra

I love this cute little tote for spring and summer :)