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Posted in In the Garden, Quilting, Out of the Box on Feb 6th, 2008 33 Comments »

Each time I write about my Out of the Box challenges I get questions about the group itself. I plan to start answering them along the way. Please feel free to add your questions to the comments so I can keep a running list. All these posts will be tagged with the Out of the […]

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It’s Officially Spring

Posted in In the Garden on Apr 30th, 2007 23 Comments »

Fresh cuttings of lilac from the garden. A new blog theme. Finally!

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Lavender Basket Ornament

Posted in Craftiness, In the Garden on Jul 28th, 2006 12 Comments »

Margret Darrah of Mad Dog Quilts taught me how to make this basket. It’s a fun twist on the lavender wand. I made another one last night and took photos as I went along. I was going to link to instructions on the web but couldn’t find a single site that demonstrated […]

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Ahh, An Evening Breeze

Posted in Musings, In the Garden on Jul 25th, 2006 24 Comments »

We ventured outside after dinner last night and enjoyed the cool breeze. First one in a week so we stayed out until the light went away. I clipped almost an entire bush of lavender. 1 down, 2 more to go. Did I mention that lavender crafts are addictive? I can’t […]

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Lavender Wands

Posted in Craftiness, In the Garden, Sewing on Jul 24th, 2006 10 Comments »

The lavender is in full bloom here in the Northwest. I’m lucky to have 3 very large plants in my front yard. I battled the bees yesterday and harvested some to make these lavender wands. The Purple Haze Lavender Farm in Sequim Washington has a how to on their website.

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