Wednesday, March 7, 2018

A Dark and Dreary Day

Yesterday I.....
  • wrote a blog posting
  • watered all the indoor plants
  • made two more cards with "smooshed" backgrounds I made last week
  • changed out my Christmas dishes (finally) for my every day dishes
  • cut 8 lengths of 12 foot cord and macramed a hanger for a spider plant. It was a very simple pattern, but I wanted to re-acquaint myself with the various knots. I will try a more elaborate pattern next time. 
  • received my latest  hydro bill yesterday for $104.99, which is less than last month and 19% lower than this time last year. Yay!
 
I used almost 100 feet of cord to make this simple pattern. It is the perfect length for this window, but if I want to make a more elaborate pattern, I will need closer to 200 feet. I happened to have 4 large wooden beads which I incorporated into the hanger. I will go to Michaels and see about getting other beads with large openings. (perhaps glass or ceramic)

Today I.....
  • mailed off two cards (Thinking of you and Birthday wishes)
  • picked up a large bag of premium potting mix
  • started three  more cuttings of succulents and re potted two house plants
  • planted up a soup tureen as another succulent garden and moved it to a sunny window
  • worked on my pillow case embroidery project.
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4 comments:

  1. NathalieMarch 8, 2018 at 6:46 AM

    Hooray for a lower energy bill! Your idea of making your own macrame plant holder is ingenious. I should mention that to my daughter who is looking to move some plants on her covered porch but they need some kind of a table so the plants can actually receive the sun they need. Perhaps they could just hang them.

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  2. SusanMarch 8, 2018 at 7:18 AM

    Macrame was all the rage back in the 70's and is now apparently making a comeback. It is so quick and easy to do. I had hoped to make a few hangers that I could gift people with, but I forgot how quickly they make up...even the more complicated patterns. Anyways, I think I will make up a few more for myself to hang from my verandah during the summer. I will look for some brightly coloured beads to reflect the sun.

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  3. BlessMarch 8, 2018 at 1:52 PM

    I think you made the most of a dark and dreary day! Glad your hydro bill was lower! Love the macramé plant hanger! I used to make them, myself, but haven't made any, lately. They were all the rage when I first came to this country in the early 70s!

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  4. SusanMarch 8, 2018 at 2:36 PM

    Pinterest is full of macrame projects these days, especially the plant hangers. I think it is because of the resurgence of succulents as house plants. I always loved hanging my plants so as to free up surface areas.

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