P52 Week #28: Summer Treats

Hey remember how I kill things... particularly plants? If you don't, read and witness here.  Oh boy, it wasn't pretty.

My dear mother learned her lesson after the incident with the tulips from my class ring ceremony and gave me balloons for my LDS Institute of Religion graduation.


"Okay, Savannah. You see this balloon? It has a special sealer, so it should last at least 3 weeks.  Much longer than one week."

Oh! I was such a good mother to my balloons! The big princess balloon lasted at least 5 weeks and still fightin' strong!

My friend, Martin, thought this whole episode of "Savannah kills things" just too much.  He stole my flower pot and declared that he would make me fake flowers of some sort that would last longer.  He believed that no flowers could stand a chance against my incompetency.


A week or so goes by... where's my flower pot, Martin?


And this I get back from out of town and find this in my apartment...

Hahaha...Okay, thanks.

But aren't they gorgeous!? And I'm happy to report, it's been two weeks and they're very much alive!!

But they did scare me for a bit.  I thought the plant was dying, because it sheds flowers like no other.  Everywhere.

But it's alive and kicking!

Thank you!

My Entry:

P52 2012: Week #19: Still Life

My goal was to get an awesome shot of a bluejay that

 has been hanging out around my house.

And it's huuuuuge!

Probably from all the cat food he's been stealing. haha

Anyhoo, so I had a stake out in my backyard.  I never got a good shot of the

bluejay so I took shots of others things while waiting.

Charlie, the spoiled kitty.

Hahaha....

And some of my favorite shots...

 

 

A week later I was able to get the little sneaker on camera!

Isn't he just ginormous?!

P52 Week #8: Cabin Fever

Look what I found in the backyard!!

Birds love our bird feeder.  And my dad loves to watch them.

My dad has made some great discoveries in the world of wildlife. {haha}

Like did you know?

The male cardinals feed the females!!

Mhm! The females sit on the fence, and the males go back and forth bringing them birdseed.

Awesome!

And that's how it should be! {bahaha}

Anyhoo, I'm sure these little birdies have cabin fever to head back up north again. {durn yankees}

And this is just some pretty stone. {:)}

Wednesday, I totally laid out at the pool for two hours!! Mhm, gettin' my tan on!

Don't worry Mom, I was reading my homework.  Kind of.

Embroidery Hoop CLock

Hello!!
Today I will finally share my super cute button clock! Well, felt button clock.

All of my materials were bought at Michael's, the best craft store in the world.  If I do say so myself.  And I used coupons!!

Materials:
Embroidery Hoop
Cross-stitch Fabric (or other strong fabric)
Felt Buttons (or regular pieces of felt)
Clock Parts (can be bought separately or can be taken out of a clock)
Needle and Thread
Method of Hanging (I used thumbtacks)
:)


Instructions:
1. Attach fabric to embroidery hoop, trimming off the excess. 
2. Stitch numbers onto felt buttons. (note: be super careful. I don't know how many times I poked myself for sure, but I'd guesstimate about a million and a quarter.)
3. Cut a little slit in the middle of your clock just big enough for the clock parts to fit through.  (*insert super scary monster voice here*) Now comes the tricky part: the clock parts. I bought the separate clock parts... and they did not come with instructions in the package. Nada. Zilch. Which is exactly how much I knew about clocks parts.  It took me hours to figure out how to put them together so they would work.  So just exercise caution and know what you're doing.  I eventually figured them out. :)
4. And you put it all together!
5. To hang on my wall, I put a thumbtack under the top rim of the embroidery hoop and another under the clock handle.  The gives my new baby support. :)

Enjoy! 


My Felt and Embroidery Hoop Clock. :)


The inspiration for this project came from here.


P.S. Today is my last day as a teenager! *gasp*