More Vases and Flowers

 I have so much fun making vases! I use empty jars (olive, mayo, etc.), paint the inside white, and then add alcohol inks diluted with special rubbing alcohol--all in the Tim Holtz line. The inks are fun just to drip over the bottom and then swirl around into the alcohol. I find that two colors work best. After they dry, I add some gold lines just for fun. 

We had an online crafting class through our church that made white painted jars with burlap and ribbon around them. I tried adding ribbon to mine, but I think they look better without--I left some and took off some of the ribbon depending on what I liked. The green vase is a painted one color.

For flowers, I bought several bunches of large flowers, some tall filler, and picked Queen Anne's lace and ornamental grasses from our yard. I also threw in a few artificial leaves I had on hand.

Halloween Treats

A friend gave me a bunch of empty pringle cans, instant coffee containers, and plastic drink containers to use in our missions class. However, we aren't meeting until our governor opens the state again, and who knows when that will be! I decided to make Halloween containers for the neighborhood kids. I think our Wednesday night "Green" team might get to finish up a few too--we can't do much crafting outside, but it doesn't hurt to try!

 

Greek Salad Bowl

 Greek Salad Bowl--I used seasoned lamb, feta cheese, kalamata olives, cucumbers, basil, and fermented veggies. You can add black beans, rice, and/or lettuce as well. This is so tasty--the olives add huge flavor!