Scatter Kindness ~ #sktrkndns ~ WW

One of our very first ones hidden in 2017

was finally found!

A little worse for wear ~

😕

''Found outside Hobby Lobby in Turlock, Ca. 

Looks like it's been beat up. 

I will rehide tomorrow on our way to San Francisco.''

Paulette G. shared her first post.

New Member · May 5 at 5:43pm

More to hide

Another was found! 😄

posted by Kenneth C.

on Aug. 4 

''This little guy stumbled into Taco Bell the other day'' 🌮🌮🌯😊😊

And yet another by Shawna S.

on July 19

''Cool! Found this as I was walking to my

doctor appointment this morning🙂 
California "Rocks" #sktrkndns''

Making of a Whimsical Nest

I always like to have fun new discoveries for the littles to come upon when they spend the night. The expressions on their faces are adorable and

 go right into my Heart Memories.  

I can't take credit for this idea, 

I saw the one Empress of Dirt made for her shed roof 💙

This log has been here for years and 

gone through a lot of transformations. 

From bird feeder to plant stand to 

not being in use for awhile. 

As you can see it has rotted in the middle. 

I found a piece of stepping stone that fit just right,

don't want the nest to fall in!

 I still thought it would be perfect for this surprise.

When I pruned my grapevine last year I made a 

wreath roughly the size of the log. 

I have directions for wreath making in this post

Wreath completed.

Now wait until Spring when it's nice and dry to make the nest

It's dry!

I placed a piece of wood from the scrap pile on top

of the log then placed the nest on top of that for sturdiness.

I scrounged the garden for nesting material ~

  sticks, dry leaves, plant trimmings, pine needles, etc.

Next I added some raffia.

To top it off I added fallen flowers, pine bough tips,

and small twigs.

I looked for egg shaped rocks around the pond, 

lucked out and found 3 in the right shape and size.

I used Rustoleum Ultra Cover 2X spray paints for the eggs 

because I had them leftover from other projects.

The "eggs" were sprayed Seaside, then speckled with brown.

I sealed them with Clear 

I even sprayed the nest with clear, I thought what the heck,

why not. I know it won't keep it perfect through the winter ~

maybe I'll cover it.

It was a hit with the littles.

We spent the day talking about which bird or 

possibly dinosaur laid them!

Well, how ever much a 2 and 3 year old and I could....... 

A Look Into Last Season's Flowers ~ WW

Now comes pruning ~ eeewww!

Make Your Own Grapevine Wreath

Does your grapevine look like a jungle plant? 
 It's just about time to prune back this grabby gal this Fall!  

Well, dig out those clippers and let's get started!

After you've pruned your grapevine, lay all the vines out.
Remove all the leaves.
I'm leaving my leaves on due to the fact
 it will end up being a large nest
(that's for future post) 
not a wreath per se but, still needs to be made the
 same way, so I thought I'd show you how I do it.

First, take a long, fresh vine and form a circle

 in the diameter you want your wreath to be.

I want mine to be approximately the size of this log

(you'll see why in the upcoming post)

so I've started it on the top for sizing purposes.

Most likely you will have excess vine ~ wind this excess vine around the vine circle you just formed ~ using it as if it were wire/string, around the base, in and out of the circle. When the vine is to the end, tuck this end in between two wound vines. On the first round there might not be two wound vines to tuck the end into, so just hold the vine end until you can wrap around it with the second vine. 

Now take another vine, insert the beginning end between two wound vines and begin the winding and ending process all over again. Keep adding vines and repeating this until the wreath is the thickness/size you want.

If necessary, you can tie the wreath here and there with florist wire, 
cording, string, whatever you have on hand  to hold it secure.

Sometimes the vines just don't want to seem to cooperate and need some persuasion. You can do this as you go or at the end.

When you have finished your wreath, lay it in a dry dark place for a few weeks until dry. Do not hang ~ your wreath it will dry misshapen.

Your's won't have leaves, it will look like this one I made a few years ago.

These wreaths are fun to give as gifts ~ as they are or decorated with ribbon, dried flowers or whatever else you like. You may use a glue gun or wire to attach your decorations to the wreath.

I have different plans for this one. It's still "drying" in the garage from last Fall. Yes, I'm sure it's completely dry and ready for the next step. One of these days I plan to have time to finish it!

Pin for this Fall!

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