Lemon Balm .

Last Year we planted a few Lemon Balm in the back yard, they grow so fast that we had to start using it in different things. I did fresh tea, add ice and sometimes a little Honey or sugar. We love it. Then I used to decorate around the house and look great, the leaves have a nice green color that will go anywhere. If you cut them put it inmediatedly in water to keep them firm. This plant have many benefits, is used as a flavouring in ice cream, with fruits and candies, in the evenings make you feel relax if you have trouble sleeping. The crushed leaves, when rubbed on the skin, are used as a repellant for insects.

Realesed a fresh citrus scent when rubbed, is bushy all year long, what else can I said? this I had learned from my Sister who cultivate the plant in her garden also.

The miniature roses bush was in bloom when the Winter started, I hope it will comeback this year, just wanted to share that picture with all of you.

Embroidery.

This project took me a few months to completed. Didn't frame it before,I abandoned for years until we moved to USA and found it again folded with my other pieces of embroidery designs, still waiting to be frame, one of this days...

I framed this one for my seating room, I think adds some more interest to the place, and make a reminder of my early days stitching with a group of friends. Now I can see this beautifully Bouquet and be proud of my work. Is a work of art, I did it!!!

My Tulips today.

At the end of the Winter we start to see tulips of all colors and variety. They make a real impact in your decoration. We got a few of them for our Valentine's Day, five days ago. They are more open by now and still looking marvelous.

Decorating a Bottle.

There is a lot of bottles with a lot of potential
I'm trying to decorate this one using cuts out of magazines I recived from my previous orders of seeds, they have nice images and I thought why not use them to create something nice?otherwise they will end in the garbage tank.


More to come, stay alert for the next edition.

A simple tuna fish can.....

What to do with an empty can of tuna fish??

I had done a few of them for my friends, is always something useful. I saw the idea in a popular forum where the girls also did a competition. I decided to try one day and since them I did some more as gifts. Is only the personal touch that is different every time.

Valentine's Day 2009.

We did celebrate at home this year, it was a simple celebration but full of love.

There were so many events around here, the newspaper had full pages with adds for this day. Love is magic, we did had snow that night. It was cold.

How much can one person love another?A universe exists in time and space,Placed within the boundaries of one place,Pressed into a point far from forever.Yet love comes to us from some quite other,Visiting our sorrow with its grace,Answering our rage with its embrace,Lending us the wisdom of its wonder.Even as I say this, you are there,Nestling in where need undoes the day,Taking up your small infinity.Inside my window, you are everywhere,Nor could I tell how much such love might weigh, even were it salient as the sea.....

Meditation Room Box

This Chinesse Box was made with a strong box I refuse to trow out, it was used by one of my Canadians Friend to send me a gift from there. Everything arrived safe so I thought the box could be useful in some ways.

Is all Decouphage with napkins, to decorate the box outside I used chinesse coins and in the inside I covered with a very soft fabric in gold brown. The Box is part of my meditation Room now.