The charity shop had a craft book about basket making for beginners, so finding it so interesting, I played with some stronger grass I do not know the name of and some esparto yesterday and soaked it overnight to make pliable.
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| This is the reverse view the different grass is greener and rounder than the esparto, and had to be soaked overnight to get it to bend so I could thread it through the weave. It will be trimmed once it has dried. |
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| And this is the right side, as it got bigger, I had to coil the esparto to try and keep it together to weave. |
Then, whilst sitting in the shade this afternoon, I made a couple of crochet butterflies for a friend..one in shades of pink/red and the other in pink/lilac, which she saw online and knew I could make.
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| Whilst I had the camera out, I couldn't resist taking some photos of these gorgeous baby cyclamen plants that appeared around the base of a plant, which I carefully pricked out.. |
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| Here are a few larger ones I did the other week, they will soon be ready for individual pots... |
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and this tiny tiny plant was a seed that I collected from my friends bush (think it is called a bigonia) but I am not sure... Hers is very large...hopefully there will be a few more as I sowed lots of seeds. I also took a lot of plant cuttings which I am hoping will grow roots soon.
They are all sitting in the shade so they will not dry out and shrivel in the hot sun |
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