Calla Lily earrings

I like Calla Lilies, but my Mom really likes Calla Lilies. She was so happy to see the little green leaves raising out of the soil where she had planted Calla Lily bulbs last year.

It seemed fitting to announce the beginning of Bats Bizarre's Mother's Day sale on the same day these debuted. Beginning today 4/16/13 use Coupon Code MOTHERSDAY for 5% off. Ends 5/12/13. Does not include shipping.  

It takes over an hour to shape these earrings out of Polymer clay, sometimes longer if I'm having a bad day, but I'm hoping that if I keep working at it I'll be able to make them in a hour or at least not have bad days.
 They are made out of different colored polymer on hypo-allergenic surgical steel studs and cost $14. Here is the link to the ad: https://www.etsy.com/listing/129571789/hand-sculpted-calla-lily-stud-earrings?ref=sr_gallery_6&ga_search_query=calla+lily+earrings&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_explicit_scope=1&ga_page=0&ga_order=date_desc&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmadecalla+lily+earrings
                                    
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Silver Chain Choker with an Anchor Clasp

Like most of my creations, I'm not exactly sure where the inspiration for this necklace came from. The idea for something seems to show up in my head. But I think this one came from the fact that I'm not a big fan of clasps.

The chain is part of Michael's Bead Landing: Legends line, which apparently means it is classified as seasonal and more cannot be ordered. Once I run out of chain (I have enough for two necklaces and two sets of chain earrings) that's it, I have to find a new chain with loops large enough for the anchor's 'hook' 'prong' 'blade' -whatever those things on the sides of an anchor that catch on to things is called- to fit though without falling out accidently.

Sometimes I like to wear this necklace with my chain earrings for a real nautical/ rocker look. And sometimes my skull and crossbones spike ear cuff, if I feel like a really punk look. But I'm a fan of mixing masculine and feminine looks (This last Easter I pared the afore mentioned ear cuff with Easter Egg earrings.) so I often mix my anchor choker with Starfish earrings or my Rain drop earrings. You know, something elegant.   

It costs $13. Here is the link to the ad. https://www.etsy.com/listing/114053179/silver-chain-choker-with-an-anchor-clasp

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What I'm growing (in the 'herb garden')

I'm not sure if anyone reads this blog enough to notice, but I'm sorry I missed Thursday's post. I'll try to do better. Anyway...
Starting from left to right here is a list of what was in the herb/ front garden as of when these photos were taken.

There are some 4o'clocks that came up from last year's plants. But they're rather hard to see. Most of them came up outside the and had to be moved. Last year it was a mix of yellow, white, and red, all pretty much in the same spot, so I don't what color these will be.

A cat water dish/ bird bath and an oversized planter that's supposed to have pomegranate seedlings in it. And next to that is an old sheet I used to cover the limes I planted last year when I ran out of pots.

Oregano- a great herb that comes back from the roots every spring. A must have for spaghetti sauce.

A line of Garlic Chives that makes a good block against soil erosion. They multiply like crazy and can be used as a substitute for green onion.

Marigolds- also from seeds that last year's plants dropped. They came up everywhere, usually too close to each other or some other plant. I'm move them around.

A Dutch Iris- I bought one of those bargain bags of mixed white and blue Irises (I don't know which this one is) and Gladiolas last year and ran out of places to bury them.

Rosemary- one of my mother's favorite herbs. It tastes great with chicken, and potatoes.

 Blue scent salvia- A member of the sage family. I don't think it's edible. I planted it from seeds last year, it is drought and heat tolerant but it's apparently some what cold tolerant too, because I didn't really cover it.

Basil- it's planted in the middle, but is too small to see, yet. It does not tolerate frost, so it must be planted every year or overwintered in a pot in a warm protected spot. Goes good with tomatoes.

There is an bearded Iris and two cone flowers, but none of them have really leafed out well enough to be seen.

That's our fig tree on the other side of the cinderblocks and in the second picture you can see the lemon tree. Would you believe it has all those lemons on it and is starting to flower? 

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Seedlings

A few weeks ago I sowed some Feverfew, Pennyroyal, and Hyssop seeds I got from 'Nichols Garden Nursery' in pots of soil from the vegetable garden. What has come up so far? Some weeds and 5 onions. I guess I shouldn't have gotten soil from so close to the green onions. Which isn't so bad, because we can always use more onions.

After these less than spectacular results, I've decided to try going back to the old school science experiment where you put two beans in wet paper towels placing one in a dark location and the other in sunny spot to see which one does better (long story short, the one in the dark did better) by putting catnip seeds in a wet paper towel in an old pill bottle and leaving it in a dark spot in my closet. Checking every other day it to make sure it's still moist. It looks like two of the seeds on top are germinating, or they are growing some weird looking lines of white mold.

By the way it's wasp season over here. Mom has stopped six nests from being built in the green house and the pump house already.

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