Tiered Terracotta Planter!

 When I first saw Amy from Positively Splendid's post on Tiered Terracotta Planters I was amazed! 

I went straight to my local hardware store to pick up the supplies! I would have went to Home Depot, but like I said before that is a 70 mile drive for me! I really wanted the same colors that Amy used, but I couldn't find the blue. I settled for orange and I am so glad how it turned out.

The sad part to this story is that I made a set for me and a set for my mom the week before Mother's Day and I just now got flowers planted in mine! It is so nice to have some color on my front porch!

How Does Your Garden Grow #2

I keep forgetting to post about my door hanger for the month of May! Better late then never right? I really like the saying,
"How does your garden grow?"
I think it is perfect for this time of year, even though it is still too could for my garden to grow! (I don't even have it planted yet)

Here it is up closer!

What a treat when I walk in my door!

Bouquet of Flowers (teacher appreciation gift)

This week is teacher appreciation week! I have had this idea for a couple of weeks now, but my Disney Land trip snuck up on me and it didn't get finished until last night. Nothing like waiting til the last minute. So I decided that since I am a teacher and my pens are always walking off of my desk, that I would make a lovely pen bouquet!

I am sure you have all seen these, but I am including a tutorial on how I made mine!!!

Supplies

• fake flowers 
• ribbon 
• dried beans 
• pens 
• bucket/pail 
• glue gun 
• glue sticks 
• scissors

  1. Cut a flower off of the bouquet and grab a pen without the cap!

2. Glue the flower onto the bottom of the pen.

3. Grab your ribbon and glue it over the bottom of the pen and start wrapping it around the pen to the tip.

    Put another dab of glue at the tip to hold the ribbon in place.

Here are a few others that I made!

4. Glue ribbon around the center of the bucket/pail and add flowers if you prefer.

5. If you want a little extra pizazz then glue a little jewel to the center of the flower!

6. Spill the beans into the bucket/pail!

(sometimes I crack myself up!)

7. Arrange your flower pens into your bucket/pail!

Ta Da! How easy is that? I love how cheerful it looks! These pens would be hard for a teacher to misplace and for a student to steal accidentally walk off with it!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

I am linking to these parties!!!