Thursday, July 4, 2013

Living Wall

I found this old wire magazine rack and it's been hanging in my kitchen for the past few months. I've had small potted plants on it, but I knew I wanted to make a living plant but I was not sure where to start. 
I was at a flower shop last week just looking around like I always do because I love to go into flower shops. I found a plant that I liked called staghorn fern. I was talking to the florist and she told me that I can hang these plants on the wall. She showed me one she made in the shop. She took chicken wire,  shaped it into a half bowl and attached it to a wooden board for the backing. She then used moss as  padding against the wires so the dirt will stay in place. This gave me the idea of of how I was going to put my living wall together.  


I bought 2 bags of moss from Home Depot and a few succulents. I took the moss and wet them, because that's what it said on the bag. And also it's easier to work with. I covered the sides and the back and placed dirt in the middle. I planted the succulents and also a few orchids. I know, that they are totally different, orchids moist and succulents dry. Knowing this, I knew where to put them and how I'm going to water them without overwatering the succulents.  I used no dirt on the orchids, just the moss. Orchids will live with just moss. Also, moss stays moist which is great for the orchids. I only used dirt for the succulents. There is a special type of soil specifically for succulents and cactus. That's what used. 


By the way, I live in a studio apartment and I have no backyard. So I made this over the kitchen sink. Yes, it was messy, if you don't like getting dirt in your fingernails, then I suggest you wear gloves. I love gardening and I've been gardening all my life and if you have too, then use your common sense when putting together a living wall. You will know which plant works together and how to take care of them. If not you can ask me or Google it. 

I'm so happy with how it turned out, I'm thinking about changing careers... LOL  



Thursday, June 27, 2013

Temescal Street Fair


So happy to be part of Temescal Street Fair. This will be my 3rd year doing this event and it's always a blast! Hope to see you all there!

Sunday, July 7th, noon to 6pm!

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

RAG SF

I am very excited to announce that you can now find my jewelry at RAG! Hooray!! Thanks to Blakely Bass for including my line in your store!

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Deviled Eggs

Happy 2013! It's the new year, which for me means new beginnings, new experiences and new challenges! :) One of my new years resolution is to cook more and entertain more in my new apartment in Oakland.

My first party is on Jan. 13th. I am hosting an Own’s™ You Glow Girl House Party. I am very excited and want everything to be perfect so in the next couple of weeks I will be experimenting with new appetizer recipes and will be blogging about it here so stay tuned.

The first one I did are these deviled eggs w/ bacon and cheddar cheese. OMG! They are amazing! It's vey rich, so you can't eat too many of them! But holy cow, these are my very first deviled eggs and I must say, that I think I did pretty good. I'm bringing it in to work tomorrow to see what people think about it! :) I found the recipe at All Recipes. Yumm! Very easy and very tasty! I think this one's a winner and will make it on my party menu! :)

Thursday, October 11, 2012

I donated again this year to Glenridge Coop Nursery for their annual fundraising auction. These are the earrings and necklace I made. Sterling Silver and Copper jewelry. :) tah dah!!

Don't have them in my shop yet. But stay tuned! I am in the shop working on some new and awesome designs. I'll have some new rings as well! Can't wait to share with you! :)

Monday, August 13, 2012

HAPPY MONDAY! 

This ring is made with a sterling silver band and brass wires. So much fun to wear! Stay tuned... I will be posting new items like this on my Etsy shop this week! 

Friday, March 9, 2012

Anxiety

I've heard that when you have an anxiety attack, you remember that moment, time and place every time you are around that place. And it will never go away…

I think if I dis-associate the memory of me having that anxiety attack while I was driving under the bridge that one morning, then I won't freak out every single time I drive under the bridge. But how do I erase that memory from my mind? I have to find a way to replace that memory with a happy memory.

Such a mind trip. This is all in my head and it's frustrating to me that I have no control or cannot control it. Maybe that's what's giving me anxiety. Oh my head hurts!