The last bloom on Picotee is fading fast...
It has certainly given us a lot of
lovely flowers....
Now to let it rest and hopefully Summer
it over for its next seasonal flowering,,,,
In contrast my red waxed amaryllis
has made very S L O W
progress...
Seeing some fresh green shoots
makes me hopeful that it
will eventually bloom.
After my experience with
my Picotee "Ghost" bulb,
I am being patient with
this one...
Fingers crossed...
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I have been setting up my 2nd Pita
Cracker Box Junk Journal to be
ready for when I need it...
↓↓↓↓
Here it is in its "bare-bones" state;
I only made four signatures this time as
my present one with 5 is really a
"chunky monkey" ;)))
making it hard to write in..
[for non journal makers--"signatures"
are groups of pages bound in
separately...] You can
see the four packets of
papers in the above photo...
bound into the spine with
strong waxed thread...
On this one I distressed the
pages with Distress Oxide and
water:
I really love this grunged-up look to the pages...
It should be a lot of fun working in this one...
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Tomorrow, our children and grands
will be coming to visit
for the Easter Sunday
afternoon...
I hope that you all are having a
wonderful Holiday weekend...
Hugs, Julierose
La blageuse
[resting-from-sewing-euse]
Reading "Beneath these Stones"
ReplyDeleteby Ann Granger--a Mitchell and Markby mystery
Picotee was such a rewarding find. I gave my amys a bit of indoor flower food, so that they have nourishment as they rebuild during the summer. Picotee is well worth the effort to regrow.
ReplyDeleteI so l ove your TJ Pita journals, you do the best bookmaking.
Happy Easter!
love
lizzy
Happy Easter to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteYou've had an interesting experience with Picotee. it will be fun to see when it will bloom again.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a very Happy Easter and an enjoyable time with your family.
How many flowers did Picotee have in the end? To think that it had such a hard start!
ReplyDeleteFun to see your new journal - I especially like the combination of colours on the edges of the pages.
You sure got your money's worth out of the Picotee Amaryllis. I had never heard of a waxed Amaryllis that didn't grow so there probably is hope.
ReplyDeleteMy 4 bulbs which I summered over outside the last 2 years don't have any buds peeking out after almost 2 months of watering after their dark and cool time out. I will be tossing 3 of them. I'll give the largest bulb one more summer outside and see if I will get a bloom next year. I think I didn't fertilize them enough during the summer.
The crackerbox journal is terrific! Have a lovely Easter celebration with all the family.
ReplyDeleteLove your flowers! Thank you for teaching me a little bit about scrapbooking. I don't know much about it at all. Have a Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteI’m not very good at growing stuff indoors but have been working hard cleaning up the flower beds. Happy Easter.
ReplyDeletePretty flowers! Your journal looks so fun to make. I'm reading 3rd Degree by James Patterson and listening to Sweet Expectations - the second book by Mark Ellen Taylor on Audible.
ReplyDeleteSad to see the blooms fade on Picotee, you will look forward to more next year. Oooh your grunged up papers in your last photo are amazing, I love those distressed colours. Hope you've had a happy weekend with the family.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to see your journal right at the beginning of its journey. I'll look forward to seeing it transformed as you fill it up.
ReplyDeleteHope you had a fabulous Easter.
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