~Garden Inspiration -June 2020~

Our garden is ever changing.

That's why we love it so much. 

New seedlings coming up ever season.

Living in Southern California,

the weather temperature is perfect to

grow a variety of flowers, vegetables and plants.

 

~Happy Gardening~

~DIY Dried Herb Wreath for a Summer Project~

Looking back on projects that I've made,

 I saw this Herb Wreath I did last summer.

I put it on instagram but didn't share it on my blog!

Here's what I did;

I bought a grapevine wreath from Michael's Art and Craft Store.

I gathered herbs from the garden;

lavender, rosemary, oregano, sage, bay leaves,

 thyme and pepper berries.

I tied them with jute into small bouquets.

I used flowers from the garden;

limonium sinuatum-statice and strawflowers.

I tied the rosemary first around the wreath with green floral wire.

Then placed the herbs where I wanted them and then used the green floral wire and tied them onto the wreath.

I poked the flowers where I wanted them into the grapevine wreath. 

I placed the wreath on a chalkboard and displayed it in the kitchen.

When you're cooking you can just cut the dried herbs off.

I think it's time to make another one!

~Herb Breadsticks~

Just in time for the holidays

~Herb Breadsticks~

I made bread dough and used herbs from the garden;

parsley, rosemary, dill and thyme.

You can always buy packaged bread dough!

Roll out your bread dough into strips.

Brush with a beaten egg.

Chop up your favorite herbs from your garden!

Brush with more egg wash on top of herbs.

Bake at 375 for 15 minutes or until brown!

~Enjoy~

~Garden to Table Birthday Party & Craft~

I wanted to share photos of a

 ~Garden to Table Birthday Party~

 I hosted for my friend, Mary.

I had the party outside in our garden.

Rooster French Script plates were used from Williams Sonoma.

 I picked flowers and herbs for the tablesetting. 

Our friends Kim and David gave us the old barnwood,

 Stan made a beautiful farm table from it.

Fresh rosemary and cute little ceramic pigs added a nice touch.

I found pretty pillows at Kirklands Home Decor 

for the cottage bench.

Eucalyptus was used for the centerpiece.

I picked fresh flowers and herbs and used vintage mason jars.

I had cabbages inside old teapots and 

an old antique iron and vintage "Rival" Clothes Wringer 

displayed on the buffet.

A chalkboard in the kitchen read,

"Garden to Table"

A cupboard nook had more whimsical things for the Garden theme.

~Chilled Cosmopolitans~

Ina Garten Recipe

Appetizers

Watermelon, feta cheese and balsamic vinegar topped with fresh mint.

Crostini with brie, apples from the garden & honey drizzled on top,

Gruyere cheese with mustard seed and fig butter and

nuts and olives.

Arugula salad with beets, goat cheese and candied walnuts.

~Butternut Squash & Zucchini Lasagna~

Homemade ricotta cheese,

spinach, mushrooms, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses.

I used the KitchenAid Vegetable Sheet Cutter Attachment. I bought it at Sur La Table. It creates sheets of zucchini and vegetables to make healthy versions of your favorite dishes!

It was delicious!

The Birthday Cake was a

~Lemon Pound Cake with Candied Bees~

Lavender shortbread cookies & chocolate bark with sea salt & almonds.

Vintage rooster cordial glasses were used with Tuaca,

 an Italian brandy.

 For the craft, I collected flowers from the garden, dried & pressed them weeks before the party.

The girls loved being creative making pressed flower designs in glass frames I found at Michaels craft store.  The second craft was decorating flameless LED vanilla scented candles I found at Walmart.

We used Mod Podge and glued the flowers onto the scented candles. They all turned out so pretty.

With the flowers,

 I also made handmade thank you cards for the girls. 

It was a fun 

"Garden to Table Birthday Party"

 for my friend, Mary!

(in the background, Me, Linda, Tami & Mary)

Yuri & Virginia