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 Hi crafty friends! How are you  coping with the latest 'delta-induced' lockdown? I do hope and pray you are doing OK. If you are getting bored, you can read here about some of the things I have been doing over the past month... I have managed to grow something that is actually edible! I planted some expensive heritage pumpkin seeds (the 2 little pumpkins in the front). They were not hugely successful but then, out of the compost heap came a vine which produced 8 beautiful kent pumpkins! I feel like such a successful gardener even though I did nothing to make them grow! We do go to the shops when we need food but I am trying to use random things up in the freezer. This smoothie was so YUM and a big hit! In my little food blender I first did frozen raspberries and milk, poured them into 4 glasses and then blended up frozen mango with fresh orange juice and carefully poured that on top. Nice with our Sunday morning breakfast before on-line church :) I'd love to show you some ...

 This term at The Craft Group we have been making different little paper projects each week.  I LOVED this project. It combines so many things I love... recycling newspapers, origami, quick & easy, gardening, FREE, gift idea and fun! I found the idea HERE at the blog called "Oh The Things We'll Make!" credit: https://thethingswellmake.com/quick-diy-origami-newspaper-pots/ The pots are easy to make using one page of a newspaper (or half a full spread page).  There are clear instructions plus a video on the blog, so you can't go wrong. You buy some seed raising mix and plant your seeds, watering gently. Then, when they look fairly established, you don't have to traumatize your plants by taking them out of their snug soil bed to replant them, you just sink the whole pot into the soil and it will disintegrate as the roots grow.  I am always looking for little gift ideas and this one is great! You place 5 or 6 collapsed pots inside an open pot, place it in a gift ...