Making My New Guitar

I have been working on this make your own guitar kit that I bought from Grizzly Industrial Inc. The reason that I wanted to do a guitar kit is because I wanted a chance to wood burn on the guitar.

All of the parts that came in the guitar kit. (picture from Grizzly's website.)

I thought that it would be really fun and unique to have the wood burning on the guitar. I first drew the design on paper, then traced it onto the guitar and then burned it.

Banner making

For anyone who has seen my previous posts and photos of banners that I have made, if you have thought something like "wow what an amazing artist she is," or "I wish I could make banners like that," fear not, because this is well within your reach. I would love to leave you all thinking that I am talented enough to freehand my banners, but I must confess, I'm not. Anyone who can do these three things and make an amazing banner

1) find clipart on the internet

2) use clipart in a powerpoint slide
3) Project onto a sheet and trace

Trailer

I finally have finished my trailer- I have spent the past few years working on fixing up a 1948 2-horse trailer, and this summer I finished it! Here are some before and after pictures.

A Walk in the Woods

Grape Jelly

Tomatoes

Infusing herbs in oil

Calendula Flowers

As a follow up on my post from a few weeks ago about calendula, I thought that I would teach you about infusing herbs in oil. It is very easy and very useful.

Step 1- Gather your calendula flowers as soon as they are fully open. You can buy calendula seed from seed companies like Johnny's and grow them in your garden. Make sure that you buy the right variety for medicinal use since there are some varities that are just meant for decoration. You can also buy dried calendula flowers from an herb company.

Step  2- Allow the flowers to wilt for a few hours.