Drought Blues....

Oh how I wish it would rain...
Poor old Mia Bella Gardens is looking sooooo sad!
Rain has been elusive for many months now, apart from a mere millimetre here and there. 
The heat has been unbearable, and the garden is starting to suffer.
Sadly my five finger tree is dying, and so is my beautiful 3 metre tall Brugmansia shrub.
The dahlias however are LOVING it!

 Unbelievable but true...
they have stood tall like soldiers in the heat and dryness.


Water restrictions have meant hand held hose watering 
(NO sprinklers allowed).
This takes me three hours every second or third evening!!  
(Perhaps a glass of Chardonnay in one hand would help...)

The monarch butterflies LOVE the dahlias too....
sucking the delicious nectar from deep within the flowers.
It is Autumn now, but it still feels like summer.
I'm so looking forward to those cooler days and the end of this terrible drought,
so I can start to prune, feed, and aid the recovery of Mia Bella Gardens.


3D Easter Rabbit...

Print the template for the bunny 
link is via:
Cut the template out
Copy shapes on to paper covered cardboard
Make the concertina joins for the legs and ears...
And then you have a cute 3D Easter rabbit
to add a little fun to your Easter table or decor'.

For more detailed step by step instructions,
decouplage option,
 and the link to the bunny pattern visit:
http://creativetryals.blogspot.co.nz/2011/04/make-your-own-decoupage-cardboard.html





















Easter Supper...

 Easter supper with friends...
what a great excuse to consume delectable goodies!
 Iced almond cookies...
 Rabbit shapes of course!
 Gooey cupcakes drizzled with icing...
 Chocolate rabbits and edible eggs...
 Gorgeous flowers...
these are mini chrysanthemums picked from Mia Bella Gardens...
 Plastic eggs and shredded paper make a great base for another glass vase that holds the flowers...
 Spotty bowls, candy stripes and chocolate bunnies!
 A beautiful candle...
 And butterfly...
A 3D rabbit in pretty paper...
 Delicious chocolate cake with icing dribbles, chocolate leaves...
And MORE eggs!
 What a feast...
 Easter wishes to all my blog followers...
Hoping you are lucky enough to celebrate with family and friends dear to you.
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