Thyme In A Teapot...

Fresh herbs in the kitchen are a must-have...

So convenient and so useful.

Thyme is a herb I use a lot of in my savoury cooking.

And as I was giving my indoor potted herbs 

(Visit that post here:  Potted fresh herbs in kitchen...)

a break from being indoors and outside in the sun,

I thought a single thyme plant would suffice until the other herbs returned to the sunny kitchen corner.

 This is Grandma's teapot...

I LOVE it because it is shiny and black!

How funky is that?

Not used for tea as it is a notoriously bad pourer!

It is often used as a vase or in decor displays. 

But I thought, why not pop a thyme plant in it?

 So that is exactly what I did.

And that thyme simply LOVES the sunny kitchen corner, 

for it is growing as fast as I can use it.

There is nothing like fresh herbs in the kitchen for adding to home cooking.

And I love the way they look in the kitchen decor too!

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Make A Wish....

A new free printable inspirational...

(as always, for personal use only - save to your computer and print.)

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How to Paint Robins Eggs...

Let's make Robin eggs using small plastic eggs

to put inside a found bird nest.

These eggs are from the $2 store.

 Poke a skewer through the hole in the bottom of the eggs,

 and then put this into a piece of florist foam.

This make's them much easier to paint.

 In a dish place a dob of white acrylic artists paint, 

and a dob of Cobalt Turquoise Light Artists paint.

 Mix together so that you have a lovely blue colour.

 Use a large brush like this...

 And paint the blue onto the eggs.

 Leave to dry and the give them a second coat.

Once dry, you can give them a very light sand with fine sanding paper to smooth.

 Place a dob of bronze acrylic paint on the dish.

 Mix with water like this.

You will need a firm bristle brush.

Dip into the paint...

Then flick onto the eggs.

I used mine to put into a bird nest that I found.

The nest is sitting in a pottery bowl which is also in the aqua hues.

I added a rabbit...

and a candle, for a lovely Easter vignette on the white shabby sideboard. 

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