Super Collaboration! – Craft Gossip

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I saw this post in the Fire Diva’s blog and had to help spread the word. First off, the Fire Diva’s blog is a great place to get info about what some of the lampwork world is up to. Cool new beads everyday…check it out. And today’s piece is outstanding! It’s a collaboration between Melissa Vess of MelissaBeads and Daniel of CatherinetteRings. Such a cool bracelet and an excellent combination of the glass beads and the amazing wireworking. I love to see artists working together. This is something they do occasionally. Check out another piece of their work here…

These two are etsy artists. I too sell on etsy and as I may have mentioned I love it. It’s such a great way to get your handmade goodies into the marketplace. Do you etsy? If so, let me know. I’d love to see your store. And are you a glass worker selling on etsy? There’s so many talented glass artists selling there. I want to know that too. I’ll share it with the crafting world. Because they need to know!

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One of the best things about the return of warmer weather is getting to plant new flowers and starting the vegetable garden if you have one. Off to the Nursery by Alice Oehr is subtitled “a celebration of gardening, plants and seasons,” and it’s also a celebration of diversity (because gardening is for everyone) and caring for the earth.

The book starts with the work of getting the garden ready for spring, pulling out the old plants and spreading compost made from kitchen scraps. They grab tomatoes and peppers, learn about zucchini and eggplant and explore the tasty world of herbs.

They also look through the seeds, succulents, berries and fruit trees, flowers and aquatic plants, talking about the benefits of different plants and how fun they are to grow. Maybe you can relate to the family buying what seems like way too many plants?

The book was originally published in Australia, so some of the flowers mentioned might not be familiar to your or your kids, but that’s kind of fun, too. You can also use this as an opportunity to talk about which plants in the book can grow where you live and that just like animals, plants have preferred habitats, too.

Illustrations are colorful and the book combines a standard font and a hand written font to make it feel more like a journal about the garden. The illustrations include fun facts and growing tips such as always planting mint in a pot or germinating seeds on a wet paper towel before planting.

If you want to introduce kids to gardening or just talk about what kind of plants can be grown at home where you live (yes to tomatoes, probably no to the kumquat tree), this cute book is a great addition to your spring reading list.

About the book: 30 pages, hardcover. Published 2025 by Scribble US. Suggested retail price $18.95.

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