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#132
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: In the beautiful hills of northwest Connecticut.
Posts: 2,580
At a quilt shop you can find something called crushed walnut shells, I believe?
I will check out my Christmas Cacti & see if the leaves are different. Thanks, Dwina. We're taping Downton Abbey so don't give anything away! Hubby gets up very early in the morning so we record all our shows & watch them as we can.
JuneBillie, Mother's-in-law-tongue is the sanseveria I mentioned earlier. It's a great plant -- can't kill it! Mine keep having babies so I have tons of them. If you need any cuttings of anything, let me know. Or baby plantlings. You mentioned sand -- you can get the proper soil mix for African violets from Lowe's or any place that sells soil, but when I don't have the right soil, I use what I have. Transplanting is a big job. I meant to plant something someone gave me on Friday called a Prayer plant. Never saw one before, but I meant to put it in a pot -- it's still in a plastic bag.
I will check out my Christmas Cacti & see if the leaves are different. Thanks, Dwina. We're taping Downton Abbey so don't give anything away! Hubby gets up very early in the morning so we record all our shows & watch them as we can.
JuneBillie, Mother's-in-law-tongue is the sanseveria I mentioned earlier. It's a great plant -- can't kill it! Mine keep having babies so I have tons of them. If you need any cuttings of anything, let me know. Or baby plantlings. You mentioned sand -- you can get the proper soil mix for African violets from Lowe's or any place that sells soil, but when I don't have the right soil, I use what I have. Transplanting is a big job. I meant to plant something someone gave me on Friday called a Prayer plant. Never saw one before, but I meant to put it in a pot -- it's still in a plastic bag.
#133
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: In the beautiful hills of northwest Connecticut.
Posts: 2,580
JuneBillie, I think the stores will be getting their seeds soon. It's a little early, but not too much longer, I think. It always surprises me to see seeds when there's snow on the ground. I haven't seen any yet though.
#134
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Long Island
Posts: 24,820
quiltjoey you can get crushed walnut shells at a pet store, reptile dept.
some quilting stores sell emery also. that's expensive I've heard.
otherwise. most of us use poly or cotton batting. have fun.
All the ones I get are polyfill and I just use mine for display.
some quilting stores sell emery also. that's expensive I've heard.
otherwise. most of us use poly or cotton batting. have fun.
All the ones I get are polyfill and I just use mine for display.
#135
ctyankee thank you. Yes, I have little babies coming up from the sanseveria. It does seem like a hardy plant. I want to have some fresh herbs growing in the window to use on our food. My kitchen window seems to allow anything to grow. It's just a small window above the sink, but the plants love it. Well, I guess they are getting all the mist from the faucet too.
ctyankee, one year my husband came home with this little mini green house. I am all for using it, but don't know where to put it. It's not a table top one, it stands about the size book cases stand up against a wall.
ctyankee, one year my husband came home with this little mini green house. I am all for using it, but don't know where to put it. It's not a table top one, it stands about the size book cases stand up against a wall.
#137
It was 12 degrees out today. I had to take my DM for her bloodtest and then on the ride and had to get groceries. The wind chill is -7. I was glad to get home and then got a phone call and now I have to pick up my DGD at school. So much for that. I love Downton Abbey too and watched half last night and then the rest this morning. I always had plants and only have the 2 cactus and 1 pothos and one philodendron. Then I realized why. My windows don't have any sills. One has a small one that you can't put a pot on it. I do have a small fish tank that I have for my moss and a few other glass dishes with moss in them. If I forget to water them and they get brown I just get more from the National Park. I love moss. I noticed that my brick pathway outside has moss in the cracks. I also have some in my brick wall near my garage. Let's see, I have one hour before I have to leave. Maybe I can get some sewing done.
Everyone have a great day
Everyone have a great day
#138
I would like to get wool roving for my pin cushions any one know where to find it? I have also used saw dust as a filler, hair from the beauty salon works great as well, and I have used sand. Love to experiment with different materials for filling. Today I start on the PC so better get busy!
#140
Lynnie, remember that not everyone has the luxury of having their mail delivered directly to them. Some have to actually go to the post office to pick up their mail. The package could have been delivered to the post office but not picked up yet.
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