That time of year.........

If someone on Pinterest can dream it up my wife will try to recreate it! Autumn began on September 22nd so it getting to be 'Halloween' time very soon. We will have some papercrete Jack-o-lanterns to offer our customers this year!

Papercrete Hands.............

My wife has been experimenting with different things and here is the results of her latest efforts. After trying several ideas and not being happy with any of them her assessment of this set of hands is "almost" there. I was very pleased with her progress. She has several sets drying as I write. It will be fun to plant each of them!

Today I planted her set of hands with sedums and sempervivums. I'm sure this arrangement will not last long on our sales table!

New Shapes.................

One of our fun things to do is to shop the Flea Markets, Thrift Stores, and an occasional yard sale for items to use as a mold for our papercrete containers. My wife will experiment with almost any shape just to see the results. This year she has found several ceramic bowls in the shape of leaves which she lines with dry cleaner bags and molds the containers pictured above. These containers have been a big hit with customers.

Before and After........

What our pile of inventory looks like at the beginning of a sales season!

A picture of that same place today after selling from the pile all Spring and Summer!  We are taking the month of August away from events to somewhat restock our inventory and rest a little!

Rustic Trough............

This time of year we have a little extra time to experiment. A "rustic trough" has been an idea I have wanted to try for a while. Peggy came back from a walk in the woods a few days ago with some sections of curved grape vine to use as a handle so I built a mold to fit the handle. We will play with this idea until we get the finished product up to our standards. Considering the amount of grapevine growing on our property we should have handles to experiment with for some time!