Charmaine McPherson

I made dandelion twine today!
I gathered dandelion stems from my yard, let them hang dry for about a day and half then started the twine making process. It took a few tries at first but once I fell into a rhythm it became soothing
Altogether the twine is just over 23 feet long.
Here is a link to the video I watched about making the dandelion twine.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=suuK4OEockY&ra=m

I made a cute bird feeder inspired by a photo I saw on Pinterest. I found the pretty teacup and saucer/dish at a thrift store, glued them together with hot glue and then glued them to wooden plank which I hung by a cotton string to the wall just above my flower garden. I filled the dish with birdseed and now I sit for birds to come along. The trees in the yard attract lots of birds so I hope they will be very happy here:)
Edited to add: this took me about an hour to make.

It’s spring break here so the kiddos and I took a walk around our local lake to explore and enjoy the warm weather! Along the way I found tons of new willow growth so I took about a dozen cuttings and brought them home.
I kept them in a jar of water till the next day and then planted them right into the grass in my backyard.

I cleaned my carpet today using just hot water! The room is definitely big enough to meet the requirements.

I cleaned my carpet today using just hot water! The room is definitely big enough to meet the requirements.

I made a basket today! It’s not quite as pretty as some that the others have submitted, but I think it’ll be functional I used green willow branches from a giant willow along a canal just a couple miles from my house. After multiple failed attempts, I finally got a roundish shape and slowly fell into a rhythm of weaving. The tools I used was a pocket knife, pruning scissors, and a flathead screwdriver.

Holy moly! This was a ton of work but I’m so stinking proud of myself for it!!
I tapped 3 maple trees, boiled the sap over an open fire, and once it had reduced enough to come inside I continued to boil it until I got the desired sticky consistency! I managed to get exactly one pint of syrup which I water bath canned for 15 minutes.
I hope I can do this again next year! This was such satisfying work!

So sorry, I posted this to the wrong thread. I’ll repost under the correct one. *so embarrassing* 🫣

Holy moly! This was a ton of work but I’m so stinking proud of myself for it!!
I tapped 3 maple trees, boiled the sap over an open fire, and once it had reduced enough to come inside I continued to boil it until I got the desired sticky consistency! I managed to get exactly one pint of syrup which I water bath canned for 15 minutes.
I hope to do this again next year and get enough more syrup!

I got the outsides of the washer and dryer cleaned up today. I paired this with cleaning out the exhaust pipe of the dryer. It was a big job altogether. Maybe next time I’ll just do one at a time

I used warm water and rags to clean. I also did some sweeping to get rid of all the dust the laundry room has accumulated.