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Succulent Tips and Care

February 26, 2013 By Meegan 6 Comments

Are you a gardener?  Can you grow plants easily?  Well, if you can, I am a little jealous!  I am not a good gardener.  I wish I was.  But I want to be.  Really, I do.  But, I have heard succulents are easy to grow,  Let’s see if I can follow my own rules for succulent tips and care.

I have tried growing succulents before and to no avail, I killed them, too.  BOO!  Now that is sad!Although, I think I will give succulents just one more try.  While visiting my mom, she gave me a whole succulent plant. I am a little worried, but like I said I just want to give it one more try.  My mom gave me a few tips of growing and caring for succulents.  I thought it would be fun to share them with you, too.
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Doesn’t this look like just out of a magazine?  This is one way to grow your succulents inside.  They may not last longer than a month.  But think of it like fresh cut flowers, those don’t last long either.
Put some plastic in the bottom of your pot to keep it from leaking, then some rocks, then planting mix or a mix of dirt and sand.  Then if you want to put polished stones or something on top, before you put the plants in.  You could fill the pot all the way to the top with potting mix and/or soil sand mixture, if you want.
Just make sure the planting mix stays damp in the beginning and your plant gets some sun.

Another tip about succulents is that if a “blossom” breaks off, you can root them in water.  They will start growing a root-kind of just like an avocado seed does.  I decided to do just that with a few “blossoms” that broke off during our travelling.

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For this shelf, I decided to use 2 of my old jars as vessels.  I think they look pretty with hubby’s childhood marbles in the bottom.

Make sure the bottom of the “blossom” is in the water.   Check your vessel often to be sure the plant is reaching the water.  Also allow them get some natural light.

I added one to a green bottle for our bedroom.  The bottle is filled to the top with water.  And again, a sun lit area.

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On the kitchen bar, my vessels are an old mason jar, an olive oil bottle and a small cup one of our daughters made in kindergarten.  Perfect sun light here, too.

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For my last tip.  Did you know if the petals break off, you can place them in moist soil and they will begin to root?  Once again, just keep them in a moist soil with some light.  This pot is outside on my porch.
Wish me luck!!  I hope I can follow my own succulent tips and care!  let me know what is successful for you, too!!
Thanks for stopping by today.  I am so happy to have new followers all the time!  Make it a beautiful day!
{I posted this last Summer and thought it would be a good re-post since Spring is right around the corner!!}

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Succulent Tips and Care

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The Best of What Meegan Makes Finale

December 29, 2012 By Meegan 7 Comments

Oh my goodness-it is time for “The Best of What Meegan Makes” finale!!  I have had so much fun sharing your favorite posts this week!  It has been a joy to share just a small part of my first year blogging.

The Best of What Meegan Makes 2012

I love (well, kinda) looking back at those first few posts.  The photography was so bad, and the content was sometimes a real stretch , at best.  But through working, supportive friends, great sponsors and incredible followers I have been able to grow my blog and my viewership.  I am a blessed woman.  Thanks so much for your support and help.  I seriously couldn’t have done it without any of you!!

Now on to the finale!!!

My $10 Coffee Table Makeover

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My Painted and Stenciled Rug

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60 Minute Rolls

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My Living Room Reveal

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Six Ideas For Thanksgiving Decor

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Ooey Gooey Caramel Corn

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An Obsession With Book Pages

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The all-time favorite post of the year:

How To Dye Coffee Filters

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I hope you also enjoyed:

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Shower Curtain Rug

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 Whew!  It has been quite a year!!  Thank you again for following, supporting, and helping me along this blogging journey!  I look forward to 2013 with hope, and lots of new ideas to share with you!!

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Wedding Flower Pictures And Ideas

October 9, 2012 By Meegan 14 Comments

Last week I shared with you the bridal flowersI did for my sweet friend.  I still have a few more pictures I would like to share with you.  This wedding was so much fun.  The bride knew exactly what she wanted, that made it so easy and fun!!

We purchased several different kinds of flowers, berries and leaves with different textures and colors.  We decided on 3 types of tablescapes, since there were 23 tables.  We could mix and match flowers and tablescapes, so not one table would be the same.  LOVE it!!  This particular table was all vases and jars at different levels.  Each vase or jar was wrapped with twine or ribbon coordinating with her colors.  Don’t you just love hydrangeas??  The leaves are Dusty Miller.

The wooden boxes were made by her fiancée with barn wood from his grandpa!!  Love the wood!!  It adds some dimension to each table.  In these jars we have roses, yarrow, baby’s breath, dusty miller, berries, stock, and filler.

 

One of the bridesmaids had these wooden disks for us to use, too.  It was fun to play with them.  They also added levels and texture.  We basically used the same flowers as the above pictures, but they take on a whole new look with using the wooden disk.

Some of the jars were wrapped with lace and ribbon.  So simple and beautiful!!

We bought some succulents to add to some of the bouquets, but then changed our minds.  So I thought they would be cute tied with twine.  People LOVED it!!  So simple.  Yet very effective.

We had 13 shepherds hooks holding jars with wire, as lanterns.  We placed a battery operated tea light in each one.  I thought it would look great with the real flowers in them the light the way, and look beautiful at the same time.

Here’s another view of the shepherds hooks.  Don’t you just love the doors??  So many ideas from this wedding.

 And this is probably my favorite spot.  LOVE this dresser greeting all the guests.  I filled it with as many flowers as I could.  It was so fun.

I hope you have gotten some ideas for simple ways to decorate with flowers.  You don’t need to spend a lot.  Just use your creativity.  It is fun to step out of the box and use other flowers than you would normally see.  It is eye catching and definitely some your gusets will remember!!
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Make it a terrific Tuesday!!

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Bridal Flowers

October 2, 2012 By Meegan 20 Comments

I have been telling you about bridal flowers for weeks now.  I finally worked with bridal flowers this past weekend.  It was a blast, and they came out beautiful!!

I am excited to share them with you:

Mom's Corsage

This is the mom’s corsage.  The bride’s mom wanted a very simple corsage.  It consists of an antique white rose and white hydrangeas.  With a simple satin bow it is simple and beautiful.  Just how the bride wanted it!

Full Bridal Bouquet

The bride’s bouquet:  Antique white roses, peach roses, garden roses, geranium leaves, and Beerzilla (Silver).  Isn’t it just so beautiful??

Bridal Bouquet

A view from up above the brides bouquet.

 Bridal Flowers

I also made 6 bridesmaids bouquets.  They included white hydrangeas, antique white roses, cox comb, Hypericom berries, and a few Brerzilla (silver).

 Jennies Bridal Flowers

Each bouquet was wrapped with burlap and lace.  The lace matched the bridesmaid’s skirts.

Jennie's wedding dresser

This walking up to attend the reception.  The bride wanted the open drawers FULL of  flowers.  I added baby’s breath, peach roses, bells of Ireland, and yarrow.

Jennie's wedding

Love, love, love!!

Wooden Fence with Engagement pictures and flowers

I decided to have bouquets  hanging on the “fence” behind the buffet line, along with a few pictures of the bride and groom.  I love this vintage look, don’t you?

 Bride and Bridal bouquet

Is that one happy bride, or what??  Thanks Jennie and Brandon for letting me be a part of your wedding day.  It was one I won’t forget for a very long time.

I will post more pics later from the reception.  I probably, easily took 100.

Make it a terrific Tuesday!

Meegan

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