Okra crafts

Mark's idea.....my creation.

"Okra is a funny shaped vegetable – often called Ladies Fingers…Who would have thought a vegetable could be so beautiful! A lovely way to print flowers! I think children love printing as it allows them to do something in a completely free fashion – just print away – yet still be able to achieve results that look like something particular! This is the first time we have printed with Okra, but wow did it turn out spectacular!"

We've been enjoying asparagus from the garden for a few weeks and I think it's about time to let it go to seed. It is beginning to be not as tender. And you can only eat and give away so much asparagus. But it's been wonderful while it lasted. We took a day trip to central IL and toured the Abe Lincoln log cabin recently. This is where the Lincoln family lived from the time they left Indiana (when he was a teenager) until he left home; just a few months. It is an interpretive setting with…

Whenever I can I like to incorporate natural things into my home decor. The okra wreath was totally not my idea, but a sweet friend inspired me with her project…

Okra hulls

Learn how to make Santa ornaments from okra seed pods. Directions by innkeeper at Big Mill B&B -- inexpensive and easy to make.

I stumbled upon some Okra at a good price so I bought 4 lbs. to try my hand at stringing and drying it. Wish I would have bought all they had because I just love the dried result!!! It is amazing how much it shrinks up! Here is a picture of before and after 2 days on the drying rack in front of our fireplace. They are almost 1/2 the fresh size! I hope they keep the bit of green still showing! Drying pineapples too.... 4 done and many more to go. Hope to have at least 15 done for my shows…

How to Grow Okra in a Pot. Gardeners with limited growing space strive to balance the space with edible and ornamental plants. This is especially easy when an edible plant exhibits showy flowers, adding beauty as well as food to the garden. A relative of hibiscus (Hibiscus spp.), okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) features ...

I made it back from our Ladies Retreat late yesterday and must say we had a wonderful time. On Thursday night we went to a Murder Mystery D...

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