WW: Owl {Linky}

Isaak brought home an owl pellet to dissect. I was thinking a pellet was a poop. Nope it's more like a fur ball they cough up. It's more matted, and the kids break it up.

He found a lot of bones, and 4 little animal skulls.

Call it gross if you want, but I thought it was pretty darn cool.

Did you ever dissect anything when you were younger? 

Herb Love in a Pot @commercialsilk

I am not usually one for artificial plants or flowers, but the artificial plants on Commercial Silk Int'l http://www.commercialsilk.com/ are amazing!

Travis wants to grow herbs in pots next year. I do think it's wise to grow many herbs in pots, as they tend to spread all over when they are planted on the ground. 

What We Plan on Growing:

Basil - I actually cut fresh Basil, mix it with Olive Oil, put it in ice cube trays to freeze. Then when I need it for soups or pasta dishes I have it all throughout the fall and winter.

Chocolate Mint - It works great in smoothies with frozen bananas, spinach leaves, a scoop of vanilla protein powder and plain almond milk. It tastes like Soft Served Mint Ice Cream!

Spearmint - It works great in smoothies as well. Just make it the way I listed above. It has a mint flavor, minus the added chocolate. I also add it to tea.

Parsley - I add to most salads.

Lemon Balm - I add to tea, salads, lemonade, and homemade beauty products like soaps and lotions.

*We already grow Oregano in a side spot. I just dry that out, grind it and use it throughout the year for many dishes.

Now I Have Many Pots to Grow Herbs! I want to use some pots for real or silk grasses too.

We may have to figure out some way to drill holes in the bottoms of them. Travis mentioned that he would just need to get a masonry bit for his drill.

I simply love the rustic pattern on these pots though! The set came with 4 in this model. If you have a business do check out Commercial Silk Int'l because they sell things in bulk. It's kind of a bummer in stores when you want pots that match, but they don't have the amount you need.

They will go under our covered porch. We really don't have natural elements hit that area much at all.

More Pot Love:

I also got the pots below. They came in a set of 4 as well.

These pots go with the others really nicely. I told Travis we could use them as planters as well, or he could use them as bases for his sculpture. That's pretty unconventional, but certainly will work. If they become bases they will be flipped over.

This Owl is a Hoot! 

I'm working on a painting of an owl that can't sleep because of the city noises and light. When I spotted this owl I just knew I had to have it. It too looks rustic like the pots do. 

It's not super heavy because it's hallow. I haven't decided if it too will hang out under our covered porch, or inside with us. I want more things that can be outside.

What would you pick out at a silk plant store like Commercial Silk Int'l? My first choices were these pots and owl, but I also like silk grasses as well!

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Last Week Isaak Saw an Owl

They brought in an owl to preschool that had gotten hit by a car. He was hurt. :( The kids loved it though. :) They even got to touch him.

Do you think owls are cute, scary or wise looking?

Cute owl found here.

Isaak called the one at preschool cute! I think it probably depends if they are in their attack mode or not. I'm fascinated with how they turn their heads for sure!

We have some bird lovers in our house! When Mica was Isaak's age he LOVED peacocks! He had to see the peacocks at the zoo. Then when they went on a field trip to a farm; Mica was trying to tell them that there was in fact peacocks there! Aunt Terra kind of nudged him to be quiet. Daddy told Mica later on that there were peacocks on a farm by where he grew up.

Crazy House is giving away {winners choice} of pjs at New Jammies. I think I'd pick this owl pair for Isaak:

An Owl I Like

• Mica made this owl in preschool. 
• I've had it on the refrigerator for awhile. I just like it!
• I'm sure he just glued all the pieces on, so it's not a 100% Mica creation, but it's fun.

Scaredy Cat

• Isaak is the scaredy cat. When we put him down to bed he's scared of a couple things. 
• He has a dimmer for a light in his room. We're thinking that needs to go. We'll get a regular flip on switch and a night light. The dimmer will stay dim, then when the air or heat kicks on it gets brighter. Not good for a scaredy cat.
• Last night and the night before he said he was scared of the owl in his tree. The one that I made.
• He was crying a scared cry.

• Daddy said, "Isaak why are you afraid of the owl?"
• Isaak says, "Owl sleeping. Birds awake."

• There you have it, I should of made an awake owl.  
• That really would of made no sense because his wall is a day time scene. Owl's sleep during the day.

• Isaak's certainly different from Mica who can sleep through anything.
• Mica didn't give up naps until recently. He still sometimes takes a nap. Isaak won't take a nap sometimes. He just lays in there, jabbers and sings.

Puppy Added to Isaak's Wall

• So I finally got Isaak's puppy done! We're going to have to move him down just a tad because his back foot isn't in the grass.
• When I was working on it Isaak kept trying to French kiss the poor paper dog. It's because the puppy's tongue is hanging out.
• Lots of paper's and lots of hand stitching. All the lines you see is thread.
• It's in the same style as the poky little puppy.

•  The owl and bird's nest were all mine as far as style goes.
• They are up in Isaak's tree now.

Characters for the Tree

• I've been working to add more character's to Isaak's tree in his room. 
• At first I was thinking of just making a bird's nest. 
• I decided to make a sleeping owl too. The owl has to be asleep because it's day time.
• These two characters are now made, but not attached to the wall yet. I'm still trying to figure out what the best way of attaching them is. Our walls and ceiling isn't dry wall. It's cement mixed with plaster. Something like that. Hard as heck! I'm sure structurally the walls are great to withstand a thunderstorm, but horrible to attach anything to them! 

 

• Here's the bird's nest. It will go on the bottom right branch.

• A detail of the nest. I just sewed in scraps of thread and I left the ends showing in a messy manner since nests are organized, yet cluttered at the same time.

• Here's the wise old owl. He'll go on the bottom left branch.

• This is a detail of one of the owl's eye's. They were sewn in.

•  I'm still in the process of making a puppy for a hill. He's going to be chasing one of the butterflies on a different wall. Isaak loves puppies, so I had to add one in.
• I was thinking of creating a puppy Doctor Seuss style. To be honest I think Max from The Grinch Who Stole Christmas is kind of ugly. I'm going with more of a puppy look from The Poky Little Puppy.
• It will be a brown puppy, and he'll have a funky pattern for his spots. I thought brown will be better then white; just in case a little boy decides to touch him a lot.
• And last, but not least Isaak's going to have a kite on that same wall as the puppy.