The advent of: Paperwhites

Today, we drew this link from the chain:



I was horribly nervous that this might be a disaster. I'd collected three tin cans and had seen an idea for embellishing them into vases using fabrics and notions. I pre-cut the fabric and ribbons and then brought Kenzie in on the project to wrap them up. I let her do the gluing. Handling a toddler a tub of fabric glue is a daunting thing. But, she's gonna be the next Martha Stewart! Aside from A LOT of extra glue stuck to my counter tops and my bare arm - this project was a breeze! She held things in place as I wrapped them. Her job, as she proclaimed was: "Make it STICK -all- over." And boy did she!!! She also robbed my collection of Christmasy collage & ephemera bits of nearly all I had stockpiled. She's a "more is more" kinda gal when it comes to embellishing. I cut her off when she started trying to add mauve butterflies.



Her favorite part was making the "dirt." I'd bought a Narcissus Bulb kit that included planting mix that came in a disk. Add warm water, stir...and presto - you have "dirt." Her other favorite part was taking pictures of me...taking pictures of her. *giggle*

My shot:

Her shot:


She found the bulbs fascinating. She, however, kept asking: "????THIS is a flower????"



I was truly expecting the end result of this project to be a messy toddler disaster. Kenzie made it extra pretty. We yet get to nurture it, watch it grow, and become even prettier.



Now we'll be celebrating the advent of paperwhites. An occasion to be realized in 3 to 5 weeks.