Diy Fairy garden planter

 Today in the garden I'm making fairy garden in a pot. 

It starts with a large open pot . Filled with soil and mulch. Then pick out small growing plants for background.

Then we hit the dollar store for small items to fill out our fairy garden.

A house, bench , fairy , stones or any decorations you choose.

Plants to use... 

Choose naturally tiny varieties of moss,ferns, trees and English boxwoods.

For color small violet and begonia.

StarGARDENfeature 7/6/26

WELCOME to the first week of the July 2026 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog:

Diy Fairy garden in a planter on my blog 

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WELCOME to GARDEN feature week of the July 2026 "You're the STAR" blog hop!

Meet all of your Hosts

This week is GARDEN feature week
Swing by the Hosts blogs:

Angie @ God's Growing Garden
Colleen @ Butterfly in the Attic

Michelle @ Moms Are Frugal

Lisa @ At Home With Lisa

Kris @ Kris and Larry . com

This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!

There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories.  Just to be clear - this is NOT a themed party - you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month. 
The "theme" occurs in our weekly features:
WEEK#1 GARDEN - gardening, homesteading, recycling, outdoor activities &/or preserving (this can include any type of green living,  repurposed ideas, outdoor concerns, posts relating to farm animals etc all while remaining family friendly)

(These features were chosen from the June 2026 "You're the Star" blog hop)

The Many Colors of Hibiscus by Carol on the Lake

Newly Planted Vegetable Garden by Amy's Creative Pursuits

How Does Your Garden Grow? by Our Grand Lives

Freedom 250 Plant Pot Cover by Road Gypsies

If you've been featured then please grab a STAR button below:

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All Hosts/CoHosts will post this blog hop on every Monday of each week.
Please link up your family friendly blog posts below!
It wouldn't be a linky party with YOU!
(IMPORTANT NOTE: by linking up you understand that you might be featured next month and if so, we will use some of your photos from your post - rest assured - we will always link back to your lovely blog.  We might also share your fantastic posts on social media.  Also, you may link up as many family-friendly posts as you like & YES - other blog hops &/or giveaways are welcome {giveaways and blog hops will NOT be featured though}  Thank You & ENJOY! )

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Sunday fellowship

Amour of God is July Bible study follow along and I'm sharing my Sunday Bible journal page....

All Gods word is strong in the Lord 

Ephesians 6:13

Our sharing recipe after church....

Kid church and crafts 

Saturday at the library

It's Saturday morning at the library. And today's story time is here

And this Saturday we are learning about Dinosaur

Craft time 

Today we have a fun day exploring and learning about Dinosaurs....

Join us outside for some fun! Prizes for finding the special dinosaur eggs....

And this afternoon to beat the heat...

Dinosaur 🦖 🦕 Snack mix

Thanks for joining us today. Please keep reading and logging your time. Prizes will be award on July 31 at our ending celebration.

The Community library will be closed the first  week of August for vacation and cleaning. 

Need space to meet ? Want to volunteer?  Library card? Stop at the desk. August school schedule is coming soon.....

Take two cards

It's Christmas in July 

Today another two cards. 

One in Summer colors and another in Christmas prints. 

Both the same palm tree colored with pencils. With two different papers as base. 

Christmas in South Louisiana can be hot or cold, but no snow. But we do Christmas with lots of lights.

Christmas lights...

DIY Cool Wraps

 

DIY Cooling Neck Warps: 

It's been in the high 90 's with Heat Index over 100 . And this project is quick an easy for anyone out in the Sun!  Lisa 

• cotton fabric
• water absorbing polymer
• Sewing machine (basic Sewing supplies)

 cut the fabric into strips 4.5″ wide and 42″ long. Cut ends in a diagonal. Fold in half right sides together- sew and leave a hole to turn. Then Turn tube ,. Now fold the fabric in half crosswise, and measure 10.5″ from the fold. Put a pin in both halves. This measurement ensures that we have 21″ of cooling area on the scarf that will go around your neck, which is plenty for an adult.( If you are making these for kids, you might want to reduce this measurement.) Sew the tube shut at each of the two pinned spots. This will keep the beads from falling down into the ties at the end of the wrap. Now you have a 21″ long tube between your two rows of stitches, but we want to break that up into three different compartments. Measure three 7″ widths and mark them with pins or tape. Do not put the pins all the way through, and do NOT sew them up — you need to put the beads in first! Then pre-soak your beads for several hours so they are at their maximum size. Then fill the tube with fully soaked beads. That way, you KNOW it will fit perfectly. Just slip the beads into the opening and let them fall down to the end .When all three compartments are full, use a slip stitch to sew up the opening. The three compartments will keep the beads distributed, rather than gathering up on one side, and the ties at the end make it easy to secure around your neck.

Lisa Tips : you can find the Water Crystal at major retailers, on line and even in your local garden center( used in potted plants ) .

What are water-absorbing polymer crystals?

What are water crystals? Water crystals are tiny super-absorbent polymers (a long chain that’s made up of identical repeating molecules), about the size of a sugar crystal. They are added to potting mix or added to soil in a garden bed to increase the water holding capacity of the soil.

Happy Friday Friends

Happy Friday and I'm glad to welcome you to my blog. The week has been pretty quiet in our little town. But I'm always thankful for another week with you my readers. 

South Louisiana had a lot of flooding from the first hurricane 🌀 of the season. But we had no damage or flooding. Some of our neighboring communities was not so lucky.  

The heat has been in the high 90 with humidity it feels like over 100 degrees. The air conditioner is running. Trying to stay cool.

I'm always thankful for our group of volunteers. We help at the food truck hand out , do summer free  kids meals and visit the elderly . Our town sbut ins received free fans this week. 

Local library Summer Reading program is a great spot for reading and watching movies with the family. I thank our town sponsors for prizes for meeting reading goals.

Free vegetables from our neighbors his large garden is coming in . Zucchini bread is in the future as well as cucumber and melon salad. Extra cucumbers will become homemade pickles.

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