Spring Sale & Pretty Easter Seedy Gift Tags
- themarigoldgc
- Mar 24, 2024
- 4 min read
Updated: Aug 7, 2024
Amazon is having a spring spring right now, just till midnight tonight. Sunday the 25th at midnight. The deals are short term so when they are gone, they are gone, so you gotta get 'em fast. I have put added some of my favourite buys down below.
I made a lovely batch of plantable seeded gift tags for Easter. I tinted the water with turmeric for golden yellow paper that I will use to make into gift tags for Easter baskets and my daughter's birthday wrapping.
I just tidied my office a couple weeks ago, to get my tax stuff all in order, and so ended up with a whole bin of scrap paper (old bills, inserts, envelopes). Saved them all so to make into more handmade paper and gift tags. I have saved cosmos and alyssum seeds to sprinkle on top of the paper so that they can be planted for a bit of blooms in spring. The gift tag that does double duty. (check out how the turmeric turned the moulds yellow - cool, eh?)
Tear paper into small squares and drop them into your jar. I use a very large (64 oz) mason jar for my paper making.
I added almost 2 tablespoons of turmeric.
Pour hot water into the jar ( I let my kettle come to an almost boil point).
Let seep for 12 to 24 hours, or more, then blend in your blender till the paper is mush. The finer your paper mush is, the finer/thinner your paper will be.
Pour the mush into a shallow wash bin, add more water, enough to cover your mould.
Swish the water so the the paper is suspended throughout the water, place your mold into the water and let the paper bits settle into the tray.
Lift your tray up, drain off the excess water. Place on towel to drain some more.
Sprinkle seeds on to the 'sheet' of paper while still in the mold.
Flip the screen over top of the paper mush. Place on a tea towel or rag. Use a sponge or dishcloth to blot the paper through the screen.
Lift the top off of the screen. Dump the sheet of damp paper upside down onto the towel, blot dry. Lift mold and leave the piece of paper to dry on the towel. Some of my sheets took 24 hours to dry. I moved them on to a dry towel once they were firm enough to move without damaging them.
Cut, trim, make into whatever you like.
The turmeric worked really well, as you can see, kept it's colour really well. I love the deep yellow hue, prefect for Easter. Use more or less to whatever colour you want it to be. I also used an old yellow towel, just in case it does not come out. I mean, it is a dog towel so not a big deal, but still. My hands were yellow for 2 days.
Here is a how to video that I really like. Here are the paper making moulds.
Gardening Deals
Heat mats are the best way to get your seeds to germinate quickly and get off to a great start. This set of 2 is a great deal! You usually pay that for one at the shops.
On the gardening groups that I follow, people are really loving this AeroGarden Elite for seed starting. It has heat and light, you then transplant the seedlings into your larger pots and start some more.
They also really love these very affordable indoor grow lights. These raised metal garden beds. Or check out this set of two metal raised beds in green for an even better deal.
Kitchen Deals
Though this non-stick white granite pots & pans set is from a different company that the one we have, it looks very similar in make and the interior non-stick qualities. Hubby (the chef) has a skillet almost exactly like that. He has had it for 3 years now, is super easy to clean up, is non stick for sure, has not peeled or bubbled up anywhere, so is safe to use. He likes it because it is deeper and has a lid for splatters, and is non-stick, of course. We just clean it with a kitchen scrubbie and it is perfect every time. I will say though that the outside bottom and sides will get stained.
The Foodsaver Vacuum Sealer is on sale!
This food/kitchen scale is on sale, too. A must have in any kitchen, especially if you bake European recipes.
Love these glasses with wooden lids to keep the wasps out of your bevies. Comes with straws and cleaners, too.
This pretty French Press. My s-i-l loves his, he has it on the boat.
A 4 piece set of bamboo pot scrubbers. Natural, safe to use on all pots and pans, look lovely. I love mine!
Easter Stuff
*As an Amazon affiliate, if you purchase an item from one of these links, I make a teeny bit of money to support my blog. It does not cost you a penny more than it would if you went to the item on your own, without my link. Huge thanks : )
This fluffy rug is 5'3 x 6'6 and on for a really great price. Comes in other colours, as well. This is what I would love to put in the grandies' room! Fluffy and soft!
This Shark Pet Pro stick vacuum with a hepa filter is the bomb for quick vacuums, stairs, rugs, cars, etc... we have one and love it!
This red blender! and these hobnail glasses.
Those are some of the things I caught my eye, things I use, things that I find useful, or some are just things that I really want and am drooling over... like that fluffy rug that I can never have because of the dog hair, hahaha.
If you want to check out some of the other deals, just click on one of these links and then go to the left hand side of the screen where it says daily deals. Cleck on that to see if there is a deal on something that you are looking for.
That all said and done, I will finally be transplanting my tomatoes this afternoon, the Potting Shed Notes post will come out shortly, plus the how to enter for my lovely giveaway!
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