Thanks Rosie.

This isn't in the garden or about the garden....yet.......well EPSON SALTS CAN BE!

Since I started this thread..I will stretch it a bit!

Each year I buy the grands and their two parent sets an ornament...$15 turned into $150 for 7 ornaments.... and then it got harder and harder to find meaningful...baptism year..first Christmas..a broken arm for Emme...Bella was a Dalmatian for Halloween, Ben ate his first Brussels sprout....you get it...match an ornament to something they can remember as "the year I".

Well..I saw these..
They will be nothing to make ..if I take apart dollar store bracelets for the birthstone color and for some glitz..

Stones...find a pretty sparkly pebble or two for the guys... charms are a dollar on etsy.. I can find a welding tool charm for storm.....or a chefs hat for Sophia....Ben won a math contest..should be easy..

Anyway..back to the garden... all the kids have a garden..some flowers some veggies..

I thought I would fill it with some seeds too! From our garden ..the grandparents.....as a memory...if they decide to plant ...do you think the salts will harm??? The rest of the fillers can remain as this year's ornament










Ifmaking be sure what goes on inside is nice on both sides as things will flip..so a glitter should be pretty BOTH sides

Beads lightweightor will sink

Clear tape..not the murky milky kind

Personalized Clear Glass Christmas Ornament Gift

Materials

clear glass Christmas ornament (or plastic)
epsom salts
embellishments
label maker
6 mm (1/4 “) white label tape
glitter washi tape
clear scotch tape
chopstick or similar item
sharp scissors
3 mm (1/8 “) ribbon
Instructions

Those are beautiful Rosie and I think the seeds are a GREAT idea

Do you think the salt will dessicate them?

@vic
Thank you so much for the acorns!

Gosh. I sure hope someone ( besides me ) makes those ornaments and gifts their garden seeds. I think it is important to keep the family blooms --- blooming.

Not sure on the salt Rosie but if we feed our plants epsom salts, it can't be that bad?? I don't know.

You're welcome! I appreciate your wonderful ideas! Thank You!

I did think of that..but think in this scenario..it may act as dessicant...mummify those seeds!

sand might be a better alternative

What about mica flakes?

Are mica flakes white....?? will those act as desiccant?

Bet I can find a white sand.

I am so far behind this season, I don't think I'm going to have time to do these. May have to think valentines ..Easter. .

I know you can get colored mica flakes in silver or gold. When I was a child, we had a box of mica flakes that we'd sprinkle on our Christmas tree to look like snow. I remember those as being a translucent white. They're really lightweight, too.

I better move from the looking and talking stage to the " doing " stage.

I don't know about you but this time of year..I have so much going and doing that needs to get done..that it immobilizes me .. it is the worst feeling

Kinda sneaks up out of nowhere, eh?

Yeah. Ugh.

Nice art. I will definitely try these ideas in my garden. Thanks for sharing.

Harley

Look forward to seeing photos when you!

Talk about garden art that is ABOUT the garden......how's this!

That is beautiful!

There were plans too...wish I had an ounce of talent