WIP Friday

I miss the whole WIP Friday craze, I do.  Not that I miss the pressure of having something photo-worthy going every Friday (though it did challenge me to reconsider the whole notion of progress, photo-worthy, work), but I miss the talk of creative process that it brought up.  It seems like the current blog trend is a big ta-da of the finished project, which -- don't get me wrong -- is great, I do it as much as anyone else, but there's something chatty & homey about giving a peek behind the scenes, isn't there?

Here's what I'm working on today.  I had other plans, but then my daughter had a fever & stayed home from school, so I decided that today was a good day to work on the idea I have for party favors (I am willing to do many many contortions in order to avoid making a batch of princess shirts).  This is my prototype, so it's rough, but I see where I'm going now.  Please note that my love of two-color screenprinting, even when not strictly necessary, continues in full-force.

I'm also working out here, in half-hour chunks as my fevered miss gets her tv + couch fix.

Isn't this golden elderberry excellent?  I was promised that it will stand up to the total lack of shade my front yard gets in summer, but I'm a little nervous.  In the meantime, though, I'm enjoying the feathery lime green against the giant rosemary (ridiculous, it was a 4" culinary plant that I stuck out there & now it's 4' tall.  I still cook with it.) & the round fat sage leaves (also culinary, I should just give it up & plant a humongous mediterranean herb garden out there.).

Here, though, is the more honest view.  That grass burns out by mid-June every single year, & this year we're ripping it out.  We're expanding the back bed, adding beds in front, & putting a crunchy gravel path down the middle.  I can't wait.

Comments

[Anina]

I love WIP's too. If I had to post completed projects every day, I'd only post once a month or so...
The crown is really cute.
And, yes, rosemary is a MONSTER! I have one in the back yard that used to be a little 4"er too. They do withstand pruning very well though and you can even make topiaries out of them, so you might want to try and prune it into a cool shape.

[meg]

the crown is adorable and your garden is inspiring! have a great weekend!

[erin]

that is one big rosemary plant/bush! i wish mine would winter well! anyhow - the crown is cute and i like the little silver bit on there. enjoy your weekend and i hope everyone is feeling better!

[Blair]

there must be something about the growing conditions in your neighborhood, I see huge rosemary over there! I really love the crown, it definitely needs 2 color screening, I don't think a princess could handle one, do you?

[Rachelle]

The crowns look AMAZING! I'm so in love with your gardens as well!

[Alicia P.]

Oh, it's gonna be so good!