wishful thinking of the urban mind: cactus

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

past midnight but here's some succulent pix!

Tiffany Blue Succulent Garden - love the color of the dish & the powdery blue succulents!

These Japanese tea cups with mini cactus trees

would make great little take home gifts for a dinner party!

Vintage glasses made adorable Cactinis!

These would work great for a garden/dinner party too!

You can see my collection and watch it grow on my FB page: Lucky 7 Gardens by ArtistCG

All are available for purchase if you live in West Michigan!

If you live elsewhere in the U.S. it's possible to ship, but there would be added cost,

and I'd have to disassemble them to make them safe for travel!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Gettin Dirty!

I made oodles of little to medium cactus gardens today, and started a bunch of babies in a tray. I decided that I'm going to call my terrariums & succulent designs Lucky 7 Gardens by ArtistCG. I am using 7 layers of natural materials, and including special items to bring Peace, Tranquility & Good Luck to whoever's home they will reside in. :)

I'll shoot pix of them tomorrow. Here's an album on my Facebook fan page with images of the terrariums & mini Bonsai Jades: Lucky 7 Gardens by ArtistCG
I'll add to this album once I shoot pix of the newbies!

Friday, February 3, 2012

How Succulent!

I picked up some more plants today for my indoor gardens that I'm going to create--pickins are slim around here. I researched how to start a new plant from cuttings, and most say to allow a leaf from a succulent plant to callous (dry out for a few days) before putting it into soil. I remember my mom just sticking a leaf right back into the dirt if it fell off. I used rooting powder, and did not allow them to dry out. Perhaps I should experiment and try both ways. I bought one large container of various cactus to divide up, because I wasn't finding much variety. I have more cactus & succulents for potted arid designs than I have for moist terrariums. I did, however, pick up 4 mini ferns today. I have mostly small containers to work with too, so I'm likely to go a Bonsai route with some of these.

I'm excited about my new hobby that will add to my horticultural experience! & hopefully fetch me a few dollahs too!

These videos were fun video to look at:

About This Blog

My name is Colette--otherwise known as the Artist CG.

It's my New Year's resolution for 2012 to post in this blog daily. Sometimes I might have a lot to say, sometimes I might just share a photo of the day, or recommend a film I find worthy or entertaining. I'll sprinkle the page with a poem here and there; and interviews with artists, writers, musicians and whoever I find enlightening or amusing!

I'm painstakenly honest. For those who object to my opinions, I suggest you rant in your own blog if you feel the need to vilify me or to redeem yourself--It's what any good rapper would do. haha Seriously though, this is just free flow. What is on my mind that begs to be purged onto the virtual page.

Hopefully, I will be bringing up things that will make people think about their actions, and how they might improve their lives and be more compassionate to others.

Life is difficult. If nothing else, you might feel at home here, and not as alone in your misery. Maybe, I'll even be able to make you laugh a little bit.

Here's to wishful thinking!

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