FuLL mOOn ~ August ~ Sturgeon or Red mOOn

he thought she looked sexy and sultry in that dress...

Or maybe it's just the Heat.

Here We are, the last FuLL moOn of Summer.

The Sturgeon mOon.

Named by the Fishing Tribes, since Sturgeon,

were most abundant and readily caught 

during this time.

Some knew it as the FuLL Red moOn.

Because as the moOn rises, 

it appears Reddish through

the sultry haze.

August's FuLL moOn is sometimes also called

The Green Corn moOn or Grain moOn.

Late August/September is the time of the last harvests,

and when the Green Corn is ready.

The Energies around this moOn are ones of Abundance, Agriculture, and Marriage.
We are encouraged to begin Harvesting and CoLLeCting the Herbs that We will use 
over the next year.
Magic and Spiritual work can be done for the Self; to reap the benefits of hard 
work done.




Burn an Orange candle, 
Drizzled with a bit of Honey,
Light some Cinnamon incense...
and allow Your Self to accept 
the great rewards of hard work.

Make some PoPcorn, 

head out to the Lake, 

light some {citronella} candles, 

and harvest that LoVe from Your Honey!!!

CeleBraTe!!!

cause Autumn is almost here!

which we all know, leads to such Merriment!

Sturgeon Moon Bead Bag
http://www.bead-arts.com/category/bead-journal-project/

Farmer's Alamanac
http://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-names/


Moving with the Full Sturgeon read ~ Creative Everyday
http://creativeeveryday.com/creativeeveryday/2009/08/moving-with-the-full-sturgeon-moon.html


Suite101
http://newage.suite101.com/article.cfm/augusts_full_moon_the_wyrt_moon



Sturgeon Mary ~  Margaret Haydon

http://www.uwyo.edu/art/displayfaculty.asp?facultyid=4307


Gray Ponies of the Red Moon ~ Louis Mason
http://www.highcountryart.com/?cat=17


Painting
http://www.blogger.com/1st-art-gallery.com

CLaSSrOOm Spring Project ~ MiNi*TeRRaRiuMs

Today, was Classroom Project Day!!

PROJECT DAY!!!

You may have heard My rant before about not making time to volunteer at Your Child's school

I still feel that way.

Make An EfforT!

I digress.

The class just finished diorama's on Eco~systems. 

and its Spring.

I had found this project in a Yulemas book, looking for Holiday to~do's.

The project used clear glass Ornaments, 

but seeing as I'm dealing with 23 3rd graders,

delicate glass that needs to have dirt and plants

shoved into it.....not goOd.

Racking my noGGin, I trawled the aisles at Hobo Lobo.

What I really wanted was Small, Glass w/ Lid, Inexpensive.

I wanted to go with something natural as opposed to plastic,

but in the end, I did choose the plastic for the above reasons.

I LucKed up when I strolled onto the Jewelry aisle.

Right there before me hung these glorious tubes, Bead BoTTLes, 
with wide mouths and PoP off tops INCLUDING! 
a small loop perfect for a length of RiBBoN to hang it!

And! 

there were 4 tubes in one bag for a little over $2.

 

A potted Fern

A Bead BoTTLe

A bag of assorted decorative Beads

A bag of small SheLLs

A roLL of Wire, any color

A bag of Organic soil 

{that's what I chose, otherwise I would get fussed at by The Blu Man, 

my 9 year old who's going to save the World by grEEning it! 

and class attendee of said project}

A roLL of RiBBon 

{give at least 12" of ribbon for each bottle}

Wire cutters,
chop sticks or other wooden sticks

First: Separate the Fern into Individual pieces.

It helps if you do it soaking in water, or with running water from a hose.

It washes the dirt and exposes the roots.

I stored them in a lidded bowl.

 Take the bead and wrap it at the top of the wire,

leaving plenty of wire for the support.

{you can trim the wire when putting it in the terrarium}

 Fill the bottle a little less than half full with the soil.

 

Using the flat end of a wooden stick, I made a hole in the soil, and then used the stick to gently push the Fern root into the hole in the soil. Pack some of the surrounding soil on top of root.

 

Insert wire decoration into the soil, place sheLL in bottle, sprinkle a few drops of water, then replace lid.

Add riBBon 

Find a Sunny spot and hang.

This is the one for the Teacher.

I hung mine in my car!

Priscilla's Earthly Delights ~ 3

 

Priscilla is quite excited about these!

For our Vintage, this fabulous uncut pattern for Pajamas.

I'm totally into all three sets.

I'm also thinking, of making the halter top/pants combo for Our beach trip this summer.

Great cover up, easy on, easy off.

Make the short set for LiTTLe Me.

I picked up this punch that makes a miniature BuTTerFly cut~out.

I don't have a clue how I missed this great little book of multi colored stock paper.

Perfect size to try out new ideas for PaPer projects.
Bonus: on sale for 1/2 price!

These Flower Beads instantly knocked down a wall I had come to, with these fantastic ring blanks I bought over a year ago.  Of course, We all know how things look on paper......
but I am Optimistic. Yes, Yes I am.

These next Delights have Priscilla all a~glow with Excitement.

If all goes well, there's a Really~F'n~Special Day on the Horizon that will ToTaLLy Rock!, 

if I puLL it off! 

Any Priscilla worth Her GLiTTeR knows, 

that it's the DETAILS that bring it all together, Darling. 

The Reason: 10 year weDDing Anniversary

The Details:  1970s Baby Blue Empire Waist Dress with Cinderella Dressings

The Plan: Renew Vows at Elvis Chapel in Vegas

Cinderella Dressings:

 

Now all thats left is picking the right shoes.........OoOoOh Pri~scil~la!!

simplicity pajama pattern

http://www.etsy.com/shop/kalliedesigns

flower beads

http://www.etsy.com/shop/GSboutique

Hair Pins, Earrings

http://www.etsy.com/shop/MiaBeads