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Post by braided-rug on Feb 5, 2006 11:57:50 GMT 10
I am so surprised.
"Seasonal Potpourri
1 tsp orris root granules
4 drops oil of cloves
1 c. rose petals
1/3 c. lavender
2 tsps mixed spice
1/2 c. star anise
1/4 c. bay leaves
cinnamon sticks
cedar roses
gumnuts
dried straw daisies
Combine orris root with clove oil, leave until oil is
absorbed. In a bowl, combine rose petals, lavender,
spice, star anise and bay leaves with oil and orris
root, gently mixing with your hands. Add remaing
ingredients and decorate with a few dried daisies."
We have gumnuts that have falled on the ground from our tree, they are quite pretty ones.
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Post by braided-rug on Feb 5, 2006 19:48:02 GMT 10
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Post by frugalmel on Feb 6, 2006 6:59:09 GMT 10
I was just going to ask you what those were.  |
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Post by braided-rug on Feb 6, 2006 7:44:41 GMT 10
I am really surprised that they are used in that way. Gum trees are eucalypts. They grow all over Australia, it is the only tree we have basically except the ones people plant, and some she-oaks and Murray Pine. Mostly we have gum trees, everywhere. There are some in California.
You might be familiar with eucalyptus oil. Tea tree and wattle are smaller trees, more like shrubs.
Maybe I could get a close up or take a photo of a gumnut.
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Post by braided-rug on Feb 6, 2006 8:07:58 GMT 10
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Post by braided-rug on Feb 13, 2006 16:54:32 GMT 10
I get the smell of gumtrees through our window sometimes, very nice.
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Post by Admin on Feb 14, 2006 4:03:10 GMT 10
We have trees here that shed what we call gum balls. They are round and prickly and are used in crafting. Let me see if I can find a picture for you.
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Post by Admin on Feb 14, 2006 4:09:38 GMT 10
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Post by braided-rug on Feb 14, 2006 8:32:08 GMT 10
Wow, we have one of those as our street tree, the council planted it. They are a favourite of mine as our first house of around 16 years had two of them. I particularly like the one I have now as it colors up a beautiful red that reminds me of American trees. Maybe the soil is different here and makes this unique color, or unique to me.
We don't like standing on the balls much, and didn't know their name. We thought maybe they were conkers?
I am amazed that they are used for craft.
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Post by braided-rug on Feb 14, 2006 8:39:30 GMT 10
"A Window Ornament We have found many small pine cones, chestnuts, walnuts, tree seeds and outside this year. We seem to just keep collecting them! Here is a neat craft for the whole family using these nature finds. You will need: A larger Styrofoam ball Raffia, twine or ribbon small pinecones gumball (spiky pods) nuts of any kind acorns seedpods hot glue gun Use a low temp glue gun and glue a doubled section of ribbon, twine or raffia to the top of your ball for hanging. Now simply hot glue your nature finds very close together until the entire ball is covered. You could also spray with gold paint or leave natural. Hang in a window for a natural decoration!" From: www.seedsofknowledge.com/naturecrafts.html |
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Post by Admin on Feb 14, 2006 9:56:53 GMT 10
br, I have used them to add texture to my homemade pot pourri....And they make great additions to a nature themed wreath, say with other pods and outdoor cones and such. And no they aren't fun to step on for sure.
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Post by braided-rug on May 6, 2006 23:33:53 GMT 10
Gum nuts could be called in the US ~ seeded eucalyptus. This is a term I came across today, I hadn't heard of it. It is not something we would say in Australia or even think of. I am not sure if the gumnuts are fully formed or not but will look further. I have a picture I took in the bush a few weeks ago of something like what you would call seeded eucalyptus. www.freshroses.com/euc.html |
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Post by braided-rug on May 6, 2006 23:47:28 GMT 10
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Post by braided-rug on May 6, 2006 23:52:18 GMT 10
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