they're pretty simple. i'm sure you can figure out what i've done. but i'm going to give you the play-by-play anyway. mainly so i can log down my actions. and read them back in captain jean-luc picard's voice. and because i'm tired and if i'm sitting in front of the computer typing, it looks like i'm working. when really. i'm just mentally laying on the beach in figi. probably face down drowning in the sand. but still.
but wait. before i go over the umpteen steps to making a truffula tree garden, i want to touch base on a couple of things. like this: i'm rarely here anymore. it's okay, though. right? i mean. i believe our friendship is so strong, it can withstand my absence. not to be confused with abscess - which i almost typed out. dude. also. it would seem that i actually don't have anymore things to go over. so. on to the tutorial.
step one. gather your supplies. to make a truffula garden, you will need:
- mini (party size) play doh. complete with dough inside.
- a 1 inch strip of paper to cover the dough container.
- 3 popsicle sticks.
- 3 glitter poms.
- multi-color yarn.
- glue.
- scissors.
step two. cover your play doh container: take the lid off. put some glue on the outside of the container. put your paper over it. the best part of this step is the little lip on the top of the container. it catches your paper and helps you hold it.
step three. wrap yarn around the popsicle stick: add glue to the stick. start at one end and begin wrapping the yarn around the stick until you get to the other end. the best part of this step is the extra glue that you get to peel off of your fingers. i always pretend i'm a spy taking off my fake fingerprints when i do that.
step four. cut a glitter pom about 1/4 of the way in towards the middle: remember in my title. where it said no trees were harmed in the making of this garden? and then i added a "well. sort of."? this isn't that part yet. wait for it.
step five. add the pom to the stick: and here's the "sort of." because you've got to shove that stick all the way up into the pom. but first. you have to add glue to the stick. ouch.
step six. plant your garden: place your finished truffula tree in the play doh. and repeat the steps until you have three trees in your garden. why three? because i was once told landscaping worked best with odd numbers. and also because i thought each one of my personalities deserved a tree.
and voila. there you have it. i hope you enjoyed the post. and i hope your garden grows with only sunshine and love. and i also hope you can forgive me for the graphic picture in step five.








it's muffin tin monday. li'l tot asked me why we haven't participated in a while. and my answer was *makes mental note to participate the week after*. one month later, here we are.























