March is Here! Easter Is This Month!

Good-Bye To February!

Good Day, Everyone!

Well, here it is!  March already.  Doesn't it seem like we just put up the Christmas trees, snowmen, and lights?  Here at OakCreekCrafts, it's always Christmas in one form or another.  Keep your eyes open and visit our shop during the year for Christmas, as well as any season of the year.

Thinking of Having a Garden This Year?

Here in the Wisconsin area, this time of year brings a strange craving...Fresh tomatoes!  Not the kind you find in the supermarket, but the ones that you place in the ground, feed and water, and watch them grow.  Finally, after so many days, you see that first tomato, beautiful and red on the vine.

My husband is very fortunate to have access to a greenhouse.  He starts his tomatoes from seed and lets them germinate there.  There are alternatives if you don't have this kind of good fortune.  Some folks have good luck starting their seeds in a sunny window; and garden centers have growing kits just for starting almost any kind of plant.

Here in Wisconsin, my husband usually starts his seeds around St. Patrick's Day.  So, now is the time to think about what areas you want your plants to grow in.  If you had a garden last year, it's a good idea to keep track of what is planted in which areas, so that you don't plant the same vegetable in the same patch of the garden year after year.  Crop rotation is key, even in a small city plot.

Kitchen Recycling

It's my hope that you don't throw all your vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, tea bags and egg shells into the garbage!  Please do recycle.  We do this all winter long.  Just remember, you can put anything into your compost pile except meat, kitchen grease, and bones.  Let's be kind to our garden, and it will be kind to you.

NEW ARRIVALS AT THE STORE:

This little arrangement came to my mind, and I created it to welcome Spring.

These 7 cute country, cottage chic, shabby chic, eggs are hung together on thin jute cord.  A burlap bow completes the look.

This makes a neat spring country door hanger to greet friends and neighbors.  You can find it on our Etsy page at OakCreekCrafts

Looking for Something Special on your Easter Table?

These items are an idea of what might look great if you're into shabby or cottage chic decor.  I have two nice antique dishes to grace your table!

These two pieces are circa 1800s.  According to the website www.thepotteries.org, the company did not use "& Co., Ltd" until after 1907.  Pictured below is the beehive trademark of these two pieces:

So, these pieces are O-L-D!  And they're costly, but it's worth the money to have a piece of the past.  You can see that there is crazing visible due to the age of the pieces.  But they're in very good shape with no chips or cracks.  You can actually USE these!  But!  Don't put them in a dishwasher, whatever you do!

Available at OakCreekCrafts