We had quite a line of storms move through the wee hours of Friday morning. But since the afternoon was clear and sunny, I decided to check out the ground under the sweet gum tree and see if any of its "fruits" had fallen.
I have to admit I was a little disappointed. Not a single green sweet gum fruit on the ground. I guess they only come down when it's windy enough (i.e., gale force winds) to blow down whole branches. Ah well, no matter, the trip wasn't an entire waste ... I did happen to spot quite a number of these around and under that sweet gum tree (evidently they roll a lot when they fall) . . .
Hickory nuts in their hulls!
I collected quite a few that were ready to peel (that's what I call it -- perhaps the more technical term is de-hull) and by the time I got back to the RV, I had a tidy little pile.
But a pile of hulls meant I needed to actually do something with them. So I rounded up some supplies. Like . . .
My trusty hot glue gun.
My needle-nosed pliers and my heavy duty clippers.
And some additional adornments -- some natural, some not so natural (but natural looking)(sorta).
Then I went to crafting . . .
I had such fun putting together my little hickory hull flowers!
And don't they make a sweet little bouquet, too? Very woodsy and camp-appropriate.
That lichen I picked up from the base of the sweet gum tree, too. There was a bunch of it out there -- I think that will come in handy again for some kind of wreath. Yeah, I'm pretty sure. ;)
It was a wonderfully inexpensive (as in FREE) craft materials day for me!
All that fabric in my stash ... and I go pick up hickory hulls!
:)
