Flower salad

While shopping at Whole Foods the other night with the Mama, I found a little container of edible flowers! They were so pretty, I couldn't resist! I've always wanted to try eating flowers (more for the idea of it than anything else) but never knew which ones I could safely eat and which ones would kill me or something like that. Anyways, this packet made it pretty clear that I could eat these 'edible flowers,' so we put them in a salad with spinach, strawberries, and an orange honey dressing.

 Though they were pretty, they were certainly not flavorful. The parts of each flower that contained the organs was usually bitter, and the petals were tasteless at best. So maybe not a repeat for functionality, but still made for a great decoration!

Gift exchange

Today I exchanged gifts with my friends. We munched on the cookies I made the other night and the peppermint bark Gracy made (soon to be blogged about when I give it a try!) and gave each other little presents.

I gave the girls knitted headbands with crocheted flowers!

Crocheted flowers

Today, the day of two midterms, has finally come to a close! And in order to celebrate and de-stress, I am crocheting! I love little projects like this, with nearly instant satisfaction.

I can make these little flowers in just a matter of minutes. I love to put them on a bobby pin and wear them in my hair or sew them onto a hat, scarf or headband.
If you are interested in learning how to make them, here's a link to an instructional video. These little flowers are pretty common, patterns and other videos are all over the Internet, find what works for you.