Amigurumi cacti in crackle glaze pots

Julie over at Gleeful Things created these adorable amigurumi cacti for her mother and grandmother. I really should get round to making some myself - I've been thinking that a selection of ami cacti would make a great header.

Julie also did the crackle glazing on the pots - have a go yourself by following her tutorial.

If you fancy making your own ami cacti, there's a free pattern for a similar cactus over at Ana Paula's Amigurumi Patterns & Random Cuteness.

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Spanish Succulents

From my Dad's garden in Calpe, where we are staying this week. It's hot, hot, hot, but there's a pool so we're doing just fine. VV gets a bit too hot sometimes, but we've become expert baby coolers.

Since I'm on holiday and not supposed to be blogging (doing this while everyone gets ready for our zoo visit today), I'll just bung the photos up without labels for now. Included are aloes, aeoniums and Donkey's Tail. I'm cactus spotting as we wander hither and thither, so expect more to come...

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