My husband and I grew
okra in our garden every year.
We joked with each
other and made a bet. Who could
prevent the most okra
from getting too big? Our
okra plant was a slow grower in the beginning. As
soon
the plant got tall
and grew flowers, we couldn't contain it!
We swore the plant
grew over night. Some of the okra
could be 2 inches at
5 pm and become 5 inches long by
8 am the next
morning!
I was discarding the
long okra because they didn't
taste good when I
cooked them. Then one year,
I received some
painted okra ornaments! They
were decorated to
look like Santa. I was horrified
when I recalled how
many long okra went in my trash.
I thought what a
terrific idea! This year I was smart.
I saved my long dried
okra pods in a plastic baggie.
I've been a crafter
for years. I looked forward to
making ornaments out
of my dried okra pods this
year. I looked at
okra ornaments on the web for
inspiration.
I rummaged through my left over items from
other crafts. I found a bag of assorted gems,
loose ribbons, and bottles of acrylic paints.
I painted my okra pods white and beige. The
faces were painted olive brown. I added mini
gems to the front. I made loops out of ribbon so
the okra angels could be hung from my Christmas
tree.
Here is a image of my okra angel ornaments:
