Flower #31

It's not that I have anything against Hallmark, I just never buy their cards. Or anyone's cards, really. I have too much fun making my own. It gives me the perfect chance to experiment with new techniques on something small. If it turns out poorly, I didn't waste a lot of material. If it turns out well, I can give it away and make someone's day as well. That's what I did for this week's flower, which came about after getting acquainted with flocking:



Posies
Assorted card stock and flocking

Flower #30

Stickers are probably one of the only mediums that can cater to both ends of crafting spectrum, looking either elementary or sophisticated. And, they're perfect for those who like instant gratification.

I found some tiny, square stickers in the scrapbook aisle of the craft store, and was instantly inspired to make this week's flower:



Dogwood Flower
Mosaic stickers



Detail

Flower #29

Flowers, like all plants, need sunshine to survive. This week's flower doesn't biologically need light, but it sure doesn't hurt the aesthetics.



Posies
Suncatcher mobile

Flower #28

A lot of slogans have been running through my head this week.
Save the planet! Beat the heat! Make a flower! Do all three!
And so I did.
Voila:



Daisy barrette
Popsicle sticks and Sharpie

Flower #27

Here's another one of my delightful back-up projects. Painted one week last summer while I was home alone and bored half out of my mind.



Roses in a French Water lens
Acrylic on canvas

Flower #26

I finally got around to getting back on my computer and the internet after a week at Camp. Shwew. However, I was ill prepared after I returned, not to mention completely exhausted, and did not have a flower ready. *frown*

However, I did have enough sense before hand to collect a few previous projects to use in case of such an emergency. So, here we are:



Roses and some random lemons
Colored pencil
It won second place in the local Fair. Whoo hoo!

Flower #25

I found out this week that I'm at an awkward crafting age. I'm too old for children's crafts, too young for old-lady crafts, and too stubborn for anything else. This week all I had in my supply bin were those little iron-together beads (children!) and a dainty cross-stitch pattern (old-lady!). What was I to do? After swiping some graph paper from my brothers desk and digging out our ironing board, I came up with a refreshing hybrid flower! Behold, coasters!



Violet coaster
Perler Beads



The coasters...in action!