Guess what?! It's the weekend and I found myself in need of a blood pressure reducer. I've been waiting impatiently, vowing nightly to crack open 1.2 oz of bliss...paper flowers in every shape, color and size; beautifully shaped. I've heard their Siren call in the dark stillness of the night, beckoning me...willing me to glue them to one of the gorgeous papers I purchased on my craft spree last weekend. Every night something else has pulled me away. Today....as the children argued over time-shares of the family computer, hands shaking, I twisted open the clear plastic lid to Xanadu. *Sigh* I shook a few out onto my craft table....
My interest piqued...so I DUMPED them ALL out on the table!
My fingers frolicked through the
Ahhhhhhhh......
I found this darling vintage Valentine's postcard somewhere online. I searched and searched for it's point of origin to no avail. Since the time I downloaded it, I've gotten smart...and started noting on the file where the image came from. It's adorable! I knew I had to do something with it.
Such a lovely couple seated on the rocky beach, fully occupied with each other's company. It's (artfully) provocative, playful and, gosh darn it, I love me a big beautiful hat stuffed to overflowing with feathers and flowers. Millinery to this magnitude is a lost art. Add a feather and some of my delectable paper flowers with a pearl button...
Voila!
So, with my project completed, I started to put my supplies away. I don't know HOW they crammed all these pretty paper flowers into this tiny plastic tube; but, there was NO way I was going to shove them all back in there and risk ruffling their
Don't they look much happier in there?!
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