Friday, May 31, 2013

May Flower Challenge - Day 31

I'm fascinated with flowers. 
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

I've had so much fun this month.
Thank you to those who played along,
who visited,
left comments,
and hopefully you all paused a little 
to notice flowers in their every day.

Here are a few of my favorites:


Thank you again!




Thursday, May 30, 2013

May Flower Challenge - Day 30

I'm fascinated with flowers. 
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

Central Park...
I'm in love.
You come alive in the Spring.
More people walk your paths.
The flowers bloom.
The days are longer.




Thanks for stopping by and visiting
the flowers of Central Park today.



Wednesday, May 29, 2013

May Flower Challenge - Day 29 - NYC Subway

I'm fascinated with flowers. 
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

Sometimes, 
more often than I like to admit,
I am oblivious,
and
I don't notice what is right in front of me.

For the past 4 years,
I have commuted to work
by entering the subway
under this beautiful mosaic.

Check out that central flower!
How did I miss this?!?


On the platform
this fire box hangs on the wall.
Check out the rust pattern -
it looks like a flower to me.


Thanks for visiting and playing along.
A flower a day during May.




Tuesday, May 28, 2013

May Flower Challenge - Day 28 - Allium

I'm fascinated with flowers. 
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

Central Park - 
you make me smile.

The Allium are in full bloom.



Thank you, Central Park,
for balancing my
concrete city life.





Monday, May 27, 2013

May Flower Challenge - Day 27 - Memorial Day

I'm fascinated with flowers. 
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

On this day,
we remember all
the men and women 
who have given their lives
to defend our freedom.

Thank you for being so brave.


It is Memorial Day in the USA
and on this day
we remember those who have
died defending our country 
and upholding our freedom.

Pause today to say thanks,
to remember, and
enjoy your freedom
that someone else
so selflessly defended.




Sunday, May 26, 2013

May Flower Challenge - Day 26 - Gift Bag

I'm fascinated with flowers. 
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

What do you get a 3 year for her birthday?
Well, I get normal 3 year old gifts (clothes & books).

BUT...
The gift bag is another story.
I took a shopping bag
and decorated it with flowers.



I encourage you to upcycle your shopping bags.

Thanks for stopping by.




Saturday, May 25, 2013

May Flower Challenge - Day 25 - More Egg Carton Flowers

I'm fascinated with flowers. 
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

Another flower from an egg carton.
This one might be my favorite so far.

Cut out each individual egg compartment.


Cut petals (leaving the center intact).


I chose to make the tips of the petals pointed.


I then took a round head fastener
from my office supply store and 
pushed it through the center.
I put 4 layers together.


This is the end result.


I think I will make a few to sit on my desk at work.

Thanks for visiting.




Friday, May 24, 2013

May Flower Challenge - Day 24

I'm fascinated with flowers. 
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.


Just a simple bloom today.

Thanks for visiting and playing along.





Thursday, May 23, 2013

May Flower Challenge - Day 23 - Daisy

I'm fascinated with flowers. 
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

One of my favorite flowers is the Daisy.

I love the simple beauty.





Thanks for visiting 
and embracing a flower a day during May.




Wednesday, May 22, 2013

May Flower Challenge - Day 22 - Tie Dye Painted Flowers

I'm fascinated with flowers. 
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

I've been playing around in 21 Secrets,
learning new techniques,
new products,
and simply having fun.

I've adapted one technique
and painted some tie dye flowers.

Outlining the flower in water.


Then touching the water outline
with the paint.


Tucker sat in the window
and watched as I painted.


A few minutes later he decided that he 
was supposed to be the center of attention.


He had a little purple and orange 
paint on him when he got up.
Giggle.
Thanks for visiting!




Tuesday, May 21, 2013

May Flower Challenge - Day 21 - Seed Pods

I'm fascinated with flowers. 
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

A few of you playing along have highlighted
seed pods during my May Flower Challenge.
Bravo!
I love the shape, the beauty, 
the flower that is frozen in time.







Remember to enjoy the beauty of a flower at every stage.

Thanks for stopping by and playing along.




Monday, May 20, 2013

May Flower Challenge - Day 20 - Tulips

I'm fascinated with flowers. 
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

On Monday's I typically do a Soul Whispers 
I've linked one of my favorite so you can check it out.

Tulips, they always remind me of my parents house.
My Mom has hundreds of tulips planted in her gardens.

Above: Tulips at Madison Square Park

Above: Tulips Park Avenue

Do flowers remind you of people?
Share your story in the comments.
I'd love to hear about it.




Sunday, May 19, 2013

May Flower Challenge - Day 19 - Gift Bag...

I'm fascinated with flowers. 
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

Superman and I were in Greenwich Village today.
This means that we were also at Anthropologie
(it is just too close in proximity to pass by).

What do you do with the shopping bags
that your favorite stores give you?

I re-purpose or upcycle them into gift bags.

I've made these scribble flowers forever.
I love their imperfections.
(I also twist wire into pendants in this shape.)




What do you do with your shopping bags?
Have you ever thought of reusing them?




Saturday, May 18, 2013

May Flower Challenge - Day 18 - Architectural Ornament

I'm fascinated with flowers. 
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

I have walked past this place of worship
many, many times.
It was only today that I noticed the flowers.






When I walk by it in the future
I will always see the flowers.

Have you noticed any flowers lately
that you normally walk right past?




Friday, May 17, 2013

May Flower Challenge - Day 17 - Clematis

I'm fascinated with flowers. 
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

Visiting Wisconsin in Spring is like stepping back in time.
About 2 or 3 weeks back in time. 
The trees had just started to bloom.
The daffodils were out but the tulips were just starting.

My Mom was still prepping her flower beds.

On a Summer trip last year, when I visited Wisconsin, 
the Clematis in her garden was blooming.



And this year, I found this seed pod
still on the vine. It had lasted through Winter.



I like them both for different reasons.

Thanks for visiting.






Thursday, May 16, 2013

May Flower Challenge - Day 16 - Dutchman's Breeches

I'm fascinated with flowers. 
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

I recently was able to spend a few days 
in Wisconsin visiting my family.

This means that I was also able 
to photograph some flowers 
that I don't normally see in Central Park.

Dutchman's Breeches





They danced.






Wednesday, May 15, 2013

May Flower Challenge - Day 15 and WOYWW

I'm fascinated with flowers. 
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC. 
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

Today I'm linking up with Julia at Stamping Ground 
and What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday (WOYWW).
(As well as posting flowers for my
May Flower Challenge. A flower a day in May.)

I'm taking 21 Secrets
and I am having blast 
learning new products and techniques
and them making them my own.

I thought I would share 
my watercolor.
I still have a lot of work to do 
but I thought you might enjoy seeing
a work in progress.




Thanks for visiting.

If you are here to join in
and play along in the May Flower Challenge
please link below.




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