Day 5 May Flower Challenge

Welcome to day 5 of the May Flower Challenge.


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 the NYC. Each day I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in. The only rules are that your blog post or flickr photo that you link must contain flowers. Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.

On Thursday I shared the flowers that I am making out of paint cards/chips, if you missed it scroll down or click here to visit that post. So, to add leaves and the place where the message will be written I decided to create the leaves out of watercolor paper.

I then cut leaf shapes out of the paper.

Cut a piece of wire for the stem.

Wrote a short message on the front and my blog address on the back.

Saturday will be spent making 25 - 30 more.

The plan is to place 5 of them in public places on Sunday and the rest will be on my desk at the day job. My co-workers can then stop and take a message during the day. Also, during my lunch break I may take and place a few in hopes that someone will benefit from the smile.


On Monday I will post a few pictures of where I placed them and share the bouquet.

Participate by linking your blog post to my blog post. Each day during May, starting on May 1st, on my blog post I will have a linkytool available so that you can link your specific blog post (not just your blog but the post itself) to my blog post. And, please remember to link back.

Participate by linking to the flickr group - May Flower Challenge- and adding a photo of your flower creation. Make sure you add your photo to the linky below each day that you post.

Day 4 May Flower Challenge

Welcome to day 4 of the May Flower Challenge. 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 the NYC. Each day I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in. The only rules are that your blog post or flickr photo that you link must contain flowers. Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more. 


It is raining here in NYC and happily it is a beautiful Spring Thunderstorm. It is the first real rain of the season and I am loving it. So, today I thought I would share a little flower sunshine since I probably won't be seeing the sun today. 

I can spend hours taking pictures. And, I can spend what seems like a lifetime to get a shot that I want. The photo above was that shot for me a few weeks ago. I had to find the right flower, the lighting had to be just right (this was taken in early morning light before the sun was overhead), and then my goal was to get the red edge in focus. I believe that I took 50-60 photos of the same flower and this is my favorite (no filters, no textures added). 

In Central Park I have two favorite locations for taking flower pictures: Shakespeare Garden and the Conservatory Garden.

By the way, thank you for all your kind words yesterday about my kindness project and my paper flowers. I guarantee that you will probably see the paper flowers a few more times on the blog and I will definitely take photos of where I leave a few.


Thank you again for playing along. 

Participate by linking your blog post to my blog post. Each day during May, starting on May 1st, on my blog post I will have a linkytool available so that you can link your specific blog post (not just your blog but the post itself) to my blog post. And, please remember to link back.

Participate by linking to the flickr group - May Flower Challenge- and adding a photo of your flower creation. Make sure you add your photo to the linky below each day that you post.

Day 3 May Flower Challenge

Welcome to day 3 of the May Flower Challenge. 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 the NYC. Each day I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in. The only rules are that your blog post or flickr photo that you link must contain flowers. Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more. 

I am working on a project to spread a little kindness to my colleagues and friends, as well a few strangers. 

Do you remember the red poppies that you used to buy (here in the States) from the American Legion people around Memorial Day? In the small town that I grew up in, the local American Legion members would be near the banks giving away poppies for a donation. I remember that I always enjoyed wrapping the poppy around the button on my jacket and I wore it proudly. This project is inspired by the red poppies and my childhood memories of them.

I recently signed up with Hopeful World and have received the first of seven free messages. I was asked to leave 5 random messages of inspiration in a public place for others to find.

So, I'm creating flowers to spread a little kindness and sunshine next Monday.

I recently visited my local hardware store, yes, the one with the orange logo and I took some paint cards/chips. I love to make paper flowers out of the paint cards/chips.

So, I'm cutting flowers out (yes, with a scissor - it is less obvious while sitting at my day job desk while on a conference call if I cut them out with a scissor and not an X-acto knife).

Next steps, cut out more flowers. Each flower will receive a wire stem and a paper message taped to the stem. Besides the few that I will randomly place in public (on the bus, in a park, etc) I also plan to display a paper flower bouquet on my desk so that people could stop by and select and take a message when they need one. 


By the way, I bet you won't look at the wall of paint cards/chips the same way next time you are at your hardware store. 


How can you spread a little kindness in your world? 

Participate by linking your blog post to my blog post. Each day during May, starting on May 1st, on my blog post I will have a linkytool available so that you can link your specific blog post (not just your blog but the post itself) to my blog post. And, please remember to link back.

Participate by linking to the flickr group - May Flower Challenge- and adding a photo of your flower creation. Make sure you add your photo to the linky below each day that you post.

Day 2: May Flower Challenge

Today I want to share where you can notice flowers in your every day and share my one of my favorite doors in NYC.

My lunch break often means that I escape my office with my camera in hand. I take a walk and explore. I look for shapes or I try to only take photos of a single color. I make it a game, all to take my mind off the spreadsheet work I was doing, the frustration, and the day to day analytical work that I do.

This is a door to a building at 181 Madison Avenue in NYC. This building was once home to the Cheney Silk Company. They commissioned Edgar Brandt, known for his Art Deco ironwork, to create these doors. I think they are beautiful.

I walk past them every week day. I see flowers.

It looks like a beautiful Art Deco zentangle.

I also notice flowers in places where I wouldn't expect to see them - like the window of the church below.

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How about this one? I see them everyday. Can you see the flower below?

So, during the month of May, I want to encourage you to slow down, every once in awhile and pause, look and see if you notice more flowers around you.

Thank you for participating in my May Flower Challenge.

Participate by linking your blog post to my blog post. Each day during May, starting on May 1st, on my blog post I will have a linkytool available so that you can link your specific blog post (not just your blog but the post itself) to my blog post.

Participate by linking to the flickr group - May Flower Challenge- and adding a photo of your flower creation. Don't forget to leave a comment and then hop around and visit the other participants to see their flowers for the day.  

Day 1: May Flower Challenge

Welcome to Day 1 of my May Flower Challenge. 

Thank you for joining in, I'm so glad you are here.

I am a little flower obsessed, this isn't a secret.  

I take photos of flowers ever week...live flowers or flowers that appear in the architecture of NYC. I also create paper flower bouquets our of paint chips and wire. I doodle flowers while in day job meetings. This month I am going to also get a little creative and try a few new ways of making them - you'll have visit to see more.

Today, I've created the yummy yellow sunflower doodle and some swirly lettering to share with you.  I really do believe that flowers are nature's way of smiling.

What flowers do you want to share today? 

By the way, I'm also linking up with Louise Gale today for her Creative Color Challenge. Hop on over and check out her blog...May's color is pink just in case you wanted to play along with her too.

Participate by linking your blog post to my blog post. Each day during May, starting on May 1st, on my blog post I will have a linkytool available so that you can link your specific blog post (not just your blog but the post itself) to my blog post.

Participate by linking to the flickr group - May Flower Challenge- and adding a photo of your flower creation.