The Daisy Experiment

My first experiment with making daisies started with a 3/8 inch flower punch. I whipped these up in no time. (Two hours)

They didn't look like daisies to me. So I decided to take a different approach. I hand cut some petals and glued them one by one to the center. The outcome is a really strange looking "flower" that is too big to be a daisy.

This morning I remembered the "leftovers" that Casey sent to me a long time ago. She sent me lots of little flower parts. Some of them are daisy petals! :D

If you poke the photo you can see the lovely little quilled zinnias that Casey made.

I tried again to make a daisy using Casey's petals. I didn't use my magnifier lamp and wasn't wearing my contacts, just my reading glasses. When I finished my flower I realized that the petals were pink and not white! Well, most of them are pink. Somehow some white ones got in there too. LOL

I definitely need more practice! So, the daisy experiment will continue. Thanks Casey for sending me all the right parts. I hope I can make some proper daisies with them!?

Hope you have a beautiful day!

Weathervanes and Daisies?

I didn't like the way the cupola looked so I painted it all white. The roof is done with Folk Art metallic copper paint. Looks much better now?

The final touch will be a copper weathervane. I found these photos at Weathervanes of Maine. Aren't they beautiful!?

Here they are close up. I'm going to try to make one. I'm on a quest for the perfect bead. :D

I have lots of other things to do first. Plus, I've been inspired by all of the beautiful flowers I've seen on your blogs! I'd like to try to make some daisies.

April showers may bring May flowers?

Hope you have a beautiful day!

Window Boxes

This photo is the inspiration for my window boxes. I love the combination of daisies and geraniums!

So far I've painted some exam table paper, got the flower punches I needed and I'm ready to start cutting leaves. I'm going to use part of Casey's tutorial for my geraniums.

I picked one of the flowers from my garden too. God makes everything beautiful!

I have SIX window boxes to do. This should keep me busy for a LONG LONG time!

Hope you have a lovely day!



Helpful hints I found while searching for my punches:

Lubricate punches by punching through waxed paper a few times

Sharpen punches by punching through aluminum foil several times