When we learn we grow! — Fun with Flowers at School.

 

I decided a few years back that if I'm going to volunteer at my kids' school, I better do something I enjoy! I've been decorating the Cafeteria bulletin board for about two years now. This month I had some fun with flowers for Spring. I was inspired by the current display at Anthro. Love them!!!

Since I was on a budget (the budget being $0), and keeping in mind a younger audience I kept my flowers simple, colorful and inexpensive to create. I just used the school's banner paper and sketched a bunch of flower petals, cut them out and taped floral wire to the back of each petal to create the 3D flowers. The flower centers are just bright colored felt glued onto paper plates and stuffed with a little batting. The flower stems are sticks. Then I just hot glued everything to the board and shaped the flowers.

Viola! Spring time at lunch time for all the students!

Monday in my "ewe"niverse"— Rose buds

Hello and happy Tuesday! Yesterday (Monday—and actually Sunday night too) I made these sweet little rose buds.  My inspiration was our honeymoon eleven years ago. I saw these adorable handmade flowers at a little shop when we were walking around Portofino and I've wanted to make them ever since. Just like the picture, with dozens of colorful rose buds billowing over the sides of the pot. I just love 'em! Well, I've gotten 12 done, 88 left to make. Hopefully, it won't take me another eleven years to finish.

My rose buds were made with polkadot fabric and natural linen. I embroidered the little dots and x's.