Spring Blossoms: a Challenge

My Blogging Business Artisans team on etsy hosts a monthly Challenge.  You don't even have to be a team member to participate!  The idea is to be inspired to create!

This month, Sharla of Beaded Tail gave us the following Challenge:

Your challenge is to incorporate your favorite inspiration into a project of your choice.  Are you inspired by nature?  Create something to show how nature makes you feel!  Do your kids motivate you?  Have them join you in a crafty project!  

Do your pets "help" you with your craft?  Let's see their pawsome contributions!  Have fun just letting your inspiration lead you to do something crafty!

Glacier National Park

I am so inspired by the beauty of nature.  Imagine a deep blue pristine lake surrounded by snow peaked forested mountains with meadows of flowers at your feet.  Huge vistas inspire awe.  But so do the tiny intricate details of a painted flower.

For this challenge, I decided to paint a silk scarf with flowers.  I didn't have a plan in mind except that the flowers would be pink.  That's the starting point.  I let inspiration lead me from there...

I've used several techniques and processes in creating this scarf.

ONE

Wash scarf.

Soak in solution and let dry.

I began by painting the petals and their outlines.  I  added a little salt for some texture.  

Let cure.

TWO

Wash scarf.

Soak in solution and let dry.

Paint petal details and center of flowers.
Add a little salt.
Paint green stems/vines.
Add dots of pink and green.
Add 4 flowers of a different shape in 2 shades of pink and add green stems.
Let cure.

THREE
Steam.
Wash.
Iron.
Air dry.

FOUR

Photograph. 

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The completed scarf--hand painted on China silk--light and breezy and perfect for Summer.  You can find this in my etsy shop HERE.

Intrigued by our team challenge?  Come on over to our BBA BLOG and see what others have made!  Create something yourself that fits the theme and link up!   

QUESTION:  What inspires you to create?     

photos by me © 2011 and 2012  all rights reserved  

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

Come with me on a scavenger hunt!

abstract

Can you guess what this is?!  (above)

round 

fire 

seeing faces in unexpected/strange places

checking out the mirror--Oliver and

Earnest

stars 

photographed on a silk scarf I dyed

Come on over to Scavenger Hunt Sunday on Ashley Sisk's blog and see some wonderful, creative entries.  Link up, too!

I'm linking up with Artful Risings' It's a Wrap Party!  Come HERE and link up your favorite post from the past week.

photos by me ©  2011  fire by me ©  2009
The "abstract" is a pumpkin!

Hello, Spring!

goodbye, Winter! 
goodbye snow and slush and icicles!
goodbye cold, gray skies!

Welcome warm, sunny days! and fragrant damp earth thick with green leaves poking up their sleepy heads!
Welcome birds singing and flowers flowering!   
Welcome dragonflies buzzing!

Here are some fun items for Spring available in my two etsy shops:

Empire waist dress (dress only)  --in process of listing (size 2)

Morning Glory ruffle dress

 

Pink Pinwheel Flowers pocket dress

Dragonflies and Roses ruffle dress

crochet flowers for wrist or hair from Sparkly Park

Spring Green earrings

will make your ears sing

and a colorful tie dyed T shirt!  HERE and HERE

Summer Carnival silk scarf--very light silk chiffon perfect for Spring

Flower socks







This is for the etsy bloggers' street team carnival.  Made By Melissa asks the question, " Spring time is almost here, do you have any special items in your shop to celebrate the season?"  This carnival will be published on Monday, March 15th HERE.




photos by me © 2009 and 2010