Flowers On The Wall

Recently Big Daddy, Miss Priss and I traveled to Washington State for a vacation. My in-laws joined us for a portion of our trip. My MIL (mother-in-love) and I were both enamored with all the gorgeous flowers. My mom was an avid gardener and I thought I'd seen some beautiful flowers but the flowers out there took the cake. I became quite engrossed in taking pictures of all these stunning little gifts from God. And I immediately hatched a plan to make some cards for my MIL for her birthday with the photos.

Here are a few snapshots of a set of ten cards I made for her. I attached the photos to natural colored cardstock which I thought was a nice balance to the brillant colors of the flowers and folliage. I then labeled all the cards with the names of the flowers pictured. The pink flowers above are Japanesse Bleeding Hearts.

Always a favorite, the poppies. Crazy that they can grow just about anywhere without a whole lot of work but their petals are tissue paper thin.

All packaged up and ready to give!

Happy Birthday to my Mother-In-Love!

Enjoy,

ginger

Cause I'm easy, easy like summer mornings....

I just don't think there is anything easier than summer decorating! First everything is lush and vibrant, well right up until we go into a month long drought, but I digress. And talk about cheap, I mean where else can you get a basket of color for about $3?! And souvenirs from those summer vacays, well grab a few shells, toss in a mason jar with a little water, a little sand, a little bleach to keep the funky green stuff from growing and wa-la, ya got yourself a centerpiece.

And then, the really free version,  cut flowers from your yard and insert into mason jar! How easy can that be? Tip of the day: Have HOT water in your container when you cut your hydrangeas and insert stem into them immediately. As in take the HOT water with you to the yard. Every few days, dump the water and replace with HOT  water again and trim the ends. They will last a week or more with this method.

And if all else fails, throw a couple of cute kids in the mix with some cheap popsicles! They will either make everything look better or you'll be so busy cleaning up popsicle mess that you won't notice what needs a little summer sprucing.

Happy Summer Days!

ginger

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