Flower Embellishments | Message In A Fold

Man! Time has just flown by me!

Three years ago I was in Phoenix, Arizona a few days after the birth of my twin granddaughters. Thursday of this week they will be three.

To celebrate this great big event in their life I drug Joe with me to Tuesday Morning and the Dollar Tree to outfit my two princesses properly. Their aunt, Heidi Jo, has already blessed the girls with jewelry befitting any young lady that wants to play dress up.

Michelle Birdsong, unknowingly, participated in the girls gift as well. Michelle, from Wilmington, North Carolina sent me a whole bunch of wonderful stuff several months ago. Among the bounty were some handmade fabric flowers. Sorry, the photos are really bad!

Pink handmade fabric flower

Purple handmade fabric flower

While at Tuesday Morning with Joe, he protested loudly and vigorously when I selected two different dresses. It is Joe’s strong opinion that the dresses need to be EXACTLY the same. Personally, I think it is best to be different. Maybe the sameness will cut down on any altercations in which dress is who’s.

Here is Joe, modeling the “Pink Ensemble”.

Joe featuring the Pink option

And here is Joe, modeling the “Purple Ensemble”.

Joe with the Purple option

Each girl gets a pair of heels to go with her special dress. Of course, a Princess must have a different crown for special events.

The crowns Joe models have a “Wand” attached. Let’s just hope that the wands get used for loving and kind purposes and not evil doing. One can always hope anyway.

Happy Birthday my precious Ruth and Pearl.

On a side note, I am beginning to get my strength and energy back. I am working at getting my craft room sorted so I can resume tutorials for my YouTube channel. The past month I have been getting my house in order.

June 27th will be one year since I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Breast Cancer. I have SURVIVED the chemotherapy and the radiation therapy. My house has not. So in order to get my mind and body back to better health I had to alleviate my biggest stress. Thoroughly clean my house room by room. It has taken well over a month….which required daily naps of three or more hours to accomplish. Along with several trips to the Goodwill.

I have several more doctor visits in the coming weeks. Joe will be home with me so I can harass him into being oddly featured in my blog posts and upcoming YouTube videos. Isn’t he just so very lucky? 😀

DIY Flowers from scraps

Flowers from scraps using punches

This is a “fiddly” project. I am an impatient person and this took quite a long time to do. Punching the scrap paper is quick and painless. LOL

Flower punch 1

Flower punch 2

Flower punch 3

My steady hands for taking photos began to suffer as I progressed, so please forgive the blurred photos.

I separated each type of flower in a pan I am using as the “assembly” station for the various punched items. I tried to shape them a bit with the stylus tool on a mouse pad. Meh, they are no longer flat.

Punched flowers waiting for assembly

Using a paper piercing tool and a brad to hold the pieces together….I selected three flowers, layered them, then drove the piercing tool through the centers. This makes the hole for a brad to complete the assembly.

Three flower pieces, a brad, and a paper piercing tool

Piercing the layers

I refer you back to the first photo of the assembled flowers. Fiddly! They look pretty good though.

I had quite a number of the smaller punched flowers left over. Heading for the “Bling” cupboard in my room I brought out my SELDOM used half back rhinestones and pearls. Each time I go to Michaels I stroll along their $1 and $1.50 bins. Shiny stuff always ends up in my basket. When I get home with it I always as myself “What the HECK were you THINKING?!”

Hey, today I get to use up some of my half back rhinestones and pearls that have been hanging around for a number of years.