Back in the saddle again...

~ Adorable pic found here ~

Remember THIS post when I told you about finding my pressed flower collection?

I love them all so much and have been wanting to use them in my artwork ~

If you don't feel like clicking to the other post....

I added a few new flowers to my lovely yellow pages flower press that day ~

Hydrangeas and a single gladiola bud.

Here is the before shot:

Well, I checked on them today and LOOK at them now!!

Just GORGEOUS!!!!

So much texture and still traces of pale color ~

These little treasures give me so much joy....

Here's the before photo of the gladiola....

Look at this wonderful beauty now ~

No, it's not as vivid at all...it's even changed colors but

now it has those muted tones that I love.

I love the veining...

I bought these wonderful 2" beveled glass squares a few years ago

at an estate sale. The man was a stained glass artist....

So, I thought, add a tiny clipping from an old ledger book and

one of the pressed hydrangeas ~

I've added the copper foil tape and now I just have to solder it

and add a hanger on the top....a snippet of seam binding and it would

be a perfect charm for a knob or handle ~

And don't fall out of your chair,

but I even worked on ANOTHER piece of artwork!

It's not quite finished either but you know I HAD

to get back into that wax pot!!!

She's not quite finished yet...

~ The Prairie Girl ~

It's good to get into that creative saddle again ~

Seems our muse comes and goes, doesn't it?

Throw in real life, laundry, cooking, etc.

and it's hard to grab those precious moments

to nurture our creative soul.

I hope you have a great Monday dear friends,

big hugs and much love,

Dawn