Pretty Petals: Peonies

Last summer was my first summer of having a yard where I could plant flowers and have a garden. It was so exciting! One of the first things that I did to improve the yard was transplant some peonies. They didn't really bloom during that summer because of being transplanted but I am really looking forward to seeing how big and beautiful they get this summer. My hope is that my house will constantly be filled with peonies!

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Pretty Petals: Spider Mums

I've been doing quite a bit of sketching lately to keep track of all of the ideas I have for printing/dyeing projects now that I'm finally getting my butt around to just trying projects even if I have no clue what I'm doing! My style is definitely simple but with bold colors. It might be obvious from the things I've posted here (for all of my three readers!).

I, like so many other people, have a thing for any flower/tree/branch/leaves that are printed on towels, paper, you name it! So today I've been working on some cool flower sketches. One of my friends ( Hi G!) is really great about always having flowers around her house. It's a habit that I would like to pick up since it's such a happy surprise when you walk into a room! One of the flowers she usually has is the spider mum. You can usually find them in a great chartreuse-ey (yes, I made up that word) color but they also come in a variety of other colors. They look cool...but they are a b&@tch to sketch! So I'm taking a break to post pretty pictures of them just for you.

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