Dear Heaven, I give thanks to thee
For things I did not know before,
For the wisdom of maturity,
For bread, and a roof, and for one thing more…
Thanks because I still can see
The bloom on the white magnolia tree!
Helen Deutsch
I have always admired the beauty of the Magnolia tree…
…with its large, yet delicate flowers.
The splendor in which they bloom every spring…
Even its leaves are vibrant and full of beauty…
Unfortunately, my admiration has always been from afar…
…as we live in a fairly new neighbourhood where
Magnolia trees are few and far between.
So this week, I made picked some Magnolia
flowers from my little Craftberry Bush…
…and since they are made of paper, they will last a lot longer.
I made picked enough to make a wreath…
…and glued some onto branches.
Some I left loose…
…but I think they are all Anthro-like, no?
I removed my winter paintings and decided
to fill the wall with some simple empty frames,
a few bird houses and the flowers.
A very ‘country’ grouping of items…
This little display adds some fun whimsy
to an otherwise long empty wall….
Please go here to see a full tutorial of the paper Magnolia
Lastly, I wanted to share with you a little project
that has been keeping my sister and I very busy…
Isn’t she ‘pinchable’?
I hope to share more details with you soon!
Sorry if I haven’t communicated with you in a while…I’ve missed you.
Please keep in touch and have a great day!
much love,
Lucy
I´ll sure come back to see the tutorial…it seems joyful to make them… 😉
Awww..it is sooo beautiful!
Will come back for the tutorial for sure!:)
Sanghamitra.
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beautiful flowers like living. Regards from Polish
So pretty…I’ll stay tuned!
Oh, to have your artist eye, Lucy. You can make the most humble raw materials look lovely.
Lucy,
I LOVE the magnolias. Your wall is stunning. Anthro’s got nothin’ on you, girl. It’s fresh and fun. Ü
Prekrasni papirnati cvjetovi magnolije…..
Lucy your words alone are so beautiful and inspiring, as well as the artistic gift the Lord has blessed you with. My magnolia tree only blooms for such a short time, now I can always come back here and admire yours.
gorgeous! and i love the little bird! thanks for sharing this at my party!
Love these, can’t wait to come back !!!
Lovely and beautiful.
Greetings Sabine
so beautiful! I love how they go up!
🙂
Lovely .. calming ..thank you for sharing ..waiting for the tutorial. Thank you
your paper magnolias are beautiful, absolutely charming 🙂
how sweet lil chick is!!!just darling!!!
LUVS!!!!! i plan on adding your post to my blog this friday for everyone to see! thanks for the inspiration 🙂
Absolutely beautiful work!
beautiful!
These flowers are gorgeous!!
Jo-Anna
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! I would love to see a tutorial.
Beyond beautiful. I am your newest follower. I can’t wait to sit down and make this. I am going to link back to this project on my Best of Spring Feature on my blog highheelsandlattes.com.
Thanks for the inspiration!
This post is so beautiful! You are amazingly CRAFTY and I love your style! Thanks for sharing :o)
Oh my goodness, I love this. It’s so beautiful…in the frames and on the branches. I love the framed birdhouses as well! Gorgeous.
Waouh ! je suis émerveillée par toutes ces créations !!! J’adore ces fleurs en papier. Merci de nous faire partager toutes ces belles images et explications.