Paper flowers

Wasn't there a song like that?

Paper roses, I think, by

Marie Osmond.  Wow, am I

dating myself!  No card

today.  I had trouble sleeping

last night so at 2 am I took

something to help and didn't

wake up until almost 9 am!  That

is unheard of for me.  But I do

have a couple of components

to show.  I'm not sure what I

will do with them yet.

Ideally this would be done on

double sided paper.  I don't

have any and can't find any around,

even hobby lobby, believe it or not!

I should order some, but I don't really

use it all that much, so I hate to order

a whole pack of it and having it

sitting around forever.  (like I don't

have other craft items that don't

get used often.  shhh.)

I think it would look better without

having two pieces put together, though,

and probably would stay closed a

 little better.  It's not supposed to be completely

closed, but I don't think it's supposed

to stick out that much either.

Aren't these pretty?  They are 4 separate

flower die cuts that I inked then

sprayed with water to get it ink

to move around which it didn't do to

my satisfaction.  Oh, well.  and then

you scrunch them all up.  When they

dry they're practically indestructible.  They

feel kind of like china.  It;s very cool.

I'm not sure what I'm going to use them for,

yet, but I'm thinking of making a box

and putting them on it, maybe with

some silk leaves.  To be continued...

I did go ahead and mow the lawn yesterday

so all I have to do is the trimming around

the house.  Maybe it will rain again!  I

can hope.  I hate that.  I don't mind the

mowing but I hate trimming.  I suck at

the weed whip so I just went back to

the old fashioned clippers.  I don't

hate them as much.