White Magnolia....

 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