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As mentioned in a previous blog, a "what if moment" while making French Beaded Leaves when "evil eye" beads were on the table, lead to the creation of Leaf People.
Leaf People are here to serve: First as your guardian to ward off the "Evil Eye" and then as your Chief Morale Officer. Cheerful, bright, and independent, they work well with others as well as on their own. They work well in most environments: Just plant them in a vase or similar container next to your computer, on your desk, in a kitchen window sill, on a wall in a hall, or in your bedroom--where ever you need a little boost. A wink of an eye and they've got your back.
Now Charlotte, who was too shy to introduce herself in a previous post, is by no means timid when it comes to doing her job. Although she appears to be hiding among the leaves, she is really just quietly doing her job watching out. Her most highly regarded attribute is her discretion. What happens on Charlotte's watch, stays on Charlotte's watch. "Mum's the word!"
By contrast, Charlotte's sister Ruby (center back row), is one hot mama! In fact, Ruby is so hot, she's thinking about becoming a flame-thrower. She's checking out classes at the local community college.
Ruby's cousin, Sara (front row center) is also pretty hot, but Sara keeps her flame on the down-low so's not to wilt her Fascinator Flower.
Their friend, Daphne (far right) was named after the mythological Daphne, who became a laurel tree when Apollo persisted in chasing after her. Ever since then, she's aspired to be a fashionista. Inspired by the lily fascinator in my Fascinator Gallery ]http://flowersbyfarha.com/galleries/fascinators/fascinators.html, Daphne's decide try on some flowers. She needs some help deciding which one suits her best.
Right now they're taking a break, chilling out at Camp Cactus http://campcactus.blogspot.com for the weekend. When they're done partying, they'll be posting their resumes on the job board in my shop.
Until then, you can see larger pictures of them in my website galleries http://flowersbyfarha.com/galleries/gallery.html
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Now, Fred (see photo) is a good worker. He specializes in guarding you against the Evil Eye. And, he's totally hip with the whole, Go Green Movement. Keeps life simple, doesn't acquire unnecessary belongings.
But sometimes... you just have to wonder, what is he up to when he gets that, "Who, me?" look on his face.
[pssst! Fred is currently employed guarding my inventory in the "greenhouse" He doesn't know it yet, but he will be looking for a new job soon. Keep him in mind if you need someone to guard you against the Evil Eye. I'll post the link when I list his resume in my shop.]
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UPDATE: While busy elsewhere, photo/software issues have sorted themselves out. I'll get back to blogging more regularly soon. Thx for your patience.
So want to show you the things I've been working on, but seem to have a case of the Software Blues. Unable to load images to my blog.
Just to tease you, I'll link to some images in my website gallery and then blog about it when I can upload images to corresponding text later.
I've been working on learning French beaded techniques used for making beaded flowers. Although my goal is to continue making ribbon flowers, I do love adding some sparkle. I will be incorporating beaded elements with my flowers. See a prototype at http://www.flowersbyfarha.com/galleries/gallery.html
Then, somehow those little "Evil Eye" beads I've been working with this fall said they wanted to get into the act, and so now we have LEAF PEOPLE! One is shy, blushing behind leaves at http://www.flowersbyfarha.com/galleries/gallery.html (top row, center icon) while another has a personality all his own. http://www.flowersbyfarha.com/galleries/gallery.html
Let me know what you think.
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December was a busy month with a couple holiday shows and incredibly bad weather for our area.
In the metropolitan area, we had 3 major snow "events" with minor ones in between including record-break amount of snow in time period, for specific dates--including snow on Christmas Day. Flights were cancelled for several days right before the holidays. I-84 was shut down to all traffic for several days, resulting in truckers being unable to deliver things like tire chains and de-icer. Throughout the state, communities were shut down completely and budgets completely spent out on de-icer and snow removal--and the snow season hadn't really gotten started. Many areas declared state of emergency.
Then things started to warm up--and the flooding began.
All in all record breaking weather and flooding conditions for which the financial toll during an already economically difficult time has yet to be accurately accounted.
During which time, I'm happily doing "spring cleaning" and working on jewelry, flowers, and learning new techniques. Photos and listings coming soon!
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This photo as been the Dream Girl print for over a year, and well beloved by many. While preparing to print more, I rediscovered other images from the same photo shot, taken a bit earlier in the twilight, while she was wearing a different flower composition.
Is it time for a change?
Or, is there room in the market for more than one Dream Girl?
To see the alternate images, check this forum thread: http://www.silkfair.com/forum/thread/762 and post your comments here or there.
Thanks for your input!
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