March Snows Bring April Flowers?

We had a dry month, except for the early snows, but look what has popped up already!

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Bloomin'

Sometimes we just have to have flowers in our lives. I have collected glass and lucite flowers for some time now, but have been reluctant to use them. This version of Stacked Sparkle (April Bead and Button magazine) has a double stack of beaded leaves and glass flowers along both edges. I tried just one row on each edge, but it wasn't enough. You can see pearls and Czech faceted rounds peeking out here and there. This is going to be a fav of mine, I can tell already.

Endless Summer, approaching Fall

As the days shorten, and the flowers give their last best, I am drawn to all those bright and colorful beauties. I know I will find myself in the garden section of the megastore down the road, soaking up their hues, as the cold approaches, and greys/blacks/browns of winter take over the outside world.

While my home is not short of green Life inside, the flowering plants do not fare well. In fact, our home becomes a jungle for five months, giving the cats places to hide and jump out at their buddies!

Still, I will find myself missing the vibrancy of reds, purples, and yellows, so have saved a few to enjoy as Time marches on.......