Flowers

I find inspiration in a lot of places. Some inspiration comes from my mind, while others from everyday walks of life. If I look at a blank canvas, whatever it is, I want to find a way to give it personality. I also use a lot of focal points in crafting and decorating.  If I am in a space and I want to bring more attention to it, I think of ways that might draw me to it.  The main focal point in my apartment is my fire place. I use it as a statement piece and not an actual source of heat since I do not use it. What helped me to incorporate my pieces is that the fireplace is white. I was able to do a lot with this. The clear vases I have purchased from Michael's and the more colorful one I bought at the At Home store. The colors in the vase bring more life to the fireplace. As long as there at least one color that matches your space, I say use it any way you want. 

I believe using only two colors in a space can become rather expected and it can dull the life you want to bring into your home. The flowers came from Michael's along with the pebbles that I put in the vases. I also designed the tea light holders. Michael's is a great source for these because they are relatively inexpensive. The decals I put on using a hot glue gun. I was worried at first using hot glue on glass, but since it worked so well and it was easier then Bonder, I have used my hot glue gun on everything. The pink candle holder was a little bit more time consuming. I had to buy five or six packages of little pink flowers and I glued each individual flower around the holder. I wanted to be able to give the candle holder a little more character then the rest. I bought battery operated tea lights that give the candle a little something extra.

The most challenging part was the canvas flowers above the fireplace. I purchased eight white canvas boards, and a lot of white and blue roses.  Each rose was glued to the canvas board. This project took a few months because I had to visit two Michael's stores to match all the flowers. When it was finally finished, it was definitely an accomplishment.