A Beautiful Bouquet and some new Etsy listings...

If you are looking for my offering on "Where Bloggers Create" click here and it will take you to my post.  It was a huge party where everyone visited each other's creative work spaces and studios.  I think there were over 300 participants!  Lots of windows to look in!  It was all hosted by Karen over at My Desert Cottage.  Thank you so much Karen,  I had a blast!
I am also having a drawing on August 1st for a fun Faerie Wreath that I made.  For details see my post for Where Bloggers Creates.  The blog party was tons of fun and if you haven't seen any of it I recommend having a look both at my post...  (a sample picture)

and at the other participants posts (click here or on the image of "Where Bloggers Create" on the side bar).  So many fun work spaces, everyone is so creative!
Here is the wreath I am holding the drawing for...

So on to today...   I am just rambling about some fun summertime projects I have been working on...
I made a pretty bouquet the other day, just for fun.  I saw these amazing Cobra Lillies and thought how much fun it would be to make an unusual bouquet with them.

It feels kind of woodsy and natural with a sophisticated edge.

It is a mixture of Cobra Lillies, chocolate Queen Ann's Lace, garnet Scabiosas, Bunny Tails (what a cute name...  it is the green fuzzy "tail" like looking (flower?) looks like Millet kind of), chocolate Cotinas foliage and Nigella pods.

Look at the details in the Cobra Lillies... and the deep rich burgundy of the Scabiosa.  It feels vibrant to me like a beautiful Rubie.  I also tucked in black feathers that had a magical iridescent to them.

I gave it a collar of green Millet and then wrapped the stems in Birch Bark and then over wrapped the bark with twine to hold it in place. 

 I also used a bit of vintage embroidered velvet ribbon at the top and bottom of the stems and then attached a vintage brass key  

I love it when I get to play with flowers just for fun!

I also made some additions to my Etsy store,  I have been working on and off on a crazy fun Faerie House.  Well I finally finished it...  Take a peak...

On the porch railing next to some garden tools is a tiny Owl.

The back... complete with a hanging swing...

I made little cushions for the swing and gave it a beaded fringe...  definitely a bohemian faerie...

It has a ton of detail...  here is the front porch with it's clear cobble stone deck and fun beaded trim on the eves...

A peak inside through the hanging fringe curtains....  Hmmm, could belong to Faeries from India, or maybe Gypsy Faeries...

I made a table of a vintage thread spool with a glass top with two twig chairs.  On the wall are two framed faerie portraits.  One is in a silver shadow box with jewels inside.  There is even a chandelier hanging over the table (you can just see the bottom of it in the picture).

Looking down at one side...

The other side view...

Up close of the front.  There are little vignettes of potting areas, beaded flowers and mushrooms.

I have clear Christmas lights all over it and in the inside too.  It looks so cool at night!  Not really sure I want to sell it.

I also added this beautiful vintage turquoise bracelet.  Not sure if it is Navajo or Zuni, could be either stylistically.  It is from the 70's or earlier.  The color is wonderful!  A deep, deep ocean blue green.  You can loose yourself in the depths!

I also made this crystal Faerie Wand...

I attached a calcite crystal to a Birch branch and then wrapped it with silver wire, faux pearls and attached other fun bits...

The end has the tip of a pine cone attached.

Well I hope you like all my goodies and are having a fun summer...

Lots of sunny warm blessings,

Tricia