~ Friday's Flowers ~

Pray tell....is there any color in nature

more enchanting than blue?

~*~

Bachelor Buttons,

resplendent in Cornflower Blue,

fluffy as a downy chick,

hold a special place in our cottage garden.

Regardless of proper name or color, many of

my coloring book flowers were shaded with

my treasured Cornflower Blue Crayola.

Victoria Blue Salvia, favored for its

form and beautiful blue spikes,

is a staple in our garden.

African Daisy,

sweetest pink, hint of lavender.

Cheerful Black-Eyed Susans add

wonderful contrasting color.

~*~

For more Friday's Flowers, hop over

to Alisa's beautiful blog.

~*~

Wishing you all a bright,

sunshiney day!

~ Inspirations and Etsy Creations ~

I've been working on creations for vendor night

at Paper Cowgirl Art Retreat, which will be in June.

This necklace consists

of various shades of kiwi jasper,

sterling silver, and magnesite.

This cameo, sitting upon a

collection of dupioni silk strands,

awaits design inspiration.

The following mermaid charms will be

listed on Etsy.

Shimmering blue mermaid

reverses to old catalogue balloon ad.

Flapper mermaid

reverses to atlas map.

Art nouveau lady

reverses to red haired mermaid.

Blue flapper mermaid

reverses to vintage atlas.

Thank you for sharing my insipiration!

~ Morning Glories and Fairy Roses ~

Heavenly Blue morning glories.

Truly, they are deserving of their name.

Their color is like no other in nature.

Editing and tweaking this photo

created a look reminiscent of

blue transferware.

~*~*~*~*~*~

And Fairy roses.

Enchanting and ethereal.

Abundant with blooms.

Sweetly posed like wee little fairies

briefly pausing to savor the

beauty and soft aroma.

Chintzlike pink in appearance,

tweaked to deep cyanotype blue.

For more floral goodness,

 flit over to

Alisa's

Friday's Flowers!

~ Gypsy Fish and Mermaid's Dowry ~

My best intention was to share the following photos

two months ago.  However, I did not catalogue the photos

and just happened upon them today, in an unmarked folder!

Sweet Beth, at Gypsy Fish, hosted Silver Sunday

after the holidays, and I was fortunate to win her fabulous

giveway.  The treasures came beautifully packaged in her

Gypsy Fish signature style and even included a Scrabble

tile pendant she created with my initial.  Beth is

a soldering genius and overall superbly talented gal! 

Check out her blog and website!

I thoroughly enjoyed Silver Sunday, as it afforded

me the opportunity to stretch my

photographic skills a bit, and to truly

study and appreciate fine details

I  enjoyed visiting all of the

Silver Sunday participants to see

the amazing silvery goodness they had to share.

Plus, new friendships were formed along the way!

~ * ~

I have been busily gathering goodies and

creating new jewels for

Paper Cowgirl Altered Art Retreat,

which is coming up in June.

If you haven't already signed up for classes,

check out the Paper Cowgirl website for

a roundup of details and

registration registration information.

The necklace above includes turquoise and a very vintage

buckle that has the sweetest Southwest flair!

This necklace includes magnesite, chrysocolla,

and pure copper beads and findings.

Very warm, rich colors.

Of course, my vendor space would not be

complete without a supply of soldered pendants.

Shimmering mermaids reverse to vintage map images.

More designs will be forthcoming!

I will continue to gather a mermaid's dowry of

treasures for a giveaway, coming very soon!

Please stay tuned to this FM channel.

Filigree Moon, that is.

~ Gathering Supplies ~

This past weekend I attended the

 Cattle Barn flea market

to gather supplies.

And props.

And treasures for class.

Paper Cowgirl altered art retreat is

two months away.

Gotta "git" those supplies.

Gotta create bling for vendor's night.

Get to share a few days creating art

with dozens and dozens of cowgirls!

Classes are filling up fast,

so if you want to

lasso a class or two, visit the

Paper Cowgirl site quicker than a

whirlin' dervish, and sign right up!

Check back here real soon, as

this Cowgirl's gonna have a

real rootin' tootin' giveaway!

And check the Paper Cowgirl website

for my little interview and

uncharacteristic 

nonsmiley photo!

~ Beautiful Day ~

Ah, 'tis a beautiful day.

  A day of promise and renewal.

Blooms and birds.

The flower and bird images are hand painted by the

very talented Cindy Mayfield, of Yapping Cat Studio.

I am fortunate to own two original paintings by Cindy.

These first few images are of a hand painted bowl.

So much detail and depth of color.

The original painting below,

entitled "Tiny Painting" by Cindy,

is the sweetest bird's nest with eggs.

The flowers in the photograph below are a gift

from my eldest babe.  She knows how much

I adore fresh flowers, pruning them and

arranging them in a make do vase.

Then starring them in their own little photo session and

tweaking the images in Paint Shop Pro.

May you all spread your wings, take flight,

enjoy and share this splendid season of renewal.

Original bunny image graciously provided by

Valerie Brincheck , of  The Sum of All Crafts , then

edited by Filigree Moon, with Paint Shop Pro.

Happy Easter, Friends