Saturday, September 4, 2010

They are out!



Out of the sand and looking great

Three days ago, I placed a few hollyhock blossoms into dry sand



  You only need a few dried flowers to enhance a potpourri

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend, my dear blogging friends.

Gina



12 comments:

  1. Good morning Gia....I love stopping by here.....I learned how to dry flowers properly.....today. Any your pics....as usual.....are breathtaking.

    Don't work too hard, tho!!

    Xo

    Jo

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  2. Wow!
    The hollyhocks turned out great and kept there vivid color! You just have the "touch".

    Have a fun holiday weekend!

    -Ann

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  3. Gia I have never dried flowers that way. Genius idea! So beautiful!

    Karena
    Art by Karena

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  4. Hi dear Gina, I love peeping into your beautiful world of creation !
    I can see, you're quite busy but tell me when do you go to Paris ? I'm going there on wednesday...Give me a shout if you're there by that time ! :-)

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  5. Hi Karena, This is the perfect time to dry flowers in sand, while the weather is sunny and warm. Only dry the flower heads. Zinnias also work well but daisies and daisy-like flowers come out with petals undone. Try roses,those that are not too open.
    Good Luck,
    Gina

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  6. Dear Lala, We don't see Paris until October. We are going to Marrakech first.
    It would be so lovely if we could meet. I'm getting very interested in seeing Spain and Portugal again. Maybe then ......

    Have a wonderful trip and please take some of your fabulous photographs.

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  7. Those hollyhocks are just beautiful...love the container you put them in! All this talk about Paris has me jealous!

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  8. Dear Theresa, Dried hollyhocks are beautiful in holiday wreaths and garlands. They provide an unexpected splash of color.
    I purchased the French bulb planter many years ago....on one of those lucky days.

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  9. Absolutely beautiful site! Your ceramics are just lovely. I'm off to see more at etsy!
    Ann
    www.stnicholasandchristmas.com

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  10. Stunning photos...love the flowers and the ceramics.

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  11. Ann, Welcome to my blog. It is so nice of you to comment. It is the comments that I love to read, they give me a reason to keep posting.

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  12. Hi Picture of Elegance, So happy that you like my photos and my ceramics. I love sharing and I love the idea of blogging. So many people so ready to give of their time and talent. I appreciate every one of them.

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