30/04/2012

Did you see any signs of summer this weekend?

No!, I bet you didn't. What a dreadful weekend it was. When I scheduled our workshop - Butterfly garland, back in February I had visions of a beautiful sunny spring day, ready to take us gently in May. Not a chance!

Anyway, that didn't stop us making a highly attractive 'rabble' of butterflies that any Tropical World would die for!

Butterflies 001
Alcohol inks out, pads loaded and the process began.

Butterflies 005
Soon the butterflies were emerging,

Butterflies 002
and we began assembling them,

Butterflies 007

Before stringing them together to make the garland.

A little hint of summer to hang in your home. Lovely.

30 Apr 2012 09:25:37 | Workshops

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