Being Crafty

I have been filling up our home's empty walls one creative spark at a time. We've been here for 5ish years and only now was I able to make one for our master bedroom.

Four panels, 3 birth flowers in complementary colors. (Chrysanthemum, Marigolds, Violets) Plus 1 cameo ( ).

Gloria's Garden No. 8 - Tulips. The first time I think I saw tulips, or the earliest time I remember, was back in 2006. On a US concert tour with my choir, one of our stops that spring of 2006 was Chicago. And there were tulips everywhere! That was when tulips became my favourite. See, I even had them on my wedding day! Tulips in December? In the Philippines? Somehow it was possible.

Now I live in a place where I found an even deeper appreciation for these flowers. Where they put up a whole festival surrounding that short time (some guesswork at times as to when) that they are in full bloom. I mean, I get it. Planted in the fall only to be buried in deep ice and snow for months. Then, they grow beautifully around May when the ice has thawed out. But only for a few weeks to be appreciated. Then, they stay quiet and dormant until the next spring. What a life cycle. One has to appreciate the story behind such short lived beauty and what these flowers had to endure to get to that point. ❤️

Gloria' Garden No. 6 - Hydrangeas. We never had these flowers in our own garden. They were quite special as we'd only ever see them on vacations to cooler (temp-wise) places like Baguio or Tagaytay.

Now here in Ottawa, I've always been tempted to do a "cut and run" from the neighborhood bushes... but I always forget to bring scissors on my daily walks at spring/summer time. If Papa or Mama were here, that would've been done ages ago and we'd already have a thriving bush in our backyard. Snip! 👀😆