.: March 2010

Oh my aching back.......
I just spent the entire morning working in the garden. Pruning roses, raking dead stuff from last year, cutting back pesky vines that want to take over the world.........
It's a lot of work but it will have it's rewards once everything starts blooming.
I already have a few daffodils blooming and the hyacinths and tulips are coming up fast.

So........... Just to remind you.
TONIGHT is when I'm going to give away a set of my hand made flowers.
Right after Earth Hour.
Yes, Earth Hour is tonight.........
So right after I turn on the computer again I will be giving them away.
Send me an e-mail to YARASAVICH@AOL.COM with "Spring Flowers" as the subject line and I'll enter your name to win these pretty flowers.

Ah, Spring.......... Who doesn't LOVE Spring???? A time for new beginnings. A time for all things beautiful.

I am so looking forward to watching my garden starting to bloom with all the flowers that my Mother had planted in our garden. She was the green thumb of the family. She and my grandfather.

Me, well........ Not so much........ But I try. I HAVE TO TRY...... I can not let the garden go completely. Ofcourse it will never be like it was when my Mother cared for it and nurtured it. I doubt that I will ever win trophies like she did. But still the blooms will come and they will bring joy to anyone who takes the time to enjoy them...........

It is with great sadness that I now have to face a big change in the garden. There is a tree in our back yard that has been there as long as I can remember. It was a mature tree when we bought the house in 1975. (The picture of the tree in full bloom is from a Polaroid which was probably taken in the 80's or maybe late 70's) This poor tree is now looking very, very, very pitiful........   The second picture is how the tree looked this morning. Several branches broke under the weight of the huge snow we recently had and I am afraid it will never be the same again. The third picture is of the tree after most of the broken branches were cut off.........
I will wait till later this year to see if anything blooms and will make a decision at the end of the year to see if I must cut it down completely.

But we must move on........ IT IS SPRING!!!!!!!!!!! A time for new beginning..... A time for joy...... A time for beauty.........

Oh........   Did I mention there would be a RAK????

Lately I've been seeing just about everyone making hand made flowers for their scrapbooks and art projects. Some have me absolutely speecless!!!
I'd love to share with you the flowers I've been making the last couple of weeks.
These little Needlepoint On Plastic Canvas flowers may not be anything fancy but I think they are very cute. They can ofcourse be dressed up with the addition of pearls or buttons or glitter or anything else your heard desires. I've just been too preoccupied in makeing the basic flower to go any further.
Please drop by my shop on ArtFire to see the flowers I have up for sale: http://www.artfire.com/users/MYCREATIVEROSEGARDEN

So in honor of the first day of Spring, I'd love to share a few of these flowers with you.
Just send me an E-mail to Yarasavich@AOL.com with "SPRING FLOWERS" as the subject line and I will put your name into a basket. On March 27th I'll pick one winner and they will receive the flowers shown in this picture.

What are you waiting for?????
Send me an E-mail so maybe you can win these cute flowers.

HAPPY SPRING!!!!!!!

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AND THE WINNER IS..........

SPRING - EARTH HOUR - FLOWERS - OH MY.......

HAPPY SPRING!!!!! = And a RAK...........

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