Felt Flowers {Draw Cut & Roll}

The other day as I was thinking about making some Fall decorations for my apartment I came across this blog that had a tutorial for making felt flowers.  It looked so easy that I ran to the craft store and bought some fall colored felt to try it out.

Just follow these very easy steps:

Draw, Cut and Roll!

• Trace a circle on the felt using any round circular item

• Cut the circle out and then make a spiral cut going from the outside toward the inside

• Start to roll the flower from the outside end

The possibilities are endless!  Check out the tutorial at Little Things Bring Smiles for more ideas on different kinds of flowers you can make.

I'll post my Fall decor ideas and how I'm using the felt flowers soon!  Stay tuned!

Lovely mornings

Spring and summer are by far my favorite times of year. Flowers are blooming and everything looks lovely.  I love to wake up to the soft morning sunshine coming in through the window.  This was my view this morning at the breakfast table.  I am so blessed!

After the rain...

When the cold, dreary, gray skies start to clear 

a wonderful sight begins to appear.

Like the soft touch of your hand wiping away my tears

along comes the sun and soon the sky clears.

What is left is a beautiful sight to behold.  

Snow covered mountains dressed all white in the cold.

The garden is blooming with colors untold.

Roses and flowers adorned in pink, red and gold.

And again, like the soft touch of your kiss on my skin
The sun warms my heart and tells spring to begin.

~ RL

Rain, rain, rain...

We haven't had much rain this year so I'm not complaining!  I decided to look on the bright (though wet and cold) side and play with the raindrops.  Rainy days are great days for having some fun with the macro setting on my little point-and-shoot camera.  Enjoy!