I love making these pewter cuffs. This latest one was imprinted with a bamboo leaf pattern and embellished with a piece printed with a pine tree embroidery. It reminds me a lot of my favorite tree that I photographed it on.
Clara - Love your pewter cuffs. Printing / etching with natural objects is very satisfying since Nature's patterns cannot be 'beaten'.
Is this a Blue Spruce Pine or a blue something? I attempted to grow one of these when I returned to Australia after falling in love with them in Wisconsin. Not really successful as I think they need the cold winters. We are better at flowering shrubs as shown below - these indoor blooms are actually not real but I really enjoy them for their realism as they even droop slightly; real Sasanquas (late Autumn cousins of Camellias), are not good indoors, lasting 1 day before releasing their petals all over the place.
I do occasionally use the excellent artificial flowers and fruit available - mixing the real with the fake and ensuring they are shiny (light oil) and dust proof has fooled many a discerning eye. My two fake avocados are verging on the excellent - I have had them for years and over that time not only do they look real, but now they feel real. Sometimes, for a joke, I present same and ask "Do you think this is ready to eat yet?" I will take a photo and ask 'which one is reaL?'
Love Clara ps mid Autumn in Sydney, but we are having endless summer.
These are so beautiful, flowers as well as photos. Where are these growing? In parks, in your garden? Sydney seems like a very exotic, glamorous place to live. Taking ferries and watching street actors in a endless summer with your grandchildren. Perfect!
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