These were such pretty flowers that I had to take a picture. But what is the name of this beauty?
Aren't they nice with the other blue whats-its? They are at least 3 feet high, with plummy-mauve petals and creamy white petticoats. Yes, I am just making up the flower terminology here.
Can you also see the purple spikey things? Like most of my photos, these will enlarge if you click on it. I was very impressed with these flowers, and when I get a garden again maybe I will plant some (if I can figure out what they're called).
Decoupage Patio Table
As I was browsing in a local A.C. Moore store, I found an easel that was just the right size. I removed the metal clips and painted it with DecoArt Americana paint in "Mississippi Mud", a taupe color that coordinates with the patio furniture.
I cut photos of flowers for a floral decoupage and mod podged the living daylights out of it. At first I had issues with wrinkles in the photos, but I was putting too much mod podge on each piece. The first layer needs thin coats. Then I used a roller to smooth out the photos and added several more coats of mod podge, allowing each coat to dry thoroughly before applying the next.
The finished project is a nice little table which brings the look of a flower garden on to my little patio.
I'm ready to relax outside with my lemonade now!
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