Today I’d like to share a second look at an assemblage I created a couple years ago. This is one of those pieces that I keep thinking I’m going to give as a gift or list in my etsy store but I just can’t seem to get myself to do it. In fact, it’s currently sitting right beside me on my desk.
Perhaps I need to make another similar piece so I can let go of this one.
Take a look….
6/4/2014
I spent some time on YouTube last week….likely sent there from Pinterest. (See why I try and stay away from the screens…I get lost…sidetracked…and waste oodles of time.) I often like watching “fast forwards” of journal pages, collage and painting. I’m most interested in seeing how people go from blank page to competed project. Not the particular products they use. Not to emulate what they did. Just the process. The stumbles. The bad choices of color or image and how they kept going and turned it into something amazing…or not.
I often search out new unique ideas in an effort to continue to use the stacks of book pages I’ve torn from my journals and salvaged books. Since I’d been using some paper flowers on my cards and other projects recently, I thought I should potentially make them from book pages myself. I found a rolled rose tutorial. The technique is very well explained yet I immediately deviated a bit from what she said. I’m not big on following the rules and directions. I prefer to make it up as I go along. 
This first one is made mostly like the tutorial states…so it’s a tightly rolled flower.
These are more my own style and lay much flatter…more useful in a variety of projects.
But the ones used in the project below are my first blossoms. I just had to see how some spray mists would look on them. Gorgeous! Now what…
Well…I had picked up a bunch of embroidery hoops at a garage sale a couple weeks ago to add to my ever growing collection. I have a thing for circles. I can’t seem to pass them up. This hoop happened to roll onto my work surface and land on some glimmer mist splattered paper. The idea I had seen on YouTube popped into my head. An embroidery hoop as a frame. Of course, that video used 3 hoops and was a wall hanging scrapbook layout. Like I said…I use videos as inspiration…not copy.
It’s a little bit vintage… a little bit shabby chic…and a whole lotta me. ;)
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Thanks for joining me today for Second on the 2nd.
Oh yes, this is a wonderful repost. It is a lot you. You and I think alike in that we don’t follow the rules, just look at things for inspiration. Guess that’s why I’ve never been on Pinterest, or enjoy making art with Kathy. She insists on doing something exactly like the person she’s copying. She has no imagination, so she has to make it exactly the same. So glad you created this in YOUR STYLE, not whoever inspired you.
Thanks for sharing this gorgeous circle of friendship with us as a second look on the 2nd. I may just have to drag out one of my hoops and make something, too. It won’t have flowers, though, since I’m no good at making them.
Your filled floral frame is really gorgeous, and I can see why you still have it! It’s always good to stick to your own style and not just copy other people. Happy Sunday, hugs, Valerie
That is such a pretty little piece. You should hang it up, as you obviously can’t quite part with it. Enjoy it! Happy Sunday. Hugs-Erika
I can see why you hate to part with it, but I’d think it would make a hit on Etsy :)
I can see why you don’t want to part with it Halle. Great little piece you created and somehow making a second of something never totally works… not to mention it all takes TIME.
Happy Sunday oxo
If you’re like me, you make things to give away and rarely do things for yourself. Keep it as a gift from yourself!
Your Second look project is just amazing – I can imagine that you want to keep it for yourself and I love how you explained why to watch progress videos on youtube ..the same to me..it’s fascinating and I love it to see how others work and we can learn so much..it’s just a gift for me to have youtube – especially for art videos and for so many other stuff – for gardening, cooking and hearing free audio books as well.
I tried this rolled roses some years ago, a friend of mine gifted me a whole wreath with them to hang on the wall with that roses.. so beautiful. I adore the wreath
oh my gosh – I tried it out but it is too much work for me to make such an amount of roses..lol.
I made just a few and used it in tags and cards- lol.