Prairie Petal Art
pressed flower art #2
This is a 5 x 7 piece matted for an 8 x 10 frame of medium dark oak. It is titled 'Empty Nest'. The background is made of poinsettia leaves and covered in sanwa tissue. The bluebird house is made of amarylis leaves. The leaves are from a hybrid hybiscus. Also included are coral bells, oregano blooms and astilbe leaves.
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'Hummingbirds in my Garden' is an 8" x 10" piece that is now double matted and framed in a lovely carved oak 11" x 14" frame. The flowers are veronica and bee balm. The hummingbirds are created from gerbera, delphinium and sunflower petals. The bellies are from the silk from the milkweed pod. I was inspired to do this one when the hummers paid a visit to my garden this summer...they just past through and don't stay long, so I was thrilled to find them!
This one is sealed and conservation glass is used.
SOLD
Pressed Flower Lampshades
These shades are all made from my most favorite flowers from my garden! Some depict little garden scenes complete with butterflies and dragonflies (made from flower petals and leaves). All sizes are 4" (diameter across the top), 11" (diameter across the bottom, 7" (tall) and clip on to the top of the light bulb. The flowers are adhered to the shade and then covered with sanwa tissue. The shade is then sprayed with a UV-resistant clear acrylic coating for further protection. Custom orders always welcome!
$45 each
'Sunny Day'
'On a Lark'
'Wildflower Garden'
'Shady Garden'
'Dragonfly'
'Lazy Day'
'Dragonfly with Ferns'
'Blue Border'Bookmark Kits
Each set is enclosed in a separate clear cello bag.
There are materials enough for 3 bookmarks. Each kit includes: 2" x 6" pieces of cardstock, pressed flowers, vinyl press-on laminate for front and back of each bookmark, ribbon and complete instruction sheet with reference photo.
Two different sets are available, as pictured below. Please feel free to ask for different flowers or colors...I am happy to substitute when I can.
$10 each set
Note Card Kits
Each set is enclosed in a separate clear cello bag.
There are materials enough for 4 note cards. Each kit includes: 4 note cards (5 1/2" x 4 1/4"), 4 envelopes, 4 paper inserts (for writing your message on), 4 (2 in second set) decorative art paper panels, pressed flowers, 4 pieces vinyl press-on laminate and complete instruction sheet with reference photo.
Two different sets are available as pictured below. Please feel free to ask for different flowers or colors...I am happy to substitute when I can.
$15 each set
'Bouquet' Picture Kits
Each kit is enclosed in a clear cello bag.
#1 The bowl in this picture is made of fall sumac leaves. The bouquet contains silvery lupine, baby's breath, white larkspur and oregano blooms. The kit comes complete with pressed flowers, mat board (to glue your flowers to), handmade paper 'table cloth', tracing paper patterns to create your bowl and complete instructions. When completed it will be ready to frame in your 5"x7" frame or matted to fit an 8"x10" frame. This kit is a great way to begin learning how to create art with pressed flowers or it would be a great gift!
$20 each kit#2 The bowl in this picture is made of sage leaves. The bouquet is made of baby's breath, pink and white larkspur and verbena. The kit comes complete with pressed flowers, mat board ( to glue your flowers to), handmade paper 'table cloth', tracing paper pattern to create your bowl and complete instructions. When completed it will be ready to frame in your 5"x7" frame or matted to fit an 8"x10" frame. This kit would be a great way to begin learning how to create art with pressed flowers or it would be a great gift!
$20 each kit#3 The bowl in this picture is made from 'peat pot' with raindeer moss attached. The bouquet is made of baby's breath, blue and white salvia and white and purple larkspur. The kit comes complete with pressed flowers, mat board ( to glue your flowers to), a pre-cut 'peat pot' bowl, and complete instructions. When completed it will be ready to frame in your 5"x7" frame or matted to fit an 8"x10" frame. This kit would be a great way to begin learning how to create art with pressed flowers or it would be a great gift!
$20 each kitSouth Dakota Wildlife Series
This series of pressed flower art was inspired by the abundant wildlife found on the Great Plains. In my northeast part of the state we are well known for being 'The Pheasant Capital of the World' and in the fall our massive skies are filled with thousands of geese. I plan to add a picture soon of buffalo silhouetted against one of our majestic sunsets!
'Waiting for Spring' is 9"x9" with a 2" double mat of dark green and beige. The frame is black. In this one I used the techniques that I learned in Irina Orlova's wonderful online class through the World Wide Pressed Flower Guild. Irina is a master artist who represents the St. Petersburg School of Oshibana in Russia. We are all so lucky to receive her valuable instruction! The sky is made of corn husk and the snow is made of onion skin. The darkest parts of the tree is banana peel and the rest are leaves and grasses collected at various stages and pressed. For the male pheasant I have use bits of iris petals, purple pansy and alsromeria petals for the breast.
This one is sealed and conservation glass is used.
$375
'Time for a Rest' is 10"x7" with a 2" double mat in rusty brown and beige. It is framed in a 1 3/4" wide dark wood frame. Using some of the same techniques as the above picture, I made the sky of corn husk faded day lily leaves for the corn field. The geese are made from banana peel and white poplar leaves. The trees are done from fall leaves. The buildings are done with white poplar leaves and fall leaves.
This one is sealed and conservation glass is used.
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'Buffalo at Sunset' is 10"x7" with a 2" double mat in shades of beige. The frames is 2 1/4 " dark wood. The sky is made from maple and oak leaves. The ground and buffalo are made of very dark poinsettia leaves.
This one is sealed and conservation glass is used.
$425
'Calm Day on the Slough' is 10"x7". It is double matted with beige and dark brown and framed in an antiqued gray and dark carved wood frame. The sky and water is made of birch bark. The trees are made of various skeletonized leaves and roots of raspberry. The muskrat houses are made of fall day lily leaves. White poplar and fall leaves are used to make the mallards.
This one is sealed and conservation glass is used.
$450
'Brook in the Woods' is 12" x 8". It is double matted in taupe and beige and framed in a thin, black frame.The forest floor is made with poinsettia leaves. The tree trunks are of amaryllis leaves. Portabella mushrooms are used for the rocks and the thin membrane between the layers in an onion are used to create the water over the rocks. Other materials used are: Japanese painted fern, alyssum, coral bells, golden rod, mother of thyme sprigs and maidenhair fern.
This one is sealed and conservation glass is used.
$450
'Mt. Rushmore' is 9" x 9" and is double matted in taupe and brown. The frame is 2 1/2 " wide and made of a beautiful brown, mottled wood. This piece took the Third Place Ribbon at the Philadelphia International Flower Show in 2010. The sky is made of blue and white delphinium petals. The faces and stones are made of the leaves of the white poplar tree and silver/gray backed leaves of weeds. The pines are made of Japanese painted fern.
This one is sealed and conservation glass is used.
$750
'Front Porch of Life' is 11" x 8". It is double matted in taupe and brown and framed in a beautiful 2 1/2" wide mottled, brown frame. This one took First Place at the Philadelphia International Flower Show in 2010. The walls and floor are made of fall day lily leaves. The window panes are made of black hibiscus petals. White poplar leaves are used for the window frames, window box and the watering can. Flowers in the window box are oregano blooms, alyssum, candytuft, mother of thyme sprigs and bachelor button petals. The gloves are made of fall leaves.
This one is sealed using conservation glass.
$500
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