Angela

About a year ago, I beaded a lily of the valley and gave it to my Great Aunt and Uncle as a gift. Lily of the valley is my favourite flower and I never got around to making one for myself! I finally finished it. I really liked the way I had "planted" the first one so I looked around and actually managed to find the piece of branch that kenbo had cut for me the first time! He cut the branch for me and drilled a hole for me to plant my flower in. I guess this one was a joint effort.

I just wish that this one smelled like the real ones!

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My daily project was completed on January 25, 2012, but you can still visit my blog The Daily Turtle if you would like to see my adventures making or photographing a turtle every day for a year.

jessicalee

Beautiful, love how its planted.

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weareborgswife

You make a great team! I bet you can find some essential oil with the scent you desire and could put it on the wood or in the hole under the "stems"

DoilyMania

Nice...how long it took you to make it?

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Angela

That is a great idea!!!!! I love the scent of lily of the valley! Thanks for the idea!!!!

Ummmm.... the first step is to string the beads onto some wire, I strun wayyyy more green than I needed for this (now I won't have to string them for the next project!!) so I don't know how long stringing takes, but I'd guess that the leaves probably took about an hour each to create, and the flower stems.... probably about the same...
Kenbo wasn't ready for me when I went to get the wood cut and I was probably in his shop for a good half an hour for a five minute job, but I won't count that....
I'd estimate that it took about four hours. But I don't sit down and work on these solidly. In reality it took months to make it!!!!!

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Angela ~ Mom to two great girls (18 & 13) ~ Novice at many different crafts ~Master of none
~ But I have fun trying!!! ~

I'm also blogging about my crafting. I'd love to see you there. Please visit Crafty Distractions and say hello.

My daily project was completed on January 25, 2012, but you can still visit my blog The Daily Turtle if you would like to see my adventures making or photographing a turtle every day for a year.

gma2rjc

That is so pretty Angela! I like the way it's planted in the wood too.

What a cool idea to use the essential oil.

Barb

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downrightart

I love those! Especially the kind that never needs watering and never dies in the winter!

You are a jam up great beadster Angela! You do wonderful work!

DoilyMania

Wow four hours....it will take me four hours to start...:P

very pretty.

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pinokeeo

Your beading is amazing. I love your flowers. Very nice work.

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kenbo

Don't take this the wrong way, but that picture doesn't do the project justice. It's much prettier in person. Maybe you need a new light box.