OMGoodness...not only is it done, but it is done to PERFECTION!!! Absolutely GORGEOUS lo!!! The photo is awesome and blends right into the pps!! Love the colours you chose...awesome!! Superb Fleur de Lis ribbon, and the touches of green compliment the blues so very well!! ~FAVE~ xox
wow absolutly gorgeous i think yhou have been one of my fav artist since the first day i signed up on here lol.... just amazing job!!!!! love it love it !!!
OMGoodness this is BEAUTIFUL!!! I love the layers of flowers and the metal pieces are perfect! Your ribbon is awesome too!! You really rocked this one and I am so honored that you have lifted from me! Just gorgeous!
You always tell the greatest stories! Love the lo! The flowers and ribbon are so perfect! What a great picture! Now I want some of that wood!!! BEAUTIFUL!
This is SOO gorgeous, Pat, I don't see how you don't think this is perfect! Wish mine looked half this good! ;) LOVE the color you used - really brings the photo out. Love the ribbon and flowers combo and all the fleur de lis! What a cool story too!
very interest facts about the tree and your BEAUTIFUL photo. And what a GORGEOUS lo you have created. love it all - especially the gorgeous blue colors and pretty flowers.
Last month, my mom, my sister, and I went to the Dallas Botanical Gardens. That's where I took this photo.
The tree is called a Bois d'arc (BWAH dark). Other names for it include Osage Orange or Hedge Apple, but around here, we call them Bodark trees. They're indigenous to this region, so they are fairly common. The fruits are big, warty looking, and bright green. My horses love them, but I try not to let them eat them because the juice is really sticky - almost like glue.
These trees were favored by the Native Americans for constructing their bows and they would travel long distances to find one. The wood is hard and strong, and impervious to rot. They make GREAT fence posts because posts made from Bodark wood last forever. Some of the fences that were put up in the late 1800's by the Oklahoma Land Run settlers using this wood are still standing in this area. The bugs won't eat them, and even when the tree dies, the wood just refuses to rot.
Oklahoma was part of the Louisiana Territory - we were settled by the French, believe it or not. When the French explorers observed the native people constructing their bows from these trees, they gave it the name, "Bois D'arc" which means "wood of the bow." Later, we Okies cobbled it down to Bodark (BOWdark).
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I did this little layout for the April "Feeling French" Challenge. I had to use at least three French elements from a list. I didn't have a lot of French stuff left after my project last month, but I did manage to get in just under the three. 1. French Blue - I had this stash of Kay & Company Blue Awning paper. Lucky me! 2. Fleur de Lis - Mine are Jolee's Boutique stickers that I picked up at Michaels or Hobby Lobby (Michaels, I'm fairly sure). The ribbon came from Hobby Lobby - that I DO know. 3. French Words - well, the title, and the metal embellishment has the word Paris on it, even though nothing about this layout is really ABOUT Paris. I just had it and thought it would look cool.
I did a lift of Our Family by Lynnde. Her layout is FABULOUS, so you really should go check it out!
I really had a tough time with this one. I just could not get my project elements to cooperate with me. The ribbon flat refused to do what I told it, and so I had to keep fussing with it, and adding another little bit to fill "that" hole, which created an imbalance over there. By the time it was obvious that I'd gone overboard, it was too late to rescue myself. So as layouts go, it's not my favorite - but it's done, and done is better than perfect.
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