My Inspiration

I was at the store and spotted this simple drinking glass

I decided I wanted to transform it into a vase...

I wanted to add some flowers to make it look more "vase-y" (is that a word?).  I remembered reading the blog villabarnes and I was inspired to try plastering some silk flowers.

I rummaged through my bag and came across selected these

Apparently I did something wrong because this is how it turned out

So I decided to give it another attempt.  I had never used Plaster of Paris before so I assumed my mixture was weak - too watery.   I added some more powder to the mixture to stiffen it along with a little more gesso.

Then I grabbed another flower...

Although some of the color seeped through, I thought she was a beauty! (smile)

I didn't let it dry completely before picking up so pieces of plaster crumbled off revealing some of the stem, but I like it thought it was perfectly imperfect!

I did several but I wasn't sure how I wanted to place them in the vase.

After some thought I decided rather than sticking the flowers inside the vase I would lay it on top of the vase and seal it with glue.

THE BACK

The piece sticking up in the back is a strip from a coconut tree...

I call this vase my INSPIRATION.

You can click here to see special wrapping.

I hope you're inspired to LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!