Hi all! First time posting here. So I've been doing little things for myself and others just to find the whimsy in my everyday life and it's been working great! I found this sub today.
The context for the pictures:
I made this as a wedding present for my cousin and her husband around a month ago and it was a hit! The first pictures are of the present on the front and back, and the last three are what I'm working on currently. I loved how the present turned out, although now, a month later I can see mistakes I didn't see back then. It's a carefully selected "bouquet" of flowers that mean different, beautiful things, according to Jessica Roux's book Floriography. On the back of the frame I wrote what each flower means and at the bottom I wrote "We wish you both all of this and more!" You will see from the picture that it's not in English. This is Bulgarian (as we are too). The newlyweds were in awe! My grandpa loved it so much that he now wants one for himself! The last three pictures are of some of the flowers for the frame I will build for him. I'm planning for it to be much larger this time, as it's spring here, and I gathered so many wild and garden flowers! Some of them are from his garden. One part that's truly whimsical to me about this whole thing is learning about all the plants i pick and finding out how much more there is to the mundane world around me. This is how I found out last week that a certain place around my city actually has swampy soil and how beneficial it is for all plants, so i may be taking some for my houseplants in the future. This is the best way for me to pass time while taking care of my 15 month old. He loves touching all the flowers and ladybugs. So yeah, turns out pressing and framing flowers has its benefits!