In the flower bed

By now I'm sure you know the handsome Bleubeard and I are hosting Art Journal Journey this month.  My theme is count your blessings.

I am SO lucky to own my own home and with it, my flower bed.

Today I am counting my flower bed as a blessing.  I am starting this page by drawing with my small glue gun.  This one is supposed to produce thinner lines than my large one.

It's a fact I can't draw.  It's simply not in my wheelhouse.  Even worse, I tried to draw

using hot glue.   The nice thing about hosting a journal party is, you try things you wouldn't normally.

Today I'm paying homage to how blessed I am to have a lovely flower garden where butterflies can land on and flit among the flowers.

Imagine my surprise after I added some of my handmade shimmering mists to the now cooled glue, how the glue resisted the mists.

Because these mists are infused with mica, I tried to color correct to show the shimmer.

Leaves, flower stems,

and grass are represented,

as is a butterfly.

Call it abstract, call it silly art, but please don't ask me to give up my lovely flowers in my flower bed.

For those of you who are first time or infrequent visitors, here are actual photos of my flower bed.  Look quickly, because this entire area is about to receive a complete makeover.

My surprise (or resurrection) lilies, which some know as naked ladies, are in full bloom. 

What a surprise to see them taller than my recently cut rose bush for the first time ever.  

My allergies and illness in July kept me from mowing.  I was surprised the city didn't cite me for allowing my yard to get in such bad shape.  I hadn't seen my bricks in ages, so was happy when I unearthed them with the weed eater/edger.

I managed to mow front and back and edged, but failed to get out the leaf blower, so I will need to run the push broom over these spaces. 

This flag, which is of our city, is one I have wanted for several months.  My friend Scott found it for me and surprised me with it several weeks ago.  I have to admit, it clashes with my surprise lilies.

Another photo of my flower bed and my "uncovered" bricks that outline the once very large bed and garden.


One final look from my front porch.
 
Here's what the flower bed 

looked like this time last August.

Bleubeard, my adorable co-host and I are thrilled you joined us today as we counted my flower bed as a blessing at Art Journal Journey. We would love to see you there, too.