tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post9154324424631679794..comments2024-03-27T13:49:51.795-05:00Comments on Altered Book Lover: Mandala Monday: What's still alive in my flower gardenBleubeard and Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-45835879844419583162013-09-04T08:55:21.902-05:002013-09-04T08:55:21.902-05:00I've been enjoying the last days of summer and...I've been enjoying the last days of summer and not on my computer much...catching up with your posts. What a beautiful mandala!...I agree, the photo with the pink reflecting in the table top is gorgeous, I love it! and that's a wonderful old chair too...thanks for a glorious mandala to brighten my day!Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657202600364368434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-82809917258422960242013-09-04T04:31:41.555-05:002013-09-04T04:31:41.555-05:00So creative - what a beautiful idea! this is somet...So creative - what a beautiful idea! this is something I will definitely be trying.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07956471475959249142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-14946849492170252142013-09-03T08:28:58.034-05:002013-09-03T08:28:58.034-05:00Lovely mandala with so many parts to enjoy with pe...Lovely mandala with so many parts to enjoy with perfect pinks and greens...<br />your photo collage is very nice E... I too am drawn to the "rose" wood photo ;)<br />We have oak table and chairs that we bought when we got married 32 years ago...something about that wood that is so pleasing...your pieces are lovely!<br />Lots to learn and take in this morning in your post = oh my :)<br />oxo~*~Patty Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953758102509632020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-11768210432596460932013-09-02T10:37:06.086-05:002013-09-02T10:37:06.086-05:00Great post Elizabeth! Love your mandala and your ...Great post Elizabeth! Love your mandala and your cane chairs. Having worked in a cabinet manufacturing shop I learned a lot about wood cuts and how to order them. The same really applies to natural stone too, like marble and granite.<br />Have a great day!Krishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573573810959229149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-17596982065328390012013-09-02T08:50:28.977-05:002013-09-02T08:50:28.977-05:00The beauty in every mandala, for me, is the natura...The beauty in every mandala, for me, is the natural opps that occurs when things are made by hand and not manipulated by computer graphics etc. Nature herself does not grow a perfect bloom and it is in that tiny blemish that the individual is born. <br />You didn't know that there would be acrobatics involved when you began this fun project, did you? hahaha.<br />Happy Mandala Monday to you!!<br />Peace~<br />DawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-52347867310723765502013-09-02T07:55:08.970-05:002013-09-02T07:55:08.970-05:00Lovely mandala again! Playing with cameras can be ...Lovely mandala again! Playing with cameras can be fun....not. They are a pain to figure out but when we do, oh TH efab pics we take. :) Thanks for the history rewind. I grew in a family of carpenters and loggers, so quarter sawn was the only furniture/cabinetry we had, because it finished up so beautifully.Nan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854205108553524890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-17838625926131625862013-09-02T06:45:50.265-05:002013-09-02T06:45:50.265-05:00Love that photo where IT DOES look like newsprint ...Love that photo where IT DOES look like newsprint you can't read....it's like the color spilling off the flowers onto your table. Nice, really nice oak chairs....love the grain that can be achieved with the quarter sawn oak and other woods.....xoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-37469918857415639642013-09-02T06:42:02.999-05:002013-09-02T06:42:02.999-05:00WOW! Your mandala is absolutely gorgeous! I can&...WOW! Your mandala is absolutely gorgeous! I can't even tell you how much I love hwo you used the flowers and greens to make it! Simply beautiful! Oh, and I love the cane chair, too! Sharon Fritchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735752838800723333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-30509368234630074692013-09-02T06:23:23.439-05:002013-09-02T06:23:23.439-05:00I LOVE your mandala, it's GORGEOUS!! Look how ...I LOVE your mandala, it's GORGEOUS!! Look how pretty all these colors look together and against the wood table. LOVE IT!! <br /><br />You are too funny about the pictures, they look GREAT to me!! You show us different angles and close-ups too which I enjoy. Wishing my yard had more pretty flowers in it which I talk about a little bit in mine today. <br /><br />Of course you shared a history lesson, I'd expect nothing less!! <br /><br />Beautiful chair to stand on to my dear! It looks sturdy enough and that's what counts. <br /><br />Oh and I meant to mention about the calendar post. Using file folders is a great inexpensive way to practice painting on. A friend suggested it to me since she uses them too. Like you said it's like having 4 pages/canvas in one. I use them a lot just to play with or mix colors on for a background. So it's nice to see you use them too. <br /><br />Have a great day and see you tomorrow for some T time! dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763553809671436129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-76265014442903426962013-09-02T01:20:15.502-05:002013-09-02T01:20:15.502-05:00So glad you still have flowers to play with in mak...So glad you still have flowers to play with in making your mandelas. Love your cane dinign chairs... I have a single Edwardian bed at home with the same cane on the head and foot boards. I love that final photo with the pinks and greens and wood grain... voodoo vixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969587296959836879noreply@blogger.com