I have been delighted by the wild bees
visiting & using my two Bee Houses.
Four have slept in one of the houses
during all the wet weather this week.
Here are pictures of the houses.
Here is a little guy moving in.
Now as the bees have been in the forefront of my mind,
it seemed fitting I add them into my art.
I knew I had page 3 (the first insert) to decorate,
so I decided to decorate both sides with
a bee theme, so they carry on from each other.
side 1 - page 3.
Beehives /bee stamps
Ribbon & papers
Tell the Bees Collection - Craft Consortium.
Seriously, if you have never been to the store,
be prepared to be blown away by all the
gorgeous paper & stamps, not to mention
matching sequins, ribbon & much more.
Also be prepared to spend a lot!
Other products used;
Memory Box Stencil,
Dylusions sprays in Tangerine Dream & Lemon Zest,
both as sprays & mixed in with the gesso.
For the honey, I used the ever so gorgeous
Dina Wakley Media Cheddar Heavy Body Paint.
The words are computer generated & are a quote
by Elizabeth Lawrence (1904 - 1985)
"The hum of bees, is the voice of the garden"
side 2 - page 4.
This was created with the same medium,
just no cheddar on this page. I also did
negative stenciling on this side.
The Sunflower is a Memory Box Die
I cut two so I could introduce depth.
The quote, also computer generated,
is by Mark Nepo.
"The flower doesn't dream of the bee.
It blossoms & the bee comes."
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