my new little DIY project

for all of you crafty gals out there, you understand the need to work with mixed media, wear your covered-in-paint overalls, browse the aisles of hobby lobby in search of the supplies for your next masterpiece. i have been creating art my whole life and it is a passion of mine. i usually specialize in painting canvas and furniture, as well as faux finishing walls, but i also love to do design and i've recently gotten into calligraphy. i'm thinking about starting up my own etsy site, but haven't made a decision yet...we'll see what the future holds. anyway, something i've gotten into recently is making paper flowers. i had the idea to make them for a project i'm doing for the wedding and it has become very addicting!! it takes almost an hour to make each flower because it's a very intricate process. you have to cut each petal out separately and then attach each individual petal to the stem. it is very tedious, but i'm happy with the results so far: