Wilted

A heart can become heavily laden with the cares of this life...

But as we surrender our heart to the Master Gardner, He gently tears us apart, reshapes us into His perfect design. Then by His Grace, He gives  us  New Life!  Eternal Life!

Trash To  Treasure

The glass basket  dictated the circular shape of this arrangement of dried yarrow, roses and Japanese painted fern from my backyard. Suddenly, that pretty flea market find has a New Purpose!

"Lord, make your Word  a light unto my path!"  In this arrangement, The Light is surrounded by a mix of individually  preserved flowers, resting peacefully in the Wreath!

Where your treasure is, there is your heart.

A selection of a loved one's funeral flowers dried and re-designed into this light-hearted arrangement.  The nosegay, secure in the  delicate  crystal stemware from the thrift store   is  fragranced with a very fine spritzing of rose oil.

A lady brought me a handful of flowers selected from her Mother's funeral baskets. The Stargazer Lily was her  favorite.  It was prayerfully preserved and stands center front of the sweetheart roses,  daisies and baby's breath. The Victorian Tussie Mussie was formed from handmade paper lace over fabric. 

Who says a collection of heirloom sterling silver pieces must be boxed and hid away! This unique arrangement was created for a lady's rather formal dining room. It serves double-delight as  a table conversation centerpiece or wall hanging. Purchased Eucalyptus sprigs border the bowl of dried roses from my flower gardens.

After the "I Do"

To Live Happily Ever After

Grapevine from my backyard is shaped into a new form, given a new life - in white. It carefully holds a Golden Cross at its center, and proudly displays the fragile beauties preserved from a wedding.

 And The Two Shall Become One

The bride's flowers, preserved and re-arranged, are lying to the right. The groom's boutonniere stands guard at the upper left. The Fan of His Grace ("Something Old" belonging to her Grandmother), holds them together- until death do part!

Awaiting A  New Life

A table loaded with fragrant after the ceremony loveliness! Preparations for preserving them required that each  rose be cut sharply from its stem.

Here's part of that mass of twelve dozen fragrant roses, sorted into containers, and awaiting  "burial" in the silica gel drying agent.  Drying time for most will be seven days. And finally...............

Resurrection!

And a rose is still a rose!

So, as with the flowers,

we live and we die.

  But we'll have a new body,

Praise the Lord!

We'll have a new life! 

And we shall know as we are known!

Rejoice!