Spring so far in Southern California has been pretty wonderful. I miss the sun during the winter months and it feels good to see it coming back again. I have lived here for 6 and a half years now (I am from England, where we LOVE to complain about the weather, even during a heat wave) but I don't think I will ever tire of nice weather. I feel really lucky to be able to eat meals outside, to have a large yard in which the kids can run free, and to have the Pacific Ocean at the end of our street.
I have been enjoying the many nice spring/summery flower accessories like this and this, that are appearing in the stores this season, so I am going to dedicate some time to showing you how to make some of your own, using very simple yet very effective techniques.

The first tutorial will explain directions for creating these...



You can find the tutorial here.