Even though I'd already gathered a bevy of beautiful Thank You Cards from the Dollar Tree to get out after Mom's services; I still felt that there was something a little more special that I wanted to do for my family and some of the very special people who stood with us and truly went above and beyond anything any one human being could have expected.
It began with photos and pressed flowers from Mom's arrangement to be sent to my friends in France along with their thank you. I found myself expanding that process to include other photo cards with pressed flowers from our arrangement. The colors were stunning in the photos and the pressed flowers added a sweet, poignant, and gentle touch. As beautiful as that first batch was; I discovered something that turned out even more beautiful in the midst of the process and experimentation. I'd only made two of these beauties as an experiment, but I found that I wanted to share these more.
Of course, Sammie Cat joined in the fun and we were off and running. I found myself holding back from sending any other cards than the ones to France. These beautiful color ones have ended up in the hands of supervisees who had already enjoyed some of the live flowers, but now had a little something more substantial to hang in their office or keep in their calendars to brighten stressful days.
For me, it's back to the printer and the laminator. I still have many of Mom's flower petals pressing in (of all places) my DSM-IV-R with the DSM-5 on top. The photo below gives you a sampling of the merci petals on colored photos. I'll be back to working with my photos and petals again soon. Can you guess what I'm doing to project us into grandeur?
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