two for | Summer in Red

when your head's tilted back, lids
red inside
that glow is you : your blood, your being.

 it's summer colour week at Poppytalk. I'll be writing a little three line poem and sharing a picture for each day. Today is red. Yesterday was pink. Tuesday was yellow. and Monday was green. join us on Flickr!
(photos) on expired film with Pentax k1000. color unedited, straight out of the camera. (yay!) mentioned in Poppytalk's Red Day Round-Up

two for | Summer in Pink

I chose my purpose: it's to
unfold, pink
heart of petals of tissue

 it's summer colour week at Poppytalk. I'll be writing a little three line poem and sharing a picture for each day. Today is pink. Yesterday was yellow. The day before was green. join us on Flickr!

(photos) first on film with Pentax k1000 | second with my iPhone. woah. 

make | Forth of July Confetti Favors

Here's a celebratory project for you fire-phobes who think that a seven year old with something called "Pro Pyro Blaster" is your personal nightmare! The execution of this project is pretty straightforward. Confetti + Bag + Label = Good Time. The "cute" factor is just based on the materials.

MATERIALS :

• checkered wax bags : from Sur La Table
• Avery 2 1/2 inch circular labels (template # 5294) : these were a total cinch thanks to the downloadable template. I printed two variations with lines from "You're a Grand Ole Flag" : the land I love and every heart beats true for the red, white and blue.
• geometric confetti : isn't this a fresh and fun variation on confetti? The navy triangles are actually salvaged from the end cuts of tissue-paper poms. The gold strings are made of cut packaging tinsel.

 I just can't believe it's already almost Forth of July weekend! 

(photos and original project design by Samantha Shorey)

summer colour week: Yellow

I rescued a few yellow
spider mums
from a tacky mixed bouquet

 it's summer colour week at Poppytalk. I'll be writing a little three line poem and sharing a picture for each day. Today is yellow. Yesterday was green. join us on Flickr!