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Shutter Garden


otterine

To hide the open wires on the door side of the Studio, I painted a Houseworks shutter to make a vertical garden. The base coat was Lemonade by Folk Art followed by two washes of Asphaltum and Slate Grey both by Americana. The idea came from an image of a shutter holding flower pots I found on pinterest.

I painted some wood pots with Robin's Egg Blue by Joann followed by a wash of Foliage Green by Americana, also with a satin varnish. I used jewelry wire to attach the flower pots to the shutter, using a pin vise to make small pilot holes and attaching the wire holders with super glue gel.

I made the plants and flowers to add to the pots. I had leftover Bonnie Lavish leaves from the sunflowers I put together. I added some orange dried flowers for a pop of color. I painted a laser cut fern kit by Jeannetta Kendall with a variety of greens followed by a satin varnish on the darker of the two sides. I shaped some impatiens purchased at one of the local mini shows from Small Talk (no web address). I colored the middle with a yellow pencil. I added the impatiens to thin stems of floral wire and set them into the leave. I had some leftover lavender stalks and Erica moss from The Miniature Garden, when I had made the plants for The Aero Squadron Lounge. The last plant is a dusty miller by Bonnie Lavish. All of the pots are removable.

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