Christmas Inspiration for Spring

Christmas Eve, 2009, a horde of people arrived in Las Vegas, all ages, from Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia (I think), Vermont and, well, I just don't know. They were relatives of my friend Kat who asked if I would enjoy spending the holiday with this crew. Why not, I asked myself. Not only would I get to meet a lot of people, but also, I'd be treated to two fantastic Christmas dinners. The planned itinerary was simple. Kat and her folks, who also live in Las Vegas, decided it would be a good idea to take everyone to the Bellagio to see the fantastic indoor garden especially decorated for the holiday (what a site), visit the chocolate waterfalls, ohh and ahh over the Dale Chihuly glass flower ceiling in the hotel lobby and, of course, meander through the shops.

In one of the gift boutiques a particular work of art caught my eye and it had a price tag of $175. (Sadly, there was no artist listed for this piece.) Christmas, remember? Who had $175 (plus tax) left over to buy anything for herself? Not this blogger. So, I took this picture.



Well, the digital picture doesn't look that great lying flat on a side table in my living room so I decided I'd try to duplicate this lovely piece. Okay, not duplicate because first, I didn't have the same supplies and second, I wanted to use found materials and third, while they say imitation is the highest form of flattery, I cannot presume to create anything as good as the artist's original.

I'm nearly finished with my version of this decorative item. I'll be posting it shortly. Meanwhile, what do you think of the original?