Summer time LESSON~~夏ですから

It's too hot to make arrangement in fresh flower. This month I prefer using "PRESERVED FLOWER".

Do you know this material? Recently in japan it's quite popular stuff About preserved flower--->I picked this from somewhere to explain...it says

"They are live flowers that are preserved through a special organic chemical process and do not need watering. Preserved flowers are fresh and soft like real flowers, and arrangements last a very long time."

あまりにも暑いので生花はムリ。ここ数年人気のプリザーブドフラワーでいってみます。便利ですが、値段が高い。よく本当にずっと枯れないんですか？ってよく聞かれるので･･･枯れないというかもう枯れてます。植物をいろんな薬品で処理してしわしわにならないようにしてある訳ですから、私の中では植物という枠を超えている代物です。ヨーロッパでは何年ももつらしいですが、日本では湿気が多いのでせいぜい3年くらいかなと。置いておく場所によります。湿気と紫外線がなければずっとそのまま…のはず。

Anyway it one of my useful material to make flower design

Now this time I've got a inspiration from the other day I showed you that "ICE BRICK" remember?先日ブログにした例の“物入り氷”からインスピレーションをひねり出しました。

If you haven't seen that one yet, go see... http://www.alivenotdead.com/lulu555/display-picture.html?aid_681776 I want this design COLORFUL and TOY,CANDY LIKE. so I used a lot of NOT very natural colors.ちょっと偽物っぽいおもちゃっぽい感じにしたくてケバ色を使いました。

now they are the STUFF...how can I cook  with them hehe~~　さあ、どう料理しましょうか

TURN OUT TO BE~~~  使用後。。。

over view

closer look

How do you like it?

and there was a request...show you my work place a little. It is a very small log house from Sweden.

I painted painted swich plate(center pic), clock(rigt pic), made some display(left pic). but today it's a big MESS cause no one comes see me

big mess or what? I love the view on snowy day. Makes me feel like I'm in Sweden:-P ha ha~~ never been there though.

snow day is the best look of this house