Mary Brookins "Blue Flower Card" at the Joyful Jewel 4-2-15

Blue Flower Card
Mary Brookins
Real Pressed Flowers, Paper

Pretty pretty posies, not standing in a row, but arranged just so!  Mary Brookins picks flowers from her yard and unnoticed places that others might call weeds.  She preserves and protects them and then makes art.  This piece is on a greeting card.

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Mary Brookins "Framed Posies" at the Joyful Jewel 1-9-15

Dried Native Flowers in Frame
Mary Brookins
$15

Sweetness in a frame! - Mary Brookins' dried flowers pressed and preserved under glass.  Common buttercups, a favorite flower of mine really, shine against the blue background.

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Mary Brookins - Pressed Flower Mirror at the Joyful Jewel 9-9-14

Pressed Flower Mirror
Mary Brookins
12" x 22 1/2", Real Flowers, Wood, Glass, Mirror
$45

Pressed flower artist, Mary Brookins, has come up with something completely new.  It is a nice size mirror saucily adorned with flowers from her garden and yard.  Let it be a learning experience about local sustainability.  See if you can make "friends" with these native beauties discovering their names and optimal growing conditions as you primp your own native beauty for the day!

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Mary Brookins "Pressed Flower Art" at the Joyful Jewel 1-4-14

Pressed Flower Art by Mary Brookins

Here are examples of pressed flower framed pieces.  When she can, Mary Brookins identifies the flowers and "weeds" she picks to preserve.  They come from her own yard and garden!  These sweet pieces are less than $10 each and would be sure to improve anyone's day ;)  Mary also has cards and card sets, each original with real plants.

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Mary Brookins "Wildflower Card" at the Joyful Jewel 8-31-13

"Wildflower Card"

Mary Brookins

5" x 7" Paper with Real Dried Flower

$2.50

This clear clean-lined flower is real!  Mary Brookins dried this flower and made it into a hauntingly beautiful card.  She invites you to put your own words inside.  Maybe . . . "May  you grow in beauty, accompanied by two best friends, all being and noursished and blooming with a bright gift."
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