Words of Encouragment

I've been playing around with an idea that I've seen over and over on social media from artists I admire...so it's nothing new. 

But it's newish for me....and I'm having fun playing around with these dangling and layered words of encouragement.

They're not very big...but could be any size.

I started with cast-off collages I've found during my studio cleanup. I embellished them a bit more....cut them up and added "found" words and layered them up with old watercolors etc. Some of them may have gotten a little busy....so I may calm things down a little as I move forward.

I layered this one over an old watercolor. It's not glued down....it's just connected with the ribbon. So the under layers could have words and messages too.

I attached one to a bag of nuts I took to Dana and Anne....and I made one into a bookmark that I sent in a birthday card today. 

We're in tough times right now so we need loving reminders and words of hope...joy...and encouragement. 

I might call them Words of Encouragement. But I'm open for other clever names if anyone has an idea. 

I did it! I cut off the first stem off my amaryllis and am enjoying it on my table. 

It think it was the right call. Now I'll keep an eye on the second stem.