Apple Blossom Wall Art

A natural theme to follow bamboo paper shadow boxes for me is a branch of apple blossoms. Years ago I had a co-worker that spent hours practicing Chinese Brush painting and she specialized in two compositions - bamboo and apple blossoms. Once I had completed my bamboo shadow boxes using my Silhouette cutter, I knew my next exploration would be apple blossoms. This one took me little longer to create a composition that flowed naturally. I knew it had to be a horizontal motif because of the subject matter.

I think this tryptic would look lovely on the wall at the head of a double bed covered in a white duvet and piled high with lacy pillows.

I also varied my technique with this design. The branches are all on one level whereas with the bamboo and birch projects I used two levels. But in this design I crafted each blossoms individually and affixed each to the branches to create added depth.

I am thinking of tinting the blossoms every so slightly with pick watercolor.

Here are my other two variations of this technique.  I expect more to come!

Birch Tree - Link to original post

Bamboo - Link to original post

Do you have a favorite?


6/11/2013 Update! The cutting files for this project are now available at the Silhouette Online Store here and a tutorial for using the file is located here.

©2013AshbeeDesign, Marji Roy

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