Naart Day 2

[feng_shui_house]

I grabbed a box that had held cat food cans, a bottle of Elmer's glue, and a box full of rotted thread I'd cut off cones. And I messed about gloriously, pretty much at random, to create this 'Well Dressing' (although I can't use it, my swimming pool does have a well beside it.)





And I finally figured out the self-timer on my old camera, so here I am wearing yesterday's Naart. I need to practice smiling, no one but me ever realizes that's what I'm doing. :^)

Comments

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

That's an instantly recognisable smile! It's very like one of mine, which has occasionally been read as exasperation; sigh). The t-shirt looks great too.

I like the flowers and butterflies! Why a 'well dressing' though?

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

:^) No one recognizes our Sekrit Smiles.

I was googling 'Well Dressings' a few weeks ago-- I'm not sure who on my flist had been discussing them. I know quarryquest has mentioned them, but so have a few other people.

I liked the idea because it combines art, crafts, magic, and euphemeria (they're commonly made of flower petals pressed into clay set in a box, and only last a few days, at best, even if they sprinkle them with water daily.) And I figured it would be sort of like 'blessing the pool' now that it's functional.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Ah, gotcha! Perhaps you could make one with earth and flowers! We used to make 'gardens' like that, with bits of mirror as pools. :-)

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

At the moment I don't have any flowers. *pooh* I'm glad I took lots of pics of the moss roses & zinnias while I had them.