Red poppies are still here

Despite the fast that Remembrance day is behind the image of a red poppy is still exciting many minds. It seems to be a timeless classic now ad it is a shame that there are such sad associations with this othewise cheerful and summery flower.
Here is the freshest treasury on Etsy featuring one of my intense red poppies

'Red poppy' by elenasilimyankina

Poppy hairclip/brooch - x1 p... CharlotteAlexa... $5.95	Pleated Bag // Shoulder Purs... lireca $35.00	Giant flower,Large paper pop... adornflowers $18.00	Retro Style Red Poppy Corsag... madebylolly $7.99
Red poppy brooch, handmade p... PresentPerfect... $19.00	Felted brooch Red poppy- Fl... jurooma $21.00	Felted wool flower brooch R... wool4dreams $20.00	Original oil painting Red Po... PrankePainting... $240.00
Red poppy flower hair clip o... itsashorething $5.95	Gorgeous Vintage Poppy Butto... mnbuttonlady $4.50	Brooch silk needle point lac... guldemirdinc $45.00	MADE to ORDER - CUSTOMIZABLE... GiadaCortellin... $20.00
Cyber Monday Sale - Red Popp... HelenSilkFlori... $48.00	Felted purse with giant popp... oprisanalina69 $115.00	Felted Bag Poppy Bag Handbag... filcant $189.00	Poppy flowers-Set of 2 bobb... HansHolzkopf $12.00

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1 year later: how to measure my progress?

I made my first ever flower about a year ago. In fact it was not even a pure silk flower as I started with a so-called "soft technique" which presupposes the use of polyester fabrics with a completely different set of qualities. That first rose seemed to be so beautiful and wonderful at the time and I was very proud of it. But now I would like to talk about poppies, by far my best-seller and a very popular flower here and back in Russia. So let's compare my first poppy made of stretch satin (polyester) and my last poppy made of pure silk and cotton velvet to see how much progress can be made in a year.
Here is my first attempt, which again looked perfect at the time and  I wore it with pride:

And this is my last one, hand painted silk and velvet + a bit of fairy dust ☺:

So which one do you like most? Or maybe you like both? They are very different after all...

New Treasuries

Today has been quite a fruitful day full of new Etsy treasuries featuring our flowers. The focus has been on our poppy brooches in CUTE POPPIES, hand painted butterflies in BLUE TO GOLD, BIRDS TO BUTTERFLIES and a sweet blue cornflower corsage in CORNFLOWER - MY EVER FAVOURITE

It is always very nice to see your creations being appreciated and picked by other people for their treasuries. Thank you, guys! :-)

Poppy field

Here is another Treasury on Etsy featuring a red poppy hair clip this time. To view the whole FIELD OF RED POPPIES Treasury, please click here