Friday Favorite Things

 Welcome to my favorite this this Friday ! 

It might be fabric ,paper ,flowers or just something I found. Today :

I made this with Find things in my house so really Free! 

• cardboard base 
• 3 colors of paint (green,white, brown)
• wax for chippy look
• Print from a card
• scrap fabric Bow 

How I made it : 

I tore this sign shape from a cardboard box. (dnot through them out). Paint with green,let dry. After dry rub wax over green paint and paint white. Let dry completely. Then with a edge chip off some paint to show the green underneath. Then with a towel rub on brown paint and let dry. With a black marker make line -like an old board. 

I used decoupage to glue flower and sticker down. Then highlighted with color markers and sealed . Then made the ribbon bow.

The magnolia blossom was designated the state flower of Louisiana in 1900. 

Its name is a reference to its large flowers, which can grow up to a foot in diameter, have about 6 to 12 petals each, and produce a rose-colored fruit. Although the species can produce its bright red seeds by 10 years of age, seed production peaks at around 25 years of age

A Presidential Tree

Andrew Jackson, his political career blossoming following his military command during the War of 1812 against Great Britain, finally claims the coveted title of President of the United States in the election of 1828. A few weeks later, Jackson’s wife Rachel dies. Blaming her death on the vicious personal attacks during the campaign questioning the legitimacy of their marriage, Andrew Jackson planted a southern magnolia from his plantation, Rachel’s favorite tree, on the White House grounds.

Since then, the large tree has remained there for nearly 200 years, with its cultural significance only increasing as time passes.