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Did you
ever give someone you love butterfly kisses when you were a
child or to a child when you were an adult? Eyelashes softly
fluttering on a loved ones cheek always made me smile. But
did you know that real butterflies can give you butterfly
kisses as well?
I have
been to two butterfly conservatories in my lifetime, one at
Calloway Gardens in GA, on my own, and one in Key West, FL
with my husband, Mark. I had explained to Mark how wonderful
it was to be surrounded by so many butterflies, beautiful
flowers and birds. At first, Mark only went because I really
wanted to go, but once inside, I had the pleasure of
watching him truly enjoy the experience.
Mark
loves photography so he was in his element. Apricot & pink
plumed flamingo's (Rhett & Scarlett), tons of brightly
colored birds from around the world, a pair of turtles and
over 70 varieties of butterflies make their home among a
host of beautiful flowers and plants. The saturated color of
everything was intoxicating!
We spent
over two hours in the heat of the conservatory enjoying the
vibrant show of nature's diversity. When we left, Mark said
that he felt that the time spent was one of the best times
he had ever had! For me, the experience is always
rejuvenating. As a designer, I am always looking for
inspiration for the next design. Those couple of hours
filled my head with color combinations and design
possibilities. While there, two huge electric blue
butterflies landed on my arm, so I got to see how awesome
they were close up. I like to think that they were butterfly
kisses from butterflies!
Butterfly Kisses has a double rope of pearl-filled netting
ending with a pretty clasp. The central flower has a three
dimensional center that is highly embellished with little
spikes, pearl petals and peyote stitch bottom petals. It is
brightly colored and gave me the impression of a breath of
spring
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