Backstory - I work in HR and I had been falling out of love with it in a big way. A couple of years ago we had an interim Director of HR join us, a week before everything locked down due to Covid. I have never met her face to face (we are still not back in the office with any regular timetable) but she has been such an inspiration to me that it has renewed my belief in the service we provide. We always knew she would leave us and that finally happened when our new, permanent, Director of HR started last week.
I wanted to send her something as a proper thank you and she has, on several occasions, mentioned attending crafty workshops, so I thought she would appreciate something handmade. I decided to make her a paper vase, full of paper flowers.
All of these flowers (and the vase) can be found as printables on the Canon Creative Park website. Each flower is printed on to A4 paper and each piece has two sides, so have to be folded along a specific line and glued back to back. Each piece has to be cut out and glued together as per the instructions. Each element then had two coats of ModPodge gloss lustre before being assembled, which strengthens the flowers and makes them easier to dust. They are surprisingly robust once made up.
Super sweet idea and I love that she inspired you to be excited about your job again. I love the look of those leaves and flowers. The two layers and the mod-podge must be magic. I never would have guessed it was paper! So pretty!
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Lynx
(In a world where you can be anything, be kind.)
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Oh boy, OH BOY! Your wonderful craft is one of this week’s Featured Projects! WOOHOO! 
