Karen Pasieka’s turquoise dots are suspended on wires that keep them grouped into a sunny garden of a necklace. Here’s another version on Facebook.

Her framed ranunculus compositions are similarly composed for hanging on the wall. Lean over her shoulder to see how she builds them.

On Instagram  and Facebook Karen reveals her head start on spring gardening in polymer and wedding season accessories that she sells on Etsy.

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