Like many of you have had this year, we are smack dab in the middle of a big ol' winter storm. Honestly, February weather has been bad--so many sub zero days and finally, lots of snow.
![Rustic Spring Flowers flowered wrapping paper](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwv2RRg3oukuVRLC-U8Eq4l1eJ_esvRR_Q5iXQlH6UEWq93zA3Q-27EIBr9pKGNoNjArKvWtXqtgQ-pwedD_b-TJrDgGne4hXHNaHyRky9IdKGNdr_WMhH3Bkoi6wYt1nT8nxrf5mkTeK/s280/flowered-wrapping-paper.jpg)
A few weeks ago, while I was wrapping presents for my dear daughter's birthday, I was inspired by the wrapping paper and decided to paint spring flowers, even if it is still winter out. When life gives you winter, paint flowers might be my new motto!
![Rustic Spring Flowers paint spring flowers](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8x5TOzfbbm0vWiW68YPiAt6kf9A7Y1KFj0T3aLGXQwZdiWbMsgynlsEmKpEQzMfG_y_5l4buATbmF9_9vhE0FFvNxJRfk3J7EmGRn6d4RLEF7dBnj49Q4WNR5yWi4Oob7K85OPmHSoyIO/s280/rustic-painting-technique.jpg)
If you follow my blog, you know I have recently started painting with wood scraps. I am not sure how or why this cam about--just something I decided to try that I really enjoy. I grab scraps of wood from the ground near my saw and dip them in paint and paint away.
![Rustic Spring Flowers paint with wood scraps as paintbrushes](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIuZZ-3mHPlxYXUGthw52e4H7ZrY4hAdgUlelWlmfKcZ2z27rSVpm0JaVhp0qum34UJCRbUIigFWKpQNPly-ffawqD9P2_WeRNZmmiG0dnAdCIkuNp4HMw7hwGEff06J18XUOMVYwWdDB-/s280/paint-with-wood-scraps.jpg)
I used a piece of quarter-sawn barnwood for this painting, giving the background extra texture.
![Rustic Spring Flowers Rustic Spring Flowers](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLDdruIZojhYDoBOG6fhZFq1-Gvt7jbtkpcuZsrpUu_RLvJd2qrG9puPMQBX75a8Pwz6uQrhTQTfqkbyKpMyyJ21lZNJvl2As2wproI2f4-UvhtoAzBjnRzGAad5hzvEkUOIfDvDjeA1g/s280/spring-flowers.jpg)
I framed it out with a wood and painted it white and then stained it all. Fresh flowers to add a little color to the sea of white outdoors. Stay warm friends!
![Rustic Spring Flowers Rustic Spring Flowers](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaerJp7iFYuGTNaWo08ureAea3QihXw1dlA7LoW6tyBtKthirxH2kMZ9OQvcq3KAdgaVQ9yBFF4iIJURVGapIOC7ezZobDJVvfSJWlAPd7uPkVk86V_v17-h0ws9FPFAAhLhv4f3OQ81u/s280/flower-painting.jpg)