Mandala Monday

A few years ago, I found a blogger that was making mandalas with little pieces of nature...leaves, flowers, pods, seeds, etc.  I decided to give it a try.  It was fun, creative, and relaxing to be outside just focusing on nature, shapes, and colors.  I haven't made any in a while and with everything growing and blooming so much it seemed like a great time to do it again.

Wishing you a marvelous, Monday!

Monday Mandalas

We attended a family gathering yesterday.  One family member has become increasingly unkind and made yesterday more difficult than usual.  So, I thought a meditative, mandala making Monday would be uplifting and a great way to start my day and week.  So, that's just what I did.

After an early morning breakfast and cup of coffee, I went out to gather some blossoms from my yard.  It was cool and quiet.  Arranging the flowers was peaceful and it's all I thought of.

Ahhh....it was wonderful! I found some very pretty flowers and colors to play with.

My Monday feels better already!

Floral Friday - Mandala

There's a blog I've been following for a while called, "Girl Unwinding".

She has lots of creative and wonderful posts.  Some of my favorites are called, "Mandala Monday".

She creates beautiful, simple, organic pieces of art with flowers and plant material.

I've been thinking of trying it for a while.

Creating one seems like a peaceful, meditative and wonderful way to start the day.

I finally gave it a try this morning after an early morning walk with my dog.

The morning was cool, sunny and beautiful.  I tried not to plan ahead.

Instead, I went into my backyard and gathered materials 

for one ring at a time and just started creating.

Here's my Mandala...

 I didn't allow myself to try for perfection.

That would have taken away from the peacefulness of it.

I did, however, wonder about the meaning of it and if there was a

certain number of rings or something that was traditional to the design.

I looked it up after my first Mandala and found out that they generally 

have a square in the middle that is surrounded by circles. 

The meanings and uses for them are quite varied.

I thought it would be fun to rearrange my findings and create another one.

And, another.  By the third one, I was enjoying the process even more.

I definitely want to do this again sometime.

Thank you to the creator of "Girl Unwinding" for the inspiration.

Peace.