And Spring arose on the garden fair,

Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;

And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast

rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.

-- Percy Bysshe Shelley, "The Sensitive Plant"

In honor of spring and the flowers slowly unfolding in my garden, I bring you a few

more French beaded flowers from my Glass Prairie collection. While they aren't

necessarily spring flowers themselves, they raised my spirits during the darkest

of winter days.