Google+ House Revivals: Burnt Edge Poppy for Memorial Day

Friday, May 27, 2011

Burnt Edge Poppy for Memorial Day

In honor of our brave lost, I am reposting this sentiment and a link to a remembrance poppy tutorial.

A Poppy for Remembrance


In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
 
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.



This poppy was made from a recycled blouse.  For the complete tutorial on making this burned edge poppy, click here.

Have a lovely long weekend, and please, don't forget to remember all the men and women who have sacrificed everything to preserve our way of life.