The place of Eternal Spring
Posted by craftyangie on September 20th, 2008 in Flowers, crafts, embroidery, sewing
Bougainvillea in parents backyard
Early in May of this year, we took a small vacation to México. Boombadeus got to meet some of my first cousins in Guadalajara, we went to one of the youngest volcanoes in the world and to a national park located in Uruapan (Uruapan is know as “the place of eternal Spring” and for their avocado orchards!), a beautiful city close to where I grew up. We also went to Guanajuato, a beautiful colonial mining city.
Besides learning lots about Mexico’s history, he also got to finally see where I grew up and the garden that was my playground.
In this garden, to me the place of eternal spring, he discovered Bougainvilleas (known as bugambilias in Mexico). Well, I am very sure that he saw it in Spain and southern France (as there are pictures) and he definitely saw it in San Diego…but this time he found out the name: Bougainvillea. The name stuck.
In order to celebrate this fact, to remember my childhood, and Mexico in general I started a project. We needed a table runner for the coffee table…so how about embroidering some bougainvillea into it? Well, this is how it all got started….
Bugambilia roja
as you can see, there are plenty of bougainvilleas, and I added some Dahlias (also native of Mexico)…but that’s just how it got started…in the next couple of posts, i’ll post the progress 
3 Responses to “The place of Eternal Spring”
By Michelle on Sep 21, 2008
The runner is beautiful so far! I can’t wait to see how the design progresses!
By Rosie Anescheck on Nov 23, 2008
what a beautiful piece of work, would also love to see the end result.
By craftyangie on Nov 27, 2008
Thanks! I’ll try and finish it by spring; after the holidays…so look forward to some butterflies and lots of more flowers!