A rainbow of lavender

After missing the lavender season last year (and the year before), I was eager to get myself some of those wonderful blossoms in June. I went past the flower market every now and then, looking out for lavender, but I could never spot it. After repeating the procedure a couple of times, I was beginning to think I somehow managed to miss it yet again. But one day, suddenly here they were: piles of lavender, tied to small bouquets that spread its scent all over the place. 
I got myself three of them, thinking the amount would be just fine to get crafty before I'd head home next day. 
Soon after I brought them home, I put them in a vase to keep them fresh, took out my stash of satin ribbons and started braiding the tiny stems into colourful fagots. 

I started using up long ribbons one by one, but unlike them the amount of lavender in front of me didn't seem to change. In fact, I had the feeling there was more and more of it. 

Even though I started by mid afternoon, and I only paused for minor physiological needs, I was far from finishing my project in the evening. And the amount of lavender still didn't seem to have changed in my favour! After some more braiding, evening became night and by midnight, I was more than happy to have bought "only" three bouquets of lavender. 
On the other hand, I was still stubborn enough to keep braiding because there's no way one would throw lavender away, right?

Slowly, night became morning and it was only one hour before I was due to leave for my train that I finished my last lavender fagot. 

Needless to say I was pretty much useless next day, trying to catch some sleep on the train and hiding underneath my blanket as soon as I got home. Nevertheless, the scent of lavender as well as the colourful fagots were absolutely worth it. 
In addition to a rainbow of lavender that resides on my studying crafting table, I gained quite some space in my ribbon stash, too :)

A little contribution to the July collection of Create in Austria - artwork created by Austrians and/or in Austria.

challenges: 
- 613 avenue create: ATG
- brown sugar: ATG
- C.R.A.F.T.: summer
- city crafter: something with S (satin ribbon)
- come and get it: add flowers (lavender)
- crafting with an attitude: ATG
- crafty catz: ATG with optional twist "not a card"
- crafty gals corner: ATG
- crafty sentiments: ATG
- creative inspirations: ATG
- creative moments: ATG/birthday
- cute card thursday: ATG
- everybody art: summer
- fussy and fancy: ATG
- love to craft: ATG 
- pile it on: primary colours and/or something with "S" (satin ribbon)
- through the craftroom door: ATG
- wortartwednesday: ATG