12/19/2025
I spent hours making this peony, then gave it to a lake 🥲(it’s a funny one, I promise)
The first version of this stained glass peony is somewhere at the bottom of a murky lake… and here’s how it got there.
A while ago, my boyfriend was heading out for a fishing trip and suggested I come along to photograph my latest stained glass piece — a delicate peony I had just finished. It sounded like a great idea: nature, golden hour lighting, beautiful reflections… what could go wrong?
We ended up on a narrow wooden dock by the lake, with me carefully setting up the shot. I placed the flower right on the edge for that perfect angle. But as I reached to adjust it, I accidentally nudged it with my hand… and in slow motion horror, it slipped off the edge and disappeared into the brown, murky water.
We both just stared for a second, then I said, “Well… it’s gone.”
But my boyfriend, being stubborn and sweet, decided he had to try and get it back — despite my protests. He rolled up his pants, climbed down into the muddy lake water, and started feeling around with his feet. Spoiler alert: we never found the flower.
But! He did manage to locate an old pot with his toes (don’t ask me why there was a pot in the lake), and yes, there’s video proof if anyone’s curious 😂
So that’s the story of the original peony. It lived a short but dramatic life.
Now, I’m finally ready to share its replacement — the recreated version of the one that sank. Same design, same colors, hopefully less prone to swimming lessons.
