"Connie spent 33 years teaching art to elementary and intermediate school students outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has always had a life-long love of gardening and appreciation of flowers. During her teaching years, she had a side business drying and framing wedding bouquets. After retiring in 2008, she enrolled in bead embroidery and felting classes at the Society of Contemporary Crafts in Pittsburgh. In undergraduate and graduate school at Edinboro and Indiana Universities of Pennsylvania, respectively, her studies concentrated on various fabric processes, but never felting.

Her first wet felting class at the Society of Contemporary Crafts was focused on making hats. During that class she fell in love with the felting process, it allowed her to incorporate her love of flowers and design into a fabric technique. She expanded from wet felting into nuno techniques, which is fibers felted into an existing fabric. As her love of various felting processes grew, she began participating in art festivals in the Pittsburgh area selling hats, scarves, and three-dimensional flowers. She is a member of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh and her work is sold year round at museums and shops throughout southwest Pennsylvania. She has combined her love of flowers and felting to make accessories for anyone who wants to add a unique conversation piece to their wardrobe."

In 1989, Connie started her business, Tender Blossoms. Her love of gardening and appreciation of flowers led her to preserving flowers from weddings and special occasions. The flowers are arranged on a background and sealed in an oval frame or shadow box. This part of her business continues today.   If you are interested in this service you can contact Connie through this website. Tender Blossoms is currently based near Greensburg, PA.

This website allows new and existing customers the opportunity to buy her pieces online.  Thank you for visiting.