Thank you all for your input. I have totems and plate flowers that have lasted 4 years year round and they still look great. I've sold quite a few over the last 4 years and I've had repeat customers tell me that the first one they bought still looks as good as when they bought it. Whew! Made me feel good to know that. It is hard to know since the glue has to be fresh to give a lasting bond and the two materials have to be clean. On some very smooth glass I've "roughed" it up with sand paper or my Dremel to give it a better hold. Overall I think that there are some things even machine made that just don't hold up in the weather. I'm going to continue doing the best I can when making these for sale and hope they last at least 5 years. I'm sure that when I continue to attend the same craft fairs each year I will be told if any fall apart. So far so good. I sold at a craft fair this weekend and did have two repeat customers that bought plate flowers. I was really surprised at how well I did this year. Last year was a little disappointing. It was raining big time, maybe it helped to come in and see all the sparkling glass totems and flowers? My sister came to help me, here's a picture of my booth, I was right at the front door. Marilyn

I love the first and last stripe! I like the way the line draws your eye up and the last one is simple enough to not compete with the rug or the armoire. the one I picked was tough; there were so many that had your colors in them at Horchow! That one seemed to go more with your rug (which looked red, gold and brown on my monitor!)because it didn't have any green, but in the end I was thinking it had a subtlety that might work. having all of the colors represented is probably your best bet, though- it definitely brings your eye all the way around the room in a nice way. IMHO, you can't make your walls look too tall. Drawing the eye up is almost always a great thing. And I think some height will balance out the weight of the armoire as well. but only you can see how things look in person! clearly you have great taste!

Hi Joan, great picture, I like it a lot! ;-) Missy

Karen, I think it's from my FB perusals, but I'm not sure. The next two items are in my personal collection, and they're highly effective Opuntia kitsch.