texas jack and the chili pepper stalk

Cut-paper collage postcard created for Kollage Kit theme: "Fairy Tales."

I'm from Texas. I say "howdy" and "y'all." I grew up riding horses in a western saddle, and I love chili peppers, especially jalapeños. So this is my take on "Jack and the Beanstalk."

I don't mind admitting it: that pepper plant was a nightmare. Cutting it out took a lot of time--no problema. But when I went to glue it down, it fell into a jillion pieces, and I nearly went crazy figuring out which leaf went where. I think I did OK, though, 'cause my botanist husband says it looks all right to him. If I ever do something like this again, I'm going to make a printed copy of it before I cut it out, just for reference when disaster strikes.