Photo Friday: Dutch Florals

Bought myself these beautiful spring blooms this weekend.  They remind me of the flowers in still life paintings by the Dutch masters.  Have a lovely weekend! 

Easter 2017

Here are some photos of the flowers I used for our Easter table this year.  I found some beautiful and delicate ranunculus in pink and peach, snapdragons in a coral shade, and pincushion protea.  The silvery green leaves were super soft and I am not sure but think they were some kind of lamb's ear or mullein.  Enjoy!

Photo Friday: Mini Orchids

Photo Friday: Red Velvet Rose & Scabiosa

Photo Friday: Lavender Rose

        

           

Photo Friday: Roses & Marigolds

Embroidery Hoop Table Numbers

Here are photos of some of the embroidery hoop table numbers with flowers I made for a lovely customer's wedding reception.

Flower Picking

Photo Friday: Orchid

Cake Topper in "African Violet", a mix of solids and an impressionist floral print in violet, orchid, and pink. 

Embroidery Hoops and Cake Topper for Mother's Day

Pretty florals and pastels in the shop for Mother's Day...



Embroidery hoop set for Mom, in pink and turquoise



Cake topper in "Petunia"

An Indoor Garden Party, Part 2

Happy, happy birthday to mom, dad, Amalia, and me!  Here are more photos from our indoor garden party. 

  

DIY ideas: For the spoon garden markers in the second photo, try this tutorial from Artsy Va Va.  Instead of making my own drawings, I chose vintage botanical illustrations which I resized using Photoshop, to fit inside the spoon.  We bought the spoons at an antique store for $1 each. 

I've had my eye on the whimsical "Nature Table" dessert plates from Anthropologie for quite a while, so I was really excited when they went on sale.  I immediately bought a set of my favorites (including the chameleon, above) and they were the perfect addition to the table. Not pictured is this tissue paper leaf garland from Martha Stewart, which I draped across the doorways and windows.  It really brightened up the room, and was super easy to make. 

And here's a recipe for Sparkling Mint Lemonade, from Williams Sonoma, which we served in jam jars (I also added some fresh ginger while making the simple syrup).  Enjoy!
 

 

 

An Indoor Garden Party, Part 1

Since this year's winter was just way too cold and seemed way too long, I decided to make my own spring sunshine by throwing an indoor garden party to celebrate our March birthdays.  Here's the first set of photos.

I bought a selection of mini succulents from Home Depot and some potted plants from our local garden store, then added in some small arrangements of cut flowers.  For containers, I wanted an eclectic look so I used tin cans, milk glass, vintage vases, and found glass jars.  I found the fleur-de-lis birdcage (top left in the first photo) on sale at Michael's and placed a couple of succulents inside.  I actually left many of the potted plants in their original containers and just set them in terra cotta saucers.

To make the seed packet covers in the third photo, I simply wrapped seed packets with a vintage-style grid paper, then cut a square of floral card stock to embellish the top.  I used a vintage-typewriter font for the flower names, which I printed on plain cardstock and cut out.  A little double-sided tape (or glue stick), and voila!  More photos to come...