‘Klein maar fijn” my grandmother often said. It means: “Small but special” . She liked to remind us kids that bigger didn’t mean better. Do I ever feel that way about flowers! Small delicate blooms are definitely favorites. These small treasures are perfect to make detailed flower crowns for flower girls or brides alike.
Usually the log arrangements are all about texture and I use very few flowers; after all texture reigns in the forests. But for this memorial service, I learned that the woods and flowers had been favorites of the client’s father. So for once, flowers prevailed.
Vintage style, vintage dresses, vintage vases,… vintage is IN this year! Old bottles of various sizes and types make an interesting and imaginative collection to fill with spring flowers. A few of these vases clustered in the center of a round table or a selection in the middle of long narrow tables look fabulous! And […]
Hellebores, fritillarias, anemones, ranunculus, tulips, blooming branches…. The Northwest offers such bounty: spring fever has been in the air for several weeks! Isn’t the awakening of Mother Nature incredibly inspiring?
In late winter, there aren’t many chartreuse flowers or greenery to be harvested in the garden yet , except for the fabulous hellebore and euphorbia. However, blossoms of cymbidiums and glads as well as hypericum berries, succulents and foliage of favorite houseplants like maidenhair and begonias, offer plenty of choice for chartreuse table arrangements at […]
December 5, 2009 Venue: Art Museum Photographer: David Barss Wedding Coordinator: Soiree Catering: Vibrant Table Cake: Dream Cakes
Schoolhouse Supplies, a free store for teachers that offers a wealth of resources, organized a fundraiser at the Art Museum on February 5th. The 10th Annual Wells Fargo Spelling Bee took place in the Sunken Ballroom; dinner was served in the Grand Ballroom. arrangements in artichokes for the bistro tables
The post on Nu Bouquets from last week Thursday mysteriously disappeared and I wanted to feature it again: A few weeks ago I did a post on whimsical bridal bouquets inspired by ideas of european designers. I sparingly incorporated new textures – pearls, feathers, wire,…- juxtaposed fresh and traditional combinations and figured out new techniques […]