Monday, 28 February 2011

Heavenly Hyacinth

image via Gabrielle Loves

Nothing is more wonderful than spreading bunches of hyacinth blooms on the work table …

image via It’s Mary Ruffle

…in preparation for creating an arrangement…

image via Michael George

…send this one to a friend…from Empty Vase…

”Beautiful violet Dutch hyacinth and fresh green grass arranged in our new line of decorative French boxes” – $169.00

image via Empty Vase

image via Mondo Floral Designs

image via Paul Hawkins Flowers

image via Beautiful Blooms

Hyacinth florets are great for stringing into fragrant strands…

image via Hilary Miles Flowers

image via Isari Flower Studio

image via Solomon Bloemen

image via Hilary Miles Flowers

image via Jacqueline Ahne

Love hyacinth as much as I do?

Hope your week is off to a fantastic start!

Friday, 25 February 2011

Which Bouquet?

The Dress…

…the Pleated Fantasy Gown from BHLDN by Anthropologie…

"Imagine appearing at the top of the aisle in countless bias-cut pleats. Dancing for hours in a near-weightless cloud of cotton-silk. Dashing out the door, with just a bit of train trailing behind you.”

The Bouquets…

Bouquet #1

image via Floral Verde

Bouquet #2

image via Art With Nature

Bouquet #3

image via Robbie Honey

Which would you choose?

Hope you have a great weekend!

P.S. Last week most of you chose this bouquet from Jessica’s Country Flowers…

for this dress…

Thursday, 24 February 2011

Clematis

…for my friend, Alicia, over at Bella Fiori…who “has a thing for clematis lately”…

image via Martha Stewart

image via Florali

image via Petalena

image via Studio Choo

image via Petalena

image via Denise Fasanello

image via Solomon Boemen

image via Florali

Have a great day, Alicia!

Alicia writes two blogs…Bella Fiori and Flirty Fleurs…check them out when you have a minute. Hope you all have a great Thursday!

Wednesday, 23 February 2011

Working Designer Wednesday: Wrapping A Carry-Out Bouquet

For those of you with retail spaces…and for those of us who like to give a gift bouquet occasionally…

Rather than the predictable cellophane or wax tissue paper wrap, how about one of these chic wraps?

image via Heather Bullard

image via Millie Holloman Photography

image via Wild at Heart

image via Hilary Miles Flowers

image via Martha Stewart

Do you offer wrapped bouquets to your customers? How do you wrap them?

Ok, guys, here’s a little disclaimer…my computer went kaput yesterday and so my husband ran to Best Buy, bought me a new one, transferred all my files over and I’m writing on the new computer. Most people would be thrilled to say goodbye to a laptop with two missing keys (casualties of the dog’s paws), various snack food crumbs lodged under the space bar and a battery that holds a charge for exactly 4 minutes….but, no! I’m mourning the loss in a big way. The new computer has keys in slightly different places, updated blogging software (so nothing is in the same place) and it’s missing my FONT! I have no idea how this post will look when I post it, so please be patient with me as I learn how to use this silly thing!

Have a great Wednesday!