Friday Fancy

 

Aren't those little apples the coolest?!  They are called "Lady Apples" and you can find them at most grocery stores.  Heads up...if you have little people in your home, they think that the little apples were purchased specifically for them.  Good news for the decor conscious-despite looking good, they actually taste pretty gross which effectively deters small people from snacking.  I'll post a few pictures of the rest of the table setting later...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Take a peek at a few of Twig and Vine's holiday designs!  I love everything about working with evergreens.  Ok, maybe not pitchy hands, but I will take the fragrance, texture, color and most of all sturdiness of evergreens any day.  All of the designs you see below are available to order, or if you would like to place a custom order I would be happy to help! Contact me via email or phone if you'd like to place an order.

2 Candle Centerpiece

Featuring mixed evergreens, sage and blooming rosemary, pinecones, faux berries and twig accents (of course).  Unfortunately, my sage and rosemary got wiped out in the week of below-freezing weather, so I will substitute with similar foliage. 

Small Centerpiece in Claypot

Featuring mixed greens, pinecones, faux berries and twig accents.

 Small Centerpiece

Featuring mixed greens, holly and fresh red roses and, yes, more twig accents.Check out the reusable chalkboard can. (Write directly on can with chalk.) 

1 Candle Centerpiece

Featuring mixed greens, holly, pinecones, mini ornaments and a hand-tied bow.

Time to Deck the Halls!

It is time to deck the halls! And what halls will I be decking??  None other than the lovely Poppyseeds!  If you like vintage, re-furbished, re-purposed and otherwise fabulous interiors, this is the place for you!  Ecstatic basically explains how I am feeling about having the opportunity to display and sell some of my designs at this shop.  I've been working on a bunch of different ideas for arrangements using organic and repurposed materials, so I think this is simply a match made in heaven!

Hear those wedding bells??

 

Meet Melissa and Matt...a match made in heaven for sure!

On May 18 they will be tying the knot and I can't wait to design their wedding flowers!  Of course this is one extra special wedding to me since this darling gal is my sister-in-law. 

Arizona Fancies

 Last week I spent a few days in Arizona with my Grandma.  I decided I can manage eating, reading, and sunning the hours away in good company.  I also decided that I am developing a serious addiction...everywhere I go I see stuff I really, really want to pick and arrange!  This time it was the leaves and berries of my grandma's peppercorn tree.  The foliage is this beautiful, saturated green and the smell is amazing...kind of peppery of course!  I made my grandma two centerpieces.  . 

 To my delight, there was an entire tree of lemons ripe for the picking!  Forget lemonade, when you can use them like this!  I was so wishing I had some picks and sturdier wire so I could have added a few of the tiny ones in the top of the centerpiece!

There were quite a few clipplings that I couldn't stand to throw out, so I rummaged up some wire from my grandpa's old workbench and made a peppercorn and rosemary wreath to grace her door

Friday Fancy

Okay, okay.  I know it's not actually Friday, but can't a girl wish???   I'll be in Arizona on Friday. (Sigh.  It will be rough...what with laying by the pool, reading a book that doesn't involve animals that talk, and visiting with my lovely grandma...)  So I couldn't let my loyal blog-readers down by not posting the promised Friday Fancy!  (All 4 of you!  *Grin!*)  Remember the bunch of treasures I found in my yard last week?  I added a bunch of mums, a few vases I have, some faux fruit (that may or may not have teeth marks from my 3 year old...) and ta-da- new fall fancies!