At the risk of a corny title, I had to post about my love of flowers! I rarely have the cashola to buy them fresh, and Hubs is a little slow on the uptake when it comes to flora gifts. But when I manage to nab some at a bargain price, or on a rare occasion where Hubs comes through with the goods, I love playing around with different arrangements and seeing the way they breathe life into our home...
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A Valentine treat from Hubs, bought under duress because he knows how much I love fresh flowers. I was so in love with the subtle pink hue of the petals, and the tiny hint of green around the black centres. |
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| The simplicity of a flower in a jar is perfection. Who needs vases? |
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| And after a few of them got a little sad looking... |
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| ...they were shortened and popped into my favourite little turquiose jars. |
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| Love. |
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| When fresh flowers aren't on the cards, I love to hunt down a pretty weed! |
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| I had been saving this little perfume bottle for this very purpose! |
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| It has been very rainy and gloomy lately so the colours in this snap aren't fab, but the flowers are! |
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| Heading to a friend's place for dinner, I wanted to give a little something to the lady of the house, so I tied together 4 jars of varying sizes and wrapped them in string (jars+string=match made in heaven) and then set about arranging these colourful blooms in a pleasing way. |
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| Green flowers make so much sense! |
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| Petals are so tactile, it's a shame that they bruise on contact :o( |
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| The centres of these pink flowers were coordinated perfectly with the green flowers. Oh how I wish I knew their names! |
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| Perfect textures and colours! |
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If fresh flowers are out of your price range too, then grab yourself and old jam jar or perfume bottle, and get hunting for a pretty weed, they are highly under-estimated as things of beauty!
Oh and since seeing quite a few 'faux flowers' gracing my favourite blog homes of late, I am almost ready to give them a chance in my own home, and I'll be sure to let you know how that goes. They really have come a long way from the musty and dusty arrangements of the past!
xo Cassie
P.S. To Mum and Dad, I still love being your 'Blossie'.
I have very fond memories of a little girl who always brought me flowers...even if she did get into trouble from dad for beheading and sometimes uprooting his plants....lol....she didn't stop though...and she still makes me smile - that little girl
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