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Happy New Year
Wishing our readers a happy New Year! Looking forward to sharing decorating ideas, design inspiration, and beautiful things in 2022…
Cheers!
mini-tutorial: autumn bedside bouquets
Two things: Flowers bring life to a room, and big projects involve many little projects.
I’ve been away from this space (for too long) while working on a large project. This mini-tutorial is an off-shoot of that project. For the Inn at Mary’s Land Farm, which we have been decorating, we created some bedside bouquets. Because I really enjoyed the process and was delighted by how much these little arrangements brightened the rooms, I thought I’d share them with you.
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how to arrange sunflowers (because they can be divas)
We are in full sunflower season here. And while sunflowers are certainly show-stoppers and crowd-pleasers (think sunflower festivals), sometimes it’s hard to handle them. The sunflower is easy to grow from seed and glorious in a field or tucked in the back of a garden. But, as a cut flower she can look stunning one minute and then quite dismal the next, her large head bent over like she has overstayed her time at the party. Depending on the variety (and there are many), stems can be thick and curved in odd ways, and heads can be heavy and large and, well, awkward. As my sister says of the sunflower: She wants to do what she wants to do.
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mid-week flowers
Late summer climbing roses and sweet autumn clematis (that wandered over from my neighbor’s yard) in a small blue and white bowl. Afternoon therapy. I used chicken wire scrunched in a ball and some floral tape to hold it in place. But you can use anything you have around the house. Give it a try with whatever you can find! And it’s okay if the flowers are fading (aren’t we all) and if it only lasts a short while. It’s more about the making I think.
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Elegant Country Style 