A Million Flowers- Haute Couture -HOW TO Video!
A Million Flowers….Literally…were used to create the backdrop for this Haute Couture event for Dior in 2012… (Notice the gentleman’s shoes that match this room… in the photo- NICE!) The flowers were used to decorate the venue event… and picture is the Blue Delphinium room… just one of many for this Color Blocked Haute Couture … Read J’s Complete Post
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Protea emulate Birds- to encourage Pollination!
Protea have always been one of my favorite flowers- and that was only amplified when I had the chance to visit Diana Roy and Mel Resendiz at the Resendiz Brothers Flower Farm in Rainbow CA… Seeing all the different varieties of protea… and experiencing Mel’s passion for Protea first hand… is exhilarating… I’ve learned so … Read J’s Complete Post
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Flower Riddles… from 1955!
My Sister sent me a Bound Volume of “Living with Flowers” magazines from 1955… (a little background) It was a publication that started with Tommy Bright as the editor and was created by the John Henry Company… The Idea behind “living with flowers”… was as a collateral publication that was distributed by the Florist (and … Read J’s Complete Post
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Tuberose= “Dangerous Pleasure”
According to the Victorian Language of Flowers… “Tuberoses”… according to 18th century lore…. Mean: Dangerous Pleasures Polianthes Tuberosa – from the latin.. Meaning- “many flowers from a swollen root”… pretty accurate… The fragrance of the Tuberose is intoxicating… Did you know that it’s virtually impossible to open Tuberose in a vase… you need to let … Read J’s Complete Post
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Dress up your Vase!
On a recent trip to the Dallas Market Center… I found these interesting magnetic crystal decorations… they have magnets embedded in them… and then you can use them to decorate vases… Brilliant… Using Magnets on Glass Vases… creates a fun effect… for sure! It’s a fun way to dress up a cylinder vase… I applied … Read J’s Complete Post
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Dandelion Days… remember???
Remember when you were a kid… and there were lots and lots of dandelions in the yard… We had a big yard and at the end of summer… there were lots and lots of dandelions… Did you ever pick some Dandelions… and put those Dandelions in a Vase for your Mom? I did… and even … Read J’s Complete Post
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