Floral design inspiration- creating large floral centerpieces

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Every year I would with a small team of fantastic folks on a fund raiser for scholarship money for a local student to attend my Alma Mater- University of Montevallo's fantastic art program.

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Every year, I do the floral centerpieces... usually on the fly from whatever lovelies I find at the local wholesale florist.

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This year is different. This year I am actually looking for inspiration for the flowers. I need it to be a big centerpiece, a purple and gold floral display, and preferably remarkable in floral style. That last one not always met, but striven for.

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Here is some of my Pinterest pinspirations for the floral centerpieces... and some non- floral centerpieces.

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So this last one is not my color scheme, but it is a punny version of my theme (Shades of Purple and Gold, in stead of shades of color, I could do "lampshades" of purple and gold.) I can totally see this idea of purple and gold lanterns hanging over the food tables... and it would be reuseable, which is always a consideration when raising money for a state university!

Spoonflower deal! Free Swatch today!

Just opened my email from Spoonflower, you know the company that can print your fabric design on really nice fabrics, and they are offer a free swatch of their Eco-Canvas with free shipping! This is a great opportunity to see the quality of their fabrics and printing! Click HERE to take you to their website. Then choose a pattern and get your swatch using the FREE SWATCH button!

Here are a few I would like to see in person. By the way, the watermark will not be on the final fabric!

stunning floral

by: peacoquettedesigns

indigo dip dye

by: alicia_vance

Indigo and hand dyed is so hot right now!

indigo flowers

by: eva_the_hun

rococo

by: jadegordon

If you are wondering what you would do with your 8 inch swatch besides note color, quality and pattern, you can always use it as a pocket to personalize a tote... and wouldn't it look cute with a monogram!

My hottest pin from Pinterest

I love that Pinterest speaks to my analytical side, as in, "will others like this pin" or "how many repins will this get" or which of my pins this week will be the hottest. My answer for this week is...


I think they are stenciled, or maybe it is netting lace. The screens are from outside the US, in a place where they do not have screens on their windows, normally, like we do. This looks so cool, I'd consider replacing, or stenciling, as the case my be.

Red poppies- for rememberance day and beyond

I love find TV shows that I've never seen before on Netflix. Most recently I found a TV show from Canada called Bomb Girls and I was charmed by the red poppies worn on the lapels of the women and men. I was unfamiliar with the story behind the red poppies and found all the info on The Royal British Legion page here.

After WW1 the fields and trenches, which were cut, burned, and turned from the war,  were covered by "Flanders" poppies which grow as weeds in Great Britain. On Remembrance Day in November, Brits wear red poppies so they will "never forget". A lovely way to celebrate and remember.

There were so many great accessories,  including this cute kitchen towel, that I was inspired to find other great poppy accessories.

You can find this kitchen towel at the Poppy Shop UK.
Link here.




Please click on the links below the pictures below to find the Poppy items.

Needle felted pillow

 

Poppy plates

 

Poppy table runner

 

Poppy print coat hangers

 

Poppy lamp shade

 

 

 

Etsy team: sunshine sisters

One of the great things about etsy, beside the ability to run your own online and international business, and all that entails, is things like "teams". I am on a few teams, one of the most active is the Alabama Accents. We are currently promoting each other businesses each day in March.

Today, we are celebrating Sunshine Sisters!She creates fantastic personal accessories from fabric. You can click HERE to find his shop.

Here is a collection things I love from Sunshine Sisters- great cotton prints!

fabrics, fabrics, fabrics!

I love to here the sound of the UPS man's breaks because it means I am about to get a package. Today's package is glorious. It is a fabric shipment for a bedroom project that is delicious! When I took the plastic off of the package, it has the tell-tell squeak of silk rubbing against silk. The back of the fabric is a burst of colored fibers, the front is the ordered beauty of an old world classic floral, re-made with a modern color palette. Floral jacquard silk. Really, need I really say more? In fabrics, color is never richer than when produced in silk. I cannot wait to make it into a headboard!



This fabric came too! I love the subtle animal print of velvet on a weighty natural cotton linen field. Would be perfect for a touch of whimsy in a neutral beach house! Or adding a hint of pale aqua in a creamy family room. Pillows? yes! Chair upholstery? Double yes!

The home office- English style

                                               photo credit: Keith Scott Morton

What a great home office from Country Living! Often the problem with a home office is the clutter and the make do attitude to the space. This space has none of that- pretty, a bit formal, and functional.
 Here are some tips inspired by this room for your home office.
1. Storage- lovely small cabinet in the back can conceal your papers, wireless printer, routers and other messy minutiae.. or an office bar!
2. Color- An office does not have to be  devoid of color. Color can be inspiring, soothing or invigorating. Find a color palette that you love and go to town. I love the English looking  wallpaper in rose, charteuese and chocolate from Osborne and Little. Such a great starting point for the rose color upholstry and the chartreuse office chair.
3. Function- One of the reasons this office is so function is the ability of the furnishings to serve more than one purpose. Th small footstools can also double as small group seating and the side chair is a nce way to get away from your desk to read. The accessories in the space allow for a place for the mail or working papers. The desk houses just enough space for a laptop and room to store the footstools underneath.
4. Lighting- The two windows afford great natural light and the heavy drapes afford light control. The desk light is large enough for true task lighting. The chandelier  seem to be more for looks than function, but would give off nice ambient light in the evenings.
5. Pattern- I love mixing patterns, when they are mixed well and this room mixes them well. Dark on the walls, light on the floor, both patterns of equal size. The drapes are a tonal stripe, which works as a neutral in the room and the velvets, though not patterns, provide texture from grounding the space.

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