May12

a rose by many other names

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a rose by many other names
a rose by many other names

this posy posting will feature another favorite flower of mine…the rose!

 I actually have favorites within the favorite so to speak!

where do I start with the rose??

 red rose first- this one is called Freedom

look at all those layers of petals…

 Roses come in so  many other colors and varieties

 like the dreamy Creme de la Creme

 

 isn’t it romantic?

 and the Green Tea rose  for you health nut types

 Here is my new favorite rose

 It has at least a couple of names…Circus

and Ambiance are two that I’ve heard.

(I think Circus suits it best)

 How about the amazing Malibu rose?

We did a wedding job a few years ago

for a wonderful, sweet and beautiful bride

where we used a lot of Malibu roses

And she looked like a Barbie doll ;)

We called her the “Malibu Barbie” bride 

A  wrist corsage for Prom made with pink spray roses

And one made with white  spray roses…

We have lots of pretty roses this week

for Mother’s Day! And it’s not too late even for delivery!

Oh, by the way we have more than roses, too

  LOTS MORE!

 

thanks to Picture this by MJ & Krystle Akin for the pics of Tara's flowers.

 

May10

A junkin’ we did go-

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A junkin’ we did go-

A few weeks ago, Mr. Bob & I went on a junkin’ and

relaxing trip to the “mountains” of Arkansas….

And found many a treasure :)

 

 

not just the natural treasures of “the natural state”

 

 it  sure is a beautiful area, and close to East Texas,

yet you feel like you are so far away!

 

 

we spent the first rather chilly night at the Mt. Magazine Lodge

 

and ate a delicious breakfast at the Skyview Restaurant

then headed up north to shop at the big to-do on Highway 22



 a yearly ‘endless’ yard sale stretching down about 75 miles


of highway 22 in northwest central Arkansas


there were treasures and fabulous finds all up and down the highway-




 


 from Fort Smith to Dardanelle,


through sleepy little towns like








Paris & Subiaco


as well as  Charleston and Danville




 


 we found quite a few treasures....




 


and met some nice folks…


 




 


here I am pictured with Tiffany of


Tiffany’s Bed & Breakfast, outside Hot Springs


she will take good care of you!




 


we picked up some great bargains…like the yellow bed




 


and learned a new phrase -


High Tech Red-Neck




 


 that’s Mr Bob…he’s not high tech,though :) 


all of this junkin' was for a higher goal, as it were:)




 


 not just relaxing




  you see- I need vintage and antique items for my flower shop


because I am moving  the flower girl to a new location!!




 


 by the end of this month, the Flower Girl shop will be by




Ye Olde City Antique Mall


my new address is 304 A Locust St. Tyler, Texas 75702


my phone number is the same


903 509 3839


 so drop by my current shop for a shopping discount card…


or come see me in June downtown!


Don’t forget MOM this Mother’s Day!!


See you soon for a posy posting &


Happy Mom’s Day!


					


	

		


	
May2

	

					
Michelle  and Elwyn – Woodland Whimsey

		
		

			
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Michelle  and Elwyn – Woodland Whimsey


	

					
				Michelle  and Elwyn – Woodland Whimsey			
				
 This whimsical April wedding is


the focus of today’s Wedding Wednesday


 




 


 


Michelle and Elwyn were so much Fun to work with !


 




 


their wedding decorations were inspired 


by a few of their favorite things…




wildflowers in yellows and blues




 woodland creatures


 from bears  to birds on logs




 


 and


 even old Holly-WOOD




 Such a sweet close knit family…




 


 




Love the Paparazzi!!




Michelle is another DIY bride…




 from baking all those cupcakes




 


to making the heart lapel pins




 to making garlands and napkin wraps!


not sure who cut out all the round log bases...




They had their favorite things on the menu too!




Stanley’s Famous Pit BBQ




 


lovely pies instead of a wedding cake




 and tasty teas!


 


 


what a sweet couple... they are so much in love!!


 




Just Married!




 


 


 


 Michelle’s flowers included Gerber Daisies, blue Delphinium


Craspedia(Billy Balls), Creme de la Creme pale yellow roses,


yellow button poms and stock- with Bupleurum trailing


out the sides!




 


Thanks to Gema Blanton for all the Great Photos!!


You can see her post on the same wedding at


http://gemasphotography.com/gemablanton/?p=8480


 


					


	

		


	
Apr25

	

					
Kayla and Kalynne

		
		

			
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Kayla and Kalynne


	

					
				Kayla and Kalynne			
				


For today’s Wedding Wednesday,


its a double feature!


Kalynne &


Kayla




the two K’s …2 of the most creative and original brides


the flower girl has ever had the privilege  of working with!!




 


both were married this April at


Stone Oak Ranch near Tyler




And both chose to feature  aspects of their 


groom’s job in the wedding decor’


  For Kayla...her man is a pilot...


and she featured vintage look boarding passes and suitcases


as well as maps and an old model airplane..
















For Kalynne, her sweetie is a photographer




an old book on photography


 


and she included vintage cameras and framed table numbers…




 


 


Both brides loved the muted vintage flowers and tones




  Kalynne’s bouquet included peonies, rice flower,


lisanthus, orchids and roses




 


 while Kayla's bouquet was a soft ivory and cream mixture


of Creme de la Creme roses, white stock and astilbe,


 with white peonies wrapped with burlap and lace


 




 


 Kayla’s bridesmaid’s flowers included peach stock, astilbe


scabiosa pods and Creme de la Creme roses and a single peony!




 


 Mother’s tussy mussy with faded soft colors…


 




 


              the 2 K’s used flowers, vintage and hand crafted items 


for one-of-a-kind centerpieces-




 


 sewing pattern flowers and lace gloves


 &


scales, pearls and print blocks




 


 


also vintage bottles and books




the A is for her new last name


love the “bib”




 


 Kayla's scrabble letters spelling out where they sit for dinner...




 


  a few more snaps of the 2 wedded K’s




mr. and mrs. arrick- photos from Brandi Burkett Photography


 




 mr. and mrs. varnell -photos from Lisa Potter (reflexion)




 


Both were BEAUTIFUL Brides!




       the K’s each made paper wreaths/medallions for the walls


which is SO IMPRESSIVE-


I’ve made them and they are time intensive and not as easy


as they look….Kalynne’s were round rolled paper medallions


 




  seen on the wall behind the cake


 


And Kayla made rolled paper wreaths


with map-covered initials in the middle




   Congratulations and God’s blessings to 


both the Arrick’s and the Varnell’s


what talented women and what lucky hubbys!


 




					


	

		


	
Apr24

	

					
Abigail’s Birthday Breakfast

		
		

			
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Abigail’s Birthday Breakfast


	

					
				Abigail’s Birthday Breakfast			
				
For today’s Tuesday Tablescape,


a sweet first Birthday breakfast!


 






a cute vintage country table setting


 using green checked dishes and napkins




 


 


set up in Mommy’s retro kitchen!


 Breakfast nook


on the menu:




waffles with fruit and ice cold milk


fresh flowers


 including Foxgloves...LOVE LOVE those! Ranunculus* and Billy Balls


arranged in a retro glass milk bottle...so cute!




 


(*look for them on posy postings some day)


 




 


Abigail’s cute little “Austria” Madame Alexander dolly




 


A Fun with Dick and Jane type birthday card…




 


all served up on a baby quilt tablecloth…


she is only turning ONE after all!




 


 The cane syrup might taste OK on the waffles,


but it’s on the table more for the Vintage bottle styling!




 


So Happy First Birthday, Sweet Abigail !


 




 & enjoy the First Birthday Tuesday Tablescape Petals People   :) 




it seems like only yesterday Big Sister was turning ONE.


					


	

		


	
Apr23

	

					
Bobby,pick me out a Winner! Or Maguire…. or Jasper

		
		

			
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Bobby,pick me out a Winner! Or Maguire…. or Jasper


	

					
				Bobby,pick me out a Winner! Or Maguire…. or Jasper			
				
 


We had our drawing for the 


Glad Massage give-away!




 


 


 


 


Of the five folks that commented so far in April-




 


 One was 'corporate"  - she is part of the blog-  (Laura)








One was not local…so sorry Courtney…


we will do a give-away soon for all


readers,promise!


 




 


 


So our little blog buddy Maguire-


who always seems to have


on his green shirt for these drawings and -no


that’s not planned!!




 


 


reaches into our egg gathering basket and




 


Picks me out a winner!!




 




 Congratulations to Karin!!


Enjoy your gladiolas


and 1 hour Swedish massage!!




 


 


Here is our lucky winner with her 


darling little girl!




 


 


 


 The title of this post is a take-off on  a line from


my favorite sports movie EVER!




 


 


 


 The Natural


 


 


Some of my kids and the hubby and I went to see


the Natural last week at the Liberty Theater in Tyler


after enjoying drinks and appetizers on the balcony at


Jakes downtown, it was so fun and relaxing!


the food is delish and not too pricy with


the happy hour specials. And my kids had never seen


The Natural on the Big Screen.Was wonderful!




May’s give away HAS to be May Flowers, so stay tuned!


Catch you Later- cyber and real friends!


 


 


 


					


	

		


	
Apr18

	

					
Tax Days Give-Away!

		
		

			
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Tax Days Give-Away!


	

					
				Tax Days Give-Away!			
				


Taxes are done and filed,


Now it’s time to smile!


This month’s Give Away is a relief!!


It’s so awesome-it’s beyond belief…






well I can’t seem to get away from flower freebies….


so it’s the Glads to help you be happy :) 




 


Included with the Glad flowers is a ONE HOUR


 




 


  SWEDISH MASSAGE!!




 


   from my Next Door Neighbors at Cedar Ridge Studios




 


We will have our blog buddy draw this Friday


…Just comment on any April Post






 


Just let me know if you don't really like massages and


I won't put you in the drawing.


By the way, it is a young man that does the massage...I know...


 Weird


but he's a professional!!




 Thanks for stopping By!!








					


	

		


	
Apr17

	

					
Posey Postings

		
		

			
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Posey Postings


	

					
				Posey Postings			
				
I KNOW its Tuesday and Tablescape day!!


However, I have made an executive decision and decided


that Today will be the first of many Posey Postings.


Which will just be about my favorite flowers….


 


One by One


for this premiere posey post….


 


the Peony


  the traditional flower of China










                                                                                       pronounced:


“Pee oh Knee”


this beauty is from my Yard! The first one ever!


They do grow in Texas,


you just have to wait about 4 or 5 years for them to bloom..:(


 




 


I arranged this one from my yard


with some light pink


“Sarah Bernhardt” peonies I had


from Easter, as well as some orchids,


on a mirror tray with cut glass containers.


  here is the real Sarah Bernhardt….she was a Shakespearean actress back in the day.










and here is a open Sarah B. peony


What’s not to LOVE??


 


she is ruffled and fluffy and frilly and fragrant… sigh… & pink!




 


above photo-she is with lime green gladiolas


 




the cut glass and mirror setting


 


mini cymbidium orchids


 




 


 and more glances at the perfectly pink petals


 


 






 


 For all my readers.. an invite to Geisha!!


 


 




It’s tomorrow night, Wednesday April 18th @ 8:30 p.m. and is FREE!!


         at Wagstaff Gym on the Tyler Junior College campus.


my son Victor is on this Drumline


(I know it has nothing to do with Peonies, but the poster colors matched)


I hope to see you there


 …think peonies…think Pink.. 


and get ready to be WOWED!!


Will be announcing our Tax Week giveaway in the next couple


of days- as always, thanks for stopping by!


I think these are peonies on this vase? What do you think?




 


  look for this post at French Country Cottage’s Feathered Nest Fridays
















 


					


	

		


	
Apr11

	

					
Modge Podge a Box or Two

		
		

			
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Modge Podge a Box or Two


	

				
Here is a great way to repurpose a shoe box, sturdy cardboard box, or storage box that may have lost its pizzaz. You will need:


    

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    Modge Podge
    

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    Paint brush
    

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    Paper towels or damp washcloth
    

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    Scrapbook paper
    

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    Box
    

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Most of the scrapbook paper I purchased for this product was on clearance at Hobby Lobby. Always look in the clearance first! You never know what you’ll find there! :)  You can see by the price, I think the most that I paid was .44 and I think that was for the paisley patterned paper.




 




 


 


 


This diy is so simple, even your toddler can do it! (well, not quite, but almost:)


 




Basically, the steps are:


1.) Tear scrapbook paper into various sizes (or you may cut it if you want a clean look)


2.)Dip paint brush into Modge Podge and paint onto a piece of scrapbook paper.


3.) Paste onto box.


4.) Repeat. A lot. This is a great mindless diy to do while watching t.v.


5.) Because I was using a box that had some metal handles and corners, I did have to do some special tearing and cutting when I got to those parts of the box.


6.) Once box is covered, go over the whole box one more time with a final coat of Modge Podge.


7.) Let dry. Store something in it. Display it somewhere nice!




 


At times, the paper/Modge Podge combo. makes for a wrinkly texture. To avoid this, use your finger or thumb to smooth it out after you have pasted the paper onto the box.


 


 




                                          don’t knock the wearing off diy manicure ;) 


 


And, TA-DAH, here is the finished product:




 


 (Here, you can see the old interior. This was an Old Navy box from the late 90′s. I’ve kept it forever because of it’s great basic structure and neat handles.)


 






















 


Another thing about pretty boxes? They accomplish two purposes that are very useful in a small space- storage and decor all in one! Brilliant!


 


					


	

		


	
Apr11

	

					
Blue on Blue

		
		

			
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				Blue on Blue			
				


I don’t really have the blues,


 but my Hallway  buffet does!


 




If only I had a BEFORE picture of this


white buffet/dresser -


you would not believe the transformation!


It had not been painted since it was in my Grandmother's house...


say about 1989 or so... and one of our dogs chewed the top right corner ;(




My wonderful, talented hubby painted it, sanded and refinished the oak top and-


Then he built a base for it to raise


 it up to a serving buffet height!




It has this huge and beautiful, carved mirror on it!


I changed  out the knobs to some vintage-looking


glass ones that I got at First Monday in Canton,Tx .


Then I  dressed it up with a blue on  blue collection of vintage postcards,


 Hull vases and an old soap stand bowl.




  I know my guestbook register is pink…


I am NOT getting another one ’til it’s filled,


so come see me!


More looks at this hallway vignette




forget- me- nots postcard




top of the dresser/buffet’s carving…


 


 


some of the detail of the old wash basin








these amazingly blue berries are from my leather 


leaf mahonia bush-


it is so rare to see this color blue in nature!


 






 




and an old chippy blue rose print hangs on the wall-


I am so sad I did not get a picture of the painting above it!


You see – my daughter Lindsay painted our house in the


snow, you can only see the bottom edge of it..


I ended this post kinda BLUE, didn’t I?


 




Come back next week….TAX week…will be announcing our


local give-away


It is a bit different than the past give-aways.




I was in  Feathered Nest Fridays at


http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/


Thanks for visiting today!