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Glass, Tin, Silver

You know what's boring? Traditional vases. I am inspired by the new trends in flower vases: glass bottles, tea tins, and silver pitchers or jars. Especially if the said trends are antique! The contrast between the plushness and vitality of flowers against the sleekness of glass and metal is striking and interesting. Popular for garden and country weddings, and perfect for cottage living - these arrangements are easy to create, can cost little, and really don't require much creative effort. Just grab an old bottle, empty tea tin, or that silver jar you never use and fill with flowers. I'm charmed! 

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Photos for Flowers

I went looking for flowers today to fill my lovely tin flower pot, and I stopped in at Prince of Wales Garden on the Danforth between Woodbine and Coxwell.  It was a sunny, warm, perfect day so I decided to take pictures of the pretty flowers with my iPhone, and the shop owner (far left) asked if I could send him the pictures I was taking of his shop and he would give me a big basket of begonias in return as a thank you. Perfect trade-off! Don't the begonias look beautiful in my tin pot? This gesture made my day! You never know the kinds of people you might run into on any given day.

J xx

Swimming Peonies

Image: This is Glamorous

If I had the space to command such attention and the window overlooking the streets of Paris, I'd without a doubt purchase a gigantic clear vase and fill it with a dozen uncut, losely placed peonies.  I love how unkept they look in this presentation.  The key is to place the vase in front of a natural light source so that the water glistens in the sun and bursts of light peak through the stems.  This is a playful alternative to your standard flower arrangement.  Visually this is so appealing to me because it showcases the 3 unique tiers of the arrangement: light-infused water, dense foliage and plush peonies. Perfection!

J xx