spring is in the air

The smell of daphene and blooming trees has got me going loco for spring. The warmer longer days, the visions of new life everywhere (i live right by ponds that are full of little ducklings) and the smell, oh the smell of blooming flowers.  I am loving soft pinks, yellows and blue-ish greens this spring.

{photo credits: 1: via everything fabulous 2: via room polish 3: joyeuse photography via postcards and pretties 4&5: by elizabeth messina via kiss the groom }

inspiration board # 7: blue christmas

" I'll have a blue christmas..."
Have you seen the new Rue Magazine? Well there is this fabulous christmas styling by bash please which has got me going a little tinsel crazy! What do you think? I think its a super fun idea for a christmas wedding!

{photos from top left to right by: Karen Wise photography, Feather Love via Rue, Feather Love, Allyson Magda, Cara Stricker, Feather Love}

playing with flowers: part two

The second arrangement that we did at the Floral Design Institute was a foam arrangement in a basket. We used hydrangea, roses, gerbera daisies, purple lisanthus, calla lilies, yellow freesia, bupleurum, heather, and flowerless diantheus.

playing with flowers: part one

So we here at the green dandelion got to take a class at the Floral Design Institute of Portland last week. We had so very much fun playing with flowers! The first arrangement that we did was a hand-tied bouquet. The bouquet was made of purple roses, purple calla lilies, stock, delphinium, heather, thistle and montecassino (a european mini aster). I just LOVE they way they turned out! Stay tuned for part 2 and 3! Oh so fun!

When I got home I found the perfect little vase for my bouquet.