The Green Dandelion // Floral Design & Botanical Styling

11.29.2010

today i want to wear flowers...

because after all that i have eaten this thanksgiving weekend, my cloths don't fit.

much love monday

Happy Monday! Today i am loving my new air plant. I picked it up this weekend at emerald petals on mississippi avenue in Portland. Isn't it beautiful!? I hope this one does better than my last one :).

{ photo by me, much love monday brought you you by much love }

11.24.2010

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}

11.23.2010

DIY project: Yarn balls

I LOVE this! I think i am going to start by making a few small ones and stick them in some clear vases. They remind me of snow balls!

{from martha stewart}

11.22.2010

much love monday

I am loving 1950's fashion! (I even made my own high wasted a-line skirt that i am going to wear for thanksgiving!)

{photo by Carlotta Manaigo for Elle italia Nov 2010, via dustjacket attic}

Much love monday brought to you by much love

11.18.2010

today i want to wear flowers

{from bloom magazine}

11.17.2010

bringing in a little holiday cheer

For a while now I have been collecting fallen acorns from the oak trees all over the city. I love these little guys around a large candle, but they can also be used on your table, or in a clear vase stacked high. If your not up for collecting them, or all the little critters have already taken them all for dinner, then I know pottery barn sells fake ones.

I also bought some rose hips from trader joe's. These stuck in a vase and put on a mantel, are a super easy way of brining holiday cheer into your home.

{photos by me}

Stay tuned for more easy and inexpensive ways of bringing in a little holiday cheer!

11.15.2010

much love monday

So lately I have been feeling uninspired. Not sure why, but i decided that in order to get inspired i better start doing things that bring about inspiration, like blogging. Much love monday is an easy way to get going. Thank you to anna over at much love for this awesome way to share with the blogging community about what i am loving... So today i am loving my new smart phone and this retro camera application, and my beautiful kitties that make me oh-so-happy all the time! Here is to a beautiful day!

{photos by me, much love monday brought to you by much love}

11.03.2010

a festive wreath

I am going to make a wreath! So excited about it. Thinking something like this one that I spotted over at the little flower school in New York. Isn't it gorgeous??!!!

{images by little flower school }

I'll post pictures of mine once i finish.

11.01.2010

much love monday

I love fall!

I found these fallen leaves right outside my building. Aren't they fabulous???

{much love monday brought to you by much love}

10.29.2010

just a minute in october

{photo by Marianna Fierro via Much Love}

So new fun way to share a little about me and what has been going on this month, brought to you by Daydream Lily, please join in! Instructions here. (send me a link to yours!)

(how much do you LOVE that photo???)

reading... "the king of torts"- john grisham, so totally stupid, i know what you are thinking...let me explain... so my husband just started law school and this lawyer friend told Rob to read this book, i then wanted to read the book so that i also know what we are getting ourselves into.

buying... i am looking for a vintage medicine cabinet for my new bathroom (i just moved).

listening... to a lot of Sufjan stevens

watching... vampire diaries and community

loving... the fall season!!

10.28.2010

a masked ball

Maybe it is the fact that halloween is right around the corner but i have been dying to put on a crazy cool mask. Wouldn't a masked ball be a fun alternative to the traditional halloween party? I think so! It may be a little to late to plan a party for this year...but count me in for next!

{image 1, 2-Anne He, 3, 4, 5-Jessica Silversaga}

10.27.2010

inspiration board # 6: october wedding

a haunted wedding anyone??? okay so maybe not haunted, but how fun would something like this be?

{for photo credit, click on board then scroll mouse over photo}

10.19.2010

a london floral shop

I just discovered the blog of Miss Pickering, who owns an adorable floral shop in Lincolnshire... when i make it to the united kingdom, i will be sure to go check out her shop!

{ images by Miss Pickering }

10.18.2010

much love monday...

Just found the best quote on love over at {this is glamorous}:

"you know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams"
dr. seuss

I love it! Any of you finding that reality is better then your dreams???

{image found via we heart it}

much love monday brought to you by much love

10.15.2010

inspiration board #5: the beach

It seems like EVERYONE in Portland is going to the beach this weekend, last chance before it starts raining....everyone except me. (enter sad face here) I am in the process of moving to Eugene and so therefore will not be going to the beach, so instead I made this inspiration board.

{ for photo credit, click on board then move mouse over picture}

10.12.2010

real wedding: mandee + ryan

Mandee and her family are practically part of our family. I have many memories of fun times with the Spotts family. When Mandee asked my mom and I if we would do her wedding we were so excited! She knew that she wanted to use bright yellow flowers with pops of green and navy. We decided to do a single planted yellow kalanchoe on each table, since we were working on a tight budget and had 40 guest tables.

Bouquets were made of sunflowers, yellow peppers, solidaster, green hypericum berries, unripened blackberries and green viburnum berries.

The boutonnieres were made of billy balls, kangaroo paws and green hypericum berries.

Mandee and Ryan are a beautiful couple so totally in love!

How fantastic are these shots with the horse!!???

love these shots!

The beautiful Spotts family...

Fabulous details... and how cool is this "finger tree"??? Each person stamps their finger and adds it to the tree symbolizing all the support and love the family has. Great alternative to the traditional guest book!