Thinking of Spring

At 9am this morning our power went off as the electricity supplier was doing maintenance on the power lines, it stayed off for 6 hours. Living in an ancient cottage means low beamed ceilings and deep set windows so today the sun decided not to shine into our home and it was DARK! I have spent the day dreaming of Spring and these images kept floating through my mind. Via Skonahem

Odorantes - A Parisian Florist

You can walk down any French street first thing in the morning or early evening and you will see hoards of people carrying fresh flowers from their local florist.

Odorantes is yet another fabulous Parisian florist. It matters not which town you are in every florist's display is a work of art. No wonder the locals buy them so often, who could resist?

WANTED!

One of these mirrored vases to make it look as though I have twice as many flowers as I actually have. Found at Mocoloco by Giorgio Zanellato

Sneak Peek at IKEA's Take On Christmas Flowers

I have access to IKEA's ideas for Christmas before they go public. Amaryllis, parrot tulips and a lone crowfoot. Love the look. Go and find more ideas here.

Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone but not forgotten

Lay With Me, I'll Lay With You

lay with me i'll lay with you

Sickly Sweet

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Foxgloves

Love this cushion I found at VV Rouleaux with foxgloves made from ribbon, almost as lovely as

the real thing.

Mesmerising

When I entered the site of VG New Trend in Italy I thought the figures used were statues and wondered how they got them in the right positions. Seems they are real people made to look like statues. Not only is their website mesmerising so are the pieces of furniture, lighting and floral displays. Take a look there's more and take note of the music containing heavy breathing and dripping water.

My Sort of Flower Shop

There's little that pleases me more than coming across a fabulous flower shop when I am out and about. With this one I didn't even need to be there in the flesh. I found Jamie Aston's shop on the internet and it still pleases me.

Flowers In Newspaper Format

If like me you can kill flowers at twenty paces then how about buying them in newspaper format. Crazy but very beautiful idea. From Intube Studio via Yatzer

Interflora Lights Up My Life - The Designers Block Floral Arrangement

I took delivery of this fabulous floral arrangement from Interflora the other day. Designed by Lilly Rose Flowers in Morpeth, Northumberland. Not only do they look fabulous in daylight but

in the evening I can light the candles that are placed in little mercury glass holders and it takes on a whole new look.
The little card that accompanied the flowers said:
Dear Di
We've taken inspiration from your blog's colour scheme and design as we have the products you feature to try to reflect your creative tastes in this floral design piece. We hope you like it :)
Best Wishes
Interflora
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