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mother’s day floral workshop

Tina — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:26:39 +0000

On Sunday, May 13th the Living Fresh Flower School taught a Mother’s Day Floral Workshop to a group of 6 talented women. As Mother’s Day surprises two of the students brought their Moms to class for some floral fun! We also had our youngest student ever, instructor Deb’s sweet 9 year old daughter.

For this floral workshop Deb and I hand picked a selection of purple, green and white flowers for the student to play with in clear glass urns.

Here is the list of flowers we used in the pieces:

L.A. Lily, white with a hint of green
Roses, white with a hint of green
Carnations, white
Hydrangea, white
Waxflower, white
Mini Hydrangea, green
Spider Mum, green
Hypericum Berries, green
Commercial Mum, purple
Tulips, purple
Freesia, purple
Anemone, purple
Silver Dollar Eucalyptus
Dusty Miller
Salal

All 6 students created wonderful floral pieces:

For our next flower class we are having a Garden Party! The party is on Sunday, May 27th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at the Button Factory in Uptown Waterloo. For more information and to register please go to our website or call us at 519-573-9039.

For more images from this class and others please go to our Facebook page and Google+ page.

52 objects – number nineteen

Tina — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:03:36 +0000

Figured Oak Sideboard

This sideboard, with its lovely figured oak veneer, rosette mounts and carved legs, was my Nana’s. She always called it the Divorce Case, not sure why? When she moved out of her big old multi-bedroom house into a condo years ago the sideboard was given to my Dad. When my parents moved it ended up in my possession.

The piece needs some repair and to be refinished, which I will get around to one day. Currently missing from it is a mirror that attaches to the back, the mirror has been broken for years.

It is a piece that I will never part with as it has too much sentimental value now that my Nana is gone. It is a reminder of day gone by.

It currently resides in our dining room.

flowery goodness for mother’s day

Tina — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:24:16 +0000

Here is a little peak at what we have in the works for Mother’s Day! It encompasses lots of pretty garden flowers in shades of pink, peach, coral, cream, blue and, purple; just to name a few.

These images are samples only, flowers are subject to availability. But guaranteed to beautiful for Mom!

52 objects – number 18

Tina — Thu, 03 May 2012 23:30:18 +0000

Vintage Exit Light

I know I mentioned this light earlier this week but I had to make it part of my 52 object project because I absolutely adore this little vintage exit light!

I found this light while antique shopping with a friend in St. Jacob’s in the fall. After giving it a fresh coat of paint it sat on out kitchen counter for months waiting to be hung. We just got busy and house improvements and decorating projects got put to the side. Now that the weather is nice and we have a house guest coming next week. I’m inspired to get this place finished!

So hanging this light was the first project completed on the big task list of getting our little house ready for summer entertaining!

flowers and candy for mother’s day

Tina — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:26:04 +0000

Living Fresh has teamed up with Sweet Addictions for a fun Mother’s Day collaboration! We are creating colourful, joyous arrangements for Mom filled with flowers and candy!

A floral arrangement similar to the one shown is $40 +HST and local delivery. This piece is in a standard plastic floral container with a colourful mix of carnations, berries, candy and greenery.

A floral arrangement similar to the one shown above is $60 +HST and local delivery. This piece is in a clear glass vase with a colourful mix of garden flowers, candy and greenery.

A floral arrangement similar to the one shown above is $60 +HST and local delivery. This piece is in a white ceramic vase with a colourful mix of garden flowers, candy and greenery.

Please contact us at 519-573-9039 or info@livingfresh.ca to place orders.

Flowers are subject to availability, however, you’re guaranteed to get colourful and beautiful fresh garden flowers mixed with candies!

Please place your order by May 10th to guarantee availability.

peonies and a new vintage foyer light

Tina — Tue, 01 May 2012 02:34:47 +0000

It is peony season in the fresh cut flower world and I could not be happier. Creating beautiful floral arrangements are so easy when peonies are involved! I will be playing with these lovelies ever chance I get while they are in season!

When I’m not busy with flowers I will be busy finishing the decorating of our home. Things have been put on hold for a while and it is finally long enough. The nice weather is inspiring me to want to entertain so that means this little house of ours needs to get pretty!

We got a good start on the pretty on Sunday when we hung a new light in out foyer. It is a vintage exit light I found while perusing a local antique market. What do you think?

I also got a whole lot of trim painted too!

Living Fresh Flower School – Mother’s Day Floral Workshop

Tina — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:51:45 +0000

“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.”

In 1908, white carnations were the first Mother’s Day gift to ever be given in North America, dating back to the original celebration where Anna Jarvis handed out two of these flowers to every member of her church’s congregation that was a mother.

In light of this tradition, the Living Fresh Flower School invites you and your mom to our Mother’s Day workshop where we will make a classy floral arrangement mingling some traditional elements with modern day, resulting in a piece as unique as your mother!

Date: Sun, May 13, 2012
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Price: $ 125.00 + HST

All classes are held at the Button Factory in Uptown Waterloo at 25 Regina Street South.

In celebration of our moms, the Living Fresh Flower School is offering a special deal for you and your mother: sign up together and enjoy the rate of $220. To register for this deal please contact us at flowerschool@livingfresh.ca or call us at 519.573.9039.

For registration and more information please visit our website.

52 objects – number seventeen

Tina — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:49:22 +0000

Old Oak Dining Table

This old oak pedestal dining table is the table my family gathered around for dinners and the table my two sisters and I sat at to do our homework. As a family we spent time celebrating, enjoyed the company of friends and even crying around this table. It has been a part of our family for a very long time, so long in fact that I cannot remember when it entered into our lives.

Today it lives with my spouse and I in our tiny little home. It is our primary dining table and seats only 4 people, but we usually squeeze in more. We share our dinners and weekend brunches at this table, have friends join us for meals around it and I use it when working on my floral creations. It is also a great backdrop for my floral and food photography.

It is marked up, well loved and worn but I adore it just the way it is.

52 objects – number sixteen

Tina — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:08:56 +0000

Vintage Persian Area Rug

This old vintage wool Persian area rug just might be one of my favourite decorating elements in our house. I adore all the colours in it and the bold statement it adds to our library. I also love its large size of 12′ by 14′. When we moved into our new home I feared it would not fit in our tiny space but it fits like a glove.

The rug originally belonged to my spouse’s German aunt; it made the trip to Canada with my spouse back in 2002.

It is a keeper!

air plants, coco boats and moss go so well together

Tina — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:35:09 +0000

Air plants, Epiphytes, are all the rage lately and it is a good thing too. These little gems of a plant are very easy to grow and look great displayed in a today’s modern homes.

Epiphytes are plants that grow upon another plant without causing the host plant any harm. They will happy grow on buildings and other objects providing they can receive the moisture and nutrients they require from the air. They are commonly found in the tropical rain forests.

For this arrangement we arranged 4 Air Plants on aCocoBoat with some different types of moss and a couple of branches. All the maintenance this piece needs is a regular spritz of water and to be kept out of direct sunlight.

Looking for a piece like this for your home? Contact us at Living Fresh, we take custom orders!