This past weekend, November 8th and 9th, we kicked off the holiday season by participating in the HopeSpring Holiday Tour of Homes. The tour featured five spectacular homes in the Waterloo Region, as well as the HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre’s Kitchener location. All the…
Our Easter table this year is very simple compared to last year’s Easter tablescape. This year we have several birthdays adding to the festivities of the weekend so I want to keep it simple and let the flowers speak for themselves. Helleborus blooms are one of my…
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about Rosemary for the holidays and shortbread cookies with Rosemary. Well a few people asked for a recipe, so here it is! Browned Butter & Rosemary Shortbread 1 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar (white or brown)…
I was a prepared flower girl this year and planted some paperwhite bulbs back the middle of November and now they are blooming just in time for the holidays. Our house smells heavenly and they sure do look pretty on the fireplace mantel. Paperwhites,…
Currently sitting up here in Canada dreaming of a white Christmas, the weatherman says it is not likely but I’m still hoping Mother Nature pulls through for us and delivers some snow. Christmas is a time of the year when all of our senses…
Imagine a stroll through the woods; walking amongst nature, smelling the earthy natural fragrance of the great outdoors, seeing lush textures of trees, branches, leaves and moss against a December sky. This was the inspiration for this outdoor decor: Ingredients: BC Cedar Boughs Birch Poles and…
With this weekend being one of the busiest shopping weekends of the holiday why not save yourself some major time, frustration and stress and shop from the comfort of your home or at one of the local galleries in Kitchener-Waterloo? Our tri-city is filled with fabulous artists who would…
This year I’m not really in the glamorous, sparkly kind of Christmas mood. Perhaps it is due to the crazy year we have been though? Buying a house, quitting my full time job, moving, renovating and decorating…this list goes on. Therefore to end this year my soul…
Hey fellow Canadians! Like so many this year I’m trying to by local and handmade goods for holiday gifts this year. There is nothing better than given something that was made with love and not mass produced on an assembly line in some far away country….
Well the holidays are finally upon us; it is now December, time for all the shopping, baking, parties and fun to start but I’m not even sure where to focus my attention right now. We are in the middle of a mini natural disaster in our basement due…
Happy Thanksgiving to all our US friends, we hope you are full to the brim with yummy festive foods and cheer! A little note about the above arrangement: A blogger friend from NYC, Sarah from Chevrons & Stripes, asked me if I would be…
With the holidays only 5 weeks away I think it is time we slowly start thinking about adding a bit of festive decorating to our homes. So this week we will kick off our holiday indoor floral arrangements, starting with Zygocactus (aka Christmas cactus). Zygocactus tends to be…
It is time to start winter decorating outdoors with fresh evergreens before the snow flies and we can help you. Living Fresh offers the following winter and holiday outdoor decorating: Custom Fresh Evergreen Urn and Planter Arrangements Outdoor Fresh Evergreen Wreaths and Swags Fresh…
Happy Halloween friends! Are you all full of sugar? I know I am but I had a blast preparing for tonight’s trick or treaters. This afternoon I picked up some candy, a pumpkin and a bunch of flowers to create a flowery Jack-O-Lantern for…
While I’m still digging away at the new gardens at the new house I have to say that I’m thankful for having access to my Mother’s lovely gardens anytime I make the drive to visit her. This past weekend we did indeed make the drive and…
Since Thanksgiving is this weekend for me and all my fellow Canadians I thought I would share with you a simple, but fun way to fest up your home or table. The great thing about holiday decorating is the possibilities are endless and you do not need to…
Easter is here … So, I thought I would share a little inspiration with you to get you decorating for the holiday this weekend. Decorating a table for a holiday can be very complex or fun and simple; thats really up to you. It’s…
With Valentine’s Day so close I wanted to create a little treat for you, something fun, inexpensive and inspiring. So I came up with a little idea that involves lots of hearts and a potted fern that would be easy for anyone and everyone…
Happy holidays from our home to yours! Here is a little peak of our home decorated for Christmas: Have a wonderful holiday friends! Enjoy!
Here is a quick, inexpensive and fun way to add some colour and interest to a holiday centerpiece with fresh fruit. Materials needed: Fresh Greens – Pine, Boxwood, Cedar Fresh Fruit – Pomegranate, Oranges, Lemons, Limes (Citrus fruits work best) Everlasting Berries Oasis Floral Foam Decorative Container…
For me it is just not Christmas without an Amaryllis blooming in the house. Forget the traditional Poinsettias, they just don’t do it for me, it is Amaryllis all the way around here. The long-lasting blooms of the Amaryllis are strikingly beautiful and you can easily dress them…
Well, the holidays are in full swing here, just finished cleaning up from our first party and I’m exhausted. Despite the exhaustion, I still wanted to share today’s flowers with you. In keeping with last week’s theme, white and natural, I created another quick and easy…
Can you believe it, the holidays are only 4 weeks away! Yikes! I have so much to do, so today I started decorating the house. I like to keep it simple and fresh, while using product that will last from November until the beginning…
