04/04/2026
Eastering….
I finally had time to pick a few flowers to play with “just because”. This little bowl I found in a brilliant second hand barn that we stumbled across on a recent trip to Keukenhof in Holland (more on that on another post, but do go if you can! 🌷)
Other finds are this pretty Iris Easter egg in a local charity shop and I absolutely love working with these flower frogs. As a mechanic they give a base to arrange from and structure to my creations, but as you can see from the box, these ones are not new. I found 11 of them as a bundle on Facebook and when the heavy box arrived it came with a note saying “my 102 year old mother in law is so pleased these will get used” so I feel like I have been gifted something very special, handed down from one florist to another and every time I use one of them I wonder about the hands that have created with them before me 🥰
Finally, the last photo is of one of my pittosporums in flower. This is the first year I’ve actually noticed it, I suspect because it’s cut so much it doesn’t always get a chance to flower! The tiny dark blooms are such a lovely contrast to the pale foliage and as a bonus it’s scented, so I couldn’t wait to cut and use some.
Wishing you all a good Easter Weekend, however it looks for you 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
