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One of my goals for this year is to offer more floral design courses.  I am pleased to announce the first one is happening this month!  You may remember I taught Jenny Keller of Jenny Cookies and her girl friends how to arrange flowers during their Fall Ladies Lunch.  They were so popular, she is now offering workshops so others can join in on the fun of her Ladies Lunch!   Join us on Friday, March 18 or Saturday, March 19 for our Spring Flower Arranging Ladies Lunch.  We’ll have lunch, drinks and plenty of desserts! I will teach you how to arrange a simple and cute spring arrangement, using seasonal flowers.  We’ll provide all the supplies you need and you get to bring your arrangement home with you to enjoy.   So grab a girlfriend (or two) and come join us. We will have tons of fun, chatting and designingRead More

The Big Fake Wedding came to Seattle this past fall, the first time they have been in Washington. Held at the iconic Space Needle, the event is an alternative to the traditional wedding show.  Instead of vendors having booths, they stage a real wedding! Guests experience a wedding ceremony, reception and dancing, which allows them to see all the vendors in action. I was fortunate enough to be invited to participate, providing bouquets, boutonnieres and two table designs for the event. We were given a mood board to work with, titled The Fair Isle.  This helped keep the wedding look cohesive while still allowing each vendor to showcase their styles. Color palette was neutral: sage, moss, ink, thistle blue, browns. The images that stood out for me on the board were tweeds, wool yarn, forest, thistles and candlelight.  From there, I crafted some items for the table designs and gatheredRead More

Our favorite weekend outing is to go hiking at one of our many state parks.  We live near so many, it can be hard to choose a favorite.  But Deception Pass State Park is definitely a standout, with its sweeping ocean views and sheltered beaches.  One of these beaches, Rosario Beach, is where Sarah and Matty chose to get married. Sarah is a wedding photographer from Texas, so she knows a thing or two about weddings. She was planning her own wedding from a far and found me to help design her florals.  I work with many brides who have connections to the PNW but live in other states now, so this was not a problem. We talked on the phone and via email, exchanging ideas and wishes for their wedding. When their wedding day finally arrived, I met Sarah for the first time in person as I handed herRead More

Jenny Keller of Jenny Cookies is truly an inspiration to me. I love to bake and make sugar cookies for holidays.  But she takes things to a whole new level.  So creative!  And she really knows how to host a party.  So when she contacted me to come teach a flower arranging class for one of her Ladies Lunch, of course I said yes! Held at her house just outside Seattle, the luncheon focused on the beauty of fall.  The leaves were just changing color and the air is colder outside.  For the flower arrangements, I chose to show how to use flowers purchased from the store with flowers found in your yard.  There is a lot you can do with the flowers/shrubs/trees found in your yard!  When finished, the arrangements were a true celebration of the beauty of fall. Each one was slightly different but all were stunning. CheckRead More