We have a few Canadian wedding websites to ogle when wedding planning .. it is just plain factual. We were so stoked when approached by the Canadian wedding site "hitched.ca", asking to feature one of our most favorite wedding bouquets.
Of course we said YES!
We were totally honored to be chosen for the article "20 way's to make your wedding stand out". It was such a treat and we wanted to share it with you!
Don't you just love it eh? !
Please enjoy and give Hitched.ca some Canadian love!
Find the article below!
20 ways to make your wedding stand out!
Eco friendly alternative floral designer of home decor, events and wedding florals. Upcycled vintage fabrics, brooches and environmentally sustainable paper flowers embellished by what ever we fancy!
Saturday 29 June 2013
Tuesday 25 June 2013
A "Nomad style" summer
A nomad (Greek: νομάς, nomas, plural νομάδες, nomades; meaning one roaming about for pasture, pastoral tribe.
Summer is here!
Schools out this week and the summer is packed full of good fun.
Here in Ontario we get at most, 3 months of SUMMER weather .. you know, the kind of weather you can justify cutting the grass in your bikini .. kinda weather.
Not that you will drive by 163 Chester and catch us doing such a thing!
What are you up too this Summer? this is the early summer conversation starter. It replaces the "weather talk".
Sometimes I shudder at the thought of answering this question. I am not a busy, busy person.
I am perfectly okay with lounging around enjoying the summer. I like to call it a "nomad style summer "
But some how I feel like I am doing my kids an injustice by "nomadding" it all summer long.
NO - summer camps
NO - evening/ saturday sports teams
NO - school work books
NO - rushing, hushing or stressing
What does our summer include ?
We have a ton of work to keep us busy along with camping, cottaging, picnicking, hiking, thrifting, gardening and grilling.
Don't get me wrong, we have "things that need to be done" laundry, grass cutting, cleaning, flower making, business marketing, paper work and the regulars of daily life, but this summer there will be no "time crushing"
This summer we are going to enjoy the PEOPLE in our lives. Nieces and Nephews, Nana's and Oma's, cousins, Aunts, Uncles and family friends. We are going to enjoy the "gifts of the season" summer sun, warm rain, veggies from the garden, Popsicle, bike rides, hiking the Bruce trail, swimming in the lakes and campfires.
The internet hours have been set, no turning back now. MY kids will learn what it was like to be a child of the pre internet era, they will learn to find "things to do" OUTSIDE.
If you want to ponder a Nomad life style and benefits it may (or may not) bring to your life, take a gander at this posting and let us know your thought's. *Warning, it can be a bit harsh and opinionated** not for the faint of heart but FOR the open minded!
*opinions expressed are solely the authors .. we are just gleaning a few pieces from it.
Try a few "nomad days" this summer, it might just feel good :)
The Krusty Sage: Your Kids Don't Need Your Stupid Success Track
So, let's put on some loose fitting clothes and flower crowns! Roam with us for a while!
Summer is here!
Schools out this week and the summer is packed full of good fun.
Here in Ontario we get at most, 3 months of SUMMER weather .. you know, the kind of weather you can justify cutting the grass in your bikini .. kinda weather.
Not that you will drive by 163 Chester and catch us doing such a thing!
What are you up too this Summer? this is the early summer conversation starter. It replaces the "weather talk".
Sometimes I shudder at the thought of answering this question. I am not a busy, busy person.
I am perfectly okay with lounging around enjoying the summer. I like to call it a "nomad style summer "
But some how I feel like I am doing my kids an injustice by "nomadding" it all summer long.
NO - summer camps
NO - evening/ saturday sports teams
NO - school work books
NO - rushing, hushing or stressing
What does our summer include ?
We have a ton of work to keep us busy along with camping, cottaging, picnicking, hiking, thrifting, gardening and grilling.
Don't get me wrong, we have "things that need to be done" laundry, grass cutting, cleaning, flower making, business marketing, paper work and the regulars of daily life, but this summer there will be no "time crushing"
This summer we are going to enjoy the PEOPLE in our lives. Nieces and Nephews, Nana's and Oma's, cousins, Aunts, Uncles and family friends. We are going to enjoy the "gifts of the season" summer sun, warm rain, veggies from the garden, Popsicle, bike rides, hiking the Bruce trail, swimming in the lakes and campfires.
The internet hours have been set, no turning back now. MY kids will learn what it was like to be a child of the pre internet era, they will learn to find "things to do" OUTSIDE.
If you want to ponder a Nomad life style and benefits it may (or may not) bring to your life, take a gander at this posting and let us know your thought's. *Warning, it can be a bit harsh and opinionated** not for the faint of heart but FOR the open minded!
*opinions expressed are solely the authors .. we are just gleaning a few pieces from it.
Try a few "nomad days" this summer, it might just feel good :)
The Krusty Sage: Your Kids Don't Need Your Stupid Success Track
So, let's put on some loose fitting clothes and flower crowns! Roam with us for a while!
Monday 24 June 2013
Always better with a model...
We take hundreds of pictures every week. Almost nothing is sent out with at least a mini photo shoot. It is just as important to have a lovely portfolio of our paper designs as we use to have for our fresh wedding designs.
If rushed for time we snap our designs in our backrop room with a vintage shabby chic dresser as our back drop.
Mel found the dresser while thrifting and she added a few coats of paint and a bit of glaze to add some distress, giving it the lovely shabby look.
However, we have found the photos Etsy favors are with a model. This meaning, most all of our front page or Etsy newsletter photos have been the ones chosen with a model in them.
So, we do take the time to photograph with Iris as our model. Often a white background is favorable for treasuries, we dress her up in a white dress or pretty blouse and she is off and running for our photos.
This week we were able to wrangle her in for a mini shoot before we hit the post office with our finished orders. She never likes her face to be included .. sometimes it has to be .. for example our halos ! but for these shots we just cut her off at the chin .. so to speak ;)
Here are a few beauties to share with you.
Enjoy!
If rushed for time we snap our designs in our backrop room with a vintage shabby chic dresser as our back drop.
Mel found the dresser while thrifting and she added a few coats of paint and a bit of glaze to add some distress, giving it the lovely shabby look.
However, we have found the photos Etsy favors are with a model. This meaning, most all of our front page or Etsy newsletter photos have been the ones chosen with a model in them.
So, we do take the time to photograph with Iris as our model. Often a white background is favorable for treasuries, we dress her up in a white dress or pretty blouse and she is off and running for our photos.
This week we were able to wrangle her in for a mini shoot before we hit the post office with our finished orders. She never likes her face to be included .. sometimes it has to be .. for example our halos ! but for these shots we just cut her off at the chin .. so to speak ;)
Here are a few beauties to share with you.
Enjoy!
Thursday 20 June 2013
Wedding Wednesday: Alternative Blooms
YAY! It is up and running!
We were blessed to be found by Annette Hamm of CHCH morning live at the beginning of this year. We were contacted by her via our facebook page and with in the month were were invited to visit CHCH morning show for Wedding Wednesday!
Totally nerve wracking but so much fun. Annette is such a wonderful woman and she made me feel right at home on the set of CHCH TV.
We did not share this right away because our spot was not loading properly, it has been fixed!
If you want to know a little more about our business please feel free to check us out!
Wedding Wednesday: Alternative Blooms
Enjoy!
Mel
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