Wanted to find a way to display these shimmery pumpkins in the house. I piled them in my silver shell dish and tucked some artificial hydrangea leaves for framing. Happy Autumn!

Brittany and Jody

Had a wedding at the King's Daughter's Inn in Durham this weekend. The inn is a beautiful bed and breakfast that was built in 1925 as a home for ladies. A few years ago it was renovated into a gorgeous bed and breakfast. The bride wanted flowers in varying shades of dark purple. The bride's bouquet was made of white roses, purple caspia, purple stock, matsumoto asters, thistle, and trachelium.

She wanted to acknowledge fall but didn't want a wedding screaming halloween so I used branches, thistle, asters, and white pumpkins. Below is a picture of one of the white pumpkin aisle markers. It is resting on a bed of moss.

There were two large arrangements on the back tables. They were placed in lavender ewers that the bride owned. The flowers were fuji mums, purple liatris, roses, caspia, thistle, white statice, and trachelium. 

Each table also had a small bouquet of rose, ruscus, thistle, caspia, lisanthus, and matsumoto asters. 

The front of the ceremony was marked by two tables with a candlescape. I used different sizes of glass cylinders holding candles, candles with pecans, and water dyed purple. I also had a central large cylinder with dyed water and curly willow branches. Hopefully, I will have some pictures from evening ceremony soon.

UPDATE: I was able to get some photos from the photographer Adam Wamsley. He did a much better job than I did of capturing the beautiful colors.

So happy for them! So happy everything turned out so well. Still loving the purple water!

Fall Mantlescape

I redid the mantle for fall. It had jars of shells in the summer but they didn't seem appropriate for the new colder weather.

The twig pumpkin has a ribbon the same shade as the 

drapes, the dried arrangement features several types of 

feathers, eucalyptus yarrow, and different twigs and pods.

Close up.

I love peacock feathers!

This little "bucket" is so cute.

A New Dish and the Drought

While visiting the New River Pottery, I saw a beautiful scalloped foot dish on clearance. I of course had to buy it. A few days later, my mother was complaining of the drought and how the hydrangeas weren't doing well. I decided to make her an arrangement of drought proof (ie. artificial) hydrangeas in my new purchase.

The scalloping is hidden in the picture but the beautiful detail on the base is clear.

Below are a few of the arrangements I've done for church over the past year and a half (at least the ones I remembered to take photos of.)

One of two identical arrangements I created for church last fall.

For Christmas, I created a cascade of poinsettias and
magnolia branches on either side of the steps.

Also for Christmas I placed white amaryllis in

large bulb-shaped with sparkling red berries and 

willow branches.

I was able to get this picture from a friend.  For Easter I created two vases filled with white lilies, purple bearded iris, eucalyptus, bridal wreath spirea and red knockout roses all in the large bulb vases. All but the lilies, came from the yard.