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For her October wedding in the New Forest, Suzy choose an autumn day in the forest theme using rich shades of orange,coral and red with autumnal leaves for her flowers. A completely perfect theme for Rhinefield House. Autumnal bouquet of pale orange roses, coral berries, freesias, red tipped green hydrangea, skimmia and red oak leaf for our bride.  Autumn themed buttonhole of orange rose, coral berry and red oak leaf for the men. Corsage of orange freesia, coral berry and red oak leaf for the groom's mum. Wrist corsage of orange freesia, red oak leaf and skimmia on hand made wire mesh bangle for the bride's mum. ( Supplied with ribbon to tie) Tall, autumnal table centre of red oak leaf, orange roses, freesias, berries, hydrangea and ivy trails. The trumpet vase is filled with autumn leaves and the table is decorated with scattered red oak leaves and tea lights. ( I don't know why blogger.com has started automatically lightening some of my photos, the colours are deeper and ...

And now for something a little different. For her October wedding Cat chose a gorgeously warm colour scheme of rich oranges and reds and a natural look inspired by an engagement in New Zealand.  Long, slim trailing bouquet using orange orchids and freesias, red celosia and euphorbia with mixed ferns and eucalyptus. Reminiscent of New Zealand. The shape is longer and slimmer than it appears in this picture and is becoming very popular. The floral equivalent of vertical stripes, it's very a flattering shape.  Bridesmaids carried co-ordinating posy versions  Bouquet in rich reds and oranges using exotic orchids, celosia, euphorbia and freesia with mixed ferns and eucalyptus. That just leaves me to say thank you so much Cat for asking me to design and create your bouquets for you, I really loved working on this unusual scheme. Many congratulations on your marriage.

A gorgeous, classic scheme in fresh greens and whites for Amy. Classic bouquet of Avalanche roses, white freesias and pale green lisianthus with a touch of rosemary and eucalyptus for Amy. Bridesmaids carried a smaller and slightly simpler version using large ivory roses with pale green lisianthus and rosemary. Buttonholes and corsages all boxed and ready to go. Rose, eucalyptus and gyp for the men and freesia corsages with eucalyptus and pearls for the ladies. Tall table centre of white hydrangeas, ivory roses, pale green lisianthus and gypsophila on a trumpet vase filled with gyp. Looks right at home in front of the fireplace at Rhinefield House. Very fresh and very pretty Great Hall at Rhinefield House all set for Amy's wedding breakfast. I love the fresh green and whites against the deep wood panelling in the hall. Tea lights and petals were used to decorate the area underneath the table centres and it would have looked quite magical when the candles were all lit. White hydrang...

A beautiful, summery scheme of purple, pink, mauve and pale green for Laura. Bouquet of purple stocks, Memory Lane and Sweet Avalanche roses, pale green lisianthus, pink freesias, a touch of pink gyp and rosemary with eucalyptus for Laura. A gorgeous summery mix with a country garden feel and a lovely perfume. I was quite sorry to see it go ! Pink freesia corsage with sprays of pearls, rosemary and eucalyptus for mum. Bridesmaids carried smaller co-ordinating posies of mauve and pale pink roses, purple stocks, freesias, pale green lisi, gyp and mixed foliages. Last but not least as they say, the men wore buttonholes of Memory Lane rose with rosemary. Table centres were gorgeous jugs of mixed flowers and foliages in Laura's colours, all slightly different for that natural, country garden feel. That just leaves me to say thank you so much Laura for asking me to design and create your wedding flowers for you, I loved working on this very fresh and pretty scheme for you and I hope you ...

Sorry, it's been a while since the last post. Much longer than I would have liked but goodness I've been kept busy ! Lots of gorgeous weddings to be posted very soon and first up, it's Hannah's Vintage Glamour scheme in rich shades of purple, magenta and burgundy. Hannah's bouquet in purple, magenta and deep red using purple hydrangea, wine dahlias,magenta spray rose and pink astilbe with a little eucalyptus berry. Beautiful for a September wedding. Hannah's bridesmaids who were in aubergine carried smaller versions. Purple and magenta lisianthus with a touch of eucalyptus berry in a tied design make a lovely buttonhole.  Vintage glamour wedding flowers in purple and magenta. Hannah's cut glasses filled with magenta rose, purple lisianthus and berried eucalyptus used here to decorate the table holding the Order of Service. A lovely welcome for guests. Ceremony table flowers carried the vintage glamour theme across, here Hannah's charity shop collection o...

Last night was the first of the Giftwrapping Workshops, held in Nanabelles, the shop where I have a little retail space. Kathleen, the owner, took the class and I added a little bit at the end. It was a very enjoyable evening, and I think all who came went home happy and satisfied, armed with a little more knowledge, to help tackle all those presents that need beautifying. Sheer concentration! (Sorry Margaret, I chopped off your head!) Empty tin can covered with a lovely printed image of deer, and wrapped with cellophane, and finished with matching tag, ribbon  and real berries. A perfume box covered with paper, so that it can be kept. An empty kitchen roll cardboard tube, covered with tissue paper and craft paper, homemade biscuits or sweets inside, and then wrapped with cellophane. A little wooden spoon was tied to the tag. A printed cheque was used to wrap this little box. 'Brown paper packages, tied up with string, these are a few of my favourite things.' Something elegant,...