In just a matter of months I am going to become an aunt for the first time! To celebrate this exciting occasion, my mom, my brother’s fiancée, and I threw a baby shower in honor of my sister-in-law. Each hostess knew her job from the start: my mom would provide her lovely house for [...]
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Shower Flowers
Monday, July 18th, 2011A Glass Act
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011Flipping through our Spring 2011 issue, I noticed all the gorgeous arrangements placed in simple glass jars. Yes, the trend is everywhere right now, but there’s a good reason for that: jars are simple and affordable. In fact, you probably have a few forgotten in the back of your cupboards or sitting in your fridge [...]
Easy as 1, 2, 3
Thursday, April 21st, 2011Runway photos from left to right: 1.Loewe, Simone Leonardi/GoRunway.com via style.com 2. Gucci, Yannis Vlamos/GoRunway.com via style.com 3. Gucci, Yannis Vlamos/GoRunway.com via style.com This spring “color blocking”, or combining bold, saturated colors together, is a big trend. We loved the look and couldn’t resist the notion of doing the same thing with a floral arrangement. [...]
Petal Pointer: Ring Around the Rosie
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010Written by: Katherine Perry, publishing assistant For a recent bridesmaids’ luncheon hosted by our editor-in-chief, I attempted to add a little punch to the punch bowl with a floral ice ring. With a few simple instructions from our ever-creative design editor, Sybil Sylvester, I set out to see if this project was really as foolproof [...]
