Showing posts with label Clear Glass Vases. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clear Glass Vases. Show all posts

10 February 2016

Floral Media - Inspired by Spring from McQueens Flowers



More and more spring flowers as well as many flowering branches are starting to appear. Today I'm featuring an inspiring short video from the London florist McQueens Flowers.

The flowers they used are forsythia with their classic yellow flowers, twisted branches of corkscrew hazel and simple white tulips.

They have used two different kind of clear glass vases - three tall cylinders with straight sides and four slightly smaller also cylinders but with curved sides with a narrower opening at the top.

In the lower curved vases they put just a small amount of water and then one branch of yellow flowering forsythia. The branches are cut down so that they sits inside the vase  - just barely sticking up above the edge. So the whole thing is viewed through the glass.

The other arrangement in the taller cylinders is filled with the same amount of water and then they've combined one cut-down branch of hazel with white tulips. Again most of the hazel sits low in the vase just sticking up above the rim of the vase a little bit. 

There are three tulips in each vase joining the hazel. All the leaves are removed and they are cut at three different lengths giving interest and movement behind the glass.

This shows how to use classic spring flowers and branches in a very modern and contemporary way.

All the vases are grouped together making a strong spring-like statement.

This is a lovely arrangement that is quick and easy to make. Just follow the simple instructions and you'll have one for your table!!

  Have a Lovely Floral Wednesday!

I'll be back later in the week with more floral delights from 
Of Spring and Summer.

Ingrid

~ xoxo ~


[Video provided by McQueens Flowers.]

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22 November 2015

Florets - Floral Quote - # 90 - Holly Becker and Leslie Shewring



"From tall, fluted vases to ceramic pedestal bowls and milk bottles, keep an open mind and experiment. In addition to varying the size of your vessels,consider the size of the openings, because this dictates the size of your bouquet. You may love the more dramatic and full arrangements that you see in magazines, yet struggle when creating them at home and wonder why. Eliminate this little problem by stocking vessels with smaller openings in your cupboard."


~ Holly Becker and Leslie Shewring ~ 




[Holly Becker: American, based in Germany,interior stylist, teacher and blogger on Decor8, author of three books Decorate, Decorate Workshop and Decorate with Flowers.
[Leslie Shewring: Canadian, stylist, photographer, designer, blogger on A Creative Mint and co-author of Decorate with Flowers.]
[Quote from: Decorate with Flowers (2014) by Holly Becker and Leslie Shewring.]
[Flowers: Pink and white Dahlias.]
[Container: Clear glass vases with narrow openings.]
[Styling and Photography © Ingrid Henningsson/Of Spring and Summer.]

Have a wonderful and floral Sunday!

I will be back tomorrow Monday with another Floral Media - all about Amaryllis.

~ xoxo ~

Ingrid


[Styling and Photography: © Ingrid Henningsson/Of Spring and Summer.]



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