Tiny Blooms - # 38 - Tulips in Mini Vases

I'm making a few changes to my my blog and one small change is to bring back 'Tiny Blooms'. It was right from the beginning a very popular series of blog posts, but for many reasons I decided to put it on the shelf for a while. But here we are - I'm relaunching it and I'm hoping it will be as popular as it was before.

I hope you'll enjoy it!

This series of blog posts - called 'Tiny Blooms' - are about small flower arrangements. Small - might be the size of the flower or the amount of stems I'm using; or it could be the size of the container. 

It can also be that the arrangement is minimal both in presentation and that it's simple, quick and easy to do. Apart from that there are no other strict rules - I'm allowing myself a lot of creative freedom!

I had so much fun creating this series of flower arrangements for a feature in Gatherings Magazine. It was the spring issue 2013 and I was the Contributing Floral Styling Editor.

The lovely Editor in Chief was Heather Spriggs and Gatherings Magazine was published both as an E-magazine and in print, but it's now sadly no longer being published. 

The feature was called Bulbs in Bloom and run over four pages. Half was about tulips and the other half was about daffodils.

Here is some of the text I wrote:

"Over time, philosophers and writers have often used the metaphor of spring to explain the power of remaining positive and optimistic. No other season has so much anticipation and hope for a fresh start and renewal - the world is full of potential." 

Some of you might have seen the magazine - but these images has never been published on my blog before. 

Enjoy your flower arranging and have a fabulous and floral Monday!

Thank you for visiting 'Of Spring and Summer' - I will be back on Wednesday with more floral delights from Of Spring and Summer.

Ingrid 

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

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P. S. If you are looking for more floral inspiration you can go over and have a look at my Pinterest boards. I have just over 200 boards all relating to flowers, floral styling and flower arranging. There are boards on individual flowers and shows how to arrange them. Other boards show different ways of using vases and containers. Simply click on the link below and it will take you straight there.

Pinterest:   https://www.pinterest.com/ofspringsummer/

Floral Media - # 24 - My Feature in Gatherings Magazine - Florals + Fabrics

This is my feature in Gatherings Magazine's spring Issue 2014 called - Artists + Artisans. 

All the contributors chose an artist or artisan as inspiration and mine was the textile designer Sarah Hardaker.

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The weighty linens printed with the most beautiful pastel colours by designer Sarah Hardaker were the perfect inspiration. They created a natural relationship to my floral styling and blended flawlessly with my vintage collection of little ink bottles and jugs.

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All the beautiful fabrics that I have used are by the English textile designer Sarah Hardaker. She designs her own range of bespoke fabrics and wallpaper and all her fabrics are printed in England using linen woven in Scotland by small family owned manufacturing companies.

Sarah also makes handmade cushions, bags and small gift items using her fabrics and she will often personalise them with names and initials.

A lot of Sarah’s designs are inspired by nature and she uses the flowers in her garden for design and colour inspiration.

Sarah says “You can’t beat nature for this, the beauty of a dark pink Gertrude Jekyll rose with lime green Alchemilla mollis – perfection.”

Using Sarah’s fabrics along with my flower arrangements I have created inspirational floral moodboards in two different colours - pink and green.

The flowers I have picked are a mixture of tulips, hyacinths and Ranunculus as well as little snowdrops. In both moodboards I have used a lot of different vintage jugs and small ink bottles instead of traditional vases.

Mixed in with the flowers and fabrics are also an assortment of ribbons - by Jane Means, washi tape, painted clothes pegs, colouring pencils and old postcards.

Have a Wonderful Floral Day!

See you soon!

xoxo Ingrid 

Floral Media # 22 - Gatherings Magazine - Spring Issue 2014 is out!

I'm very happy to announce that the Spring Issue of Gatherings Magazine is published this week. 

Below is a little preview - and also an offer on a 10% discount on all orders. 

Cover of Gatherings Magazine - Spring Issue 2014 - Artists and Artisans.
Cover photo by Cristina Colli.

Spring Market Report by Trisha Brink.

Recipes by Clarice Fox-Hughes - Styling and photography by Annetta Bosakova.



Recipe by Clarice Fox-Hughes - Styling and photography by Annetta Bosakova

Fabrics + Flowers - styling and photography by Ingrid Henningsson. 
Fabrics by Sarah Hardaker.

Book review: Decorate with Flowers by Holly Becker and Leslie Shewring. 

 

Book review: Backyard Style by Matthew Mead.

Mothers and Daughters Taking Tea - feature by Heather Spriggs Thompson - photography by Amber Beckham.

For A Day In Paris - Parisian fashion shoot - words and photography by Amber Beckham.

Home/Studio Tour of Erin Anderson.

Gatherings Magazine is offering you a 10% discount on all magazines orders! 

Just enter the discount code BLOGFRIEND at checkout.

Here is the link to Gatherings Magazine web site.

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Have a Wonderful Floral Day!

I'll be back on Sunday with another Florets - an inspirational floral quote by a flower lover. 

xoxo Ingrid

Floral Media - Gatherings Magazine Preview - Spring Issue 2014

The next issue of Gatherings Magazine is about to be publisher. Here is a little preview. 

Gatherings Magazine – Spring 2014

Gatherings Magazine Spring Market Report

Pages from Spring 14 Gatherings Magazine

Florals by Ingrid Henningsson for Gatherings Magazine

Here are a few words from the Editor in Chief Heather Spriggs Thompson:

"We have been hard at work behind the scenes preparing our Spring issue for you (releasing March 10). We are excited to share the gorgeous features in our Artist + Artisans issue. To celebrate and honor the kindred spirits who inspire us, each of our contributors chose an artist or artisan as their muse. These pages are a tribute to those creative souls. Be prepared to be tantalized with healthy doses of artistry and pops of color. This issue we welcome guest contributors, Jen O’Conner of Earth Angels, Nashville photographer, Amber Beckham, and Holly of Hobnob Market along with our fabulous Gatherings team.

Now we are offering a special opportunity to pre-order our Spring Issue for Wholesale and Individual Print copies. Be the first to receive our best issue yet! (All orders will be mailed March 10)"

Click here to pre-order Gatherings Spring

Wholesale

Individual Print Copy

Have a Wonderful Floral Day!

See you soon!

xoxo Ingrid

Floral Media # 14 My Feature in Gatherings Magazine - black + white florals

This is my feature in the latest issue of Gatherings Magazine. The winter and Christmas issue is always called The White Issue and the theme this year is Celebrate Scandinavia.

I'm the floral stylist on the magazine and a contributing editor.

I'm also very happy to tell you that the above image was the cover of the magazine.

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black + white florals

Eucalyptus berries have a wonderful texture and colour and works brilliantly in a white setting. I have continued with more texture and used an interesting ceramic vase designed by the Swedish artist Bertil Vallien in the 1960's. 

The votive candle holder is from the Finnish company Iittala. It'is called Kastehelmi, the Finnish for 'dewdrops' and refers to the bubbles in the glass. 

The cushion in the background is made from vintage French linen and has a beautifully monogrammed 'E' on the front panel. A seasonal little parcel and bauble complete the picture.

  

The Viburnum tinus has small round almost black berries and the Symporcarpus or Snowberries has bigger plump round white berries or fruits. With the stems cut very short i have used little white vases with black drawings called Caramba, designed by the Swedish glass artist Ulrica Hydman Vallien for the glass factory Kosta Boda in the 1980's.

Snowberries are very versatile and can be used with their stems cut short and used in small vases or left long and used in large arrangements. I have also seen them used stripped of all their leaves giving them a dramatic look with pure white berries on dark stems. Combine them as here with a votive candle and a little wrapped present.
Ribbon is from Jane Means collection.

"Five Gold Rings" just like the words in the Christmas song 12 Days of Christmas - the five gold rings in this case are two kinds of Swedish brass curtain rings; I have added some extra seasonal sparkle with gold glitter twine and a vintage Christmas bauble.

Candles and candle holders are very much part of Swedish interiors adding a sense of warmth during the long, dark, cold winters. Here are four black wrought iron candle holders with tall, slim white candles. For the holiday season I have mixed them with vases of seasonal berries, vintage Christmas tree baubles and a little Christmas present wrapped with white tissue paper and bakers's twine.

Scandinavians often combine the modern with antiques in unusual and clever ways and they take pride in their heritage and traditions. Here are some antique cups with gold decorations and some vintage Christmas tree baubles on a pile of antique psalm books. Both the cups and the psalm books are heirlooms passed down through several generations.

  
A white on white theme - white Gypsophila or Baby's Breath in a white vase with ridges, five silver coloured baubles on a white fabric and a white painted wooden background - simple and effective.

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Gatherings Magazine is available in both printed and digital versions from here.

[Styling and photography: © Ingrid Henningsson for Gatherings Magazine.]

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Have a Lovely Floral Day!

Back soon!

xoxo Ingrid

Floral Media: Gatherings Magazine - The White Issue 2013 - is now out!

The Editor in Chief of Gatherings Magazine, Heather Spriggs Thompson introducing the latest issue.

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Dear friends,

Our Winter White Issue is now available! We released our beloved White Issue early this year as a holiday edition to inspire your cooking, crafting, gifting, and decorating this season. You will find fabulous articles inspired by Scandinavian traditions including Clarice Fox-Hughes’ New Nordic Cuisine, Dutch stylist, Louise de Miranda’s tips on setting the holiday table and a Scandinavian inspired cross-stitch project designed by Annetta Bosakova.

We hope you enjoy it as much as we did putting it together. As our gift to you we have reduced the cover prices of both the digital and printed editions. Just click below to order!

$14.95 for print

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$3.95 for digital 

1 Year Subscription- $60 

Gatherings makes the perfect gift! And now we offer a 1 year subscription!!

From our home to yours we wish you peace and joy this season.

The Gatherings Team

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[Images: 1/2/3 © Ingrid Henningsson, 4/5 © Cristina Colli, 6 © Louise de Miranda, 7 © Maaike van Koert.]

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I really hope you like the magazine!

Have a Happy Floral Day!

See you soon!

xoxo Ingrid

Floral Media - Gatherings Magazine Fall 2013

Gatherings Magazine has just published their Fall Issue for 2013 - it's called Rustic Romance. The Editor Heather Spriggs Thompson has done an excellent job as usual. 

I'm one of the Contributing Editors and the Floral Stylist on the magazine. Here is part of my feature for this issue. 

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Creating seasonal flower arrangements in deep, dark, rich tones, there are lots of flowers and foliage you can try.

The main flower I have in the arrangements is the Hydrangea in inky blue and purple tones, mostly arranged on their own - the big flower heads have a lot of texture and colour; and they create enough impact just by themselves and often don't need any other flowers. Hydrangeas are a flower arranger's dream flower as they are easy to arrange and last for ages.

Image Above: Berries are a favourite of mine especially for autumn arrangements; I like these lovely green unripe blackberries that mix beautifully with the Hydrangea. The container is an antique silver-plated coffee pot, in the background is a decorative Victorian metal bracket. The silver grey colour is repeated in the old round wire-framed glasses with its decorative case that once belonged to my grandfather. The book is by Dante and has a beautiful decorative cover with drawings on the spine.

Another striking flower is the Eryngium, sometimes also called Sea holly, with its steel-blue flowers and bracts. I have used it on its own but it also works well in mixed arrangements.

Left: A vintage clock face - faded and chipped over time - makes an interesting textured background to a floral display of Eryngiums in an Art Deco perfume bottle..

Right: A bunch of handwritten love poems written by my father - tied with a lace ribbon and decorated with a small bunch of Hydrangea. All displayed on a fully functioning 1930's Art Deco L. C. Smith typewriter with spools of inked fabric ribbon.

Left: A collection of vintage blue glass ink bottles - when everything was hand written with ink - make wonderful little vases for single flower stems.

Right: Old letters from Sweden with stamps and postmarks from the early 1900's - displayed in an antique letter holder with Chinese motif.

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I hope you have enjoyed my feature on flowers from Gatherings. Here is a link to Gatherings Magazine to find out more about the magazine.

If you are interested you can find out more about Gatherings Magazine on all these social media:

Facebook: Gatherings Magazine
Twitter: GatheringsMag
Pinterest: Gatherings Magazine
Instagram: Gatherinsmag

Have a great day!

xoxo Ingrid

[Styling and photography by Ingrid Henningsson for Gatherings Magazine.] 

Gatherings Magazine - Spring Issue 2013

The spring issue of Gatherings Magazine is just published - it's called Spring Renewal. 

You'll find lots of inspiration for creative living including - interiors, crafts, vintage resources, recipes and of course some floral styling by Of Spring and Summer!

The amazing Heather Spriggs Thompson has done another fantastic job - with the help from her lovely editors and contributors!

My contribution that is called Bulbs in Bloom is on page 24-27 as well as page 3 and the back cover.

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Happy reading and I hope you'll enjoy the magazine.

Thanks for visiting and making comments.

xoxo Ingrid

   

Gatherings Magazine : The White Issue

The latest issue of Gatherings Magazine is out and it's called The White Issue. The editor Heather Spriggs Thompson and all the contributors has done a great job.

It's full of wonderful inspirational features covering interiors, food, flowers, fashion and crafts.

Have a look at all the gorgeous images and writing by lots of talented photographers, writers and bloggers. 

I'm very happy to be one of the contributing editors - my feature is called Winter's Palette and you'll find it on page 38.

    

Happy reading and I hope you'll enjoy it!   

Thanks for visiting.

xoxo Ingrid