FLOWERS by ingrid and titti - Happy New Year!

Its the end of a great year for 'FLOWERS' - and we would like to wish you a 'Happy New Year!'

It was so lovely to round off the year with Titti and I being featured as 'Blogger of the Month' in the Swedish magazine Lantliv.

For celebrating New Years Eve I have created a little new years table setting with Amaryllis, Christmas cactus and dark green holly. 

Cloudy skies, low outdoor light levels and short winter days sometimes makes it a little bit difficult to take photographs indoors. I only use natural light for the images I take - but I do make one exception and that is candle light.

The brass candle sticks are Swedish - designed in the 1940's by Ivar Ålenius-Björk - they are called 'Liljan' - Swedish for 'Lily'. It was a very popular candle stick and is now being made again. Here is a link to a Swedish article about the manufacture Ystad Metall.   

The flowers and foliage are very simply arranged - the gorgeous white and green Amaryllis are in a off-white vase - the Christmas cactus is planted in a pot and the holly is also in simple mini glass vases - as well as a few stems tied with a grey ribbon and placed on the table. 

I have put some gold and brass coloured mini Christmas tree baubles in a few clear glass containers.

As well as a few old antique brass curtain rings just for their simple beauty but also for fun.

A festive New Years Eve table with a bit of bling, candles and seasonal floral beauty!  

Titti Malmberg - my Swedish collaborator on FLOWERS - is also wishing everybody a 'Happy New Year!' - or as they say in Sweden 'Gott Nytt År!'. 

Please, go over and see what she has created on her blog HWIT BLOGG.

You can see all our FLOWERS posts HERE and also on Pinterest.

Have a very Happy New Year!

~ xoxo ~ 

Ingrid 

[Styling and photography © Ingrid Henningsson for FLOWERS and Of Spring and Summer.]
[Ribbon designed by Jane Means.]

Blogger of the Month in Swedish Magazine Lantliv

I'm honoured and delighted to be able to tell you that Titti Malmberg and I are featured as 'Blogger of the Month' in the latest issue of the Swedish magazine Lantliv. 

Lantliv means country living and it's a great magazine that's regularly published twelve times a year. They also publish a few special editions every year - about gardening, summer living and Christmas. It has lovely features on interiors, food, gardening, fashion, beauty and travel. It's has a mix of charming country living with modern Scandinavian design. 

Every month Lantliv do a little write-up about bloggers with a picture and this month our blogs are featured.

Here is a translation of the text:

"Ingrid Henningsson lives in an Arts and Crafts house built in 1911 in London with her husband and two children. Ingrid has a background as a photographer, garden designer and teacher in horticulture. On her blog Of Spring and Summer she is styling, photographing and writing about flowers and floral styling.

Titti Malmberg lives in an old house built in 1929 on the island of Öland with her family and her old cat Sötnos. Titti is a freelance lifestyle and flower photographer and has worked for many years as a stylist. On her blogg HWIT BLOGG Titti is happily mixing flowers and vintage with beautiful images of her island.  

Together they collaborate on their blogs with a project called FLOWERS where they share inspiring ideas, tips and beautiful flowers all according to the seasons. They like to show that everyone can be creative and make arrangements themselves and that it doesn't have to be expensive or difficult - flowers should be a joy!" 

Here is a link to Titti's blog - HWIT BLOGG.

Have a Lovely and Creative Floral Day!

~ xoxo ~

Ingrid

[Photography: Cover of Lantliv magazine by Anna Kern. Flowers by Titti Malmberg.]