Des fleurs pour un brunch de la fête des mères

Des fleurs pour la fête des mères

Au cas où quelques uns de vous l’auraient oublié, ce weekend est dédié à nos chères mamans!

Cette année, toute ma famille se réuniera au nouveau clubhouse du Club de Golf de Laprairie pour un brunch de la fête des mères. Mon oncle et moi avons donc décidé de récompenser celles qu’on aime avec de jolis centres de tables. J’ai opté pour un design super simple mais frais et féminin. Du splendide lilas d’Hollande entouré de fleurs d’orchidées cymbidiums dans un pot gris-brun, j’avais aussi peut-être pensé utiliser un pot coloré … c’est le genre de décision de dernière minute que j’aime bien prendre quand j’en ai la chance! Lorsque je crée pour ma famille, je ne peux jamais me décider, c’est plutôt simple, je ne recherche qu’une chose … le design parfait!

Sur ce, j’hésite entre les cymbidiums verts ou roses qui sont tous deux magnifiques, lesquels devrais-je utiliser?

The Secret to Rose Water

Rose Water

Egyptians have a secret and its rose water. Rose water is used to make the skin soft and beautiful. The rose flower has antiseptic properties that help the skin reduce wrinkles and fine lines. This recipe has been used for many years and is highly recommended for beautiful skin!

How to make rose water

1. Gather your roses. If possible, harvest pesticide-free roses from your own garden; however, if you must buy roses from your local florist, rinse the petals in cool water to remove any chemicals.
2. Pluck enough petals to firmly pack 1 cup. Place the roses in a heat-resistant glass bowl.
3. Boil 2 cups of spring water and pour the hot water over the rose petals. Cover the bowl with a lid or plate and allow the rose petals to steep for 30 minutes.
4. Cover a wide-mouthed jar with a piece of cheesecloth and pour the rosewater into the jar. Discard the rose petals.

Credits:
How to Make Rosewater

Design Sponge

Centres de tables pour Altitude Concepts

Centres de tables pour Altitude Concepts par Oxide, Fleuristes, Montréal

Voici donc le résultat de notre ’’make-over’’ d’arrangements cocktail en centres de tables pour Altitude Concepts!

Solution rapide, simple et efficace, nous avons utilisés 40 petits vases cylindriques de deux hauteurs où nous avons submergé nos têtes de pincushions orangés, chrysanthèmes verts et feuille de cordyline roulée utilisés pour les arrangements cocktails du soir précédent.

Leur cliente a donc pu profiter pleinement de ses fleurs pour ses deux événements, pas de gaspillage, économie d’argent et efficacité au maximum, on adore!

Yummy!! Tasty Flowers

Edible flowers

Have you tasted flower?
Flowers are not only used for the purpose of decor and gifts, they are used in recipes!

Edible flowers are considered to be a gourmet delight!
They can be used in cold salads, beverages, soups, desserts and hot meals. Fresh edible flowers are found during the spring and summer, they are extremely tasty bought from organic farms or gardeners who raise flower for the use of food.

Here is a list of edible flowers:

• borage,
• carnations,
• lavender,
• roses,
• violets,
• pansies,
• gladiolas

that are easy to find and cook with. So next time when you have guests over add a pretty flower to their meal! They are delicious!

Share with us your favorite flower recipe!

Edible Flowers

Credits:

www.flowerslovers.blogsome.com
www.dev.ealerter.com
www.onceuponaplate.blogspot.com
www.bitterbutton.com
www.theflowerexpert.com

Combining Crystals and Orchids in Flower Arrangements

Orchids and Crystals

Crystals and orchids, the ultimate luxury! Last wedding season was filled with this magnificent combination and we are very excited to share these pictures with you. Having an inventory of crystals and chandeliers for vases and using our creativity to work with orchids, we are able to provide brides with these lavish designs.

Orchids and Crystals

The simplicity of these arrangements really showcases the true beauty of these two products, remember that sometimes less is more, quality over quantity! A chandelier siting on a tall vase with stunning orchids, anyone interested?

Quelques idées de décoration de Noël

Mon " arbre " de Noël

Je voulais partager avec vous quelques unes de mes décorations de Noël!

J’adore ajouter des petites touches ici et là, un sapin ce n’est certainement pas assez! Par contre, le tout doit être moderne et élégant. J’ai créé ce deuxième ’’arbre de Noël’’ à l’aide d’un grand vase transparant, j’y ait ajouté des bouts de troncs de bouleaux au fond et y ait placé des branches noires maléables au dessus. J’ai accroché à celles-ci des étoiles vertes scintillantes, le tout entouré d’autres petites touches d’éléments festif.

Je suis prête pour les fêtes, il ne reste plus qu’à attendre patiement le grand jour!

FLOWERS IN A CHRISTMAS TREE

Flowers in my Christmas Tree!

I had some left over flowers from a project we did … what to do with them?!

I couldn’t not pay attention to these beautiful cymbidium orchids, I just had to put them somewhere special. What more special than a Christmas tree! I love how they just sit there and brighten up my very modern shinny black tree with silver and green Christmas balls. Green cymbidiums would have looked even better for my decor, I think this is what I will do for the Holidays instead of a centerpiece.

Fresh flowers in a Christmas tree, love it! I can’t wait until Christmas, I am so excited!

DIY: Flower Balls

Gen doing a Flower Ball !

There is nothing more beautiful than a ball of fresh flowers! Now this isn’t a project for a very small budget, but we still thought we would share it with you since it is something fairely easy which can be done with so many different varieties of flowers.

What you’ll need:

1. A ball of floral foam.
2. A bunch of your favorite flowers (quantities depend on the size of the ball).
3. Patience!

How to start:

1. Make sure your ball of floral foam is well soaked with water.
2. Cut all your flower heads to the same length (leave about 2 inches of stem).
3. Start inserting the flowers in the floral foam, making sure to place these ones very close to each other.
4. Be gentle, you wouldn’t want the floral foam to fall apart …

So easy! In this case we used pink carnations, which works very well for this project, as carnations are not expensive, and the texture is this flower works well to give a beautiful final results. Though, I would suggest to let your imagination run wild!

HOW TO: Decorate a Rectangular Table With Flowers on a Low Budget

Decorating a Rectangular Table

Design is all about balance!

When trying to dress a rectangular diner table on a budget, always keep in mind that you are better off having more smaller arrangements and accessories than only a couple big more expensive pieces. Yes some may say less is more, however in this case we are trying to dress a festive table from one end to the other. Use floating flowers in small vases, you can even use those same vases to float a colorful candle (depending on your color scheme), alternate these arrangements to create a dynamic and modern dinner table.

Go crazy with colors and shapes with all your table settings, don’t be shy, you’ll have so much fun doing it!

A Trick to Jazz Up a Vase for a Modern Look

Leaves could be a great idea to hide stems in a vase!

Here is a trick to make any bouquet of flowers look more modern.

To jazz up any plain clear vase, buy an extra exotic leaf when you go to your local florist, there are so many varieties and even colors to choose from, going from dark to light green and even from burgandy to fushia, use one wich will match your choice of flowers.

Before placing your bouquet in the vase, roll up the leaf and place it inside this one, it will naturally make its way around the inside of your vase, then simply put your flowers in! If you are having trouble inserting your bouquet without breaking the leaf because the stems of your hand-tied bouquet are going from narrow (where it is tied) to quite wide at the bottom (where they naturally fall), try to take a piece of rope (or anything you find around the house) and tie the bottom of your stems as well, problem solved! If you are using loose flowers, you for sure won’t have this issue, simply drop them in.

Enjoy your brand new vase!