Happy Valentine's Day!

RED ROSES made of DecoClay - the colour of the day! The language of LOVE...

Spend a moment with someone you care about today and let them know how much you love them!

Starting the day sprinkled with little Lindt chocolates, egg in the whole (shaped in a heart) with the cut-out heart toast on the side is a fun way to start the day. Hand-crafted or store bought, a greeting card to express you love (humour, serious, hand-written sentiments) also goes along way!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Daisy Arrangement

SO thrilled with how this 'early spring' arrangement turned out! Daisies, tuberose buds, peonies, roses and hydrangeas - they're all there in this square vase arrangement!

I tried several graduated colours of clay on a few flowers and I am very pleased with the colour combination (such fresh and clean huses) and texures of the flowers used. I have been arranging blossoms that I have made over the past couple of weeks and there are LOTS to choose from on this worktable. I listed this one into my Etsy shop - take a peek!

I have also found a new source for containers - I can hardly wait to fill them with lots of clay flowers - what is your fave colour combination these days?

Holiday and Wintry Arrangements

Some photos of Christmas and Wintry Arrangements that I have been working on! Can you believe that they are made from air-dry clay? I am amazed how great they look when transformed from my work table into a hand-designed arrangement that will brighten someone's day and look great on a holiday table...or how terrific for a reception table at a winter wedding!

If you are in the Newmarket area tomorrow, there is an Open House Shopping Event that I am participating in. There will be several product lines available as well as a showcase of my clay flower designs! There will be many shoppers who will be seeing clay flowers for the first time - can't wait to hear their comments!

The event is at the Bowen Therapy Clinic in The Newmarket Plaza (130 Davis Drive, Unit 4) from 2-8pm. There will be lots to look at and shop from as well as refreshments, door prizes and shopping fun! Please drop by if you are in the area.

Late Summer Florals

Well...do you hear it? The sound of silence...as the children have gone for the first day of school in our neighbourhood! Some parents silently weep while others sing "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" as the hustle and bustle of the school routine resumes.

I thought it was timely to show a 'late summer' vase arrangement, designed two different ways. One is more traditional with a loose triangular shape and the other more contemporary with a more vertical structure. I used some delicate blooms - like white hydrangea clusters, coral coloured poppies and open white peonies complemented with some full roses in shades of yellow, peach and coral. I like how these flowers are balanced and how the burlap rope wrapped vase gives so much more texture.

Leave me a comment about your kids' first day of school...Enjoy the moment!

Wrist Corsages for Weddings

With so many "special guests" at a wedding, it is a very thoughtful gesture to honour them with their own flowers. Clay flower corsages are a perfect gift for the special people in your lives not only on the day of your wedding, but as a keepsake of this special day.

Here are an assortment of wedding corsages, complete with a pearl wristlet (just to make it a bit fancier!). Even the most delicate blossoms like gardenias, peonies, roses and poppies can be transformed into beautiful, everlasting wedding corsages!

Rainy Day - Sunny Flowers

It is raining here today with a thunder storm brewing! Ah, Spring!! As many of my friends who are anxious to get into their gardens are busy at the nursery and garden centers, I thought I would post some cheerful flowers before I head out - off to get LOTS of compost to feed my outdoor gardens! It is a long weekend coming here in Canada - sort of 'opening weekend' for cottagers and gardeners!

I am really pleased the way my clay flower arrangements are composing themselves lately. I have been making lots of pink coloured flowers (see the rustic mossy pot) and coral coloured roses...so for a change, I tried the selection of purple/lavender roses in a cute ceramic pot. Hope you like them too!

Mother's Day Weekend

Just wanted to share some more photos of some pieces I have been working on! I think the hydrangeas are my current fave - love all of the shades and tones that can be created with clay! Don't forget to have a card for Mom for Sunday! Happy Mother's Day to all of the Moms - we owe a lot to you!

I am lucky enough to be spending Mother's Day with my own family, including my Mom and Grandmother! :) Enjoy!

Feeling Like Spring!

It is really Spring here now! I see the buds on the maple trees, the glorious magnolia trees are about to burst (one of my spring faves!) and bulbs blooming everywhere! Hooray - now I am getting the bug to go out and see what I can do in the garden. I feel the romance of the floral garden as I see the nursery garden centers opening up and the flats of annuals tantalizing me...

In the meantime, here are some recent arrangements that I made for Mother's Day. You can almost smell the fragrant peonies (so delicate as a fresh flower) and roses. The hydrangeas (also so delicate and fussy) can be enjoyed as clay flowers for a lot longer! I really like this colour combo this time of year too - so refreshing after a long, cold winter!