Table Scapes

December lends itself to endless ideas for table decorating.  I was searching the web tonight for new ideas to decorate my table for Christmas dinner.  I was drawn to this video clip from The Nate Berkus Show.  There are 4 tablescapes to draw inspiration from.  Enjoy.

I love how he incorporated not only natural elements, but fun ideas for the kids, metallic and glitz and even flowers.  The arrangement they featured is Teleflora's Park Avenue Centerpiece.  Soft and subtle tones.  The silver mercury glass dish can be used through all December, especially for Hanukkah or Christmas.

 It is stunning in creams, white and sage green hues, but also consider other color palettes for the holidays.

A couple candles and this centerpiece is ready for dining.  Traditional and classic.

If you are ready to push the color button, consider adding purples to shades red and creams. Try a head turning arrangement this holiday season.

This arrangement is bursting with orchids, roses, dahlias and chrysanthemums.  These are just some of the many ways the mercury glass bowl can be used this season. What are some ideas for your table?  

Happy Hanukkah!  Merry Christmas!  Enjoy this week with family and friends.

Poinsettias

I visited Kube Pak to select poinsettias for the Christmas season.  What an extraordinary experience.  There is over 1/2 mile of poinsettias of all colors.  My "tour guide" Rob took me around on a golf cart and showed me color after color of beautiful plants of all sizes.

After I chose a few of my first poinsettia Rob and I sleeved the plants and added them to the cart that followed the golf cart from greenhouse to greenhouse.

This year we have selected a few new colors to share that we have taken a fancy to:

Ice Punch

Sonora White Glitter

Winter Blush Marble

Poinsettias are timeless.  The red Prestige or Freedoms are classics, but why not try a fun natural color this year.  Stop by Flowers by Jennie Lynne to pick up a head turning poinsettia.

Out and About

We are out and about this holiday season - 

sharing our flower knowledge and demonstrating holiday floral design techniques.  

I was invited by my friend Johanny Manning to perform a floral arranging demonstration at Long and Foster's Holiday Open House in Yardley, PA this past Friday night.  I showed the guests an easy Thanksgiving arrangement that they could even design themselves, using wheat, and a pillowing technique with fragrant carnations.  Then I explained that with a few easy changes the arrangement could quickly be transformed into a Christmas design that would look fabulous for the entire month of December with the use of evergreen, pinecones and permanent botanical berries or Christmas balls.  












Don't be afraid to have fun with some of the beautiful materials God has placed outside of your home!  With a little design help from Flowers By Jennie Lynne you'll have your home or office looking festive without breaking your bank and without spending a lot of your precious time!  Happy Holidays everyone!

Fall into Christmas (behind the scenes from the design program)

On Tuesday October 25th and Wednesday, October 26th Heather had the opportunity to design with Tim Farrell AIFD, PFCI, AAF from Farrell's Florist, Drexel Hill, Pa.  Tim came as the Education Specialist for Teleflora's Penn Jersey Unit holiday design program.

We created seasonal fall and Christmas arrangements.  It was exciting to design with other local florists.  We were able to share ideas and critique one another's work.  This way we are able to grow in our knowledge and design skills.  In the following piece Heather Towne (Penn Jersey Unit President) used a monochromatic color scheme in lime green and the techniques of shadowing and framing.  Shadowing is depicted in the anthurium on the left and the bells of Ireland on the right.  This means that two identical flowers create a heavier visual weight when one mimics the other's line and placement.  The "framing" occurs around the empty space in the middle which creates visual interest.

In the next floral design Heather used the Teleflora Glitter and Shine Bouquet.  The lid of the candy dish is hanging "Cindy Lou Who" style from a branch of cedar wrapped in lime green wire.  The white roses draw your eyes down to the center of the arrangement and tie in the white from the glittery lid and the white glitter accents on the red ornament bowl.  Feathers are added as accents in red. A fun way to change the original design.

The final arrangement was designed for the registration table for the Penn Jersey Unit.  It incorporates red ginger, steel grass, lime green cymbidiums and red ornaments.  Again Heather chose a Teleflora Christmas keepsake piece to showcase the design.  The steel grass encircles the design with lime green beaded wire.

Even though we feel it is way to early to be playing Christmas songs on the radio.  It was fun to begin exploring different techniques and texture combinations for the upcoming holiday.  Although, with the snow they are predicting for this weekend, it may seem as though winter is on its way!!