Too Many Flowers?

I was going through a file this week and came across these beautiful pictures. A couple of years ago I was the photo stylist on a shoot for a national print ad. The photo was to show someone tending to their flowers. It was early Spring in Colorado so an outside shoot would not have worked. I knew someone who had a beautiful garden room and that's where the photo took place. She had many plants already, so I added some fresh flowering plants. I also added garden props to enhance the shot. A few of the props were pieces I had created. I cannot find my copy of the final ad, but here are some of the photos taken that day.

Red Decoupage Watering Can

Beautiful Pink Roses

Black Decoupage Flower Tin

More Flowers

Tabletop

The ad was beautiful and it ran in a number of national publications. After the creative director saw the ad in print, he thought I may have overdone the setting a little bit. I replied that you can never have too many flowers or too many decoupage pieces. I do not think he agreed, but he smiled and then started discussing the next photo shoot.

Sunshine Blog Award

Daisy of La Petite Plume (who creates the most beautiful French-inspired stationery) honored me with the Sunshine Blog Award. Thank you so much Daisy.



With this award I have to:
Post the award on my blog.
Link the person I received the award from.
Pass the award on to 12 of my favorite blogs and share the link to their blogs.
Let the bloggers know I have awarded them the award.

So here's my list:

Debi Ward Kennedy

Planeta AnaIsa

Yapping Cat Studio

J.Covington Designs

The Beautiful Life

The Well Appointed House

Notes from a Cottage Industry

Capers of the Vintage Vixens

Vintage Bliss

Piper's Pen

Holy Experience

King of Tennis

Daisy, thank you again.

In The Name Of Love

Valentine's Day is right around the corner, so in the name of love, I created this sweet cherub tissue box. And for a little French flare, I added the words "Je T'aime" on the large red heart.

The tissue box was created with Valentine's Day in mind, but saying "I love you" is perfect for every day. And since Valentine's Day is right around the corner, I have this romantic tissue box on Etsy just in case you would like to add a little romance to your home in the name of love.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/RobinKingDesigns

Forcing the Issue Update

A few weeks ago, I decided to force the issue with some Paper Whites and Hyacinth bulbs and here are my results. The Hyacinth bulbs are blooming but are not growing very tall, most likely this is due to the fact that my kitchen window faces NW and does not get much light this time of year. Even though they are vertically challenged, they still smell great. As soon as I walk into the house, it smells just like Spring.

The Paper Whites are not making much progress, maybe by Easter.

Although my bulbs would not win any ribbons at a flower show, it is so nice to look at them all growing in my little window garden. I will definitely force the issue next January, too.

Someone to Lean On

Tonight, I came up stairs from my studio to this sweet scene and just had to share. My pug Jesse, who will turn 15 next month, had fallen asleep on one of the many stuffed animals on the floor. (And there are always many on the floor to choose from - however that's a topic for a different post.) Today has been a very cold day but Jesse found a way to make the best of it by choosing to lean on someone.


We all need to lean on someone now and then. Actually, it is something I am trying to do more. One way I can accomplish this is to pray more often. Another way is to say "yes" when someone offers to help. So when my sister offered to help organize my studio's storage space for raw materials and shipping supplies, I said YES. Tomorrow is the big day for the studio clean-up and I can hardly wait. It is nice to have someone to lean on.

A Working January

January 2010 is off to a new and fresh start. As I reminisce to previous years, January brings memories of the end of holiday hustle and bustle, chilly days, and time for me to plop down and take a breather. I use this down time to get inspired as I anticipate Spring and look forward to the upcoming shows to display my new creations.

However this January is different than previous years; my time to plop down and take a breather has all but disappeared! I have been overwhelmed (in a good way!) with custom pieces for clients, new and faithful collectors alike. My artwork will be available in two new stores this year, one in Utah and California. Though this is normally down time for me I am excited that the new year is off to such an exhilarating start!

Forcing the Issue

Yes, I am forcing the issue. The issue of Spring that is. Last week's bitter cold temperatures had me longing for warmer days of Spring. To help get me through the next few months, I decided to force a few Paper Whites and Hyacinth bulbs in my kitchen window. They are planted in pretty vintage glass bowls and vases. Now the snow covered ground is nothing but a backdrop to my little window garden. Hopefully, buy forcing the issue, Spring will come a little bit sooner.