Christmas Inspiration #3...Cosy Winter Vases!

I love this idea of creating cosy knitted sleeves on vases for a really wintery feel for your table! I scoured clothing stores for cable knit leg warmers, complete with pompoms, and socks to create these beige and soft pink vases! Another option, for those of you who enjoy a little rummage, would be to hunt through some charity stores for some cable knit jumpers and make good use of the sleeves!! I added some cream roses but you could have any colour combination you like!

  

 

Have fun getting creative! Check back tomorrow for more Christmas ideas!

Christmas inspiration #2..roses & cakestands!

 I love red roses at Christmas and together with simple greenery from your garden you can create this easy centrepiece. If you prefer you could use white or even soft pink roses which would look equally beautiful. I used 2 vintage glass cakestands and a footed glass bowl to create the stand and then added small favour boxes and roses and foliage in small glass votive holders on the tiers. Hope you like!

I can't believe it's almost December...I hope you're getting excited and not too stressed with the shopping!! Look out for another idea tomorrow!

Christmas inspiration #1...Tulip Surprise!

 A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of decorating the Shine Christmas Market in Derby and had to create 18 'simple to do' Christmas table decorations to inspire visitors for their own Christmas table at home. So I thought over the next few weeks I would offer you an idea each day to inspire you too!

So here is number 1 which I thought I would call 'Tulip Surprise'! I wrapped a few boxes in a nice gold paper and stacked them, joining them with pretty ribbon. I then cut some slits in the top of the boxes and placed small vases in the top. Around this I placed some gold angel hair, tissue paper and raffia and then added some gorgeous soft pink tulips and there you go...a floral gift for your centrepiece! It looks gorgeous with mercury glass tealight holders or a nice hurricane lamp and some faux soft pink glittery berries add a nice finishing touch! See what you think...

Hope you've enjoyed and are starting to feel a little bit Christmassy now! Look out for number 2 tomorrow!x

Emily & Darren...

 It was such a pleasure to be part of Emily & Darren's wedding a couple of weeks ago. It was a wedding full of personal details, quirky vintage finds and gorgeous vintage tone florals that definitely reflected their unique style! They married in their local parish church in Quorn village and followed with an amazing reception at The Carriage Hall, in Plumtree, Nottingham. I can't wait to see their official photographs but couldn't resist showing you some of the details! 
For their ceremony I created a feature arrangement using a gorgeous vintage wooden box provided by Emily, and filled it with these lovely autumnal hydrangeas and vintage tone roses and personalised it with their initials...such a lovely idea!

I am totally in love with these colours! At the Carriage Hall I created table centres using lovely cream candelabras and floral wreaths and also a collection of vintage cream urns for the mezzanine tables.

The Carriage Hall is such a beautiful and versatile wedding venue and I loved the opportunity to create this stunning ceiling of twinkle lights and paper lanterns in the mezzanine area.

The reception was filled with lots of lovely details including a natural twig wishing tree, sweetie table and cupcakes served on vintage glass cake stands...

On the bar, I filled a vintage champagne bucket with more gorgeous flowers...

So I hope you've enjoyed this little sneak into what I get up to on a weekend...I thoroughly enjoyed this wedding and getting to know an amazing couple and I wish them all the best for their future together!!

Matt & Sarah...an engagement shoot...part 2!

So finally I am catching up with some blogging and I definitely have a treat for you today! Here are some gorgeous images of a recent engagement shoot I styled, sent over by the lovely Rachael Connerton. Matt and Sarah were such fun to work with and Rachael has captured so much of their personality and style...so I  apologise for the number of images but I just couldn't pick out my favourites!! Enjoy!

A huge thankyou to Rachael, who is always a pleasure to work with!