What a weekend it has been! A few months ago the lovely Charlotte from Charlotte Ware Designs found my floral designs on Instagram and invited me to take part in her Royal Wedding weekend extravaganza. What an incredible privilege! Charlotte has created the most incredible space for brides to get all their needs under one […]
Back in late 2017, I was walking along a London street with my best friend Gemma when she suddenly dropped into conversation that she had applied to run the London Marathon. This is a girl who although considerably fitter than me and loves an exercise class, hadn’t really ever run before in her life!! We […]
At the beginning of the year I sat down and made a list of my hopes and dreams for the business in 2018. This included many things like writing a blog each month and gaining 500 followers on Instagram. Both of these are coming along nicely, but the one thing I really didn’t think I’d […]
The weather really did try to scupper my plans, with 2 and half inches of snow falling early on the Saturday morning. We had had something like a 10 degree drop in temperature overnight, going from gorgeous warm sunshine to soft floaty snowflakes in less than 24 hours! When I planned the workshops, I never […]
Now that we are firmly into the New Year, I thought I would share with you what I think the big floral trends of 2018 will be. There are no real surprises, but plenty to be excited about and so much to let my imagination run wild… Ultraviolet 2017 was the year of greenery and […]
You may remember.. back in October I wrote a Blog about mood boards and right at the very end mentioned a very special lady’s 80th Birthday. Well now Christmas has been and gone, I’ve finally found a moment to tell you all about it. Pat turned 80 at the beginning of December and had a […]
At the end of November 13 very lovely people came to my Studio to make their own Christmas door wreaths. I had done the grotty bit for them by mossing the wreath rings. It’s a mucky, often insect filled job and definitely not good on the nails! The Studio smelt wonderfully like Christmas, with […]
Mood boards are an absolutely fantastic tool when designing anything, not least planning a wedding! I use mood boards all the time to collect together my ideas for floral designs before actually setting out to make them. It might seem a little daunting at first and some people may think it’s a waste of time, […]
Come and join in the festive fun! I know, I know its only October, but Christmas will come around very quickly and I know how fast everyone gets booked up! Here is another date for your diary… Create a luxurious Christmas wreath using the finest seasonal materials with my step-by-step workshop. I will demonstrate how […]
Autumn is a wonderful time of year, as the world around us changes colour. I love watching the leaves turn a stunning mix of yellow, orange, red, gold and brown. September and October also bring us some truly incredible seasonal flowers in these gorgeous rich hues and here I have given you a glimpse of […]