I spent a good bit of last weekend digging through bins, and shelves, and racks full of vintage. I used to do this several times a month but now I'm lucky if I make it to the thrift store once a quarter. It felt good to be back in the game and I scored big time!

I've not really been in the mood to shop for clothes lately, instead focusing my efforts on finding unique household items. Things I can use for flower arranging, crafting, and decoration. Here's what I found:

+  4 flower frogs

+ 2 rolls of crushed velvet ribbon, one red and one biege

+ 3 2yd lengths of silk ribbon in navy, hunter green, and cream

+ 4 carved wood napkin rings

+ 1 hand-carved wood tray

+ 4 small amber glass vials

+ 3 bottles of essential oils- lime, violet, and rosemary  

Funny how they all turned out to be little things, nothing larger than a dessert plate. I can't wait to use all of my goodies in a few upcoming projects ranging from Christmas gifts to photoshoots. - b.

Imagine me jumping up and down when I say this- I got to make another bouquet this week for my Flower Arranging 101 class! It really is the highlight of my life at the moment. It's so fun buying flowers each week for the course, practicing a skill I so desperately want to master, and at the end of the week I have a beautiful arrangement. This week's assignment was to create an English garden-inspired bouquet.

The flower selection at Whole Foods was surprisingly springy this past weekend so I just went with it. I chose white tulips, purple clover, hydrangea, and pretty ivory tipped greenery to use- filling out the selection with a few weeds snipped from the empty lot down the street. The result (I hope) feels fresh-picked and organic. - b.

The title of this post is a little cryptic but I'm not quite sure what else to call this thing I've started doing. With the end of summer long past and fall quickly coming to a close all those bunches of fresh herbs in the grocery stores are starting to dry up- or at least get exponentially more expensive. So I've come up with my own solution to the problem. I'm freezing them. 

I've collected basil, tarragon, oregano, sage, mint, and coriander. Each herb has been carefully cleaned, cut, and then tucked tightly into the ends of plastic bags and frozen for later use. They will be the glory of our fall suppers. They will flavor our Thanksgiving meal. They make me so very happy - b.