Winter Bath Part 1

Hello again friends.

Hope you are enjoying your week thus far.

Not only is today Tuesday,

but it is Paczki Day! 

Being Polish I grew up with these sweet treats

made by my maternal grandmother. A paczki is a filled donut. Traditionally filled with prune, but now filled with blueberry filling, strawberry, raspberry, lemon, chocolate and canolli.

I had a blueberry one for breakfast. 

This post is a tour of our Winter bath.

(pillow above my mom made)

)

I have so many pics that this will be done in 2 posts.

Paperwhites on this child's chair.

(we sell these in our gift shop)

Do you remember when I told you about

the 3 5 7 rule.

Well today I am letting you in on another 

design technique.

This one is called overlaying.

Florists do it all of the time.

Its when  you take different elements

and layer them.

Like in this display.

I first placed the greens in my pitchers.

Then I added (layered) in the hydrangeas.

Notice the 3 rule of having the three pitchers.

Here I first added the green garland.

Next the silver springs and finally the white flowers.

We sell these galvanized tree containers at our store.

They are suppose to be for pillar candles. 

I used it as a vessel for a flower arrangement.

Notice this antique?

Can you guess what I use it for?

Fits Q-tips perfectly.

I created this picture which is also for sale.

Another example of overlaying.

This time placing a wreath on my stool,

adding the chamber pot,

a green sprig and this ornament.

A customer was going to purchase this,

but when wrapping it up was

discovered it was broke on the side.

She bought a different one.

I brought this one home and placed it in here.

You cannot even see where it was broke.

Another example.

This time on our toilet paper holder.

Bob made this for us.

Well that does it for part 1.

See you next time for part 2.

7 inches of snow hit us overnight and expected to snow until noon today. Probably end up with 8-10 inches.

Winter Bath Blessings To All!

Janice