Blooming in the Shop

New botanicals and cards in my Etsy shop!

Also in bloom...

Schlumbergera (Christmas cactus).

In bloom

Camellia sasanqua.

Vintage Christmas

My mother and "Miss Ann", South Georgia, circa 1960 (? ).

What I love---

the white tabletop tree (I think my sister has that table!), 

cropped pants, shiny, shiny wrapping paper, white socks and penny loafers.

An old-fashioned, sixties Christmas.

Sneak...preview!

I have just met my latest deadline for Newnan Coweta Magazine with an article about the language of flowers. And so...I was inspired to create my own tussie-mussie (ugh! Hate that name, but I haven't been able to come up with another.) It is a small, tight nosegay of flowers, leaves, and herbs with each plant conveying a specific meaning. This one is for my sweet sister-in-law to celebrate her engagement. The amazing thing about this little gem is I was able to find all the components blooming in my yard (in December!!), except for the sweetheart roses. BUT to find out the meaning of each plant you will have to check out the January/February issue of the magazine.