HOLIDAY DECORATING SEMINAR

It is always great speaking with our local homemakers and garden clubs about holiday decorating. The following are before and after pictures that may give you some ideas for decorating your home this Christmas.

Buffet Before

 Buffet After

Dining Room Table Before

 Dining Room Table After

Mantle Before

 Mantle After

Coffee Table Before

Coffee Table After

SEASONAL DECORATING

I recently spoke at a local garden club on simple ways to decorated for the Fall and Christmas seasons. The following are before and after pictures of how to bring the seasons in to your home.

Before picture of dining room table.

After pictures using assorted fall gourds,rustic turkeys, colorful linens, & fall garlands.

Before picture of the side board.

After pictures using a set of 3 candle holders with fresh nandina leaves and gourds. The arrangement is encircled by a beautiful fall wreath.

Before picture of the living room mantle.

After picture of the mantle using pine garlands, paper whites, and festive ornaments.

Before picture of the living room coffee table.

After pictures using a collection of blue & white ceramics, manzanita branches, white orchids, winter branches, festive ornaments, and frost santas.

FALL ARRANGEMENTS

The chill in the air today tells me that Fall has arrived. Make entertaining easy with these easy Fall arrangements made from clippings from the garden and a few fresh flowers from the florist.

This is an easy arrangement made in a plant saucer holding oasis and filled with fall leaves, a variety of mums, fresh artichokes, and topped with a unique pumpkin. Great for a dining room table.

Take a decorative cachepot and add oasis. Fill the container with a variety of leaves including nandina, maple, pittosporum, and dogwood. Next add garden hydrangeas and fresh apples attached by florist pics. This is great for a sideboard or coffee table.

This arrangement screams Fall. Take a glass cylinder vase and put 2 large heavy duty rubber bands around it. Next take Indian corn (remove the husks) and place in between the rubber bands around the vase. Use a decorative ribbon to tie around the vase and hide the rubber bands. Fill the vase with a variety of fall leaves and flowers from the garden. To finish off this arrangement, add fall leaves and decorative gourds around the base of the arrangement. This is great for an entrance table or side board. Have fun decorating for the Fall season! Come in the shop for more great ideas on how to decorate your home for the holidays!

CHRISTMAS DECORATING

It is hard to believe that it is already the Christmas season & time to start decorating our homes to welcome all our family & friends. This is a wonderful time to bring nature into our homes with fresh greenery that smells so great! The following are pictures taken from a home that I recently decorated for a garden club meeting.

Living Room Mantle Before:

Living Room Mantle After:


Entrance Table Before:

Entrance Table & Coffee Table After:



Dining Room Mantle Before:

Dining Room Mantle After:



Dining Room Table Before:

Dining Room Table After:





Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas season. We hope to see you in the shop soon.

Fall Decorating

I recently spoke at a homemakers meeting about quick & easy ways to decorate your home for fall. Below are the before and after pictures. Enjoy!
Living Room Before:

Living Room After:




Foyer Before:

Foyer After:



Dining Room Mantle Before:

Dining Room Mantle After:



Dining Room Table Before:

Dining Room Table After:




I look forward to the next presentation.