women's day decoration with white flowers

If you want to make your home more lively and cheerful, fresh flowers are the easiest way to do so. 

Although I prefer colorful flowers, this time I tried something different. This all-white flower arrangement has such a peaceful, calming, and serene feeling to it. 

 Happy International women's day!!

Floral arrangement for summer

It is getting nice and warm day by day. The sun roof in the dining room brings bright sun shine all day long. Makes the room so lively. The desire to decorate and make the dining table increases by all the sun shine. So now the dining table does not have the 'ready to eat' look but ' ready to party'  look. What better way to add colors to any room other than flowers. For the love for floral arrangements I did a certificate course in floral design. Although I admit that most of my designs come up impromptu without much attention to the traditional setups. Here is what I did recently. 

Curled up the leaves on the sides all around. Blues, purples and pink with hints of white giving it a wavy symmetry with few leaves springing out to add a little drama.  

Some more pictures. Wooden jars giving them company. 

A glimpse of my living room in the background. 

Have a lovely weekend!!

Joining party @ BNOP!!

Spring Hibiscus centerpiece

Styling a centerpiece for a table gets so much easier and lovable when you have fresh cut flowers from your garden, isn't it? Having blooms to my plants makes me happy because that means they are happy.. I am taking good care of them.. Doing something right !! I am sure you would agree with me more if you are as emotional as me:)

Hibiscus is found in variety of colors - I have 3 plants- orange, red and pink. When we have sunshine and fresh blooms from our garden I believe there is no need to over decorate them. With hibiscus you have to enjoy them when are in full bloom since they stay open only for a day in a vase and 2 days on the plant. 
 Just putting them in a pretty vase or jar will add loads of  beauty. Just let the flowers talk. 

I used a small silver jar. It's main purpose of for sugar cubes, mouth fresheners like peppermint or other Indian ones , candies or dry foods. A Ikea candle holder plate and 

some of my wooden blocks. The bird is ceramic and looks very much real. I choose a ivory table runner. All of these things are from different countries where we lived before and have lovely memories attached to it. I don't know if it is the attached memories or just the flowers  that makes it special to me. 

Spring in my room!!

Spring is here..in my house near by bedside!! 

The tulip and hyacinth bulbs I had planted have bloomed.. Seeing them grow out slowly and bloom was the real fun part. I could see every day how much they have grown .. Now I am enjoying them .. 

Hope they will last long..both spring and my flowers!!! 

Enjoy the beautiful spring!!

And happy Holi to all those who are celebrating!

Images taken by me @ my home. Subject to copyright.

Love is in the air.. A bit more today!!

Saw this beautiful creation made of Oasis or florist foam as it is commonly known in a shop near my house. 

The shop is always brimming with stunning colorful flower arrangements. Whenever I pass by no matter how much hurry I am I wait and admire( read stare)  at the arrangements. 

Happy valentine 's day everyone!! 

Sunny winter days

Hi friends!! Hope you all are enjoying the chilly winter. In winter we seem to appreciate and enjoy the sunny days more than ever. Everything seems to so beautiful when the sun shows up after couple of gloomy cloudy days. The plants and flowers outside in my garden and inside seem to be enjoying it as well. Their colors seem to be brighter and more cheerful as well.

My star lilies are in full bloom now. Although I find the smell of lilies annoying but they make me happy. 

Images taken@ home by me.