A Year Later
Hi friends! I hope your week has been going great so far. Here in Tulsa the weather shot straight from chilly right on up to blazing hot (not sure that I'm too happy about that)...but the one great thing about the heat is that the dogwood trees have finally begun to showoff. Woohoo! I love dogwoods!
Anyhow...while driving home from my parent's house on Monday (where I said a final farewell to a beloved furry friend of mine), I pulled my car over several times, and with pruning shears in hand (yes, I carry pruning shears around for moments like this), I snipped small boughs of dogwoods from trees on the side of the road until the backseat of my car was filled with green and white blooms.
There is nothing quite like a vase of freshly cut flowers to cheer me up and put me in the mood for cleaning (is the cleaning part of that weird?). So back home again, and with blooms tucked in just about every available container I could find, I decided to do a quick straightening up of my desk so that I could properly display a vase-full in my office. Of course this immediately reminded me that almost precisely one year ago I had done exactly the same thing after our big move from NJ to OK. Time really does fly, doesn't it! If you're curious to see how my studio looked at around this time last year, you can check out my post from then, right here.
Do flowers in your home have a similar effect on you? What are your favorite blooms? If I was forced to pick my top three they would be: Peonies, Apple Blossoms, and Dogwoods. Hooray for Spring! xo Ez
A few credits for some of the lovely items in my office:
- Friends of Violet poster by Studio Violet.
- Japanese masking tape from Nothing Elegant and Paper Mash inside a vintage bowl.
- Teeny Tiny House - Made by my sweet friend Marichelle.
- Pencils from the $1 section at Micheal's Craft Store.
- Small original painting by Amanda Blake.
- Vintage Paper Trays from our favorite thrift shop in California.
- Lotta Prints, 642 Things to Draw, and Everything is Going to Be OK from Chronicle Books.
- Vintage camera from the same California thrift shop...I still have yet to develop the film in it. Making a mental note to do that now.
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Reader Comments (45)
I never saw this flower before but it is really magnificent! Thanks for showing, Marta
The photos in this post are beautiful. And I love that little blue-white-gold cup!
Looks very sweet and I love the light into your desk is great! Those branches and the flower is amazing!
Love the look of your desk :D
Great job!
xo
Thank you Marta, Ruth and Guisela! @ Ruth - Isn't that cup sweet. It is another vintage find from a few years ago. Inside it I keep my paper clips and mini binder clips. xo Ez
Wow has it really been a year since the move?! My, oh my time does fly indeed! Your space looks lovely & I totally understand the flowers & cleaning thing... I am very much the same.
xoxo
The dogwoods look right at home in your studio. I've got a vase full of bright orange tulips on our kitchen table right now. I smile every time I pass them.
Thank you Ashley! Yes...can you believe it?! It seems like it was nearly yesterday that we were walking through the front door of our home for the first time! Glad to hear that I'm not alone in my flower/cleaning habit. ;-)
xo Ez
absolutely beautiful! hooray for spring!!
i'm partial to tulips, ranunculus and peonies myself. oh! and lilac!
Oh I loooove Tulips! I bet those look gorgeous in your kitchen Jess! xo Ez
Ohhh...ranunculus and lilacs! How could I have forgotten those two. Perfect choices Jodi! xo Ez
I ALWAYS clean before I set out fresh flowers....I clean before sitting down with a magazine or design book too..Your office is incredible!
Spring time flowers are the best! My all time favorite is peonies - a small bunch of these flowers always finds a way to put a smile on my face.
These lovely pictures have inspired me to clean up the studio a bit and go out an pick some flowers! :)
Just gorgeous - I love dogwoods, we have a white one and a pink one in our front yard!
Gorgeous! The dogwood and the office space. ^_^
So lovely -- I'm now officially jealous of your dogwoods. I'm the same way about fresh flowers and cleaning. Bringing such life and color into a messy home is so counterintuitive to me.
Your dogwood blossoms have made my day.....as does your blog - everyday. Don't know why it took me so long to comment - I've been following for a few years! Cheers
Thank you Anna, Meli, Jenny, Leah, Brigitte and JC! You've all brightened my day more than I can say! xo Ez
if anything can switch your mood from sadness to overcomeness (not really a word I know), it's fresh cut flowers (and upbeat music). Those dogwood branches are absolutely gorgeous. I think I'll have to pick up some fresh flowers myself today (and clean! heh)
The link to last year's desk post is broken.
Thanks for letting me know Anna. I've fixed the link now. :-)
I totally agree with you Mosey. I should have mentioned the music portion too...I always have my Pandora stations playing in my office.
xo Ez
Wow those branches are beautiful. I have never heard of Dogwood, not sure we get it in the UK
I love dogwoods too! I live in NC and it's our state tree :) I have never cut the branches before but would love to know how you have them sitting in that vase and how long have they lasted. It looks like they are in one of those little stands that has all the needles that you push the stem down into? I've heard that they last longer that way?
Thank you Daisymay and Kim!
@ Kim - You are right. I used a floral frog (purchased at our local Michael's for a couple dollars) to keep them rooted in the vase. Right before putting them in the vase filled with water I clipped the ends of each branch to give them a nice fresh opening to drink from. They seem to be pretty vibrant still and some leaves are even budding out now! xo Ez
I am sorry but I am smitten with the photos and cannot read a word..
Hehe...that is a very good problem to have Kanelsdtrand! Thank you so much! I'm blushing now! xo Ez
Really pretty - I would never think to carry pruning shears with me, but it's a great idea! They look beautiful on your equally beautiful office.
Ha! I love your commando style flower arranging. Totally worth it, those are super pretty!
What a lovely dogwood, your photography is very very amazing!
Those are beautiful photos. Dogwoods are beautiful...mine aren't blooming yet, its still a little chilly in NJ.
Oh, how lovely! The pale grey and yellow is gorgeous, your colour sense is incredible. Did you know that before now I had no idea what dogwood looked like? You learn something new every day...