Home Garden and Farm Stand Flowers for Farm-to-Table Fun

About a week and a half ago my daughter-in-law, Jessica, asked me to help her with some floral arranging she was going to be needing to do in the near future.  She needed to make some centerpieces for an event she was helping out with.  She wanted them to be kind of farm-to-table and had discovered an organic farm right down the street from her house that had a cut-your-own flower garden.  It was so much fun and I liked the idea of a farm-to-table event.  I began to think of the kind of arrangements you could make for something like that. Since I am always desiring to practice the art of floral arranging, I began to wonder if there is a farm around me that offered pick-your-own flowers.  I was hoping to experiment!

I soon remembered that I do!  It is Parlee Farms in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, only two towns away from me.  So, on a day I just needed to do something fun I made my way over to the farm.  The staff was very helpful and the fields were full of zinnias, dahlias and sunflowers.  There were lots of hummingbirds...and bees...all over the flowers.  If you look hard at this photo you will see one of the hummingbirds.

Experimenting with Stencils

Hey, there!  How is your summer going?  I know, I know, it is almost over!  I am in denial about that fact myself but, I am sure most of you are in the process of resigning yourselves to it, as well.  Actually, summer has been a bit feisty here lately with heavy downpours day after day around.  The rain has kept me inside more than I like in the last few weeks and has forced me to think about inside crafts.


$12 Inspiration

Hi Everyone!  How is your summer going?  Mine is going very well.  I have been enjoying family and fun all summer.  I think that is why it has been so long since my last post :).

 Since I have been neglectful to all things "social media" lately,  I needed to get back in the game but, I also needed a little inspiration.  So, where did I go for inspiration?  My local grocery store!  It's a strange choice but, I was in a time crunch situation and I have actually had good luck there in the past~