As December begins everyone is gearing up for Christmas,
including me. I`ve decided to use this blog to tell you about my Christmas
flower offers. I have just bought some lovely Heron Cross jugs with festive
designs on them and I spent this morning designing and making different
bouquets to place in them. Earlier in the week I had a delivery of flowers and
foliage from Cornwall – the type of thing I expect to be available for Christmas
– fragrant narcissi (white and yellow), white and red alstroemeria, anemones,
pittosporum and two sorts of eucalyptus. I added white and red roses and hypericum
berries from Sheffield flower market to the mix. The first arrangement was made
for a red and white jug decorated with poinsettias and white hellebores (the
one pictured above). What could be more Christmassy!
These close up pictures show the beauty of the flowers:
Then I made a bouquet with a warmer feel to it (bringing
in the yellow narcissi) for a jug pattern based on autumnal fruits.
Here is the vibrant detail:
For a striking contrast I made a cool bouquet using only
white and green which looked very elegant in this jug with an ivy pattern on
it.
What lovely white flowers:
If you would like to order your Christmas flowers from me,
the special Christmas prices are as follows:
Bouquet
in a jug (including the price of the jug which retails at £20): £40
Bouquet
wrapped in cellophane with water and packed in a Meadowsweet box: £30
I have a limited number of each of the three jug designs
and will sell them on a first come, first served basis. I have to get my order
in to Cornwall as soon as possible (there will be a huge demand for fresh
flowers in the run up to Christmas) and the
deadline for ordering flowers from me is Tuesday 10 December (so please
hurry).
My Christmas flower workshop on Monday 23 December is all
full up, but I do have places available for the workshop on Saturday 21 December. This workshop will be to make
a hand-tied bouquet (rather like the ones above) and present it in one of the
festive Heron Cross jugs. You will also get to make a small posy (to practice
hand-tying) in a Christmassy jam jar. The cost of this is reduced to £40 and is
really good value as you have a great experience, learn a new skill and take
two lovely arrangements away. Please get in touch as soon as possible to book a
place (phone 0114 2363634, mobile 07717 757565, email liz@meadowsweetflowers.com).
I am now introducing Christmas
gift vouchers for Meadowsweet flower workshops
in 2014. You can buy a voucher for £45 and the person receiving it will be able
to attend any of my 2014 workshops next year (subject to availability of
course). What a great (and unusual) Christmas present for someone who loves
flowers. Please contact me for more details.
