I'm joining my talented friends Shirley, Mary and Pam today for another beautiful Floral Friday! It's always a joy to see what they have created this time, so be sure to go visit them. I'll share the links to their blogs at the end of this post for you.
Creating beauty with flowers is so easy, isn't it? The flowers do all the work, their alluring shapes and enchanting colors capture our eye and heart no matter if there is one single bloom in a vase, or masses of them arranged "just so", they are all intriguing.
Like everything else here at home, my way of bringing everyday luxury to our home involves adding beauty, but in a slightly casual way. I am a huge fan of elegance, but effortless elegance. It shouldn't be too difficult, nor too fussy.
For today's Floral Friday, I chose two of the antique white French sauceboats, simple designs with a little elegant flourish, just perfect for my early spring table setting. I set my table in our kitchen with an antique French sheet, and used antique French white plates to mix with the always alluring English hand painted Palladian dinnerware made in Oxford, England by Deborah Sears in the softest greys.
To make arranging flowers easier in unusual shaped containers, here is my florist secret that I learned in Europe from a true flueriste : use special florist tape to tape grids on the containers. It's like thin see-through tape, but specially made to attach well to containers and be water resistant. If you look carefully, you can see the tape over the top of both of these white sauceboats in the photo below.
{per your many requests: you can buy this at most florist supplies but I've found a link-not sponsored in any way- for the tape on Amazon.-see below}
Oasis Floral Tape
This makes it so much easier to make a beautiful arrangement!
Aren't these soft pink spray roses so pretty mixed with the pink ranunculus flowers? I love their soft colors, they look so pretty with the grey Delftware designs of the hand painted dishes.
For this table I thought "If one is beautiful, surely two centerpieces will be spectacular!" so I made a complimentary floral centerpiece using another antique French sauceboat.
It's kind of just like me to break the rules! Using another color of those sweet petit spray roses, I added a darker pink ranunculus and those darling wax flowers in cerise pink.
And scattered the fallen petals on the linen tablecloth, because they are so delicate and lovely. So why not?
Antique Limoges Sauciere| Hand Painted Delft Service|French Limoges Sauce Server|Gres Delft Platter|Antique French Enamelware Water Warmer
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER TO USE FOR A LOVELY SPRING CENTERPIECE?
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Christine, I usually buy my flowers at the market or at a Trader Joe’s near hear. In spring and summer I’m so lucky to be able to gather flowers in the garden {not too many or my head gardener-Mr. FrenchGardenHouse- gets a little cross.
The tape really does make it so much easier, especially in strangely shaped containers like these antique Limoges sauce boats…they keep the flowers just where they are supposed to be! xo
Ann, you are so kind to say that. I wish I could write more of them, my antiques business takes up most of my time, which I love, but I do wish I could connect with you more on my blog! Maybe when I retire…..which won’t be for a few more years.
Thank you for noticing my article, too! I’ve had to cut back on writing about my dearest antiques for magazines, but hope to continue the articles here on my FrenchGardenHouse blog instead.
xo Lidy
Sandra, I agree, the container can make an arrangement even more special! That’s why I like to use everything I own at one time for flowers, so they all have an equal opportunity to shine with floral perfection!
Thank you Alice, I wish you a lovely weekend. And one filled wit atleast one small bouquet of flowers.
Shannon, I hope you enjoy your weekend, too, my friend. And thank you for always being my cheerful fellow appreciator of all things beautiful!
Pam, thank you, I love sharing Floral Friday with you {and your darling and strawberry cake!} too! xo
Maureen, it’s an older set of silver-plated flatware, American sized. I think I bought it at Horchow long ago…I’m sure you can still find similar designs somewhere. Happy Friday!
Thank you for choosing to spend your morning with me…and coffee!! Nothing like a great cup of hot coffee to start off our day!
Dorothy, thank you, I love elegant, but since we’re all way too busy {!!} it’s great to have it be easy too! Happy weekend to you.
Thank you Ginger. I’ll post a link for the clear tape in a while, it’s inexpensive and works wonders. I’ve had my tape for about five or more years, it goes a long way here at home! Hope you have a beautiful weekend.