April Showers Bring May Flowers

This is the first year I have gotten to plant flowers at my own place... I was really excited and bought way too many flowers at the store.... So when I got home i did a little ransacking of our apartment to see what I could come up with as far as make-shift pots. We dont have a lot of green space at home-- just cement--so pots are the only option.





I came up with a bunch of old antique tins I had used for our wedding to put flowers in--so why not pot flowers in them too?
I nailed holes in the bottom of them to let the water drain, and it was easy as cherry pie. My sister also gave me a used clemetine box--one of the fun wooden ones. So I planted some little lettuces in it. They are so cute! I never thought I could say that about lettuce. I don't even like lettuce. So you see how the allure of gardening has power over me.




I also thought it would be cool to plant flowers in old sterling silver teapots, but I have yet to figure out an easy way to put holes in the bottom, short of making my husband drill some.

I have a sneaking suspicion all my plants will be dead come mid-July. Only time will tell.

I made it to Trunkt!

Wow, what an awesome week it has been.

I applied for my portfolio at trunkt.com today, thinking I probably wouldn't get in. I was very surprised to see an email with the subject "welcome to trunkt" in my inbox a few hours later!

I'm not sure if this will bring me any extra exposure. There are over one hundred portfolios in the paper goods category. But its nice to be recognized!

My summer flower picks

Okay, if you hate roses like me, you will enjoy these brilliant looking flowers that make up a few of my favorites. This is also for carnation and baby's breath haters, too. What is great about a few of these flowers, like the poppy and dahlia, are that they can be grown in your own back yard from a seed packet. amazing.


Ranunculus


Celosia


Craspedia or "Billy Button"


Forsythia Bush, my favorite!


Dahlia


Poppy



and of course I love tulips.