Category Archives: projects

Electrical Accessories …Floral Friday

Posted on February 3, 2023 by swabby429

We commonly accessorize our living spaces with gadgets that are powered by electricity. Most of the time, we give little thought about these things. At the same time, we personalize our spaces with decorative and collectable stuff–some of them being … Continue reading →

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Another Go At Post-Modern Projects …Floral Friday

Posted on January 27, 2023 by swabby429

It’s been awhile since I’ve done any radical experiments by creating projects that display era-crossing styles. These vary from contemporary flowers in a Neo-Deco container, to subtle modernism within a vintage vase. Such arrangements are attempts to make artistic statements … Continue reading →

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January Fashionings …Floral Friday

Posted on January 20, 2023 by swabby429

Today’s projects represent three different types of challenges in an effort to create clean, simple room accent arrangements. None of the containers have common construction media: one is plastic, one is ceramic, and the other one is glass. The sizes … Continue reading →

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Richer Tones …Floral Friday

Posted on January 13, 2023 by swabby429

While reviewing some much earlier Floral Friday posts on this blog over the past week, I came across several projects featuring vases that haven’t been used lately. It seemed like the time had come to bring a few out from … Continue reading →

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Clean Off The Desk

Posted on January 9, 2023 by swabby429

I believe there are at least two “Clean off your Desk” unofficial holidays each year. Today is one of them. I try to celebrate them; at least that is my intent. I’d like to develop better “desk hygiene” so the … Continue reading →

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The First Three Of 2023 …Floral Friday

Posted on January 6, 2023 by swabby429

To start the year our right, I decided to dust off three favorite vases to contain this week’s projects. They happen to be formed out of three different materials–porcelain, glass, and solid marble. I’ve also kept the arrangements rather simple … Continue reading →

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Contempory 2022 …Floral Friday

Posted on December 30, 2022 by swabby429

For the last Floral Friday of 2022, I decided to end the year on a contemporary, minimalist note. This is a way to mellow out from the December holiday season hustle, bustle, and hype. Keeping solid colors and minimal floral … Continue reading →

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