Category Archives: projects

Modernistic Projects …Floral Friday

Posted on June 24, 2022 by swabby429

Today’s projects do not break new ground into the avant garde. Instead, these are dialed back towards conventionality with a bias towards contemporary style. They are done with only the slightest nod towards commercial viability. As is often the case, … Continue reading →

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Tall Projects …Floral Friday

Posted on June 17, 2022 by swabby429

Today’s post unashamedly features the containers without downplaying the floral elements. The artifacts’ common feature is height with design notes coming in a very close second. Working with such containers is quite enjoyable because they are out of the ordinary … Continue reading →

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Early 20th Century Vases …Floral Friday

Posted on June 10, 2022 by swabby429

The time had come to redo the arrangements in three antique vases I never put in storage. The vases also needed a careful cleaning and polishing to keep them up to snuff. All three of these qualify to be categorized … Continue reading →

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Planter Projects …Floral Friday

Posted on June 3, 2022 by swabby429

For the first June projects, I decided to go with planters. The arrangement approaches are somewhat conventional. In addition, one of the containers is actually a repurposed electronics artifact. The unifying idea for all three was the desire to create … Continue reading →

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Mid Century Luxury …Floral Friday

Posted on May 27, 2022 by swabby429

Mid 20th century style has so far, remained chic for over a decade into the 21st century. It has largely kept its status due to clean, simple styling, and unfussy details. With that in mind, I decided to display a … Continue reading →

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Potted Projects …Floral Friday

Posted on May 20, 2022 by swabby429

Someone once said something to the effect that ferns thrive in the forests while cacti dwell in the deserts. Fools will try to plant them in the same container garden. The florists shake their heads and divide their containers with … Continue reading →

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Fancy …Floral Friday

Posted on May 13, 2022 by swabby429

Earlier this week on flower project day, I dressed up for a funeral wake to honor an acquaintance. The funeral home is near the downtown district of town, so afterwards, I swung by the supermarket to purchase a few grocery … Continue reading →

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