Tag Archives: Haeger Pottery

Early May Experiments …Floral Friday

Today we have three ceramic containers from different decades in the 20th century. I attempted to replicate arrangements inspired by the contemporaneous styles according to each piece. For the most part, this attempt seems to have worked. The first project … Continue reading

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Earth Day Recycling …Floral Friday

In the spirit of Earth Day conservation, I decided to revamp and reuse a few vases for today. Keeping conservation further in mind, the faux flowers have been dusted and rinsed to restore and cleanse them. The tall, grey, mid-century, … Continue reading

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Happy Floral Design Day

Throughout the 520 or so Floral Fridays over the years, there have been quite a few misses and some occasional hits. Hopefully, my techniques have evolved since 2011. Floral Friday comes to mind because today’s global commemoration is “Floral Design … Continue reading

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October Pairings …Floral Friday

I often like to create floral projects that reflect a non-floral artifact. When the projects are finished, it’s fun to display the end results with the objects that inspired the concepts. We have three arrangements with their inspirations this week. … Continue reading

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Defrosting The Fridge …Floral Friday

The humid days of the warm season had pretty much practically passed this week. That meant it was time to do the bi-annual chore of defrosting the refrigerator. It’s an apartment size Coronado appliance that was sold by the now … Continue reading

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December Experiments …Floral Friday

Some ideas have been trying to catch my attention this week. A few of those ideas relate to floral design. In order to flesh them out, I needed to tinker around with them. Three containers that have been idle for … Continue reading

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Desert Rose

My pal Ward from Denver was back in Norfolk, Nebraska for a few days a couple of weeks ago. We reminisced about the past, caught each other up on our current lives, and “solved” the nation’s numerous awful problems. After … Continue reading

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