Tag Archives: Haeger Pottery

Early May Experiments …Floral Friday

Posted on May 5, 2023 by swabby429

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

Posted on April 22, 2022 by swabby429

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

Posted on February 28, 2021 by swabby429

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

Posted on October 30, 2020 by swabby429

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

Posted on October 23, 2020 by swabby429

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

Posted on December 6, 2019 by swabby429

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

Posted on September 4, 2019 by swabby429

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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