flowers for the NJ Devils

No, this was not a Christmas party, I designed flowers for a party for the New Jersey Devils! The party was at the Liberty House in Jersey City in Liberty State Park with sweeping views of NYC and the statue of liberty. It was difficult for me to get a good photo of the arrangements with the skyline stealing the show! I did find some reproduction hobnail glass vases that I absolutely love, you can see the dots slightly in the light in the photo above. Lets go Devils!

flower ID: amaryllis

my three year old daughter and I planted this amaryllis bulb a few weeks ago for the holiday season. She was so excited watching it grow rapidly and then open large and fire-hydrant red this weekend just in time for the new year! With one flower bud open and 4 more to go, amaryllis are my favorite holiday flower. Find them anywhere in a variety of colors. I found a few for friends from trader joes. After they bloom out, you can cut off the stem and leaves that sprout, let the bulb dry out, keep it in a dark dry place and replant it again next November for another holiday show!

In other musings, I've decided to jump back on my floresdelsol shop band wagon. I've seem to have fallen off in a big blizzard and laziness from holiday vacation :)

vintage collections

I have this thing for vintage wooden bowls. I have a passion for collecting them, but at the same time, I hate clutter. I love that I can create a design in it and away they go until I collect more. The same thing goes for milk glass. These are my current collections awaiting for designs to go in them for sale! As the summer is now slowing down for me, I hope to get creative and fill the shop with some new designs and have a summer giveaway!

My favorite milk glass design of all time that I just cant seem to part with is this vintage FTD Design from the 70's. I have seen it in different shapes and I love the raised leaf texture!

I hope that you enjoy your long weekend. Happy 4th of July!

new in shop

I don't know about where you are, but here in New Jersey we had a blizzard yesterday! I was able to catch up and make some new designs and finish this one from the weekend:

comfort garden #6

petite moss cluster no. 23- I love that I found more milk glass hobnail goblets:

and a pair of vintage wire basket for sale here.

I also made my next giveaway piece! Be sure to check back for it. It will start march 1st.
love,
Christina

floresdelsol's first giveaway!

Here it is, my first giveaway!

moss cluster no. 15 in a vintage milk glass hobnail pedestal:

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hobnail is back

can you tell I love vintage milk glass? Add in some hobnail and I become weak in the knees! I have a great friend who knows me well enough that if she is out at a garage sale or flea market she picks them up for me. Here is my latest hobnail milk glass find. It is a petite pedestal which are harder to come by. I designed a moss cluster in it:

a new design I made in a hobnail planter (these planters area little more common to find):

hobnail glass tumblers (a previous sale) oh they were beautius. I still sort of regretting selling them:

upcycled teal hobnail planter from mushroomandmoss

vintage hobnail milk glass tumblers from jwhite2

a tall vintage hobnail milk glass vase from eddieross
I actually have the same one. I have had it for months now. I just can't decide if I should design something big and beautiful in it, or sell it by itself in my vintage shop?

a beautiful crimson red vintage hobnail vase from lemontreefarm

if you ever see one, pick it up. Buy it for me or hold it and put it back. The feeling of the textured glass feels wonderful in your hands!