{"id":858,"date":"2015-07-12T05:56:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T05:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepiergeelong.staging.wpengine.com\/?p=858"},"modified":"2022-03-07T20:39:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T20:39:32","slug":"my-blooming-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepiergeelong.com.au\/my-blooming-success\/","title":{"rendered":"My ‘Blooming’ Success…"},"content":{"rendered":"
Up until recently I had a phobia of arranging flowers.<\/p>\n
I would walk past a florist or even wander past the selection of flowers at Coles and think, they are all so beautiful and I just want to buy them all. However ,the panic would set in shortly after as I struggled to imagine putting them all together in an arrangement that actually resembles something attractive.<\/p>\n
Working in events here at The Pier Geelong<\/strong><\/a>, means that I get to see some beautiful floral arrangements and amazing styling. Whether it is an elaborate wedding centrepiece or a simple arrangement in a milk bottle prepared by our functions manager, I always find that flowers brighten up my day.<\/p>\n Whilst I am certainly no florist and don\u2019t really know the difference between the hydrangea or the carnation, I do believe that with a little bit of confidence and practice you can certainly have a fair crack at brightening up your home for your next family BBQ, the festive season or special occasion event.<\/p>\n For the past 6 months I have been making an effort to buy flowers, whilst I don\u2019t know what flowers to put with what flowers and what certain varieties are used for. I certainly know what I like. Now I can\u2019t imagine my house without my weekly or fortnightly arrangement.<\/p>\n The picture attached to this week\u2019s blog was my latest attempt from the weekend. This was the first time I tried to do an arrangement in a bowl. Whilst it certainly isn\u2019t perfect, my guests on Saturday night all complimented me on it and were surprised that I had put it together myself. To be honest, I was quite surprised as well.<\/p>\n Check out Pinterest<\/a><\/strong> and some magazines for inspiration, head to your local farmers market to pick up some great fresh flowers and this week why not give it a go! Start small and don\u2019t worry if it isn\u2019t perfect, that just adds to the character of a homemade arrangement.<\/p>\n Good luck, have fun and happy styling <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Up until recently I had a phobia of arranging flowers. I would walk past a florist or even wander past the selection of flowers at Coles and think, they are all so beautiful and I just want to buy them all. However ,the panic would set in shortly after as I struggled to imagine putting… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n