Flower Love!

Floral Design of the Week

In this design I used Gerber Daisys from my favorite floral shop, a lot of little button zinnias from my flower field, some wheat, curly willow, seed heads and galix leaves.

This is a more modern design. Its in aqua foam in a circular black dish.

( excuse the sheet background... it was raining out so I had to take it inside. )

Hugs & Wonderful Thoughts,

Lavender A.

Time for Tights

Time for Tights by lavenderalden featuring green tights

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Lavender A.

Pumpkin Wine!

My pal Clayton & I got the idea of making pumpkin wine. We both have had success with Honey Mead & Hard Cider in the past so we were excited to tackle our next experiment.

We started with 8 pie pumpkins which yielded about 5 pounds of pumpkin guts. Its important to use pie pumpkins because they have more flavor than jack-o-lantern pumpkins.

We scooped out all of the guts and tediously removed all of the seeds.

Don't worry they didnt go to waste. We toasted the seeds in the oven with salt & pepper.

All of the pumpkin guts go into a 5 gallon bucket.

Then we added water, sugar, fermenting yeast, Cinnamon, Allspice, Nutmeg.

We installed a tube on the top of the lid and put some water in it so the air could escape but not enter the bucket.

It smelled just like pumpkin pie!!

We also did it the old fashion way by hallowing out a giant pumpkin putting the wine mix inside & putting the top back on the pumpkin, then we taped it down.

Everyday we give the bucket and the pumpkin a little shake just to keep the yeast moving around.

Hopefully in the near future we will have delicious pumpkin wine!!! : )

Hugs & Wonderful Thoughts,

Lavender A.

Things I Love Thursday!

- Zumba with my girlfriends!

-- Purple Nails.
--- Nuttella Stuffed French Toast.
---- Butterscotch Pumpkin Walnut Muffins
----- Funfetti Birthday Cake
------ Really awesome graffiti art in my town. Coffee!!
------- Green Mail Art.
-------- My new dremel.
--------- All my wonderful birthday presents.
---------- An amazing flower show with my AIFD Ladies.
----------- Mumford & Sons
------------ Hiding bunnies in the plants in the school greenhouses with Erica. hehehe!


Hugs & Wonderful Thoughts,

Lavender A.

AIFD Holiday Trends Show

The Cobleskill AIFD Floral Design Club went to a holiday trends show at Seagroatt & Ricarddi Wholesaler in Latham, New York. There were so many designs and tons of people so I had to fight just to get these shots. I couldnt get to them all but I did get a few of my favorites. 

Teleflora was there handing out all kinds of goodies. I was able to swipe a lime green florist knife, a flower pen & a rose thorn stripper! : )  

My favorite! I loved watching this get made.

My friend Ashley went home with this arrangement when she won it during the raffle. It weighed like 50 pounds! We got a kickout of her winning, during the show we had been joking about using the giant urn as a chip bowl or something to put halloween candy in.

I am def going to use this design with my farmers market lillies.

It was a good time had by all! I can't wait to see how all these trends play out this season.

Hugs & Wonderful Thoughts,

Lavender A.

It's My Birthday!

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While in my mind I am celebrating my 23rd Birthday with amazing scrumdidilyumptious cakes such as these & 

getting served all day. I will settle for some funfettie cake & a trip to the bar with my college pals tonight and go out Saturday in a awesome dress Saturday night. I have been receiving "happy B day" texts & phone calls all day! It has been great. : ) 

I even got a purple tool box! 

Hugs & Wonderful Thoughts, 


Lavender A.