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Golden Ochre / The Good Stuff

Ah yes, the golden ochre finale. ‘Tis been rather quick, though, so I won’t be all dramatic.

Ta da:


[Sweet little quicksand rose – you’re a sweet beauty.]

All in all, quite delicate. A touch more colorful than I’d anticipated, but maybe that’s my tick of including more and more beautiful, colorful, flowers. Could be a sweet little arrangement for a special occasion, or a bridal or baby shower [as one reader already contacted me about – I love the world wide interwebs!], or even quite possibly a wedding, with a little tinkering. Or a flexible budget.

The run down //
Tablecloth / neutral linen from Grayline Linen in NYC; or alternatively, pick up some canvas drop cloths from the painting section of your home renovation store, wash, tumble dry and insta-tablecloth! Various sizes available.
Paper place mat / Michael’s Crafts
Plate / Bambu Veneerware
Flatware / thifted via ebay and shopgoodwill.com
Napkin / Dwell Studio, sample sale; however, check West Elm, Ikea, or others for other netural/golden/patterned napkins
Glasses / Morrocaan tea glasses from Montreal ages ago; google or ebay your heart out
Purple central vase / Homegoods
Tan ceramic vase / Pottery Barn

There you go! Any questions?

*Come back soon as there will many more pretty pictures in your future. All moody and dramatic, or bright and cheerful. Tally-ho!

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