experimenting with macro (II) flowers

Hi!

A few months ago I posted some pictures about fruits I took turning the lens of the camera around, 

I tried using this same method with flowers, and I'm well pleased with the result!

night! x

Living succulent wreath tutorial

Hi!

It was only this summer that I started noticing succulent plants, and immediately felt in love with them, there are so many varieties and colours, the internet and Pinterest are full of pretty arrangements and lovely ideas, one of my favourites  has to be the wreath... and it's so easy to maintain! after hanging it on the wall, you will only need to spray it with water in winter, and when the weather gets hot,  sink it in a container full of water once a week or when it starts to look a bit dry...

started it by collecting loads of different succulent plants, and when I say loads, I mean lots of them...it actually depends on the size of the wreath, but the more plants you can fit on it, the better it looks,
the ring below was done by my mum with wicker shaped into a circle, covered with moss and tied up with a cord, but you can buy the ring floral foam oasis in any flower shop, or the internet.

 the succulent plants had been cut a few days before, so the stem was a bit dry, by doing this, we will help the plants take roots quicker once we've watered them

pinch the oasis with a long stick and move it in circles, I used the end of a paint brush

 pop in the first stem

 make sure you place them as deep as possible into the oasis, this is going to be hanged on the wall so don't want plants falling down from the wreath

 once finished, put the wreath in a container with water, let it soak for a couple of minutes and leave it for a week on a flat surface, this will allow the stems to start taking roots

 once all the plants are stable and with roots, it's time to hung the wreath on the wall!

this picture was taken a couple of months later

remember to trim the plants every now and them to keep the round shape, and place the cuttings in a flower pot, a new succulent plant will grow from them! :)

night night! x

pretty flowers & Maurice

Hi!

This year I went back home to sunny Spain for my holidays, and loved every single minute of it!

had an amazing time catching up with friends, and spent lots of time with my family, which is great, as I miss them terrible

in one of this photos Maurice the cat decided to sit down just when I was taking pictures of the vase full of flowers( love the bright yellow color they've got)  he must be like 14 or 15 years old, his whiskers are turning white and can be very stubborn , so I decided not to interrupt his nap and add him in the picture.

night night x

I like summer

Hi!
Summer in London is the best,
the weather this year is great, we've had a few grey and rainy ones, but also very hot and sunny days,
I live in an old house, in a quiet neighborhood, and we've got a garden, a lovely garden...
when the weather is this good, we make full use of it, and try to spend as much time as possible outdoors,
we like having dinner parties in the garden,to invite friends over for barbecues or just for a tea and a chat...
I really enjoy making flower arrangements and having fresh flower bouquets in the house, so this year I started planting some flowers, I think I planted the seeds a bit too late, as much of them still haven't come out, and the ones that have, they are haven't got any flowers yet...oh well...still a bit more of summer left, hopefully they will blossom soon!

love the fairy lights! my friends laugh at me because I always want to take millions of pictures!

night night x