But at the same time new, more imaginative ways of conveying our feelings appear on the market - and it's definitely a good thing. Personally, I'm charmed by the idea created by an English company called Biscuiteers, which offers you a possibility of sending a decorative box full of even more decorative, cute-looking and tasty biscuits (or at least they do look delicious). They're made with meticulous attention to detail - especially when it comes to their icing - and come in quite original shapes: not only are there the popular hearts, christmas trees etc, but aslo cats, shoes, apples, road signs and even handbags! You can read more about them at www.biscuiteers.com, and here are a few shots which caught my eye. Cute, aren't they? It might be something to consider for the upcoming St Valentine's Day!
There are many traditional ways to tell someone: "I love you" or "Congratulations" or "Happy Birthday etc. We can send a card (or an e-card, of course), give flowers, a bottle of wine or chocolates. These may not be very original, but after all they're classics for a reason - they do work ;-) But at the same time new, more imaginative ways of conveying our feelings appear on the market - and it's definitely a good thing. Personally, I'm charmed by the idea created by an English company called Biscuiteers, which offers you a possibility of sending a decorative box full of even more decorative, cute-looking and tasty biscuits (or at least they do look delicious). They're made with meticulous attention to detail - especially when it comes to their icing - and come in quite original shapes: not only are there the popular hearts, christmas trees etc, but aslo cats, shoes, apples, road signs and even handbags! You can read more about them at www.biscuiteers.com, and here are a few shots which caught my eye. Cute, aren't they? It might be something to consider for the upcoming St Valentine's Day!
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The Christmas season is over, and it seems that the winter gloom has settled in for good. At least that's the case in Warsaw, which right now is at it's most depressing, dirty, dark, overcast and grey-ish. So one idea for hanging on to the Christmas cheer at home is to keep using the Christmas china - like this classical beauty from Royal Copenhagen:
You might remember that some time ago I wrote a post describing Christmas decorations in a German garden centre, the one in Wildau, next to the A10 shopping centre. As I said back then, walking through it is almost like wandering in a winter wonderland... And here is the promised second part of the photos - for inspiration, of course! :-)
And I'm writing about Christmas wreaths again, although I guess that the basic idea will apply to any other kind of a wreath-shaped arrangement. This time I'd like to show you that a wreath does not have to be made on a basis from evergreen pine twigs, and does not have to be entirely green - and it still can look Christmas-y ;-) The first idea is to weave pieces of thuja around a styrofoam ring with an abundant amount of wire, and then decorate it with different coloured wools. The idea to use wool in Christmas arrangements is a German one, and I have to say I like it a lot! Here is the result: The other idea - very easy to make, but definitely less soft-looking than the previous wooly one - is a wreath made on a rattan base. I actually did use a bit of wool to make it more cozy - I circled the tea-lights with it. Simple, durable, elegant - will also make for a perfect gift!
I'm one of those people who always like to look at a decorative cake and admire the way it looks, but aren't really interested in trying to taste it. I don't like anything creamy, whipped cream makes my stomach rebel and I'm not crazy about sponge cake. So I think it's majorly for people like me that German florists came out with the idea of a cake-shaped decoration, but made entirely from flowers!
Here are two attempts at interptreting this technique, just think about all the interesting possibilities it'll povide e.g. for birthday celebrations! Not only can you decorate a table in a unique way, but also give someone a "cake-and-flowers-in-one" ;-) Yes, yes, I do know that Christmas time is over by now, but I seem to be clinging to it still. Well, there's not much out there to take an interest in this time of the year, although I'll probably start anticipating Spring pretty soon!
In the meantime, I'm stubbornly pursuing the Christmas decorations theme, because maybe this Christmas is over, but another one will come in about 12 months, so all this info and ideas will become valid and in-demand again :-) Here is an idea how to turn an ordinary flower pot into a Christmas decoration :-) In Poland, it is not very common to decorate a Christmas Eve table with flowers, and I think it's a pity. Flowers always look great on a table, and combined with glittering Christmas tree balls, pine cones, cinammon sticks etc they become very festive-looking.
The one problem I do see is that there's usually not much space left on a Polish Christmas Eve table, since everything is taken up by the tradition-prescribed 12 dishes! Still, I've found a way around this problem by creating two flower balls from mini-carnations and placing them on two high candle-stands made from glass - in this way, they require minimal table space, and make the entire table look classy. You should try! Hanging a decorative wreath on your doors during the Christmas season is, I think, an American tradition, but in the recent years it is becoming more and more popular also in Poland. And that's good - Polish buildings tend to look rather drab from the outside, so every cheerful splash of colour is more than welcome.
This past Christmas our door has been decorated with a very special wreath I made myself - huge, traditionally decorated with reds and golds, cinammon sticks, orange slices and - more on a whimsical side - with a bunch of Christmas mooses ;-) So, this is how you can make your door look during the Holiday season! Christmas is a time of abundance, so it's not surprising that Christmas flower arrangements are also characterized by their abundance, fullness and deep, vibrant colours. Following the techniques I've learnt on my recent floristry course, I have prepared these two arrangements to make my parents' house look fastive during these Holidays - and so can you, if you use them for inspiration ;-)
And yet another idea for Christmas decoration - a hanging wreath, but this time the wreath itself is not made from evergreen twigs, but from thin, fully dried, brown twigs Add to it a few green ones, and some decorations on top, and here is what you can get:
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