Our #1 Tip For Bringing Fresh Spring Branches Indoors
We know that Spring is here when we see the pops of bright yellow Forsythia blooms against the still barren trees. But don’t just think you can only enjoy the blooms when you’re out and about in nature.
This is one of our favorite branches to bring indoors because of its color and vase life!
The fiery yellow blooms will last up to 2 weeks in a vase on your kitchen table or mantle. All you need is a heavy vase, clippers and a few branches of Forsythia to create a beautiful Spring arrangement!
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Our Favorite Flower Tools
We’re doing a round up of our favorite florist tools! If you bump into us out at a wedding setup you’ll find all of the following stuffed into our apron pockets! This list is a great guide for the budding floral designer who’s starting to experiment at home, or maybe for the wedding planner who’s looking to cover all their bases in their day-of emergency kit.
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2 Ways To Use Floral Ice Cubes At Your Party
Remember when we made these beautiful Floral Ice Cubes? [link to blog post] Well we’re here to show you 2 ways to incorporate them into your next shower or soiree!
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Basement Redo: Part 1
The Flower Cottage basement has been just that…a basement! It’s our workspace, the place we spend most of our time, where all the inventory lives and where all the flower magic happens. But when we first moved in we were so focused on our client experience and making the upstairs beautiful, we never imagined our clients seeing our basement. So we put a fresh coat of paint on the walls and floors and did the best we could to organize with what we had.
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A Valentine's Day Charcuterie Plate
If you’ve been following us for a while you’ll know that we loooove a good charcuterie board. But we don’t take ourselves too seriously! When we put a board together we just have fun with it and pair things that we love and want to eat.
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Nostalgic Galentine's Party Inspiration
This one is for all you vintage lovers out there! There is just a certain charm & romance to antique pieces. We love em for the sense of nostalgia they bring. We could spend hours lost in an antique store tucked away on a back country road. We have realized that when it comes to parties, vintage elements can create a one-of-a-kind atmosphere that will leave an impression on you and your guests.
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They Call It Magic- The Flower Cottage
We have always said The Cottage is a magical place. And much to our delight everyone who comes through our doors quickly feels it too. We’ve cultivated a community of flower lovers, master hosts, intentional designers and just down-right kind, supportive people over the past few years in this magical space. We never thought we’d have a flower studio down the road from our high school stomping grounds- but here we are & we pinch ourselves on the daily that this is our gig. We’ve been feeling gushy and nostalgic since celebrating our 4 year anniversary of moving out of our mom’s basement (thanks mom!!!!) and into our dream studio space.
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Welcome to The Flower Cottage Journal
Hello friends! Welcome to our new blog :)
In case we haven’t met, we’re Julie & Bethany, 2 sisters who started a biz flowering weddings called Sapphire & Lace Design. For the past 8 years we’ve spent April-December elbow deep in beautiful blooms designing for our wonderful wedding clients. You’ll find us on the weekends driving U-haul vans around the Pittsburgh area setting up some truly stunning events!
When we’re not designing weddings we’re hanging out at our studio space, The Cottage, where we meet with clients and host workshops or private events.
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