A Visit to the Parker's

Before I blog about the following arrangements, let me tell you a little about the wonderful couple for whom they were made. The Parker's, they are the most ideal customers I could ever hope to work with and for. This husband and wife team together have transformed their home into an exquisite and intimate showcase. It is as if the pages of a Southern Accent magazine had somehow fallen out and manifested itself into a 3-D pop up card. Their home is truly a reflection of them, simply beautiful!




It is always easy to create when you are given such fabulous ingredients to start. This is a wonderful hand painted box the Parker's have on the sideboard in the entryway into their home. In the past, we have made removable artificial arrangements for Christmas, so it was perfect to make one for the fall season. In it I stuffed squashed pumpkins, gourds of various sizes, and wild and unruly vines, twisting and turning their way up and through the arrangement. The idea is to make it appear as though it has been growing in the woods unkempt, while nature has taken its course.

Surprise! What do we have here? Why it is the Parker's granddaughter. She is precious! She was so excited to show me that she and Ya Ya (aka Mrs. Parker) had decorated for Halloween. It began as a plain white tree, which they purchased from my store (nice start) then, they added black and white festooning, mini jack-o-lantern buckets, candy corn lollipops (twisted to the tips of the tree branches) and black crows. To top it off, literally, an orange bedazzled witches hat! I love it! Plus, do you not love the wild hot pink walls in the kitchen? I told you this house it fab!

Last, we have a pair of wheat sheath bundle arrangements adorning the sideboard in the dining room. The previous fall, the Parker's son was married and these were used to decorate for the rehearsal dinner. I think they are quite spectacular and easily placed into this perfect home.