I love the Holidays – from Thanksgiving Dinner, all of the Christmas celebrations and of course ringing in the New Year.  I love decorating, eating, spending time with family, and eating some more!  And now that my two babies are a little older [ok FINE, they're not babies anymore... I'll let go... Aaron is 4 1/2 & Olivia is 3 1/2] all of these wonderful celebrations are even more special, meaningful & magical. This year they helped select, cut down & decorate our tree, and they’re really starting to understand the true meaning of Christmas.  We even split up into teams [boys with boys & girls with girls] to buy gifts for each other, secretly wrap them and hide them under the tree!

[ Paper Bloom Studio | Diana Marie Photography ]

From Fleur:ology, and my little family to yours, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas… Whatever it is that you celebrate, I hope that you have joy, peace and love in your heart, and are surrounded by the ones you love most!

This past week, I had some fun designing a few floral pieces for the company holiday party for an architecture firm here in Portland [BOORA]. You can read the post about the designs I made for them last year HERE.

I created a few small arrangements using white hydrangea and succulents. The vessels were wrapped in rough burlap and tied with coordinating blue twine for a bit of a rustic feel.

I also wrapped a few potted succulents in the same burlap and some natural twine. These were great because the guests could take the plants home at the end of the evening and keep them forever! [Can you tell I have a thing for succulents lately??  I just LOVE THEM!!]

I also designed a few larger for their buffet and entrance tables.  White hydrangea and beautiful cedar for a more festive look. These sat atop glass cylinder vases and kind of looked like they were floating in mid air – love how they turned out!