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- flowers on my table
- antrim, antrim, Ireland
- Welcome. My name is Linda, I am a Decorative Artist and Florist, working from home. I am married and have an nine year old daughter.Interior decoration and design has been a passion of mine since I was little, I particularly love French and Scandinavian Country style. I love to cook,garden (in fair weather), bake and sew.I hope that this blog will appeal to like-minded souls. My aim is to add more beauty,hopefully with humility and joy.Thankyou for taking the time to read this.
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Dusty Violet
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Inspiring--thank you for sharing these pictures. Violets are one of my favorite flowers. I have always been a little scared of using the color--periwinkle is the closest I get. But there is something about the depth of these that is very tempting.
ReplyDeleteGood thoughts! I like washed-out colors as well. These pictures illustrate exactly what you mean. Have a relaxing evening! Christa
ReplyDeleteLove the colours and the photos Linda.
ReplyDeleteHope all is well and that you had a lovely day yesterday.
x Fiona
A lovely collection of pictures to inspire Linda - thank you.
ReplyDeleteAll best,
Essie x
Dear Linda, how are you doing? Hope everything is fine so far!!!! As a matter of fact, Pinterest i a beautiful place to discover gorgeous flowers, places, recipes and so on!!!! a big kiss
ReplyDeleteLovely photos! I love those dusky purples too.As you say, faded, dusty colours are very easy to live with.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, have a great week Linda!
Gill xx
I have to agree with you. I loved looking at the photos of the colors you selected. I found it soothing and inspirational.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda
ReplyDeleteI love your selection of items and that garden gate is so inviting. Are you planning on re-decorating in these colours?
Enjoy your week
Helen xx
Oh Linda you've done it again - filled my hot, dry, dusty African afternoon with quiet, understated beauty! I adore the hyacinth hips, such a special flower. The bulbs are hugely expensive here - but I think I may just have to buy a few to keep indoors.......
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely week
Karen xxx
This is a post to my heart Linda. Violet is one of my favourite colours. That's why I chose it as the background of my blog too :-)Love the little bouquet in the violet with white bowl. It's so pretty!
ReplyDeleteHappy evening!
Madelief x
Hi Linda,
ReplyDeleteyes, I hear you girl, I love these colours too, combined with white or natural linnens, really nice choices.
Hope you have a good weekend,
Maureen x
What beautiful pictures....we both love the same things! I just popped over from martin and the magpie, I'm just going to make a cuppa before I read your lovely blog, Lucey x
ReplyDeleteHi Linda! My computer is having problems with loading all the pictures you posted, but I can see the one I know is going to be my favourite: the first one, with the artichokes! Wonderful, gorgeous colours! My mother used to call purple artichokes "violette" and, of course I love eating them!
ReplyDeleteThe artichoke/roses combination is great! About two years ago I took a photo of artichokes and muscari together: beautiful!
I will look again tomorrow, hoping to see more of your lovely photos.
Oh... hang on! I can see another one! I love it! A little army of red and white bunnies hopping alongside each other, like little soldiers... so cute! Or was it another post?
I'll try again tomorrow...
Good night!
ANNA
xxx
Hi Linda. So sorry that I'm not able to comment much at the moment my friend. I love this post and the colours on the first image are my very favourite. What wonderful images you have given us today. I loved them all. Isn't Pinterest just fantastic?! Take care and I hope you have a lovely weekend. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Linda, I have no need to join Pinterest as you share the best here with me.
ReplyDeleteI love your colors and the post is wonderful. I will be following you from now on. Blessings, Diane
ReplyDeleteDear Linda,
ReplyDeleteYou have put together a beautifully feminine exhbition of mauves and purples for us. It is wonderful how minds work together for I am very taken my muted mauves too these days and have recently cast on a knitted project with a yarn which you would appreciate too, I think.
Like many I love this time of year which heralds spring and one of my favourite flowers has to be the wild violet which grows happily in our neck of the woods. My house is never without a bottle of the violet cordial you have in one of your pictures too. I also love that heart made with lilac blooms.
Have a beautiful week.
Stephanie
ps I am timidly telling you that I am hosting a giveaway and that one of the books I am offering has a lot of the shades of colour you have posted about. I am so sorry for this shameful plug!
Lovely selection of images. Believe it or not, I once saw some "heritage" carrots of that beautiful shade of violet too. Of course I bought them! I am sorry to say the colour went off a bit when they were cooked and they tasted just like ordinary carrots. But looked so beautiful in the kitchen!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda for your friendly comment on my post! The croissants were heavenly, indeed! Have a good week! Chrisa
ReplyDeleteHi Linda ! I adore Pinterest ! I'm Ava Picket Fence on Pinterest. I understand the breakfast and 9 year old daughter concept. My 15 year old refuses breakfast often. I have near given up on that one ! My other children are young enough to submit :) Have a great week xx
ReplyDeleteCe meuble bleu est magnifique...
ReplyDeleteBelle soirée
Manon