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Rose Ottley
- May 17, 2019
- 1 min
Cake smash with flower crown
Hey my flower friends, I hope you're having a relaxing weekend (does anyone do this anymore?! haha). I just wanted to show you some images from my recent photo shoot and crown session (this is a service I offer now, which you can read more about here). It was a cake smash for a one year old. Are you into the cake smash or are you over it?! I love a good cake smash.. mostly because I love cake haha. The flower crown was made with a mix of dried and fresh materials. I especiall
Rose Ottley
- May 15, 2019
- 1 min
Oh so succulent
Good afternoon posy friends, I hope you had a great weekend celebrating Mothers (and hopefully with cake too!). I present to you this week's posy design featuring SUCCULENTS! Anyone else a succulent lover? Alongside the preserved posy, this is a fave of mine because you can take the succulent off it's "stem" put it into a planter with some succulent soil and let it grow. I leave mine outside and give it a good water when it's completely dry and don't think about them any othe
Rose Ottley
- May 8, 2019
- 1 min
Mum's Posy
Hello flower friends, Another week means another posy design! This week is all about Mum. She inspired my posy selection today and I'm pretty happy with it. I won't lie and say I wasn't worried with what I had chosen but then when it's brought together I'm in awe of how beautiful flowers are. They can do no wrong! I tried to look for some texture and layers of colours and interesting flowers/foliage. To illustrate how multi-dimensional Mums are. They're beautiful, caring, str
Rose Ottley
- May 5, 2019
- 3 min
Mother's Day
Good evening flower friends! I woke up this morning and realised that Mother's Day is one whole week away! So I thought I'd put together this little list of gift ideas for you. But first, one quick did you know: Did you know that Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mother's Day didn't intend for it to be commercialised? It was in honour of her mother who died and worked as a peace activist during the American Civil War and held Mother's Day work clubs. Anna Jarvis wanted Mother's Day
Rose Ottley
- Apr 27, 2019
- 3 min
BTS Bouquet construction
Hello my dear flower friends, A couple of weeks ago I was asked to make an arrangement for a birthday lunch. I had planned on making a video but ran out of time real quick so I made a little time-lapse video instead. Before I get into this, I wanted to say thank you so much to all those who bought a posy this week. It really is heart warming to have your support ... especially in a saturated market. It's a tough industry to crack but spreading joy to you and your loved ones m
Rose Ottley
- Apr 23, 2019
- 1 min
Sunny, Autumn posies
Happy hump day ! My husband and I have spent some time over the Easter break at the beach. The sun still has some bite to it, whilst the water is icy. I don't even think about how cold it is because if I do, I won't jump in! It definitely makes you feel alive and after the initial shock, it's really nice. This is one of the things I LOVE about Autumn. Autumn is one of my favourite seasons and so this week's posy design was inspired by Autumn. Because of the drought, Sunnies h
Rose Ottley
- Apr 17, 2019
- 1 min
Easter inspired posy design
Good morning posy people, Happy Easter ! Colourful easter eggs have inspired my posy ingredients this week. Even if you don't celebrate the reason behind easter, it is still a wonderful time to spend with your loved ones (including your friends) and fill your belly with chocolate guilt free (Haighs is one of my absolute favourites! especially milk chocolate speckles, mmm). Posy ingredients: Dahlia, Tulip, Spray rose, Celosia, Snapdragon, Eucalyptus gum & Magnolia leaf (Little
Rose Ottley
- Apr 14, 2019
- 4 min
All things new
Hey flower friends, I’m so glad that Autumn is finally upon us. It feels like the time for hibernating is night at hand and a time for recuperation and revitalisation. I know that sounds like something you do at the beginning of a new year but I always find that in the cooler seasons people, including myself, start to slow down more and then come Spring, life and its possibilities begin to open up again. It's all about that ebb and flow. I've been working on some things and h
Rose Ottley
- Apr 10, 2019
- 1 min
Posy Delivery
Hello flower friends, I have been terrible with my mailing list and have recommitted myself to giving you much needed attention. I'll start with letting you see first, this week's posies all made up pretty and ready for delivery, yay ! The first flower I picked at the flower market were the roses. They have a vintage look to them and subtle, sweet scent and as they age will look more beautiful. Then I picked the other flowers I thought would compliment them and of course brig
Rose Ottley
- Feb 5, 2018
- 3 min
10 things you don't know about me
HELLO friends and welcome to my blog. I'm Rose. I wanted to start a blog to share some of the things that matter to me. I hope the things I share resonate with you. I thought it'd be best to start with an introduction. So I've picked out the best parts about myself to share with you hahaha. I love to write Hence starting this blog. But I also write poems and have plans to write children's books. I've been journal writing since my teens but I have long periods of breaks becaus
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