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Sugar flowers anemone, poppy Shirley amazing grey and leucocoryne.
Friday flowerday, sending some sweet flowers just in time before the day is over on my side. Hope you had a lovely week, wishing you a wonderful, sweet weekend everyone.
#sugarflowers #flowerart #anemone #poppy #leucocoryne #fridayflowerday #currentmood

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Dec 1

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Happy sunday from my home to yours. Am I the only one who thinks November has flown by with the speed of light? First day of December, a new day, a new month. In a few days celebrations will start. Our Dutch equivalent of Santa, St Nicholas will be in town this week. Last minute shopping on my to do list. Mystery gift wrapping accompanied by humorous poems need to be crafted and written inbetween work. I thought my children would be at this age by now where they would stop believing. I have a feeling my son and daughter were beginning to grow some doubt but decided that for their convenience their faith in St Nicholas remains this year. My husband and I decided that we are going to play along for this one last time. Time flies so fast. Let’s savour every chance we get to celebrate. Let the holiday month begin.
Roses, anemones, carnations, chrysanthemums, celiosia, daucus carota, lysianthus and a few gloriosa lilies from Saturday flowermarket. Have a lovely Sunday and beautiful new week everyone. December bring it on.
#dutch #littlestoriesofmylife #flowerlove #colourlove #roses #chrysanthemum #anemones #currentmood

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Nov 27

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Sugar yellow rose.
On its way to NY for Thanksgiving. Hand luggage always with clear instructions. I always love hearing stories about how people respond at checkin and security when seeing these sweet flowers. There is always a risk because of fragility, but I was happy to hear this one made it through without damage. They kept me posted with every step. The final text received was that the flight attendees were so taken by this rose they had given it a special place in the front of the aircraft.
Wishing everyone celebrating a beautiful Thanksgiving. Safe travels and hopefully everything is coming up roses.
#roselove #yellowrose #thanksgiving #cominguproses #fragile #currentmood

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Nov 24

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Happy sunday from my home to yours. I was lucky to find gorgeous orchids as a cut flower at yesterday’s flowermarket. I rarely see them but the blue tweedia another favorite. Lysianthis in a new colour purple/ burgundy variety and the small brush like flowers a new clematis variety. Phloxflowers, chrysanthemums, roses, delphiniums and different hydrangeas. If only some flowers would never wilt.
Wishing you a lovely Sunday and very special new week everyone.
#flowerlove #fallishere #colourlove #roses #chrysanthemum #hydrangeas #currentmood

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Nov 21

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(Sugar)flowers before the group arrived. Visit to my kitchen last year with the class of the two best flower goddesses in this world. So happy @ariellachezardesign and @nicamille will be returning to Amsterdam April 19-26 Flower Immersion and Intensive workshops for 2020.
If you ever considered taking a floral course I can highly recommend joining these artist who I consider one of the best florists in the industry. During the workshop there will also be a gathering at my kitchen for all things sugar and floral. I can’t wait to welcome next years attendees. Holland in the spring, my favorite time of year. Hope to see you in Amsterdam.
#ariellaworkshop #nicolettedutchmasters
#flowerfriends #flowerlove #sugarflowers #atmytable #amsterdam #currentmood

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Nov 17

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“What would you like me to do with the flowers...?” My husband asked. After I came home from last weeks Saturday’s market I wasn’t feeling very well. Hit by the flu it was impossible for me to clean stems, arrange and photograph our weekly flowers at home. Gorgeous roses and chrysanthemums left untouched in buckets of water for days. I kept saying I would get round but my body thought differently. With no emergency matters to deal with, for the first time in years I took a break (from Instagram) and let myself rest and heal. This last week a reminder that I will always be a work in progress when it comes to delegating. Every year to much satisfaction, I take the flushot. Having to take a few steps back this past week an unpleasant suprise. Although sad for missing out on fully enjoying last weeks flowers I was so happy yesterday to be at saturday’s market again. Hot pink peonies... the most pleasant suprise!
My apologies for missing out last Sunday. Hope all is well. Wishing you a beautiful Sunday and bright healthy new week everyone.
#goodtobeback #goodtobehome #happysunday #colourlove #chrysanthemum #flowerlove #hydrangeas #currentmood

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Nov 6

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Flowerpot series.
Please swipe.
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“You can not always control what goes
on outside. But you can always control
what goes on inside.”
Wayne Dyer
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Never take anything at face value. Things aren’t always what they seem.
Half way through the week, have a lovely wednesday everyone.
#blueandwhite #flowerlove #edibleart #wednesdaywisdom #quotestoliveby #currentmood

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Nov 3

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Happy sunday from my home to yours. I never understood how anyone could not love chrysanthemums. I found them ultra big and tiny small at yesterday’s market. They always convey fall in the best way. A flower for every season. Enjoying each and everyone while we still can.
Wishing you a beautiful sunday and magical new week everyone.
#notaflowersnob #chrysanthemums #fallishere #dahlias #currentmood

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Nov 3

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Sunday sunset. We were on our way and in a hurry to a gathering from my daughters class when I stopped cycling to see the light on this canal. “... Please.... mom... don’t stop! I want to go! No, not another picture...” I heard in a begging tone kind of voice with heads shaking.
This is normal for our children. They don’t know any better than experiencing the Amsterdam atmosphere and beauty each day. I wonder if there will come a day where they will look back and remember all of this.
Have a lovely sunday everyone. Up next my Sunday flowers from saturday’s market. Sending you a postcard from Amsterdam signing it with love.
#wanderlove #sundaysunset #littlestoriesofmylife #familylife #amsterdam #currentmood

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Nov 2

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Sweet results from a private class with the pastry chefs from @chateaugudanes While they were making cute blossoms I sneaked a capture of their work. So proud of everything they have created. Thank you for coming all the way to Amsterdam from the South of France. Merci beaucoup @jenniferpogmore @lamamprin Such a delight and honour having you.
Sugar roses. Hope everything has been coming up roses this week. Wishing you a sweet weekend everyone.
#sugarflowerclass #chateaugudanes #sugarflowers #sugarart #teaching #currentmood

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Oct 31

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Sugar Black Helleborus
This is as dark as I’m willing to go.
Happy Halloween everyone.
#blackhelleborus #intothedark #happyhalloween #trickortreat #currentmood

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Oct 27

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Happy sunday from my home to yours. This was as dark and spooky as I could get in this week of Halloween. Spider shaped chrysanthemums and dahlias, cosmos flowers, hydrangeas with daucus carota (aka Queen Anne’s lace) and roses this week. Achillea yarrow flowers used as a filler. They say the hero Achilles used this plant and herb to treat the wounds of his men and soldiers. Miracles and super powers attributed to this plant and flower. Even nowadays used as an excellent medicine for different injuries. The power of the flower in so many ways. Wishing those celebrating lots of fun, have a lovely Sunday and magical new week everyone.
#dahlias #chrysanthemum #flowerlove #halloweendecor #currentmood

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Oct 27

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Fall in the city and the living is easy. My children had a week of fall break this past week. While I intended to continue with work, I decided to take it easier and spent some time with my family. We had some very unexpected beautiful fall days. The gift of an extra hour today in this last week of October. I can not believe how fast time flies. Have fun where you are. Never regret the time you took to slow down or simply enjoyed that cup of coffee outside. Sending you a postcard from Amsterdam, signing it with love, wishing you a beautiful new week everyone.
#takeaseat #wanderlove #canalhouses #littlestoriesofmylife #amsterdam #currentmood

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Oct 20

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Happy sunday from my home to yours. Fall fruits and flowers at our table. Dahlias, chrysanthemum, bishops weed and special dyed hydrangeas. The bounty of saturdays market. My favorite moment of the week.
Have a lovely sunday everyone. Wishing you many favorite moments in this next week.
#dahlias #chrysanthemum #flowerlove #fallseason #currentmood

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Oct 20

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Fall in the city. Gold tones on our canals. With so much green turning into gold it almost feels like the country side. Almost... Have a lovely Sunday and magical new week everyone. Hope you get to enjoy nature.
#fallishere #goldlove #natureiseverywhere #myneighbourhood #canalsofamsterdam #currentmood

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Oct 19

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Sugar peonies
Thank you so much everyone for all your kindness and overwhelming response at my previous post and wallpaper.
There was an antique lit bateau childrens bed I had to say goodby to. Bought second hand after searching the net when my son was born almost ten years ago. My son has a wonderful room with an attic space where he sleeps. The lit bateau bed no longer needed passed down to his baby sister. I loved that bed so much. I took it hard when my daughter grew out of it. Saying goodby (after much postponing) to yet another fase. Having a very small room, my daughter (8) always envied her brother having a bigger room with a loft bed. She begged us for having one herself but with her room simply being too low and too small I knew a loft bed was a wish we could not fulfil. Creating a bed that would be lovely enough for her seemed an impossible task. I searched for inspiration and the design of the library nook sounded ok enough to her. There was a lot of wood left in the past by painters in our storage. We used this timber making the bed and guest bed underneath for sleep overs. All other parts measured, made and assembled by my husband. We both painted. Curtains (also a white cotton one for mosquitos) and all soft furnishings done by me. Having had a bridal business for years, it was wonderful to spent some time on my sewing machine again. A handmade large bulletin board hung on one wall ( stapler, kitchenaid, sewing machine btw favorite piece of machinery, random order!) My peony wallpaper on the other wall by her bed, to wake up to. It was the first time my husband and I worked together on such a project. We certainly had challenging moments but I’m happy to say we are still married.
Our daughters room was as much my dream as it was hers. We are ready and very much looking forward to the next phase. All cliches are true. Time (with children) flies way too fast. Happy saturday and wishing you the best weekend everyone.
#thankyou #happyweekend #peonylove #familylife #diy #currentmood

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Oct 16

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Grateful for my daughter getting on board to have my wallpaper in her room. A comfortable space with her own mini library. Larger than life peonies in a small room where she can grow older.
An exciting new project so happy to share. Peonywallpaper out now. More in my instastories.
#wallpaperwednesday #peonylove #pinklove #wallpaper #wallpaperdecor
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Oct 13

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Happy sunday from my home to yours.
Still dahlias with the first chrysanthemum. I always try to delay that moment of buying the first chrysanthemums because it always means the absolute end of summer with no prospect of warm (sunny)days anymore. Snapdragon and cosmos flowers, crabapple and lots of big hydrangeas. Fall has officially started in our home. I’m embracing the gifts of autumn. Wishing you a lovely Sunday and beautiful new week everyone.
#fallishere #colourlove #dahlias #chrysanthemum #happysunday #flowerlove #hydrangeas #currentmood

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Oct 13

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They call them the dancing houses /de “Dansende Huisjes” Picture taken from the boat last Friday.
My apologies in advance for the blurry sight but the thing is that these houses are impossible to photograph without the help of a boat. I was so fortunate to be on a boat with my son and his class when they were sailed back to school, after an outing at the Hermitage museum. It has been raining almost non stop in the past few weeks and there is no change in the weather for the next few weeks. I always find it amazing how our crooked canalhouses are still standing after all these years. Sending love from rainy Amsterdam. Have a lovely Sunday and bright sunny new week everyone.
#postcardfromamsterdam #withlove
#littlestoriesofmylife #amsterdam #canalhouses #currentmood

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Oct 12

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Sugar roses
You always have to decide upfront in which blooming stage you want to create a sugar flower. I’m the first one to admit I have a pattern. Open roses always a favorite.
#sugarflowers #roses #roselove #infullbloom #currentmood

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Oct 11

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Sugar rose
Hope your week has been coming up roses. A visit with my sons class at the hermitage this morning. A stunning exhibition, Jewels! On display. So wonderful to see incredible treasures with the young ones. Diamonds and more through their eyes. Creating their own jewelry after the tour with goldpaper and bling stones. A boat bringing us back to school sailing the canals of Amsterdam. After so much beauty and activity hardly any attention left for the beauty of the canalhouses. I can’t blame them. Passing these houses daily, chatting with eachother much more interesting than our architecture. Back in my kitchen now, my morning in my #instastories
Happy friday. Sending love and wishing you a wonderful weekend everyone.
@hermitage_amsterdam
#littlestoriesofmylife #sweetlife #sugar #rose #roselove #sugarflowers #fridayflowers #currentmood

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Oct 6

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Happy Sunday, raining outside. It is pouring down actually with the darkest clouds. My favorite and most special tulips from @passionfortulips Hardly ever that I repost my sunday flowerarrangments at home. But taking the opportunity today because it is unfortunately impossible to photograph this weeks flowers because of the darkness all day long. Photography always with natural daylight.
It always works the other way round. Planting tulip bulbs on my rooftop as we speak in the fall to enjoy all this beauty in the spring.
Whether loads of bulbs in a garden with plenty of space or just a single planter for a balcony, not a whole lot gives me more pleasure and something to look forward to than those first green heads poking out the soil catching the first rays of sunshine after a wet fall and long cold winter. Making the most today with candle light, my family and plenty cups of hot tea.
Fall or spring on your side, have a lovely sunday and beautiful new week everyone.
#gardeningtips #flowerbulbs #outnow #inspiredbynature #fall #currentmood

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Oct 4

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Sugarflowers for fridayflowerday. Wild roses, magnolia Stellata, tulip and orchids. Hope you had a wonderful week. Have a lovely weekend everyone.
#sugarflowers #flowerart #roses #orchids #tuliplove #fridayflowerday #currentmood

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Sep 29

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Happy Sunday from my home to yours
Yellow helenium flowers and Queen Anne’s lace and base. Hydrangeas and black Nicandra with dahlias, zinnias and roses. Even though we almost finished a most necessary home renovation there are ofcourse flowers always. Have a lovely sunday and beautiful new week everyone.
#colourlove #dahlias #roses #zinnias #flowerlove #floweraddict #currentmood

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