11 Mar How To Create A Baby’s Breath Flower Arrangement
When I was in Atlanta a couple of weeks ago, I got to tour a modern loft outfitted with furniture solely covered in Sunbrella fabrics. The loft was beautiful, but I was especially taken by the baby's breath flower arrangement. The lighting is not the best in this cell phone pic, but the arrangement was really interesting in such a modern space. And it looked good, folks. Real good.
I know, I know, baby's breath has gotten a bad rap. But it can really be beautiful.
Baby's breath, also known as gypsophila, was introduced in the US in 1828 when gardeners from Britain introduced several of their favorite garden flowers.
An instant hit in the States, baby's breath became a symbol of everlasting love, innocence, and purity. Opinion differs on how gypsophila became "baby's breath". Some say it was given the moniker because of the sweet smell, and others say the name was prescribed because of its delicate appearance.
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The arrangement in Atlanta stuck with me, so the week I returned home, I bought three bunches of baby's breath and got to work.
Oh boy, am I excited about today's post!! I had this idea months ago, and I am so happy to have brought it to fruition, and I am even more happy to finally share it with you!
The story begins on a trip this past summer to see a good friend of mine who lives in Northern California. She took me to the most amazing restaurant in St. Helena called French Blue. 
Shortly after I returned home from this trip, I emailed French Blue and asked about the shelves. I wondered, "Could I order them?" The reply was swift and disappointing, as everything was made on site specifically for French Blue. Super kind of them to respond back to me though, right?
I thought I could order the iron material, but after a little research, even that was a little out of my price range. Since I had splurged on lighting (
Now to most people, these pieces probably look like bad locker room shelves, but I knew they could make shelves just as amazing as the ones at French Blue. The problem was the sizing. They were 24" wide, and I needed them to be cut down to 12"; therefore, cut in half. (The two pieces would make four shelves, which was what I was wanting.) I also needed them to be six feet long, instead of eight feet long. And because of all the cuts, the iron would probably need some extra strips of bracing. Now I'm pretty handy, but welding, I cannot do. Lucky for me, there was a guy that worked at the salvage yard that told me he could do all of this for $40. Done and done.
A couple of weeks later, I went to pick them up, and that's where the fun began. Painting these babies.
I'm so excited to share with you a DIY I did recently for my living room! It was a fairly easy project, and I have been asked several times "what store I bought my stools from", which is always what you want to hear when you've DIY'ed something.
Let's get started, here's what you will need...
Stringing cranberries for Christmas trees is a tradition that probably began back in the 1840's with the earliest Americans who decorated their trees with fruits, nuts, and candies. I prefer a simply decorated tree - some white lights and some sentimental ornaments are all I really want or need. This year, I thought it would be fun to sit down with the kids, listen to Christmas music, and celebrate traditions past by making our own cranberry garland.
Here's how we did it...