Pink Blossom Tree

Viburnum Opulus

2012-01-23T09:37:00.004+10:00

Viburnum Opulus aka Guelder Rose or Snowball Tree

Hydrangea, Clethra & new treasures

2012-01-13T15:13:00.004+10:00

Flannel Flower

2011-11-03T14:40:00.005+10:00

Simple & beautiful: The Australian native Flannel Flower.

Strange fact... did you know that Flannel Flower belongs to the same family as Carrots??

Ranunculus

2011-10-04T09:41:00.004+10:00

In my house this week is a vase of beautiful Ranunculus... they are such a glorious Spring flower.

A bit of trivia for you, did you know the Latin meaning of Ranunculus is Small Frog?

Blossom Trees

2011-10-03T08:50:00.001+10:00

Blossom Trees; Toowoomba Spring Carnival

Wysteria

2011-09-23T14:11:00.003+10:00

Wysteria Vine; Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers

Spring Carnival

2011-09-22T12:33:00.005+10:00

It's Carnival of Flowers up in Toowoomba this week, here are a few pictures I took while visiting some of the gardens & parks yesterday. I dragged my baby boy around all day & he was such an angel, I think he already loves flowers :-) Plenty more photos to come, I will post them later in the week. Lots of beautiful Wysteria Vines, Blossom Trees, Ranuncula's, Daisy's, Garden Roses, & Pansies to name a few. Such a beautiful sight to see, well worth the visit!

Spring has Sprung!

2011-09-06T14:30:00.006+10:00

I love the start of Spring, even though the year is almost over, it feels like a new beginning.

In my house this week is the beautiful West Australian Native; Geraldton WaxFlower.

A country affair...

2011-08-16T21:54:00.006+10:00

On the weekend we had a wedding for a close friend of ours. It was held in the beautiful Sunshine Coast Hinterland at a place called Maleny Manor. I had the pleasure of doing the bridal party flowers. I used Honeymoon Roses, Chantilly Roses, Earlicheers, Privet Berry, Apricot Hyacinth, Cream Lisianthus buds, White Thyrptomene & a few different foliages. Here are just a few snipets from the day!

Peach Blossom

2011-08-09T09:56:00.005+10:00

I'm loving the big vase of Peach Blossom in my home this week. I'm loving that Spring is just around the corner & beautiful flowers are blossoming everywhere. I'm especially loving that I live in Brisbane & even though it's winter, the sun is shining, the sky is blue and the air is warm :-)

House Flowers

2011-07-30T14:03:00.005+10:00

This week in my house; Cymbidium Orchids... next week it just has to be Cherry or Almond Blossom... Love this time of year for flowers, Spring is in the air :-)

Chrysanthemums

2011-07-26T10:05:00.004+10:00

Don't you love it, when it's the everyday things that can make you in awe of how amazing they really are?

Baby Bathtime

2011-05-18T19:45:00.005+10:00

Finding time to be creative plus be a mum to an energetic baby is hard to juggle, I'm sure lots of mums would agree! Although in saying that being a mum has made me creative in different ways, I have a new passion for sewing & making things for my boy & his room. Today i finally got around to starting a new illustration, hopefully I can finish it this week. Jett is having huge day time naps at the moment, I think he is having a growth spurt. I need to make the most of my short lived free time! Here are some pics of Jett at bathtime, one of his favourite moments in the day :-)

Pictures by my husband www.sheenmedia.com

Sweetness!

2011-05-11T19:24:00.001+10:00

I've been loving these beautiful roses in my house this week! Columbian Rose called Sweetness :-)

Afternoon walks

2011-03-29T12:14:00.007+10:00

Love, love, love our afternoon walks by the river. This is the beautiful duck pond along our journey at sunset. It is so nice to see the area recovering after the floods and life slowly returning. There are turtles swimming, fish jumping, birds chirping and swarms of ducks & ducklings. My little boy is mesmerized by it all, his little head darts constantly from side to side trying to take it all in!

Snapshot

2011-03-28T15:03:00.002+10:00

Beautiful Blooms

2011-03-26T12:14:00.006+10:00

All images taken by the lovely Naomi @ Porcelain Magnolia

How exquisite are these pictures taken by my good friend Naomi? She is a florist and a photographer, the way she captures flowers is just amazing. Check out her blog here. Naomi is spending this year travelling Europe with her partner, oh I'm so jealous and loving the pictures she is taking along the way!

Illustration Cards

2011-03-14T09:22:00.005+10:00

One of our 'love'ly new illustration cards being put to good use!

This morning I'm packing an order of Illustration cards for a Melbourne Florist, I always feel so honoured when shops want to sell my cards, especially my new illustration cards as I put so much time and creative energy into them.

If any lovely shops out there would like to stock our cards please visit our website www.pinkblossomtree.com, or send us an email, we would love to hear from you.

Sleep time

2011-03-10T14:45:00.005+10:00

I love watching my little boy sleep, at night I constantly sneak into his room to smother him in kisses and stare at him. Poor kid... sometimes he stirs, sometimes he smiles in his sleep, thankfully he loves his sleep so much he doesn't wake up! Priceless moments :-)

Above is my latest sewing project... owl cushions. This one was for my new little niece Lucy born last week.

It's Autumn Time!

2011-03-04T12:33:00.001+10:00

A little illustration to celebrate the beginning of a new season :-)

Jett's room

2011-03-02T11:59:00.006+10:00

I know this is a little overdue, but I wanted to share some pictures of Jett's room as I had so much fun creating it. I am a big fan of neutral furniture but I love to accesorise with colour. I knew he would be given bright toys so I chose black & white as the main colour scheme. Being a new mum has given me a renewed passion for sewing and DIY. I made the bird mobile hanging from his roof, the pouffe/cushion on the floor, we recovered the chair, made the lamp shade, restored the chest of drawers & I drew the 3 illustrations on the wall in the picture on the right. My latest project is Owl Cushions in fun fabrics... I will share a picture when I finish the one I'm making today!

Above is little Jetti (the Spaghetti) having tummy time in his room :-)

2011-03-01T14:53:00.003+10:00

It's so nice to see life slowly sprouting back along our river banks, I picked these beautiful white flowers during my run along the river late yesterday afternoon. My favourite yellow Wattle trees also have their first flowers blooming, birds are returning and the pathways are once again filled with families, joggers, bikes & dogs. It feels like life is slowly returning to normal again, this morning as the sun rose behind the big Gum Trees I even thought the river looked beautiful. (The glare of the sun was hiding all the brown dead trees and mud mind you!) Today being the first day of Autumn makes you realise how lucky we are to live in a place like Queensland. The sky is bright blue, the sun is shining, and it is hot, Summer isn't going to be leaving us anytime soon :-)

Illustrations

2011-02-26T12:51:00.005+10:00

An illustration I've been working on today and yesterday during baby nap times, I felt the urge to do something bold & fun! It's not polished yet, it needs a lot more work, but here is the work in progress. Hope everyone is having a nice weekend :-)

Sunshine

2011-02-24T18:20:00.002+10:00

A small burst of sunshine, just because there are too many sad stories around us... thinking of everyone across the ditch in New Zealand.

Vase full of Hyacinths

2011-02-15T09:30:00.007+10:00

It's been awhile since I had beautiful flowers in my house... I've really missed them. Yesterday I got to "play" with flowers all day at the Flower Markets to help out with Valentine's Day. It was nice to have a day out of the house, although I did miss my little boy. Today I have the trademark rough hands and dirty chipped nails of a florist. Happily I didn't have to make too many red rose bouquets. We had one lovely Scottish guy choose Hyacinths, Tuber roses, Tulips & Calla lillies that I made into a beautiful chunky posy. What awesome taste he had in flowers (he chose them all on his own) one very lucky girl received those!