wedding flower preservation
While I have been delightfully mad about gardening for many years, it was a wedding that sent me into the complete spiral of flower pressing. After months of gathering knowledge and supplies, I quietly swiped a bouquet from a reception table. I wanted the project to be a surprise both for the fun of it...Continue reading→
a yellow bird in the magnolia
magnolia × brooklynensisContinue reading→
my grandma
Mavis Ruth McFarren Hamel (1930-2025) Continue reading→
wedding flower preservation
While I have been delightfully mad about gardening for many years, it was a wedding that sent me into the complete spiral of flower pressing. After months of gathering knowledge and supplies, I quietly swiped a bouquet from a reception table. I wanted the project to be a surprise both for the fun of it...Continue reading→
a yellow bird in the magnolia
magnolia × brooklynensisContinue reading→
my grandma
Mavis Ruth McFarren Hamel (1930-2025) Continue reading→
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