mellow yellow

Currently listening to: Frou Frou

Currently painting: Flowers

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places to go | Grosse Pointe Florist

{Grosse Pointe Florist} is nestled in between gorgeous homes, in a pretty obscure place in my hometown of Grosse Pointe, Michigan. I'm not sure how/why they're allowed to exist smack-dab in the middle of neighborhood, but there they are. It's a perfect stop on the way home from less charming errands like getting gas or going to the bank.

Get your mom, BFF, or girlfriend a bouquet of tulips. Ask for extra ribbon. Trust me.

things I love | Ranunculus

I'm a girl, so I was born with the "I love flowers" gene. Even if I was a dude, I'm pretty sure I'd still love a fresh bouquet on my nightstand. Because really, who doesn't?!

However, since it's February in Michigan, high-quality flowers are hard to comeby. I've remedied that problem by looking at low-quality pictures of flowers on the internet. It doesn't really have the same effect, but it has taught me a thing or two about which flowers I like and which I hate.

Ranunculus are definitely flowers that I love. They look like roses, but they're fuller and crinklier (and they were mentioned on Downton Abbey). These will definitely be added to my list of flowers I want at my wedding. Can you imagine these in white? Gorg!

florals and fauna

I'm usually not a fan of the floral trend that seems to pop up everywhere around this time of year. Don't get me wrong, I'm usually the I'll-try-and-wear-anything-once kind of girl, but flowery prints were just never my cup of tea.

However, I couldn't help but love the following images and items I've found and bookmarked over the past couple of weeks.

Of course, Audrey Hepburn can pull off the floral dress thing (even with a gigantic bow in her face) and still look amazing. I found this dress at Anthropologie and took note of that perfect indigo color and print.

I saw this flower belt recently on Zara's website. Usually this is something I would totally pass over, but this is something I gotta have. Putting it with a simple white t-shirt, under a black blazer would make it look less cutesy, and more sophisticated. (Is "cutesy" a word? #shitgirlssay)

Seeing this image of flowers that have been frozen into ice cubes has got me thinking about WHEN or WHERE or HOW I can make this happen in real life.