Alstroemeria - Princess Lilies...

Sweet princess lilies.

It is a dwarf alstroemeria.

This one is called Louise (zaprilou)

And she is a stunner!  

Alstroemeria has a notorious reputation 

of becoming weedy, 

and being more than just a little bit overpowering in the garden.

But the "Princess Lily" range are simply fabulous

 as they are dwarf in size, 

which is much more suited to the home garden.

The bonus is they have a long flowering season

with a glorious, vibrant colour range...

As well as those endearing whisker markings on the blooms!

The "Princess Lilies" are ideal for growing in containers.

It is incredibly drought-tolerant.

And they are simply perfect for a smaller garden!

For more information, visit:

https://www.irt.org.au/the-good-life/caring-for-your-alstroemerias-princess-lillies/

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'Fragments of Fuchsias' Artwork...

I'm really happy with the way this painting came together.

I enjoyed playing with textures 

using acrylic paints in mauves, creams, greens and blues.

All this thick and luscious paint 

was teamed with fabulous handmade paper 

made from flax fibres to create this wonderful textured result!

 I'm a little bit in love with this one, 

so it may be difficult to ever part with it!

 I LOVE the colours...the textures...

and the fact everytime you look, 

you see something else!

 And I LOVE the name...

'Fragments of Fuchsias'.

There is nothing more heartwarming than art time with my Grandson.

 So I just had to share the cutest photo of 2-year-old Quinn...

a budding 'abstract' artist  (who has inherited his Nonna's love affair with paint!)

Squirty bottle paint is soooo much FUN!

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'Cake Works' 21st Birthday Cake...

Oh, how your children grow!

My baby has just turned 21!

Time just did not allow a homemade cake design to eventuate, 

 I enlisted the help of Annalies at 'Cake Works'!
http://www.cakeworksnz.com/

We chose a picture from among the hundreds of cakes on Pinterest.

So this is the pic (from Bella Cupcakes) 

That was emailed to Annalies at 'Cake Works',

with instructions that she was to add

  lemon yellow flowers to her own version of this design.
So right now I am doing a HUGE 'SHOUTOUT' to Annalies at 'CAKEWORKS'
because the cake she created was AMAZING!

Don't you agree?

With delicate flowers in the softest pastels...

On an aqua colored icing with beautiful white stenciling. 

It was simply gorgeous! 
Almost too gorgeous to cut....