Alstroemeria - Princess Lilies...


Sweet princess lilies.
It is a dwarf alstroemeria.
This one is called Louise (zaprilou)
Alstromeria Princess Lilies
And she is a stunner!  
Alstromeria Princess Lilies
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!

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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, 
so I enlisted the help of Annalies at 'Cake Works'!
http://www.cakeworksnz.com/
We chose a picture from the hundreds and 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....

Painted Door Mat...

 Take one plain and boring black rubber mat.
A can of spray paint in your chosen colour...
And spray, spray, spray,
until black disappears!
 LOOKING FABULOUS!
Just what my door entrance needed...
a bright funky POP of colour!
AH but ALAS...
less than 24 hours later
the gorgeous GEORGE was back to his naughty habits 
of chewing everything not nailed down!
Remember GEORGE...
butter wouldn't melt in my mouth, worlds most adorable 
but most destructable Hungarian Vizla...
(read his story here:)
Nothing a little glue can't fix I decided...
the mat was glued back together,
 and now has a new home at the craft room door entrance!
And so far so good...
George has left it alone!
I am now on the look out for 'George-proof' mat ideas for the front porch...
A mat that may have to be made from steel!