portraits

out takes

from our design*sponge post this week. we went to skyline tree farm and cut our christmas tree. it was pretty amazing.

paperwhites and amaryllis available for purchase at gravel and gold! if you haven't been there yet- you must visit the girls. they are feeding our striped shirt addiction.

pals keeping warm and being cute

decorating

woo hoo!

we had a big feature in the san francisco chronicle this morning! three holiday projects- a fruit "chain" garland, succulent gift toppers, and a winter wonderland "terrarium". (article by chantal lamers and photos by stephen lam). view the article here, and the how-to here!

pair

we like it wild- paperwhites

our post this week was on forcing paperwhites, check it out here. we learned a funny thing from comments that some people think they smell like pee.

save the date

just added pics to flickr with some more details on how we made them! the tags and stickers were all gocco printed- inspired by a vintage botanical identification label and our greenhouse location. we stuffed the bottles with the muslin label and threaded some baker's twine through so it was easy to pull out! we finished off with green grosgrain ribbon and a cork sticker.

sweet and tiny

save the dates!

well- our save the dates should be safe and sound with their owners now...so i'll share how i made them soon! here's a peek at the group shot. and! we're getting some engagement photos taken tomorrow by this talented lady- of course i just got a big zit.

birch restock and teenies

just restocked the shop with birch and added a new variety set on special for the holidays! some of our favorites popped up at the market yesterday- muscari and local violets.