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Fall Floral Arranging...When you don't have the right size vase

Posted by Lori Pepe-Lunche on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, In : Flowers 

Make your own!
 

 
Flowers are such an easy way to brighten up your home for fall, especially with some deep, bright, warm colors.


 
I picked up a length of scrap metal screen at the local junk re-use yard (Urban Ore) and it was just the thing to get my creative vase making juices going. 

I was picturing a long, low arrangement, and this made it work. I just took 3 short (about 4 inches) fat jars, 


 
placed them on top of a piece of scrap wood that I had,


 

 
wound the scrap metal screen under the wood ...
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Interior Halloween Decor

Posted by Lori Pepe-Lunche on Saturday, October 13, 2012, In : DIY (Do It Yourself) Projects 

As my child has aged, I tend not to decorate indoors for Halloween anymore. I keep the scary, creepy, and fun stuff on the front porch for the little visitors on Halloween night. But I still love a good table centerpiece!


 
This one has a more elegant Halloween feel and its super easy to do. Just cut the top off a green pumpkin (a small top the size of a drinking glass opening...3-4" in diameter), hollow out a cylinder size area of the pumpkin (so you can actually slide a glass or small jar rig...
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Take a Walk in The Meadows

Posted by Lori Pepe-Lunche on Friday, April 15, 2011, In : Flowers 

The Meadows that I am referring to is the charming little flower shop on College Avenue on the Berkeley/Rockridge border.





The owner of The Meadows since 1989 is Patrick Ansari. He works hard to run a sustainable business by supporting local farmers, providing flowers that are grown outdoors (not in hothouses that use more energy and resources which in turn make them more expensive as well), treating his flowers with care so they last longer, and of course taking care of his valuable staff.


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