The Craft Begins

I love the look of this renovated San Francisco apartment.  The architectural details, the eclectic decor, and the simple color palette make this a winner in my book.

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This colorful, tall and somewhat exotic flower is incredibly versatile.  Its flowers come in a range of colors, from yellow with dark red stems to green flowers with red stems and even black.  The little bells are said to be reminiscent of a certain animal – hence the name.  I find them utterly charming because the bell of the flower itself is slightly velvety and fuzzy.  They are a great flower for large arrangements, as each stem has a number of flowers and they are somewhat inexpensive, in addition to being extremely tall.  I also like the look of them in a bouquet to add a little snap.

I was driving from Arizona to Colorado and did my requisite stop at Trader Joe’s along the way for a case of two buck chuck.  They cunningly put their floral section right inside the door, and I was instantly struck by the color of these ranunculus.  It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t terribly logical but I decided that they could survive the 10 hour trip back with me in the car.  Am I glad that I bought them!  They’ve opened up wonderfully and only gotten prettier since then.  I’ve been on the lookout and I haven’t seen any that were this color around.  They were just begging to be put into the studio….here are some of my favorite shots.

Hopefully this will show you why I’m enamored of this flower!  If you’d like to see more, please click here (I’ll be uploading a few more every day – can’t get too much of a good thing).