“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver”
Proverbs 25:11
Hello sweet friends and thank you for dropping by on a Friday. Posting on a Friday is unusual for me, so this must be some special occasion, right? It most certainly is! I am so excited to join with three sweet and very talented blogging friends for a brand new Friday series. Floral Friday will publish the first and third Fridays of each month. You all know my love for gardening, so when I was asked to participate, of course I said yes! You will definitely want to stop in and see the beautiful designs by Lidy, Mary, and Shirley with their links at the bottom of my post. A very special thank you to Shirley from Housepitality Designs for hosting Floral Friday!! Let’s see how a touch of tulips can bring on spring!
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When I think of spring flowers, my mind automatically goes to tulips…and any color works for me! I love that tulips are a wonderful stand alone flower. They are confident in their own beautifully colored skin!
There isn’t much arranging when it comes to tulips, they are independent thinkers with a mind of their own!
Their beauty comes from their lovely color and their surprise element in the vase…
…they start by standing tall, but then they love to gently droop!
I can’t think of spring without thinking of all the birds that build their nest around my home. Mockingbirds are already building in the Lady Banks Roses. I have been monitoring their activity from my kitchen window, they are quite feisty!
All you need is a bouquet of tulips to add a little spring in your home!
A sweet doll chair (that my granddaughter uses for her baby dolls) was placed on the chest with a couple of antique books and dried limelight hydrangeas from last summer’s garden!
The chair is wearing a leopard velvet fabric.
You might wonder what espresso and a raspberry macaron have to do with flowers? Well, for starters, I love them both. Also, this sweet little vintage cup and saucer by Victoria (Austria) has a pretty scattered floral spray pattern. You don’t have to look very hard to find flowers everywhere in our everyday living from lovely china patterns to…
…the Maitland Smith chest painted in floral design, and the marble lamp with small rosebuds and leaves.
Thank you all for stopping by our inaugural Floral Friday! Be sure to visit the creative ladies that are listed below. Their florals are truly stunning!
French Garden House • French Country Spring
Home Is Where The Boat Is • Spring In Bloom On The Porch
Housepitality Designs • Oriental Spring
Linking with:
Pieced Pastimes, Life on Lakeshore Drive,Coastal Charm, Dwellings-Heart of Your Home, Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, Stone Gable, Confessions of a Plate Addict, Worthing Court, Between Naps on the Porch, Cedar Hill Farmhouse, A Stroll Thru Life, The Charm of Home, Katherines Corner,Petit Haus, Follow The Yellow Brick Home, Vintage Mama’s Cottage, Marilyn’s Treats Eclectic Red Barn, Share Your Cup,21 Rosemary Lane,The Vintage Nest, The Essence Of Home, Feathering My Empty Nest, Kingsbury Brook Farm, The Red Painted Cottage, Love Of Home,My Soulful Home, Celebrating Everyday Life, Little Farmstead, Starfish Cottage, Rustic & Refined,The Freckled Rose, Life and Linda, DIY 180, Celebrate & Decorate, Sweet Sensations, The Dedicated House, Jodie Fitz, The Design Twins, Happy Nester, Modern Glam Home, Shabby Fufu, Desingthusiasm, Imparting Grace, Calypso in the Country
Mary says
Pam, You are so right that tulips with a mind of their own! There is nothing prettier than a vase or pitcher filled with tulips to usher in spring. I love your beautiful vignette with your handsome Maitland Smith floral painted chest, bird nest and pretty floral cup and saucer. Your petite leopard chair makes a perfect pedestal topped with books, to elevate the silver pitcher with dried hydrangeas blooms! It was a pleasure to join for Floral Friday.♥
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Thank you Mary, it was certainly my pleasure to join in for Floral Friday!
shirley@housepitalitydesigns says
I LOVE your floral vignette of tulips! Just isn’t Spring without those glorious flowers. As always, you have arranged them with such impeccable beauty on that gorgeous chest. And that small chair is quite the showstopper indeed giving a platform for your pretty silver pitcher of hydrangeas and the beautiful added texture and color of the books. Truly, truly a most gorgeous Spring vignette to usher in our First Floral Friday together!!! So happy that you and your talented self are a part of Floral Friday!! Have a great weekend Pam!!! xoxoxo’s
P.S. A reader of mine told me that if you put 3 pennies in the water of a vase of tulips they last longer and I tried it and yes they do!!!
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Shirley, you are an incredible talent with the sweetest heart! It is a joy to join Floral Friday!
Bonnie Morgan says
I am in floral heaven! What a fabulous idea! I certainly will be participating.
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Thanks Bonnie, have a wonderful weekend!
inspiredbyjoydianne says
Pam, what a beautiful way to start this first Friday of March. Tulips and daffodils and crocus just speak spring. This is an amazing post and so are the others. I will be following all of you. Your photography is pure perfection.
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Dianne, you are so sweet! I hope you are enjoying your trip!
Roxanne says
That vignette just makes my heart sing! Every detail is exquisite. I would love to see more of that little chair. I came home with an armload of tulips from the grocery store, yellow tipped with red…God’s paintbrush.
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Roxanne, those tulips sound so lovely! Enjoy your weekend, sweet friend!
Sandra at Maison De Jardin says
Lovely start to my day and something to look forward to. Your arrangement of tulips is so pretty and such a jolt of spring. Wonderful to see on a cold, snowy morning.
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Thanks you Sandra. Tulips are such a happy flower!
the Painted Apron says
I am so excited about your Floral Friday group Pam, what a treat these Fridays will be! I love tulips, a sure sign of Spring! Your vignette is simply stunning, I love the contrast that the leopard chair provides with the lovely lavender tulips…elegant simplicity!!
Jenna
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Jenna, thank you! I have always enjoyed the petite leopard chair, now Ella Mae has claimed it.
Stephanie says
Thank you for the lovely post, sweet friend. Your vignette brought a smile to my face 🙂 And tulips….they are my mom’s favorite flower and I can’t help but think of her when I see them.
Happy weekend to you, Pam. Hugs!
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Hello sweet friend. You are such a bright spot in my day! Thank you and Happy Weekend to you❤️
Shelley @ Calypso in the Country says
Floral Friday – what a great idea…especially for spring! Beautiful post and I look forward to all the floral inspiration each week! I adore tulips!
Shelley
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Thanks so much Shelley!
Linda says
Tulips have their own own personality. Today I will have to throw some out but oh how I’ve enjoyed their sculptural shapes and changing bloom. Next trip to the grocery will bring home more.
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Tulips are just happy!
Shannon@Belle Bleu Interiors says
Pam, this is so pretty! What a beautiful post and gorgeous vignette! I adore that Maitland Smith chest. It is stunning! You have inspired me to find some tulips to brighten things up around my house. Enjoy your weekend, sweet friend!
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Shannon, you are always so sweet and encouraging. Happy Weekend!
frenchgardenhouseFrenchGardenHouse says
Pam, your tulips are just glorious! Tulips are the only flower I know of that actually grow in water once cut, it’s why I usually cut mine a little shorter at first. Your vignette is beautiful {I have the big sisters to your doll chair- oh, my, how I love yours!}
It is such a thrill to know that we will be sharing Floral Friday’s together, friend. Wishing you a beautiful weekend,
Xoxo Lidy
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Thank you sweet Lidy! Wishing you a joy-filled weekend!
Rita C. says
Beautiful flowers and beautiful joint venture with Shirley, Mary, and Lidy! Happy weekend, Pam!
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Thank so much Rita, Happy Weekend!
marmeladegypsy says
Tulips are one of my favorites! I say that every time you post photos of them and I will say it again! Beautiful in that wonderful pitcher.
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Thank you Jeanie!
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Thanks Bonnie, have a wonderful weekend!
Dolores Velasco says
Hello Pam, an excellent idea that you have carried out. It is very beautiful what you show us, the tulips are so beautiful …
The place where you have located them is perfect. The furniture is very beautiful as well as the accessories.
I’ve seen Lidy’s blog, now I see more …
A hug
Dolores
Pam @ Everyday Living says
¡Feliz Sábado Dolores! Espero que tu nieve se haya derretido y tu clima se haya moderado. Gracias por tan dulces comentarios. ¡Te encantarán los tres blogs, señoras con mucho talento! Bendiciones mi amigo ~
Dolores Velasco says
the snow yes, but it rains as much as in the universal flood! hahaha, what to do? Patience…
Maristella says
Stunning vignettes!The darling teacup caught my eye!I agree with you,Pam!Hugs!
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Thank you Maristella! Hugs
Nancy says
Absolutely gorgeous! Your tulips add a sense of romance to your home.
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Thank you Nancy! I went to your blog and I guess I am tired, but I couldn’t find how to comment! The photos of La Jolla were stunning!
Nancy says
Thank you very much. How very nice of you to let me know.
As for comments … you are able at the end of each blog post.
I have a hard time commenting on other people’s posts as well at times. Especially if they are not a WordPress forum.
I hope one day you can stop by again and try. Sometimes if you click on the Blog Title… that will help bring up only that post and the comments section may appear more easily.
Thank you once again for stopping by. I truly appreciate it!
Nancy Brantley says
Your vignette is just gorgeous! Needs to be in a magazine! I love tulips because they are pretty all alone! Is that an antique Mora clock? I bought an antique Mora clock recently and love it.
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Thank you so much Nancy, you are so sweet. It is an antique clock that I have had for at least 40 years, not a Mora. I decided to paint it to resemble a Mora. I would rarely paint an antique, but I did the clock and I love it. What a treasure to have a Mora. I would love to see a photo of it.
ashley luengo says
Those tulips are absolutely stunning! Thank you for linking up with our Friday Friends Parade!
Pam @ Everyday Living says
My pleasure, thank you Ashley!
The Green Fingered Blogger says
Tulips certainly symbolise spring for me. I have a “Rainbow Border” in my garden which in April is coloured by tulips, from one end of the spectrum to the other – they’re fab! #DIDI
Pam @ Everyday Living says
I would love to see the tulips in April!
Stacey @ Poofing the Pillows says
Pam, your tulips are just so pretty! Your vignette is stunning and I love the peek of the clock behind. “Tulips are independent thinkers.” Such a great thought! 🙂
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Thank you dear Stacey!
Rebecca Plummer says
Tulips always make me smile with memories of my father planting them with me. Each spring would how a special joy on discovering them popping up. I learned that if you add pennies to the vase they won’t droop as quickly. Thank you for sharing your lovely vignettes.
Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardening says
Pam-Thank you for sharing your beautiful tulips and vignette, which sing spring! As we await a snowy day here tomorrow in the northeast, the timing of this post is perfect!
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Thank you so much Lee. Thank you so much for stopping by!
Elizabeth Ann says
Pam, I am new to your blog today, thank you for inviting me in with this beautiful Spring Vignette. Your mirror is a stunning backdrop for this vignette! Oh how I love the sweet marble lamp and chair. My mother being Irish and father English I have always loved Tea Time at our home. I do love the delicate tea cups like yours. I have been looking for a small wall cabinet to display my collection but have not found a source. I do know I will enjoy your blog and look forward to the next one.
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Elizabeth Ann, welcome and I am so glad you are here. Hopefully you will find a wall cabinet for you tea cup collection. Happy Thursday~
amberlyonferguson2017 says
This is just gorgeous Pam!
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Thank you Amber!
Ivory says
This time of the year I love seeing all the beautiful colors of tulips. Your tulips are fabulous. I plan on putting more into my garden this year. Thanks for sharing all the beauties.
Pam @ Everyday Living says
Thank you so much, tulips are just happy!