events in bloom » Holidays:ideas & inspirations

The non-Christmas…Christmas.

leesa — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:36:42 +0000

Without getting into much detail, it hasn’t been a great year for me, my husband or my family on a personal level. Lots of challenges emotionally and spiritually. It has been exhausting, but we have come out the other end and we are still standing.

I started thinking about skipping Christmas, but how does [...]

Food for thought…and decor.

leesa — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:13:53 +0000

When it comes to florals for weddings these days boundaries are being pushed. Gone are the days of formulaic and safe pastel arrangements; basically the rules are there are no rules. So why not do something really unexpected and add an non-floral accent to your wedding design? Feathers, branches, rhinestones, wire [...]

Wishing you a warm & wonderful Holiday Season!!!

leesa — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:24:44 +0000

So the cookies are baked, the gifts are wrapped and the tree is sparking bright…I’ll be honest I kind of wish we had some snow! I do love this time of year regardless of the stress and commercialism that abounds. When you strip it down its just a time to be [...]

Events in Bloom is booking pre-orders for Holiday decor!

leesa — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:37:59 +0000

Yes it is that time again and although I almost forgot, I was reminded by the trickle of orders coming in for fresh and silk holiday decor already. Perhaps I should start my pre-ordering now so I can get everything made and delivered in time!

As usual we will be designing everything from [...]

The effortless beauty that is autumn….

leesa — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:19:52 +0000

The bad news is it’s followed by winter, the good news?… it’s a beautiful time for flowers! Deep reds, vibrant yellows, warm oranges and bold burgundy, this is what I picture when I think of fall. Sweaters, leaves, warm apple cider and a pot of stew simmering on the stove bring to mind my [...]

Happy Halloween : Hope your weekend is spook-tacular!

leesa — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:39:43 +0000

It’s Halloween everyone!!! I will admit it I am a giant kid when it comes to this holiday…I love it! Ghosts, goblins, pumpkin carving, costumes, candy..the whole nine yards. To me young or old it is so much fun to become someone else for the day. I guess it has a [...]

Who doesn’t love a hoedown?

leesa — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:46:38 +0000

Late summer sunflowers, apples, burlap, bales of hay, potato sack races…sound like fun? It really looked that way from my angle as well. A family reunion party put on by event planner Fiona Haig of Boncouture events was set up beautifully against the backdrop of King City acreage.

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An atypical Easter dinner.

leesa — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:30:00 +0000

Well this was our second time hosting Easter for my husband’s family. Last year we settled on a more traditional menu of roasted baby carrots, sweet potato puree and pork roast. This time around I spent some time looking through my cook books and online at various recipes, waffling back and forth between a [...]

Another calendar year coming to a close…

leesa — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:22:50 +0000

So again here I sit in a cloud of bewilderment…weeks of rushing, planning, buying, decorating not to mention all the to & fro-ing!!! And its over in the blink of an eye and all that’s left is the clean up and hopefully time for a well deserved nap. We had a fairly quiet holiday [...]

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…

leesa — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:35:57 +0000

Well its 29 days until Christmas and I am the biggest sucker for this particular holiday. From the time I can remember it was a very big deal in my house. My sister Jeanette would plan out the theme and colour scheme (yeah that’s right) for our living room. The fireplace, tree, stairwell, bathrooms [...]