mon bouquet du jour – in cider bottles!

by Sharon Santoni
At this time of year, bouquets that come from the garden are more about texture than colour.  So this weekend I bought myself some ivory roses and tall ornamental cabbages for my flower arrangement.
I’ve been loving using small antique glasses for grouping individual flowers, and thought to do the same with some antique cider bottles I found recently.
I love the palette of subtle colours, the way that the indidual stems come together as a bouquet by being cut at differing heights before popped into the bottles.

It’s amazing how the colour of these bottles changes with the light, I’ll definitely be using them outside in the summer.

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14 comments

Blondie's Journal November 6, 2011 - 4:12 pm

Very pretty, Sharon! These are beautiful old bottles!

XO,
Jane

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Teagarden November 6, 2011 - 4:22 pm

Wonderful bottles! And a nice idea!
Markus

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hostess of the humble bungalow November 6, 2011 - 4:51 pm

I'd buy lots of cider if it came in these lovely bottles!
The subtle shades work so well together, your eye for detail is ever sharp.

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Sharon November 6, 2011 - 5:23 pm

An excellent way to use the bottles and display the roses and ornamental cabbages lovely!

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Mariette's Back to Basics November 6, 2011 - 6:43 pm

Dearest Sharon,

First time I see those ornamental cabbages! They are lovely together with your roses inside the cider bottles. Glad to find someone else who saves pretty bottles too…
Love to you,

Mariette

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Sell WoW Accounts November 6, 2011 - 7:13 pm

that is so beautiful!

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cose di lino November 6, 2011 - 9:17 pm

originale!
nunzia
cosedilino.blogspot.com

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Francesca Muir November 6, 2011 - 10:55 pm

gorgeous, gorgeous gorgeous!

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Pamela Terry and Edward November 6, 2011 - 11:52 pm

Beautiful!

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Terrile November 7, 2011 - 10:23 am

I am assuming you drank the cidre first? Terri

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Anna at the Doll House November 7, 2011 - 10:43 am

A little forest of roses in old cider bottles: brilliant.

Anna

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mise November 7, 2011 - 12:30 pm

What beautiful bottles, and how garish they make modern design seem. Your arrangement is perfect.

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Grace November 7, 2011 - 2:09 pm

Those roses are beautiful.. i love white roses, and they are perfect with these bottles.

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IAMSNOWFLAKE November 7, 2011 - 5:12 pm

I just fell in love with those bottles! the color is amazing!

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