hollyhock

I sowed some hollyhock seeds in the spring, and after no action all summer, they have made a surprise appearance in October.  Some cosmos came up, too.  What a weird year.

a few flowers

We did the flowers for a stunning wedding over the weekend, the most creative wedding I've ever done!  The bride has the same aesthetic as we do at Bloomsday, so it was a perfect match.  Pretty, vintagey, summery...just gorgeous!

We are setting up our new website and blog for the shop at the moment, so I'll share the eye candy here:D

If you like to look at flowers, check out our Flickr!

Forget-me-not

Went for a walk through the churchyard at St. Colman's Cathedral here in Cloyne, the forget-me-nots are amazing!  It's a real deserted cemetery, all wild and overgrown.  The flowers are probably from a pot left on a grave decades ago, self-seeding over and over...all sorts of beautiful flowers everywhere.

Last week we were in the churchyard in Churchtown South, which is completely overgrown with wild garlic!  Very beautiful if unusually fragrant.  It's a really stunning location, a ruined church set amongst farmer's fields with the sea in the distance.  Beautiful spots for a quiet walk.

Bloomsday Flowers

So far I've only really blogged about my textile work and Etsy, but I am actually a three dimensional human being!  And I have a day job, I own a flower shop in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, called Bloomsday Flowers.  I own the shop with my friend Noelle, and we will have been open for four years in June.  I love my shop and I love being a florist, it's a great job.  I also love owning my own business, so that when we have a slow afternoon--and there are plenty of those these days unfortunately--I don't have to pretend to be busy, I can use that time to sew or blog or other things that make me happy.  My shop is bright and beautiful and I love to spend time there!

I was uploading some photos of last weeks weddings to our flickr account, and I played with one of the images in Photoshop, thought I would share it.  If you'd like to see the flowers in all their blooming colour, visit Bloomsday's flickr account!