Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours! 🦃
This year has definitely been different to say the least, but I am so grateful for all my family and friends who have been with me along this rollercoaster we call 2020! ❤️
How to Make the Perfect Flower Arrangement
For Mother’s Day this year, I took a floral arrangement 101 class with The Wild Bunch and I made my mother a flower arrangement (which she loved).
I’ll be the first to say I do not have a green thumb, in fact when I moved into my new apartment in April I swore I would not have any plants, pets or anything they could die. However I did manage to make a pretty decent looking flower arrangement, if I do say so myself.
Here are a few take aways I learned:
Choosing Flowers
- Keep a simple color palette, but you can have a variety of flowers and foliage
- Fresh flowers have tighter bulbs and will last longer
Prepping the flowers
- Remove all leaves (and thorns) below the water line, this makes for easier arranging and a cleaner look
- Cut the bottom of the stems on a diagonal, the increased surface area will allow the flower to absorb more water
- Use luke warm water
Arranging the flowers
- Create a grid by crossing the foliage
- Insert the flowers into the grid at varying heights for depth
- Measure the stem lengths before you cut them
Maintaining the flowers
- Change the water every 2 days
- Remove stems as they die
- Recut the stems when you change the water to increase longevity of the flowers
If I can make a gorgeous flower arrangement, you can too!
Thank you to the Moxy Times Square & The Wild Bunch for a wonderful class!
How I spent my weekend...
This weekend I spent my weekend painting my NEW APARTMENT!!!!
First off, I want to say thank you to my parents and my friends (Torres & Brohan), who came out to paint with me this weekend!
Who knew painting would be so much work? We spent the entire 3 day weekend (we had MLK day off) painting and still have to do a second coat on the walls, trim and doors.
I think it will hopefully be done soon enough, but if anyone wants to come and help, I would greatly appreciate it!
For those of you who are looking to paint your house or apartment, here are a few tips/things I have learned:
- Painting order: Ceiling, Walls, Doors, Trim
- Spackle, sand & wipe down the walls (in that order) before you begin painting
- 3M Blue Tape & Frog Tape (Green Tape) are your friends - these are used to make sure you paint straight lines or do not paint over unwanted areas
- Blue Tape - is a bit stretchier and less sticky, this is good for ceilings and is a bit cheaper than green tape
- Green Tape - is stickier than blue tape, thus it is good for places where the lines are very important, such as trimmings
Stay tuned for more tips, as I am sure I will learn a lot more as I begin my journey as a homeowner!
Torres & I - he's hard core!
Brohan and I