tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572417569826143472024-03-14T01:10:57.156-07:00GardeniaJolie Goodnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14482817710153743701noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857241756982614347.post-60212270508757861692011-02-10T14:24:00.000-08:002011-02-10T14:24:19.980-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d3ZUPcupohU/TVRjBBF0naI/AAAAAAAAAxc/W2k7ihC4ZLc/s1600/Playing+Cards.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d3ZUPcupohU/TVRjBBF0naI/AAAAAAAAAxc/W2k7ihC4ZLc/s1600/Playing+Cards.png" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VNJx6T2hFxE/TVRjpkRc7FI/AAAAAAAAAxg/5sFAmiVvx6o/s1600/Cocktail.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VNJx6T2hFxE/TVRjpkRc7FI/AAAAAAAAAxg/5sFAmiVvx6o/s1600/Cocktail.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">{ <a href="http://www.esquire.com/the-side/WONDRICH/hot-pink-handgun">cocktail recipe </a>} { <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/classic_kate_playing_cards/thing?id=11979565">the cards</a> } { <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Ultimate-Book-of-Card-Games/Scott-McNeely/e/9780811866422">the book</a> } { <a href="http://www.vivienofholloway.com/en/category/50s%20Halterneck%20Plain%20Dress/1950s-halterneck-plain-dress/79/">the dress }</a> {<a href="http://sparklesandpretending.tumblr.com/post/2962975394"> the vintage ladies</a> } </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">In order to celebrate our friends for loving us, and to celebrate our love for them,</div><div style="text-align: center;">why not throw a card game party? Throw on your favorite swing dress, whip up</div><div style="text-align: center;">some cocktails, and feel ultra swanky with your favorite gals! </div>Jolie Goodnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14482817710153743701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857241756982614347.post-49084059752136314562011-02-09T12:35:00.000-08:002011-02-09T12:35:55.092-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TVL2oSGKjtI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/E8rPce1bpJc/s1600/TheTable.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TVL2oSGKjtI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/E8rPce1bpJc/s640/TheTable.png" width="640" /></a></div><i> The Gardenia crew is fond of not only our men but our darling friends as well. </i><br />
<i>This week Gardenia will feature daily a inspiration for throwing a Valentine's party </i><br />
<i>for your friends. The color palette for today's table setting is a fresher version of </i><br />
<i>traditional valentine's hues. Keeping the pinks and reds, things have been livened up </i><br />
<i>with nectarine orange and pewter blue. Inspired by the colors of this table setting, </i><br />
<i>we added touches of gold (because frankly we can't get enough gold) to add additional </i><br />
<i>glamor. This Valentine's Day is a perfect day to bring out your monogrammed napkins, </i><br />
<i>bright table linens, gold dinnerware, and crystal stemware. For a special touch, try </i><br />
<i>folding your monogrammed or embroidered napkin in a different way to really showcase </i><br />
<i>the design. Salt bowls are a wonderful way to bring charm to the table as well. </i><i>And of </i><br />
<i>course, don't forget the bubbly! </i><br />
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<i>{<a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/leaf-embroidered-napkins/?pkey=cplace-mats-napkins">Napkins</a>} + {<a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/dining-and-entertaining/champagne-flutes/paloma-flute/s418064">Champagne flutes</a>} + {<a href="http://www.100candles.com/items/item_4897.htm">Candles</a>} + {<a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/dining-and-entertaining/tablecloths-and-napkins/linden-nectarine-tablecloth-cotton-tiger-lily-napkin/f40606">Tablecloth</a>} + {<a href="http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=1186&CategoryID=53630&LinkType=#fn=BORDER%3DGold%20Banded%26sp%3D5%26spc%3D171">China</a>} + {Fresh Flowers} =</i><br />
<i><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/">A Beautiful Table</a> !</i>Jolie Goodnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14482817710153743701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857241756982614347.post-59979513878287476472011-02-02T17:40:00.000-08:002011-02-02T17:40:04.355-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.camrussphoto.com/"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TUn6oGRVNOI/AAAAAAAAAwM/zZVq0X65v3c/s1600/Cam_title.jpg" /></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Describe lomography for us.</b></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"> - Lomography is more of an attitude than a type of camera or film. It started with a small little Russian camera called a Lomo Compact Automatic. Some Austrian back packers stumbled on it in a pawn shop while on their trip. When they got the rolls back they fell in love with the images and the colors that the Lomo's plastic lens gave them. Over the last 17 years it has grown into an international organization. In that time, it has developed a set of 10 rules and a whole culture of professional and novice users who create for the sake of capturing fleeting magic.We shoot on film cameras and we do things wrong on purpose. We use the wrong chemicals to process our film. You see us looking at the strangest things and not using our view finder. It might give you a better idea of the attitude if I give you the rules:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Take your LOMO everywhere you go.<br />
2. Use it anytime — day or night.<br />
3. Lomography is not an interference in your life, but a part of it.<br />
4. Shoot from the hip.<br />
5. Approach the objects of your lomographic desire as close as possible.<br />
6. Don't think.<br />
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8. You don't have to know beforehand what you've captured on film.<br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> Inside of the Lomography culture there are a lot of people that shoot "Double Exposures". This is where you record two or more images on the same film frame. This is what truly captured my fascination. When I realized you could take more than one picture and mix and match things, my imagination exploded. I spent the next 2 1/2 yrs exploring the concepts that occurred to me. After throwing myself at this, I have completely fallen in love with the process and the results. If you aren't having fun with Lomography, you need to re-evaluate your reasons for shooting. Nothing good ever comes out of my work when I'm not laughing while shooting.</span></span></div><div class="im" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i> What kind of cameras do you like to use for events? Weddings?</i></b></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I like to use no more than 4 cameras. I lose track of things, if I go overboard. I will always shoot with the Lomo Compact Automatic (LC-A+). It started the movement and it is a camera that allows me to think about the shot instead of camera settings. I can really be present to the moment. I have a newer 35mm camera called a Petri Color 35. This little silver Japanese wonder has more controls that the LC-A+ but packs the same portability and a sharper glass lens. I use a Holga for soft focus plastic lens dreamy shots. It's bulky, only has 12 shots, but if you hold it right it gives you magic like no other. My final piece is a Minolta Instant Pro. It is one of the few Polaroid cameras Polaroid didn't make. It has extra controls that allow for multiple exposures, lighting control, and is ultra compact. You can't beat Polaroid colors or the immediate feedback.</span></div><div class="im" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>What is it about lomography that works so beautifully for weddings and events?</i></b></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I think it is the original feel of the images. Everyone at the event has a digital point and shoot. Friends and family, they can all take the same picture. When a good lomographer is there, they can't even duplicate their results. It's all in the moment and it is reflected in the pictures. The plastic lenses add a dreamy softness to the images that match your memory. No one has a static and sharp image from their time at the wedding and the photos I get to produce are a beautiful amalgamation of the people, place, and the event itself.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.camrussphoto.com/"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TUn9mbu8F_I/AAAAAAAAAww/G0FulERY5nM/s1600/Cam_softness.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0px;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><i>I want to shoot what isn't there.</i> What’s in our minds. Melding images together the way our memories come to us. No one image summarizes an event. When you remember a celebration, you don’t remember a single picture of everyone sitting in chairs watching a couple get married or a static image of everyone dancing out on the floor. You remember the floral arrangements, the beautiful chandelier that lit the room, a tree you stared at while waiting for the event to start, that one really funny guy you met while waiting in line at the bar, the hallway to the bathroom you walked down too many times, that woman's poor dress choice, and how happy everyone seemed. It all melds together into one impression.That’s what Multiple Exposures can do that singles can’t. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">It isn't about structure or capturing something perfectly. I c<span style="line-height: 24px;">apture life the way you remember it and not the way it happened. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.camrussphoto.com/"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TUn9ZyKtuyI/AAAAAAAAAwk/M15LkfsVubA/s1600/Cam_Chandelier.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.camrussphoto.com/"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TUn9b-FQxJI/AAAAAAAAAws/IL8NGHgafSA/s1600/Cam_remember.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I just couldn't be happier with the new design of the Gardenia business cards! </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>They were inspired by the movie, " The Pink Panther," by my awards season </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>party colors, and by my favorite color combination for spring weddings. </i></div>Jolie Goodnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14482817710153743701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857241756982614347.post-60814845655359292102011-01-20T12:24:00.000-08:002011-01-25T14:16:22.418-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TTiZbtkLP0I/AAAAAAAAAvI/ttkuisqf5dQ/s1600/InspirationBoard.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TTiZbtkLP0I/AAAAAAAAAvI/ttkuisqf5dQ/s1600/InspirationBoard.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<i>Photography Links: </i><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tompalumbo/2278689150/in/set-72157603711224961/">{1}</a> <a href="http://lajoliemaisonette.tumblr.com/post/2530359391">{2}</a> <a href="http://i672.photobucket.com/albums/vv84/afabulousmom/800AAAAA6.jpg">{3}</a> <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/">{4}</a> <a href="http://www.sarahklassen.com/">{5} </a>Jolie Goodnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14482817710153743701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857241756982614347.post-17112726703810172752010-12-30T12:44:00.001-08:002010-12-30T12:44:53.533-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TRzuAHDem8I/AAAAAAAAAow/jfQptAANlWw/s1600/CreoleNewYear.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TRzuAHDem8I/AAAAAAAAAow/jfQptAANlWw/s1600/CreoleNewYear.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Recipes: <a href="http://notwithoutsalt.com/2009/12/29/year-of-the-lamb/">Lamb</a> / <a href="http://www.alamodejournals.com/index.php/2010/11/shell-shucked/">Oysters</a> / <a href="http://cannelle-vanille.blogspot.com/2010/10/smells-of-pears-hazelnuts-brown-butter.html">Brown Butter Cakes</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"On New Year's Day, no matter how humbler her circumstances, the Creole housewife will have freshly blooming roses on her table. In our delightful climate, wehre flowers bloom the year round, and where, in winter especially, roses are in their zenith of glory, there are few homes, indeed, in which a patch of ground is not set aside for the cultifation of flowers; while in the lovely open gardens in the "Garden District of New Orleans" roses in exquisite bloom overrun the trellises and arbors and smile upon you from the fancifully laid-out garden beds. It is wonderful how a bit of green, with a few roses nestling between, will brighten up the homeliest table. With the linen spotless, the crystal shining, a few loose clusters of rosebuds, typical of the budding year, blooming on the mantels and in low, glass bowls in the center, a charm is imprted to the feast, the graceful idea of beginning anew suggested, and a lingering fragrance thrown over memory's page that will remain as an incentive to nobler effort for many a day."<br />
---<i>The Picayune's Creole Cook Book</i>, facsimile 2nd edition, 1901 [Dover Publications:New York] 1971 (p. 432) </span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=2066800083593106959&postID=4300238317757993206" name="creole"> <b> </b></a></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Creole menus, New Orleans, 1901</b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>A New Year's Menu</b></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Breakfast</b><br />
Oranges<br />
Oatmeal, Cream<br />
Radishes. Cress. Olives<br />
Broiled Trout, Sauce a la Tartare.<br />
Potatoes a la Duchesse.<br />
Creamed Chicken. Omelette aux Confitures.<br />
Salade a la Creole.<br />
Batter Cakes. Louisiana Syrup. Fresh Butter.<br />
Cafe au Lait. </span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Dinner.</b><br />
Oysters on the half Shell.<br />
Spanish Olives. Celery. Pickles.<br />
Salted Almonds.<br />
Green Turtle Soup, Croutons.<br />
Broiled Spanish Mackerel, Sauce a la Matire d'Hotel.<br />
Julienne Potatoes.<br />
Lamb Cutlets Breaded, Sauce Soubise.<br />
Green Peas.<br />
Sweetbreads a la Creole.<br />
Ponche a la Romaine.<br />
Roast Turkey, Cranberry Sauce.<br />
Baked Yams. Cauliflower au Grating.<br />
Asparagus a la Matre d'Hotel.<br />
Lettuce, Salad Dressing.<br />
Broiled Snipe on Toast.<br />
Pouding a la Reine, Wine Sauce. Mince Pie.<br />
Cocoanut Custard Pie.<br />
Biscuit Glace. Petits Fours. Fruits. Nuts.<br />
Raisins.<br />
Cheese. Toasted Crackers.</span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Supper</b><br />
Cold Turkey, Currant Jelly.<br />
Celery Salad.<br />
French Rolls. Butter. Assorted Cakes.<br />
Fruit. Nuts.<br />
Tea.</span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=2066800083593106959&postID=4300238317757993206" name="creole"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=2066800083593106959&postID=4300238317757993206" name="creole"></a>Jolie Goodnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14482817710153743701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857241756982614347.post-14597765233143742862010-11-12T08:32:00.000-08:002010-12-16T22:09:54.947-08:00Bridal Details<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://brookmanharris.com/new/images/02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://brookmanharris.com/new/images/02.jpg" alt="Gardenia Austin's inspiration" border="0" height="397" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://brookmanharris.com/new/images/01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://brookmanharris.com/new/images/01.jpg" alt="Gardenia Austin's inspiration" border="0" height="395" width="640" /></a></div><i>I have only a quick post today as I have a busy, busy day full of work to do! However, I had to take a moment to post these images from <a href="http://brookmanharris.com/">Brookman Harris</a>. Delicious color palette, charming chalk-like drawings, luxurious gowns, and of course....fabulous clutches. A gal couldn't ask for more!</i><br /><br /><i>xo, Jolie</i>Jolie Goodnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14482817710153743701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857241756982614347.post-10788407656778533612010-11-11T15:12:00.000-08:002010-11-11T15:22:58.506-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TNx2QDD-HBI/AAAAAAAAAoA/7qD7ILvgX0M/s1600/Daschund.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TNx2QDD-HBI/AAAAAAAAAoA/7qD7ILvgX0M/s1600/Daschund.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://missgraciousliving.southernaccents.com/.a/6a010536155966970b01156fba8c91970c-800wi" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://missgraciousliving.southernaccents.com/.a/6a010536155966970b01156fba8c91970c-800wi" /></a></div> 1. <a href="http://www.giannarose.com/GRAStore.cfm?View=product&category=pets&ProductID=S10_470&do=detail" style="color: #073763;">soaps</a> 2. <a href="http://oliverbludesigns.com/"><span style="color: #073763;">stationary</span></a> 3. <a href="http://www.southernaccents.com/"><span style="color: #073763;">living room</span></a><br />
<span style="color: #073763;">The Dachshund races are an important event in Buda, Texas and anyone who owns a dachshund knows how fabulous these dogs really are. Celebrate the races with beers, gourmet pigs in a blanket, and long dogs of course! Elegant and sleek, dachshunds often have beautiful color palettes; dark rust, golden blond, and velvety black. This is a party fit for gold accents, pretty china, and playful flowers.</span>Jolie Goodnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14482817710153743701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857241756982614347.post-32053177934410310872010-11-10T09:54:00.000-08:002010-12-16T22:12:54.303-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TNrbTs2Z7DI/AAAAAAAAAmI/5cPyudrX9wo/s1600/5077729044_9b96ac0cc1_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TNrbTs2Z7DI/AAAAAAAAAmI/5cPyudrX9wo/s640/5077729044_9b96ac0cc1_b.jpg" alt="Erica Kuschel, photographer, Austin, Texas, Piratepenpen, Gardenia Austin, florist" border="0" height="640" width="428" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i>Guest table arrangement for an end of summer wedding</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i>photo credit: <a href="http://overyonderlust.com/">Erica Kuschel</a> </i></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jolie Goodnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14482817710153743701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857241756982614347.post-63289819097671718172010-10-22T09:43:00.000-07:002010-12-16T22:14:37.444-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TMG-6Jjem-I/AAAAAAAAAlc/sCK6405Z43E/s1600/5077731982_a8d1546115_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TMG-6Jjem-I/AAAAAAAAAlc/sCK6405Z43E/s640/5077731982_a8d1546115_b.jpg" border="0" height="640" width="428" alt="Gardenia Austin, florist, Erica Kuschel, photographer, Piratepenpen, wedding"/> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i>Guest table arrangement for the Meazell Wedding</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><i>photo credit: <a href="http://overyonderlust.com/">Erica Kuschel</a> </i></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jolie Goodnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14482817710153743701noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857241756982614347.post-45476474133670355972010-10-17T18:02:00.000-07:002010-12-16T22:15:35.377-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TLucgt2-HwI/AAAAAAAAAlY/q_r-iuwUfiI/s1600/5077735820_c5c17d06c7_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TLucgt2-HwI/AAAAAAAAAlY/q_r-iuwUfiI/s640/5077735820_c5c17d06c7_b.jpg" width="428" alt="Gardenia Austin, florist, Jolie Goodnight, Erica Kuschel, photographer, Piratepenpen, flowers"/> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>A head table arrangement for the Meazell Wedding</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>photo credit: <a href="http://overyonderlust.com/">Erica Kuschel</a> </i></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jolie Goodnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14482817710153743701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857241756982614347.post-28231165185710327252010-10-15T08:33:00.000-07:002010-12-16T22:16:29.459-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TLh0Le6Z0mI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/Fty7MyU6pf0/s1600/5077737772_08941969bc_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TLh0Le6Z0mI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/Fty7MyU6pf0/s640/5077737772_08941969bc_b.jpg" width="640" alt="Gardenia Austin, florist, flowers, Jolie Goodnight, Erica Kuschel, photographer, Piratepenpen" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>A head table arrangement for the Meazell Wedding</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>photo credit: <a href="http://overyonderlust.com/">Erica Kuschel</a> </i></span> </div>Jolie Goodnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14482817710153743701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857241756982614347.post-71913725957142607872010-10-14T08:33:00.000-07:002010-12-16T22:17:47.481-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TLcioQTlEyI/AAAAAAAAAlM/x1S5xhb-MYI/s1600/5077739520_8236ddfbd3_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TLcioQTlEyI/AAAAAAAAAlM/x1S5xhb-MYI/s640/5077739520_8236ddfbd3_b.jpg" width="640" alt="Gardenia Austin, Austin, florist, flowers, Jolie Goodnight, Erica Kuschel, photography, Piratepenpen" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>An arrangement for the Meazell Wedding</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>photo credit: <a href="http://overyonderlust.com/">Erica Kuschel</a> </i></span> </div>Jolie Goodnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14482817710153743701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857241756982614347.post-9694105598134216902010-10-13T09:41:00.000-07:002010-12-16T22:18:13.169-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TLXhF0ROhZI/AAAAAAAAAlE/HsabVeSEgEI/s1600/5077743506_9f9d806911_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TLXhF0ROhZI/AAAAAAAAAlE/HsabVeSEgEI/s1600/5077743506_9f9d806911_b.jpg" alt="Gardenia Austin, Austin, florist, flowers, Jolie Goodnight, Erica Kuschel, photography, Piratepenpen"/> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>A Headtable Arrangement for the Meazell Wedding</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TEHbqv_cVUI/AAAAAAAAAdk/gYfuTy0Dg6E/s640/DSC_0694.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TEHb9Ex-LPI/AAAAAAAAAds/Bb_oq8o5U10/s1600/DSC_0695.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TEHb9Ex-LPI/AAAAAAAAAds/Bb_oq8o5U10/s640/DSC_0695.jpg" width="428" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TEHcQYgmDZI/AAAAAAAAAd0/LTE8Qp_yhgM/s1600/DSC_0699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TEHcQYgmDZI/AAAAAAAAAd0/LTE8Qp_yhgM/s640/DSC_0699.jpg" width="428" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TEHchuhJaHI/AAAAAAAAAd8/P6AkcSZj4FU/s1600/DSC_0701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TEHchuhJaHI/AAAAAAAAAd8/P6AkcSZj4FU/s640/DSC_0701.jpg" width="428" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TEHc2G-azZI/AAAAAAAAAeE/3UUUGiI7Y0E/s1600/DSC_0717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TEHc2G-azZI/AAAAAAAAAeE/3UUUGiI7Y0E/s640/DSC_0717.jpg" width="428" /></a></div>Jolie Goodnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14482817710153743701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-857241756982614347.post-14886174587734621082010-07-16T19:32:00.000-07:002010-07-17T09:56:00.010-07:00Arrangements I did for the YMCA on Townlake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TEET97eH6tI/AAAAAAAAAbk/jpr-FMWT-ZA/s1600/P7110016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TEET97eH6tI/AAAAAAAAAbk/jpr-FMWT-ZA/s640/P7110016.JPG" width="480" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TEEUJMgVC0I/AAAAAAAAAbs/NqHBbgfM_Oo/s1600/P7110017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TEEUJMgVC0I/AAAAAAAAAbs/NqHBbgfM_Oo/s640/P7110017.JPG" width="480" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__QgLuGX7U4w/TEEURmtr2WI/AAAAAAAAAb0/aSqULy9Hkdo/s1600/P7110018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We visited three different farms either with their own charming atmosphere as well as lavender products. We indulged in lavender lotions, pillow sprays, linen wash, essential oils, hand soaps, and sachets. I savored lavender margaritas, lavender truffles, lavender lemonade, chipotle-lavender chicken tacos, and lemon-lavender cookies. As lovely as these products are they cannot compare to the simple act of cutting the lavender myself by the handful. Amongst the bees, I found a quiet corner of the lavender field, crouched down with my clippers, and slowly cut my carefully selected stems of lavender. Forget meditating, this worked wonders. Amidst the hum of bumble bees and the relaxing smell of purple flowers, I was all at once careful and yet the most wonderful kind of thoughtless so to speak. With each handful of lavender I felt a sense of accomplishment, relaxation, and satisfaction. 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