Simple Micro Flower Arrangement | Oak Leaves, Paperwhite Bulb & Cabbage

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7_2c5b9gTUiTXryaGY2A98zLBS3GHKRlsyADuo8EMKveLUJRSYZ_okpoNIHIGCWannMFsiTHdpY3fu6YAZI6HF0uOBPwjWYtx-0zdoZh0f7IYd864YCbuaHlGeBf-y9OOMzucE9kkB9C/s1600/IMG_3890.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7_2c5b9gTUiTXryaGY2A98zLBS3GHKRlsyADuo8EMKveLUJRSYZ_okpoNIHIGCWannMFsiTHdpY3fu6YAZI6HF0uOBPwjWYtx-0zdoZh0f7IYd864YCbuaHlGeBf-y9OOMzucE9kkB9C/s1600/IMG_3890.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>  <br />Last weekend Emma and I tagged along with Mike back to the Boston area for a work trip.  He travels there often, but we haven't been back since we moved back "home" last year.  We had a fabulous time visiting some of our friends and old favorites - Concord, Beacon Hill and Back Bay.  We also took a little trip out to Nantucket for the night - the one place we never got to go that was on my list.  I'll be sharing more (a lot more...) photos later this week, but first I wanted to share this little tiny arrangement inspired by our trip.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoG-OkOSYz06cCVPMcUrU0Me0YAbv8HQ6xL2TjR_PB_fcs-IZ0E5NmccNbbeTI25xzg9STRuInT5W4qVUgaVi6B_HiiKJxxAx1aErxil855HF_zzp0SA_SCCTpAh3esPTcafLTRSulVDWz/s1600/IMG_3893.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoG-OkOSYz06cCVPMcUrU0Me0YAbv8HQ6xL2TjR_PB_fcs-IZ0E5NmccNbbeTI25xzg9STRuInT5W4qVUgaVi6B_HiiKJxxAx1aErxil855HF_zzp0SA_SCCTpAh3esPTcafLTRSulVDWz/s1600/IMG_3893.jpg" width="266" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoG-OkOSYz06cCVPMcUrU0Me0YAbv8HQ6xL2TjR_PB_fcs-IZ0E5NmccNbbeTI25xzg9STRuInT5W4qVUgaVi6B_HiiKJxxAx1aErxil855HF_zzp0SA_SCCTpAh3esPTcafLTRSulVDWz/s1600/IMG_3893.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> </a>My Mother-in-Law is a fabulous traveler and always does a ton of shopping on their trips.  Their house is filled with pieces of art, blankets, pottery, china, etc. that all have special meaning and were collected along the way - not gift shop type souvenirs, but beautiful things that they love from specialty boutiques, inns and farms.  I recently noticed a new engraved pewter champagne bucket at their house - apparently, they ordered it while at Blackberry Farm this last Fall on a trip for their anniversary.  Now every time she walks by it she's reminded of their special weekend.  <br /><br />In the past I'd never been one to stock up while away, but I have found that the "souvenirs" we buy always bring such great memories back to us when we get home.  So, I started taking cues from Joy and buying treats on our trips we can use in our home that will take us back to those special moments. <br /><br />One afternoon, Emma and I went out to our old town, Concord, Ma, for a visit.  We had coffee with an old friend and stopped by all of my favorite shops.  The first on my list was <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2012/03/around-our-town-winston-flowers-in.html">Winston Flowers</a>.  You might remember my <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2012/03/around-our-town-winston-flowers-in.html">posts about Winston's</a> when we lived there.  It is in the middle of the quaint town center and filled with really inspired, lovely flowers.  Once a week I used to stroll Emma there to pick out flowers.  They have the most beautiful things - and most are very simple and common items, but are designed in special ways.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM83qayxgE9qiIqW7sDcPKJR4PofIyiF24iF3CnTJFXfgPdFoScNlkKbVtT6DPxBaaU-UPomIamMcIHcEdvLQMVGtVywXvniqdrTt18q3RVW8hzu44nRaz_K-h5TzcBPKynpZ8wcXk4g-G/s1600/IMG_3912.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM83qayxgE9qiIqW7sDcPKJR4PofIyiF24iF3CnTJFXfgPdFoScNlkKbVtT6DPxBaaU-UPomIamMcIHcEdvLQMVGtVywXvniqdrTt18q3RVW8hzu44nRaz_K-h5TzcBPKynpZ8wcXk4g-G/s1600/IMG_3912.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br />When I saw this arrangement I knew it would be the perfect "Joy-style" souvenir to take home with us.  It is a cabbage rosette (the center of a cabbage, stripped of most of the big leaves), mini preserved oak leaves, rosemary sprigs, white hydrangea and a paperwhite bulb.  I love that all of the elements are so seasonal, but presented in a unique and modern style.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kfvF5k45jL10okT7gXo5llbdrw9EJR_BLbZN3QAH9j47jwP3ViZ2TulwzL7ZfMi9ZCZ9gNGxjH4wwVT1qEijO0g7sRe1e-01TWaUxfhwto-6jKIOIatLiUuhtuoOciT_1ET0tb4RFIfq/s1600/IMG_3913.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kfvF5k45jL10okT7gXo5llbdrw9EJR_BLbZN3QAH9j47jwP3ViZ2TulwzL7ZfMi9ZCZ9gNGxjH4wwVT1qEijO0g7sRe1e-01TWaUxfhwto-6jKIOIatLiUuhtuoOciT_1ET0tb4RFIfq/s1600/IMG_3913.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I asked them to deconstruct two arrangements for me so I could carry them on the plane, then reassemble them when I got home. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzhYe2lbzBmgomzN6lfiJBWyde_3Mx3SIu-tx96-MkSNKVb-9WJUKPNbduw4Ykioe_VYJLE-iN4Sd7e6uYjXVAzv4ZbxdwKyxy_1Dlay4qTFnxoN-aHshwuT6JRXbSS8-W_GeQ7B70KWl/s1600/IMG_3917.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghzhYe2lbzBmgomzN6lfiJBWyde_3Mx3SIu-tx96-MkSNKVb-9WJUKPNbduw4Ykioe_VYJLE-iN4Sd7e6uYjXVAzv4ZbxdwKyxy_1Dlay4qTFnxoN-aHshwuT6JRXbSS8-W_GeQ7B70KWl/s1600/IMG_3917.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />It starts with a small sprig of hydrangea broken off from a larger bloom.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmd0qFshkeizk8-exT5VWzE85NgISPUo5K6Y2ML8AENNvWxJLbrhN7QTeArVdCdc2QrPj8XKXXQpmiXIafaWDov_TxLGKhBc01pjZNazw3RKCIyNmFRSE7Ky0x5ziyJ4392gYwkQh_Hrar/s1600/IMG_3918.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmd0qFshkeizk8-exT5VWzE85NgISPUo5K6Y2ML8AENNvWxJLbrhN7QTeArVdCdc2QrPj8XKXXQpmiXIafaWDov_TxLGKhBc01pjZNazw3RKCIyNmFRSE7Ky0x5ziyJ4392gYwkQh_Hrar/s1600/IMG_3918.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Then I added the cabbage. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfRB2FkpJIZ97aPQa-L1WuZgNHt7nhbit6uFYm5z7mxFfhWjsfq70IXPa6BjhoxpO4Ww7oneyjzKMJTMl4_kUzQQ2lhXh7lyaXh6TrIIadyS3OYzvWAV57re3E7vgOnStyVXwLwksitfK/s1600/IMG_3924.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Simple Micro Flower Arrangement | Oak Leaves, Paperwhite Bulb & Cabbage

  Last weekend Emma and I tagged along with Mike back to the Boston area for a work trip.  He travels there often, but we haven't been b...

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