happy belated mother's day

grace is sweet and lets me take home any leftover flowers... i am shameless now and take as much as i can. haha. why? bc she said i can take them AND they are so pretty to just pass up!

if my mama lived in the area, she would have received some lovely bouquets. but i'm enjoying them all over the house. the kitchen, bathroom, dining room, and my desk!

and my knife skills are slowly improving. i'm still scared of slicing my thumb like i did last year, but i feel a bit more comfortable with a swiss army knife!

i'm really digging the red peonies. something about them just look SO pretty! oh and yellow/redranunculus have been added to my favorites...

more to come... those sticks in the background were leftovers from willow branches. she gathered them together and thought they would be a nice simple centerpiece and then threw them out. i'm shameless, i dug them out of the garbage and placed them in a vase for now. i think i'll bundle them together and give them somewhat of a modern look!