"Happiness held is a seed. Happiness shared is a flower" 

 

Studio Choo

I have been following the girls at Studio Choo for some time now on both their blog and through Design Sponge. As you can imagine I was SO excited to be able to visit their little store on our stop over in San Francisco....This Flower oasis is found in a collaborative store known as The Prairie Collective.

Imagine my excitement when I discovered our stopover in San Fran. coincided with a new set of flower workshops they announced! I thought I had the best luck. The move from our home in Canada, back to our home in Australia, timed perfectly with a fall workshop.........
But, it was not meant to be. The workshops start tomorrow....I leave tonight! I did ask them to please do it a day earlier!! Ah well, I will have to start my own workshops back home and admire the work from afar once again.Meanwhile, here are some of the floral delights I got to see on my visit!

 

Hard at work

 

A couple of beautiful vase arrangements ready to go out that day

 

And finally, bringing in bundles of fresh flowers and foliage for a big weekend ahead!

 Thank you Studio Choo for being such a big inspiration to me, I am so glad I got to visit!

 (Rhys looks tired in the background from trekking so far with me to see this place!- Thank you too Rhys!!)

I love San Francisco

From the moment our taxi drove down Gearhy Street from the International Airport I was in love with this perfect city....and a day exploring has only made me more excited about this place!

I loved discovering (even in the cold of fall) some beautiful flowers around the city...seeing them made me even more excited about visiting one of my favourite flower inspirations...studio choo! Hopefully we can get there in the next couple of days!!!!

A drink on our fire escape at sunset....ah how i love San Fransisco

Now we need to have a warm shower and go explore this lovely city tonight!

A rainy day in Gastown

The weather in Vancouver did not come to the party today, but it did force us to seek shelter in a cosy little coffee shop for a good hour or so and sample the tasty local carrot cake!

 

With renewed energy, we pushed on and checked out a little gem of a flower shop I had heard about.  Olla - urban flower project is a sweet little flower shop, whose environmentally and socially conscious approach inspires me. The bright loft studio and urban displays also worked wonders to brighten up my afternoon! 

 

Last day

It was my last day at the flower shop today. A place that I loved so much and taught me so much. Im gonna miss that shop and the girls who took me under their wing!

Coming Home

Rhys and I have been on the move since 2009 and are finally returning home to Australia...the trip home starts next week.

I have mixed feelings... but am excited about playing with the palette of flowers back home, exploring the different seasons (or lack of compared to Canada!) playing in our garden again and getting ready for our wedding! Yay!!!