tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081101795597600004.post7112411608410785174..comments2024-03-28T08:16:13.470+00:00Comments on Stasher: In a Vase on Monday - CodswallopStasherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02616094223215469144noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081101795597600004.post-75642926963789677602017-12-12T19:23:30.544+00:002017-12-12T19:23:30.544+00:00Archaeology and collecting bottles at the same tim...Archaeology and collecting bottles at the same time...very exciting.Stasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616094223215469144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081101795597600004.post-68087902095483386022017-12-12T19:22:39.492+00:002017-12-12T19:22:39.492+00:00Our WI has monthly meetings, sometimes we have a s...Our WI has monthly meetings, sometimes we have a speaker, sometimes an activity...just imagine all those ladies walking through the streets of Wells last week late at night with their wreaths...some were thick and very generously 'stuffed' with greenery, and others like mine more like an outdoorsey flower arrangement.Stasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616094223215469144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081101795597600004.post-59822227467522452122017-12-12T19:18:43.549+00:002017-12-12T19:18:43.549+00:00I've made just about every type, but on the wh...I've made just about every type, but on the whole I veer towards the simple such as the one I made in 2015, when I picked holly and ivy from the garden. Its the process I enjoy, thinking about friends etc. Its just a nice way of showcasing seasonal flowers and arranging them for an 'exterior' ornament.Stasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616094223215469144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081101795597600004.post-89918898759219821712017-12-11T22:32:45.984+00:002017-12-11T22:32:45.984+00:00I love old glass bottles, too. Every once in a whi...I love old glass bottles, too. Every once in a while we'll find one when digging in places that were used as trash heaps years ago before transfer stations became the tip.<br />I love your wreath - it came out very well!Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081101795597600004.post-52609513526026574022017-12-11T21:46:54.924+00:002017-12-11T21:46:54.924+00:00There is also the saying meaning 'rubbish'...There is also the saying meaning 'rubbish' or weak... because I just had one flower!Stasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616094223215469144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081101795597600004.post-89322833159133036332017-12-11T21:44:11.266+00:002017-12-11T21:44:11.266+00:00Thanks Kris...Old Man's Beard is the seed head...Thanks Kris...Old Man's Beard is the seed head of the wild clematis... I used some of it in flower earlier in the year. I used it because the name made my granddaughter laugh when she first the name, then looked at my hubby and his grey beard!!Stasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616094223215469144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081101795597600004.post-23054558351622448242017-12-11T21:38:10.027+00:002017-12-11T21:38:10.027+00:00Believe me there are gaudy versions in the UK too....Believe me there are gaudy versions in the UK too...l prefer the green, sustainable and compostable versions!Stasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616094223215469144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081101795597600004.post-28840979427134670242017-12-11T21:34:58.846+00:002017-12-11T21:34:58.846+00:00Thanks Cathy...love your use of the term codswallo...Thanks Cathy...love your use of the term codswallop as 'weak'...there are so many nuances..words are so interesting.Stasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616094223215469144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081101795597600004.post-40545823169251871802017-12-11T19:55:01.077+00:002017-12-11T19:55:01.077+00:00I had to look up Coddswallop bottles as I had neve...I had to look up Coddswallop bottles as I had never heard of them before and was a bit puzzled! LOL! Your light and airy wreath is really lovely. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081101795597600004.post-2893670606875821912017-12-11T19:48:14.035+00:002017-12-11T19:48:14.035+00:00The succulent flower looks very elegant in its &qu...The succulent flower looks very elegant in its "codswallop" vase, Noelle. I love your wreath with its "old man's beard" decorations too. Is that a Clematis seed head or something else?Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081101795597600004.post-65725608923486192672017-12-11T19:44:28.018+00:002017-12-11T19:44:28.018+00:00You've got such a lot to show. The wreath is v...You've got such a lot to show. The wreath is very pretty, nicely different and that sounds like a fun day out. I have a woven willow wreath base, which I've had for years, and I get it out every year and stick whatever I can find into it. It's thicker than your base, quite robust. AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081101795597600004.post-87382732068970269642017-12-11T16:55:07.383+00:002017-12-11T16:55:07.383+00:00I've never seen a 'loose' wreath befor...I've never seen a 'loose' wreath before.<br />MUCH prefer that to the stiff carefully wired usual.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081101795597600004.post-61185094588119529152017-12-11T16:15:17.933+00:002017-12-11T16:15:17.933+00:00I love the simplicity of your wreath; lucky you to...I love the simplicity of your wreath; lucky you to be given Mistletoe; I don't think I've ever seen it sold here but that's probably because the Italians rather go in for bright, sparkly and gaudy rather than traditional evergreen.Christinahttps://myhesperidesgarden.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081101795597600004.post-37639953012664095432017-12-11T14:53:35.004+00:002017-12-11T14:53:35.004+00:00Oh that museum in Bath sounds just up my street No...Oh that museum in Bath sounds just up my street Noelle - haven't been there for quite a few years (since Elder Daughter finished Uni there in fact). Your vintage bottles and their simple offerings are so elegant, as is the end product of the great wreath making shindig - no codswallop to be seen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com