Arranging With Judie

22/09/2022

Today Jolon .church came for a short visit to forage for some country stuff in the garden and out back. She is so kind! She brought a tea towel that was hand painted by another Instagram friend . I think I might want to use it on a table it’s so pretty! What a fun way to spend an hour on my day off. The whole afternoon had a happy glow!
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06/09/2022

It would be lovely to think that it’s fairies, dancing above the field out back, but upon closer inspection, it’s dragonflies, patrolling and hunting and gobbling up bugs. This is an every evening occurrence this time of year. The dragonflies are a reassuring sign of balance of nature in my yard. 💚

20/06/2022

Happy summer and happy Pride Month, everybody! I just posted a new episode of Arranging With Judie, and let me tell you: you're going to 🏳️‍🌈LOVE🏳️‍🌈 it. Follow the link below and read on for background:

What was going to be an ordinary video shoot day turned into an adventure in improvisation when my son/cameraman/audio technician/editor/producer showed up with an armful of rainbow silk flowers and novelty ribbon that he'd picked up at Michael's on the way over.

He dropped them on the kitchen counter along with his recording equipment and said, "Mom, I need you to make me a Gay Pride wreath. And it needs to be GAY." (In our family, every month is Pride Month, but June gives us an excuse to be a little *extra* as we celebrate how far the LGBTQIA+ rights movement has come, and reflect on how much work is yet to be done.)

So, with the camera running, and with no pre-planning or pre-made wreath form, I set out to turn these silk flower bouquets and rainbow Monstera leaves into a festive, flamboyant, and structurally-sound wreath for Ian's door. We love the way it turned out, and I think you will, too!

https://youtu.be/SWROjdFBAiI

In this hilarious and delightful video, watch me make the world's most flamboyant rainbow wreath in honor of Pride Month. Follow along as I sort through this...

27/05/2022

Tonight’s sunset is absolutely glorious!!

18/05/2022

This is a momentous day!!!
Two Instagram celebrities walked in the front door at Hafner florist this morning!! Jolon, (flower.church), and JoAnne, (petalandtwigfloral) picked up flowers at forgetmenotfarmsmi for a wedding JoAnne is doing this weekend and decided they were so close, they just had to stop. Yay!! It is so much fun to meet Instagram friends in person!!

18/05/2022

Hey moms with young kids! If you take your children antiquing with you while they’re young, they’ll grow up and enable your milk glass habit! Ian and Jake went to Cincinnati last weekend and brought me these pieces from an antique mall there. Is that not the sweetest thing? I have the loveliest kids! 🤍💖🥰

03/05/2022

OMG! You’ll never guess! An Instagram VIP just walked through the door at work! It’s Dana from Black Dog Meadows!! It was so much fun to finally meet in person!

26/04/2022

This morning, the grass was so green it almost hurt my eyes. And as the sun came up it gilded the woods out back. I hurried to snap a photo and somehow caught a blurry bird in the frame. I think it might have been a goose.

07/04/2022

Tbt to October 1986. My coworkers and I attended a Christmas and bridal show In Lakewood, Ohio. One of the models was a no show and I got scooped up and taken backstage, where makeup was applied and I was transformed into a bride without my coworkers knowledge. They were so surprised when I came out onstage modeling a hat, a dress, and a bouquet!

14/03/2022

14/03/2022

This winter .network asked if I would be interested in sharing my videos with their audience. They have tons of “flower people”, growers, arrangers, chefs, craftspeople, herbalists, etc. Anything that you might use flowers for, there are probably people there that can tell you how to do it. All in one place! So we did a photo shoot with the lovely and talented .g.bundy2 for my profile picture and we uploaded the first videos we shot, there are many more on the way too.
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28/02/2022

Something sort of momentous happened at work on Friday. You all know that I work at Hafner florist in Sylvania Ohio. Well, on Friday these three young people purchased the business and became my new bosses. I’ve known Josh and Kyle, (), for half their lives and love them like sons! The energy and youthful enthusiasm, in addition to retail/corporate experience these three bring to an already thriving and fast paced flower shop-I just know it’s going to be fun to be a part of this!

28/01/2022

Happy Friday! This time of year I am desperate for happy flowers. This time of year we start having tulip specials at work. These came from Canada, they’ve been here since last Tuesday! I think I’ll probably get two weeks out of them. The foliage is looking a little tired on the tips, I’ll change the water again, give them a fresh cut, strip the tired leaves, and maybe add some of that spider plant foliage to the vase. Two weeks of happy yellow cheer in my kitchen for $9.95? I’m worth it!💛🥰✨

26/01/2022

For my birthday my family, who know me so well, ordered me an assortment of hellebore plants! I have never grown these and I’m very excited to try. I hope all my hellebore growing friends can offer me growing tips for southeast Michigan! Also, Swipe right to see two original abstract paintings created by my granddogter Nancy and her brother Simon, one of my grandcatsons. I think their process included paper, paint blobs, Saran Wrap, a snuffle mat and snacks? Anyway, you can tell Nancy’s rambunctious style from Simon’s very precise and particular use of his face. They plan on creating two more so I have a set of four to hang in what we fondly call the princess room, where Devon and Nancy sleep when they’re here.

24/01/2022

33 years ago today when I gave birth to this lovely human, I guess I knew that I was about to meet one of my favorite people in the whole world. Happy birthday to my partner in silliness, crazy ideas, and household projects that last into the wee hours of the morning. I love you Devon Elizabeth!💖🥰😘

26/12/2021

Hope everyone had a lovely day today. I’m feeling so grateful for this day and this family and this life. Stay healthy, be safe, happy Christmas friends. ❤️💚🎄

22/12/2021

Some of the things hanging around the shop this morning. Remember all of my florist friends! We can do ANYTHING for three more days!! Hang in there!!