Must have gorgeous book on floral design
I’m so excited to share this news with you today. Kelly of My Soulful Home is releasing her first book today! Her book is on floral design. She’s been working on it all year, and now it’s being released.
We won’t talk about how pretty she is, because frankly it’s annoying. Just kidding! She’s adorable inside and out. The book shows you how to create 12 floral designs, one for each month. As Kelly says… “Don’t spend your life waiting for someone to send you flowers. Make your own arrangements”. With her book you can do just that !
I love arranging flowers, so this is my kind of book. Kelly is a big gardener, so she knows a lot about flowers too. Her book is full of real-live tips for the care of flowers, but also she’s added some interesting stories, like her time spent living in London after college but before law school.
It’s always fun using a beautiful and unique vase to make a statement. She covers supplies you’ll need for your arrangements and how to keep those darlings looking fresh as long as possible!!
All images are Kelly’s.
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She also gives you plenty of ideas on what to use for vases. There are so many choices! She also shows flowers in an oatmeal can! I did the same thing one time, only I didn’t use a glass jar inside the oatmeal can, so the water leaked out. Wish I had read her book before. I could have avoided that mess.
One of my favorite arrangements was done in a teacup! It’s so pretty!!!
Kelly knows her stuff for sure. And she couldn’t have a better side kick. Here’s Emmett helping with the flowers.
Arranging flowers is such a super fun experience. I highly recommend buying flowers for yourself and arranging them yourself.
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I love the March arrangement of yellow roses – they’re my favorite flower. And I was born in March. Happy coincidence!
Hi Monica ! Kelly here – thank you for join in my celebration today!! March is lovely choice – good luck!
I love the June arrangement, especially because I have several tea cups, creamers and sugar bowls that sit on display. Adding some fresh flowers is a great way to take the look up a notch!
Kathi – Kelly here! June is so darling and a great way to use our teacup collections. Thanks for your comment – and yes, taking it up a notch is always a good idea!
Hard to choose! But beautiful flowers in an old bucket? Yes, please. I pick July!
Barbara – I LOVE that juxtaposition too! Thanks for joining in my book launch celebration!
June is so refreshing!
Refreshing & sweet! Thanks Julia – good luck!
I loved the simplicity of the daffodil topiary. It is a breath of spring. All of the arrangements are beautiful.
Alissa – Kelly here. I love single flower arrangements too. And daffs should be alone. Thank you for your kind comment!
Love the jonquils of April.
Thank you Kay ! I so appreciate that you joined in my celebration!
🙂 Kelly
Kelly is the perfect person to write a book on this “nature”. Her knowledge and passion for flowers and gardening have been shown in her magnificent floral creations and her gardens in her 1880’s Victorian home. Congrats to Kelly. This book is as you say, a truly must have!
Shirley!! It’s Kelly – thank you for joining in my big news over here at Anita’s too! You are a dear friend. xx
My favorite is the orange flowers in the blue bowl which I believe would be August. Surprisingly, I don’t typically like orange but with the blue, it looks awesome. The new book sounds amazing and the give away is the best. Fingers crossed to win it!
Fingers crossed here too Marie! It is Kelly from My Soulful Home. I decided for August to use the blue of water & orange of the summer sun. Opposites attract & make each other better sometimes! Thank you for ringing in and good luck!
AUGUST is a wonderful contrast of solid flower color and timeless blue & white vase. Still summer, but signaling that fall is coming.
You nailed it Karen! Kelly here – thank you for joining in the celebration!!
Hard choice. I love, love, love them all, but if forced to choose, I would vote for May with the cascade of roses. It is like a water fall of rose petals. Beautiful!
“A waterfall of rose petals”, now that sounds divine!! Thank you Sharon!
I am a new subscriber to your blog. Congratulations on writing your first book. Love, Love, Love all the arrangements, but March (yellow roses) are my favorite.
Patricia the book is by my friend Kelly from My Soulful Home.
Hi Patricia – whoever wrote it – enjoy it!!! Thank you for joining the celebration!!
🙂 Kelly
I love ur rug design . I don’t do instagram or Facebook . I’m not sure if there is any way for me to vote . If I could this would b it !
Oh Catherine you are so kind! Thank you.
Oh Catherine you are so kind! Thank you.
Congratulations on your book, truly a huge accomplishment. Your arrangements are lovely, as are your gardens around your home. My favorite is May.
Sandra ! Thank you so much! My gardens are a new work in progress in the meantime we we arrangements ! Good luck!
The military July arrangement is the best for me! We are a military family. <3
Oh yeah!
July it is Laura! Thank you for joining in the celebration today!
My favorite is May – the way the colors of the flowers reflect the colors in the teapot is just stunning, in a way that is both inviting and refreshing. And while I am here… I love your podcasts. I listen to them during my commute, and get a lot of funny looks because I am laughing out loud along with all 3 of you, or nodding my head in agreement with something that one of you said. Pure delight !
Well Kristine you are a “pure delight” too! Kelly here. Thank you for your kind words! We will keep talking & you keep listening and we’ll ALL keep laughing & learning together! Good luck!
I honestly had a hard time choosing! So pretty. At first I loved the July arrangement ( red flowers in a metal bucket) but I also fell in love with May’s? The pink peonies and the spring flowers. I could sit and look at that one all day long!
They are all gorgeous!!! Agreed.
Tammy – so I will put you down for May! But any pick will do for an entry. Thank you for joining in today!
As I said, they are all pretty in their own right and I love flowers period, but picked July because of my favorite colors and it being my birth month.
Karen – Kelly here. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Thank you fro coming by today join in the celebration today!
Oh I hope you have (had) a happy birthday Karen!!
I liked the August arrangement the best, not only the color, but the shape!
Teddee Grace – it is a free flower & not shy about color either! Good choice!!
Love how you guys support each other. Yvonne and and Anita are right. the photography is beautiful.
Best Wishes for a successful book launch.
Nancy
Yup we love each other Nancy.
Oh Nancy – it is true, we do support each other. We also feel the support from all of you lovely readers/listeners and we support you too!! xx
…love you back Anita!
The contrast of all the arrangements is amazing. I love blue and white and have a set of calico dishes I have had for 40 years so my favorite is August. Love the orange flowers in the blue crock. Great contrast and really draws the eye to the arrangement. Congratulations on your book!
Diane – thank you SO very much! It has been a wonderful thing to get to create. I am very grateful!
I like the December arrangement the best, I love the look of flowers in silver pitchers.
You are a Cedar Hill Farmhouse reader after all Jill . The silver is the ticket here, with a linen runner under it! December lasted for two weeks!!! The myrtle is fabulous to with in arrangements. Good Luck!!
I loved the December arrangement the best. So elegant.
It really was elegant ! Kelly here thanking you for joining in the celebration!!
They’re all beautiful, but May is my favorite 🙂
Thank YOU Jo! Good luck!
My favorite is May. It is so sweet and cottagey.
It is cottagey Dawn! Thank you & good luck to you!
My favorite is the October arrangement. With fall coming around the corner soon (my favorite time of the year) I think the flowers in the hay bale is awesome. Just perfect for the porch or entry way. Can’t wait to see how Kelly made that arrangement and to try it for myself.
I really like June’s arrangement (the teacup), too! Besides the beautiful petite arrangement, it brings wonderful memories back to me. For as long as I can remember, every Mother’s Day my siblings and I would give my mom a teacup with a floral arrangement in it. It started off as finding a cute little teacup with flowers at our local florist… one that we all could afford when we were younger. Then, as years passed, and we could afford more, it became a challenge for us to get the nicest teacup (whether it was an antique cup while thrifting, or a new cup at the china department in a nicer department store (Lenox, etc.)) Then we would have a custom arrangement done. She has a wall in her home with two beautiful china cup racks that display all the cups given to her throughout the years. ? Thanks for the memories!
Hoping to get the book soon!
Julie – what a wonderful tradition!! Your mother was quite blessed with such long lasting thoughtfulness. I am tickled that my tea cup arrangement brought back those wonderful memories for you! Best of luck!
Hah! I didn’t realize you would be perusing Anita’s and Yvonne’s comments. Silly for me to not realize this. As you can see, I just copied and pasted my comments. 😛 *blushes with a slight bit of embarrassment*
They’re all gorgeous. It was hard to choose just one but I love the December arrangement. There’s just something about old silver with a wonderful patina juxtaposed with the elegance of roses. I can’t wait for my copy of the book to arrive!
Oh Darcy! Kelly here – thank you so much!!
I liked the arrangement in the teacup.
I liked the November one!
July is my favorite. If only I could do something like that.
Really hard to choose just one, but October caught my eye right off the bat! Just so pretty and Fall is my favorite time of year in North Carolina! The book looks like it will be full of gorgeous flower arrangements.
Oh my Patty, be still my heart, Fall in NC, yes!
Love the color combo in the May bouquet and also love your rug design!
I wrote my comment & it sent before I had finished my email. Sorry.
How to choose? July delights!
May for sure . . . how can you pass up spring flowers after a long winter?
The May arrangement is my favorite. I love the colors of the flowers and my birthday is in May!
I love the December arrangement. The red and silver are just perfect.
My fav is April. Heard about it on DTT, looks great.
I love the May arrangement. The soft pinks and creams are so romantic! Love the book already!
They are all so great! The June arrangement in the teacup is adorable, so cute.