May 2012 - WEDDING FLOWERS
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Drying Proteas






Proteas are fabulous as dried flowers.  They have great sculptural qualities and they keep their structure well, not falling apart easily.  There are no real tricks to drying your proteas - you don't need to hang them upside down, although it doesn't hurt.  Just as long as they are dried without being too crowded, to make sure their shape remains intact, and to allow for airflow.  Some even keep their colour well.  


You can get fancy if you want to - the following are some ideas from Proteaflora, a major Protea nursery in Victoria.
Hanging
Pick the flowers in their prime, strip off the bottom leaves then tie about 5 of the flowers together in a tight bunch with a rubber band. Hang them, heads down in a dry, dark, airy spot for about two weeks.

In a Glycerin Solution
The glycerin keeps the plant material supple and helps it last longer. After cutting and stripping the foliage, place the stems in a glycerin solution as soon as you can. Use a mix of one third glycerin (available at your chemist) to two thirds water. The solution should be seven to fourteen cm deep. Don't put stems in water first, and if the stems have been cut for more than one hour, re-cut them before placing them in the glycerin solution. When tiny beads of glycerin appear on the leaves, take them out and hang them as described above.

The pink flowers pictured are Protea Pink Ice.  There are some others mixed in including Brunia Albiflora, (press the link to check out more of these) and some Leucadendron Argenteum.  I am also lucky enough to have a huge Banksia Grandis tree and the seed pods often come on long stems which make a great display.

So next time you have a bunch of proteas, think about drying them for longer lasting loveliness!!

Oh my Gucci!

Oh my Gucci!

Sweet sangat, bila post sebegitu emo, ramai yang hantar message cakap "good luck! jangan stress". Sayang sangat dengan anda semua. To be honest, hidup dalam keadaan sangat tertekan sekarang, banyak perkara yang mesti diselesaikan dalam masa yang sangat singkat. Bila dicampak dengan kerja lepas kerja tanpa masa yang cukup, kita jadi semakin hilang fokus. Dengan tidur dua jam satu hari, bila hujung minggu yang dipenuhi test dan work completion, haruslah redha, sambil tangan didada.

Macamana pun so many things happened in this world disebalik kekusutan aku, contohnya:

  • H&M di Malaysia I have never been so excited in this life, bila hari-hari kebosanan buka video-video di youtube, segerombolan manusia berkhemah depan H&M sempena koleksi Versace x H&M, dan Lanvin x H&M terus rasa nak camping depan Tesco untuk koleksi Tesco dan Melinda Looi. I can't wait days dimana semua anak muda akan bertawaf dekat H&M dan lapan juta manusia memakai baju yang sama di Pavilion. Oh yeah.
  • Zara di Sunway Pyramid I love the concept of the shop, sekarang diasingkan lelaki dan perempuan serta golongan diantara. sangat sleek dan clean, tidak pedihkan mata bila memilih pakaian. Walaubagaimanapun pekerja di sana masih lagi agak sombong, haruslah feeling-feeling kerja Gucci, tak dapat jadi salesperson Gucci, dekat Zara pun jadilah feeling-feeling golongan ahli sunnah.
  • Zalora Malaysia v ASOS tahniah dengan pengenalan konsep one stop center for fashion items. Cuma masalahnya Malaysia punya store pakaian agak limited, dengan pakaian yang tak ada taste of fashion, not even close to trend, haruslah pangkah sahaja bila buka pages dia. Tidak terkejut lagi beberapa minggu, akan tambah koleksi dari jenama pakaian Hari-hari dan juga Al-Ikhsan. 
  • Kejatuhan zaman filem-filem wayang Bila sekarang pergi dekat wayang rasa seperti mati pucuk tanpa nafsu serakah, rasanya seperti industri filem dunia telah mencapai tahap tiada idea untuk filem, olehitu mulalah wujudnya filem-filem kelas ketiga seperti MIB3 dan sebagainya. Kerana konsep filem-filem masa kini yang ringkas dan independent haruslah hanya print sinopsis atas  pamphlet untuk tontonan umum. 
Oklah itu sahaja untuk kali ini.

Lovely Leuco's Part 2


Sylvan Red is a variety of Leucadendron that we grow at Swallows Nest.  They are a well known variety and a popular cut flower.  They are similar to the Safari Sunset I first featured with a few exceptions.  They are a brighter red, as you can see, and they are finer, with almost a more pointy end to the leaves and flower bracts.  They are finer in the stem too, but they can still grow an incredible length - up to 1 mt. They really glow in the sunlight on the farm, but the smell is something I can't capture with a camera.  There is a faint sweetness to their perfume which makes picking them a real joy.  They are at their peak at the moment, but left unpicked will change colour in early winter and become multicoloured red and yellow, opening to reveal the pollen presenters inside.  




Wedding Flowers Defining Your Expectations

Wedding Flowers Defining Your Expectations

http://jrangelella.blogspot.com/The wedding flowers that decorate the church will go a long way toward setting the mood for your wedding. Done right, a selection of well placed wedding flowers can give your event the sense of joy, expectation, solemnity, or pageantry you and your intended anticipate for your wedding. Done poorly... well, your wedding flowers will set the wrong mood for your wedding at best. At worst, your wedding flowers will make it appear that your wedding happened in a tacky looking facility or several decades earlier (actually, it can get worse, but we won't talk about that - The point is to make sure we stay on the top of the scale with our wedding flowers, not the bottom).

The success of your wedding flower arrangements and decorations depends on your florist's attention to detail, sense of style, flair, expertise, and the connection that the two of you achieve. Don't assume that because a particular florist is highly respected you will get the wedding flower arrangement of your dreams. If there is no meeting of your minds, if you don't feel like they are grasping what you are trying to communicate about your wedding flowers, theme, or both, keep looking. In most cases your wedding flowers will be more to your liking with your second choice that fully understands the theme and mood you are trying to set than with the reputed best florist in the city who isn't listening or just isn't managing to understand what you want from your wedding flowers.

Finding the right wedding flower specialist is easy if you begin your search prepared and know what to look for and what to stay away from: Being prepared means doing some dreaming about your wedding flowers. Doodle. Search bridal magazines. Look at wedding flower schemes in books and dream. Go to bridal shows. Go to weddings, if you can get an invitation, and dream. Collect pictures of wedding flower arrangements that you think will fit into the theme that you want to design your wedding flowers around. In short, have a pretty clear idea of what you want in your wedding flowers before you ever start visiting florists and bring the pictures with you. This will help them understand your vision for your floral arrangement.

http://jrangelella.blogspot.com/The second step is like the first: Don't even think of going to a florist without swatches of the material from your dress, the bridesmaid's dresses, and any other fabric that might affect the wedding color scheme (this is true of your cake decorator too). This is most especially true of your dress. White wedding dresses come in a wide variety of shades of white, so to ensure that the wedding flowers will properly accent your dress bring a swatch. A professional florist will know how to set it off so that the wedding flowers draw the attention to you in just the right way.

Once you have done your homework it is time to start actually looking for a florist to provide your wedding flowers. As in every other discipline, your first move should be to talk to people who have recently gotten married and get referrals from them. There is no shame in learning from the success and failures of others and doing so will generally save you a lot of grief. In the process, no doubt, you will discover that while most any florist can provide wedding flowers, some are more skilled, gifted, and experienced than others. Your goal is to identify these people and choose one of them to take the stress of your wedding flower needs off your hands.

Remember, wedding flowers work or don't work on the florist's attention to detail, creativity, and their ability to match your style. But part of their ability to perform depends on you communicating what you want and providing pictures and swatches. It's your wedding; make sure it goes right by taking the time to prepare before you go shopping for those wedding flowers.

Ink and Spindle

I'm a big instagram fan and recently, I came across a boutique fabric design company in Melbourne that have done a range of fabrics inspired by Leucadendrons. Of course, I just LOVE it, so I thought I'd share a few of their pictures.  



If you're interested, check out their blog at
Wedding Flowers Cost Cutting - Top 5 Cheapest Flowers for Wedding Elegance

Wedding Flowers Cost Cutting - Top 5 Cheapest Flowers for Wedding Elegance

Wedding flowers cost cutting is often a concern for brides-to-be who want floral elegance featured at their wedding but don’t know how to save without cutting flowers out of their special day. As a retired wedding florist, I can suggest that the first rule of cost cutting on wedding flowers is to select your main flowers carefully. You can also save money by ordering your flowers by post.
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You require choose a flower which is going to look beautiful, I will coordinate with your theme or color system, I will give the beautiful flower but its smell is not strange and it can make you get headache on your special day. The flower will look so romantic and it is appropriate with your special wedding. Do you need extra cash for your own ideas? You can apply it for the best results by read more information about paydayfinanciallender, that will help you to get more cash on your pocket.
5. The Rose
Not the cheapest of the cheap flowers but definitely on the list due the rose's ultimate role as The quintessential flower of romance. This all-star in the world of weddings comes in most colors and even in bi-colored, stripped and tipped roses too. Though roses are commonly associated with strong fragrance, not every rose is scented and even those that are scented are not overpowering. All these reasons make roses the ideal choice as a wedding feature flower. Of course, in order for your roses to be as cost conscious as possible, choose popular long stem rose colors such as red, pink, white, yellow or orange (in that order) Also, choose simple hand tied rose bouquets for minimum labor and a modern look. If you want to save even more money, make your own wedding bouquets. It's not that complicated especially if you are following good step by step instructions written by a florist and if you are making hand held bouquets. If you decide to make your own boutonnieres and corsages, make sure to use sweetheart roses for a more elegant and long lasting look. On the same note, if ordering from your florist make sure she will use sweetheart roses for your body flowers.
4. The Gerbera
If gerbera daisies are your favorite flowers, you might want to choose this look for your wedding or for your special event. Inexpensive, cute, modern, easy and quick to work with, you will not have to worry about being able to achieve these simple bouquets in time if you decide to make them yourself. Gerberas come in a wide variety of colors and can therefore blend well with any color theme. Although you can easily choose hand-tied bouquets for the bride and the whole wedding party, you could also decide to have a more elaborate bouquet for the bride including a few gerberas or amongst other flowers while your bridesmaids could carry gerberas exclusively. You will have to provide a constant water source between the times when you or your girls will be holding the gerbera bouquets. This can be an advantage at your reception in the sense that if you provide elegant vases at the hall for them to place their bouquets in when they get there, these can also decorate and add style to your reception. For the boutonnieres and corsages, gerberas also come in the miniature versions although they are still approximately 4 inches in diameter; this is the ideal size for body flowers. Just one per lapel or wrist will suffice.
3. The Sunflower
Sunflowers are perfect for fall events and look beautiful with hypericum berries or other fall berries and foliage, Although sunflowers come in a few different colors besides yellow now, such as orange, brown and rust; going with yellow sunflowers ensures getting the healthiest and longest lasting budget flowers that will shine at your wedding. Sunflowers are perfectly suited for hand held bouquets. The bridesmaids could carry 3-5 sunflowers with fall foliage, berries and accents tied with a pretty bow, whereas the bride could carry a more elaborate bouquet featuring 5-7 sunflowers (any more would be too big) with 3-6 fall roses, berries and fall foliage, tied with a pretty bow. As for corsages and boutonnieres that will coordinate with a sunflower wedding...even the mini sunflowers are way too big for body flowers. Instead, I would suggest either mini yellow gerberas with the black center or novelty chrysanthemums, preferably with the black center as well.
2. The Carnation
Although carnations sometimes get a bad rap as being the cheapest undesirable flower, the truth is, carnations are long lasting, smell sweet without being overpowering and are easy to work with. For wedding elegance, I would suggest going with white or cream carnations if you want to use only carnations. If you prefer a mix of flowers, I would recommend combining carnations with daisies and poms for lovely mixed bouquets that won't cost much and will have that wildflower look but will last so much longer and won't wilt in the summer heat (as long as they have a source of water) Mini carnations are the perfect size for corsages and boutonnieres. One bloom with a bud is the ideal body flower when combined with a touch of foliage and perhaps a filler flower such as baby's breath.
1. Daisies and Poms
Often neglected out of weddings, I cannot imagine why. Poms are pretty, long lasting and come in many types and forms. Daisies and poms are available in white, cream, yellow, orange, pink, purple, lavender, orange and rust. They come in 3 varieties appropriate for weddings: button poms are like little flat balls atop a stem, flat poms look as the name implies and daisies which need no introduction. If you like the wildflower look, combine daisies with other types of forms in bouquet holders with greens and foliage. If you prefer a classier look, focus on flat and button mums. The bridesmaids could carry a round bouquet in a bouquet holder featuring poms, foliage and fillers while the bride could carry a cascading or round bouquet with poms, roses, foliage and fillers. The groom, groomsmen and parents could be wearing body flowers featuring similar types of mums, daisies, foliage and fillers. Be fore warned though that if some petals are pulled out of the main head of the flower, they will fall apart. Ultimately, daisies and poms will offer the best value and elegance for the lowest cost.

Lovely Leuco's

Leaucadendrons are one of the most popular flowers in the florist trade.  They are incredibly long lasting, they are available all year round, and come in a range of colours.  They look equally happy amongst natives, or more traditional flowers.  And yet, many people, although they would recognise them, wouldn't have heard of them.  We grow lots of varieties of Leucadendrons at the Swallows Nest.  

At the moment, most of the Leuco's (as we call them) are rich red.  We have three main varieties of red Leucos, all with slightly different properties.  This one, called Safari Sunset is the most popular Leucadendron grown worldwide.  It is a rich deep red, has long strait stems up to 1 mt, and is sturdy.  It has a medium sized flower head.  



If you weren't familiar with Leucadendrons before, I'm sure you'll recognise them if you look for them, peeping out from a bouquet at a florist or sold in lovely large bunches at flower markets.  

Wedding Flowers Centerpieces - 6 Hints and Ideas For Every Season

Wedding Flowers Centerpieces - 6 Hints and Ideas For Every Season

http://jrangelella.blogspot.com/There are many options to choose from for centerpieces, however wedding flowers centerpieces are probably the most popular. There are many great flower choices regardless of the season of your wedding.

To get you started, listed below are 6 hints to consider when thinking about flower centerpieces.

Set a budget for your wedding flowers centerpieces. Flowers can be very expensive, so have an idea of how much you will be able to spend. This is one area a good Florist or wedding planner can help. Tell her or him what you are looking for and what your budget is, and they will be able to give you ideas to work with.
Choose flowers that are in season to help keep you within your budget. Having off season flowers imported will definitely cost more and possibly be a hassle. Where you live might also determine what flowers are available at different times of the year.
If you are having a destination wedding, choose flowers that are native to that location. Take advantage of what is available locally. Most larger resorts have wedding planners or Florists onsite to help with the selection and set up of your centerpieces.
Look for unique containers or vases to make your centerpieces unique. This can help to take a boring centerpiece and make it memorable. For example, instead of plain old clear glass vases, choose vases that are a different color or have designs in them.
If your budget is really tight, consider silk flowers. Good ones look very real, and your guests might not even know the difference. Check craft stores for do it yourself supplies. There are also professional designers that specialize in silk flowers.
Match your flowers with your wedding theme. This can be a color combination, a season like Fall or just about anything. Your theme can run through all of your table decorations including flower colors and containers.

To help with the selection and coordination of your wedding flowers centerpieces, you should consider working with a Florist. It is definitely possible to do them yourself, however Florists have access to the freshest varieties of flowers and they can give you valuable ideas.

As mentioned previously choosing flowers in season can help to keep you in budget, and they are also easier to find in season. Listed below are the most popular wedding flowers for each season.

Spring

There are many flowers to choose from for Spring including cherry blossom, daffodil, dogwood, hyacinth, sweet pea and tulips. Match up the vibrant colors of the season with your flowers to create eye-catching centerpieces.

Summer

Hot Summer options include dahlia, daisy, gladiolus, snapdragon, violet and zinnia. This is the perfect season for a daisy theme wedding or a combination of the colorful flowers of this season.

Fall

Popular choices for Fall include sunflowers, chrysanthemum, and hydrangea. Try sticking to deep reds, gold and other colors of the season.

Accent your flowers with leaves, pumpkins or apples to finish off your wedding flowers centerpieces.

Winter

Amaryllis, evergreen, poinsettia and roses are great choices for Winter. Evergreens can be decorated if you are having a holiday wedding, and you can never go wrong with roses especially around Valentine's Day.

Wedding Flowers by the Month

http://jrangelella.blogspot.com/If you are the type of person who wants to include layers of meaning and symbolism in your wedding flowers instead of just picking whatever looks good, then consider choosing your wedding flowers by month. Just as each month is associated with a gem stone, each month has its own type of flower as well. You could use the flowers for the month of your ceremony, the bride and/or groom’s birth month, or the month in which you met or got engaged. Do you need extra cash for your own ideas? You can apply cash loans for the best solution. Read more information at pacificadvance.com, that will help you to get more cash on your pocket.
January
January's flower is the carnation. Carnations are traditional flowers that come in all sorts of colors: pink, white, red, yellow, orange, and green. They can be a single solid color, tinted with two colors, or edged with a "frosted" look. Carnations are inexpensive flowers that are easily available year-round.$3C/div>
February
February's flower is the violet. Traditionally, violets are purple, but other varieties of violets can be pink or white. The violet blossom has a distinctively feminine shape that makes it immediately recognizable from other types of wedding flowers.
March
March's flower is the daffodil. The sunny yellow color of daffodils and the prominent trumpet-shaped bloom make this flower a springtime favorite. They are in bloom from the late fall to the spring months.
April
April's flower is the daisy. Daisies are a very versatile flower, with a yellow center and petals ranging from the traditional white to a very striking magenta color. Daisies are inexpensive and available year-round.
May
May's flower is the lily of the valley. Lilies of the valley make great "filler" for wedding bouquets because of their delicate bell-shaped blooms on a slender stem. Traditionally they come in white, but pink varieties are also bred as well.
June
June's flower is the rose. Roses are a mainstay for weddings, mainly because of their reputation as the most romantic flower. They are avahlable all year round, have a lovely fragrance, and come in almost any color imaginable from white to purple. Each color of rose has a well-known meaning, such as red for love, yellow for friendship, and white for innocence.
July
July's flower is the water lily. Water lilies are known for their tessellating pattern of triangular petals. The blossoms are usually white, but they can also be red, lavender, pink, or purple. Water lilies look stunning as part of a wedding bouquet or floating in a glass bowl of water as a table centerpiece.
August
August's flower is the gladiolus. They aren't often seen in wedding bouquets, making them a unique and unconventional choice. Their thin, silky blossoms on a thick stem are generally fringed or ruffled. They can be white, pink, orange yellow, purple, or a combination of two colors. They are very fragrant flowers and are sometimes known for allergic reactions - so choose with caution!
September
September's flower is the aster. Asters look quite similar to daisies (but with a stronger, more defined petal structure) and are usually used in wedding bouquets in combination with other types of flowers. They are grown in season from summer through the fall, and have a fragrant bloom. They can be white, pink, orange, yellow, red, or purple.
October
October's flower is the cosmos, which comes from a Latin word meaning "beautiful." The dainty flowers are available from summer to fall, are very fragrant, and preserve well when dried.
November
November's flower is the chrysanthemum, or just "mum" for short. They are grown year-round and are close relatives of the daisy. The big blooms with dozens of individual oval-shaped petals look rich and luxurious, especially when part of a large bridal bouquet or wedding floral arrangement.
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December's flowers are narcissus. Narcissus look similar to daffodils and are in bloom from fall to spring. Sometimes they are called "jonquils." Alternately, holly flowers can also be used in wedding bouquets to symbolize December. Their pointy red blooms are very distinctive and affordable during the Christmas season.
This symbolism can help brides make a decision about the type of wedding flowers they want to use in their bridal bouquets, brides maid bouquet, wedding table decorations, and the overall wedding décor. When selecting a type of wedding flower, just make sure to check out all the available hues of a flower - the same blossom can look drastically different in one color versus another.
Find a good professional wedding florist to help you along the way in selecting flower, or find a friend or family member that knows flowers and share this article with them for ideas, if you are a DIY Wedding type.

Mother's Day

Mother's Day is a great time for flowers.  Usually, we sell our flowers wholesale in large quantities, but being an artist, I love the creative challenge of making retail bunches.  I'm not trained in floristry so they are not technically well constructed, but I love combining colour and texture and making the flowers look their best.  My local General Store sells bunches for me, and I love the challenge of creating bunches that say "buy me" to shoppers.  This week, I made some Mother's Day bunches.  Here are a few snaps!



 From the field to the bucket, and from the bucket to the bunch!


 Happy Mother's Day


kekeliruan durjana.

kekeliruan durjana.

Aku tak suka post yang emo oleh itu aku namakan post ini, post bukan emotional. Sebelum mencurah ke ladang gandum, aku just nak ingatkan diri sendiri bahawa esok, Sabtu serta Ahad akan berlaku satu ujian yang sangat-sangat membunuh jiwa dan raga. Dahlah Isnin konvo, so how? kena pakai topeng ke hari Isnin sebab muka macam apam gula hangus yang hilang serinya?

Apa yang merungsingkan aku sekarang? aku rasa sekarang LLB ini disekadar dipinggiran, bukan lagi masalah utama. Walaupun acapkali diserang virus meroyan dek kerja yang melambak, tapi masih stabil tanpa sesi air mata, atau sesi mengorilla kan diri. Sihat dan masih sihat. Masalah aku adalah tentang identiti aku, sangat-sangat merungsingkan, umur pun semakin tua, bukan semakin muda, hidup berkerjaya akan berlaku dalam lapan belas saat lagi, tapi aku masih tidak tahu siapa aku?

Siapakah aku, siapakah aku. Kenapa aku rasa macam robot, dan kenapa aku rasa macam ini? Akukah A Galak? adakah aku Alex Pettyfer?

Ada sesiapa yang jumpa identiti aku tak? sila pulangkan. Terima kasih ek?

P/S: Kalau aku rapat dengan sesiapa, tak semestinya aku menjaja jiwa dan raga, habis tu korang rapat dengan abang mat tu, korang merangsang ke? OK bye.

Sugar Bush


It is generally thought that winter isn't a great time for flowers, but proteas are the exception to this.  There are many protea species that flower in autumn and winter, when other flowers are hard to find.  They grow through spring and summer, sending up long stems, and then in autumn they set buds and begin to flower.  Three years ago, we planted some new proteas called Protea Repens or Sugar Bush.  They have flowered for the first time this season, beginning in autumn, and continuing now into early winter.  I am delighted with them.   They are quite different to our standard Pink Ice protea.  They are waxy rather than hairy (!) and don't have the silvery bloom that many common proteas have.  When we have a new flower, I love to put a few on my kitchen windowsill and watch them open over days and weeks - I guess as a kind of road test!  Here are some of our new beauty.



We have spectacular sunsets at Swallow Nest Farm.  I think that the autumn sunsets are the best.  Its something about the autumn light here in Tasmania - and probably helped by a bit of smoke from Forestry burn offs.  This was the sunset that provided the soft lighting in the protea photo above it.




As the Sugar Bush flower opens, its colour starts to soften, and the centre structure starts to collapse into a wider, less tidy shape. I think its quite beautiful.

Busuk abang itu.

Busuk abang itu.

I am to sit for a test that would decide my future in few hours, but I guess since you get so much pressure on daily basis, you start to careless, and pull some sihir keajaiban alam agar hidup kekal aman walau dilanda pelbagai tekanan yang boleh membawa kepada aktiviti meroyan.

Minggu ini sangatlah sibuk, tak pernah hidup dengan penuh chic seperti ini, dengan 5 test dan pelbagai cacian dan makian untuk minggu ini, I have never been any more calm. By the way, minggu ini penuh kesabaran juga,  Ahad habis berhimpun ala demonstrasi bersih dihadapan kelas, tetiba dengar Dr Bahasa Melayu cakap,
"ujian bahasa melayu ditunda kerana ketiadaan kelas oleh itu hari ini kalian tidak perlu menulis surat kiriman rasmi atau menjawab soalan-soalan yang boleh bawa tidur"
Bersurai, dalam perjalanan pulang di ajak rakan sebaya untuk melahu di Pavilion. OK sumpah seronok, dahlah hari tu aku sangat selekeh, so memang cantiklah. So bila sampai dekat sana, merewang dari satu kedai ke kedai yang lain.


Ermenegildo Zegna, Oh god, to die for, bila kami berjalan dekat luar kedai, ternampak sepasang pasangan melayu, sedang berdiri sambil membuat muka paling confused, oleh sebab itu, kami terpanggil untuk turut meraba-raba kasut-kasut yang berharga $2000 dengan mereka. Dengan penampakan kami, tidak semena-mena abang tu terus cakap dengan nada paling kuat,
"Berapa ribu kasut ni?"
"I tak kisah nak bayar dengan cheque or cash, I have money"
"Takkanlah pilot nak pakai kasut macam ni"
Rasa nak je jawab,

"Abang kaya gila sangat-sangat ni, zakat dah bayar belum? by the way abang dengan muka abang yang ehem tu, pakai kasut buatan dari syurga pun tak kemana, tak perlu nak pasang mode speaker masjid kot. Insaflah."

Bila pegang baju Givenchy ni, terus confused aku pokok atau burung. Bird of Paradise sangat.

The Silver Tree

At Swallows Nest Farm, we grow one of the most beautiful foliage plants of the proteaceae family.  It's commonly named the Silver Tree, but its actually a Leucadendron with the proper name of Leucadendron Argenteum.  (Just Latin for silver, really!)  It really does look spectacular at this time of year, and provides the most beautiful soft textured foliage with a silvery green colour that perfectly compliments the other proteas flowering at the same time.





The Silver Tree does actually grow to small tree proportions, but if it is picked regularly, like it is in the cut flower trade, it remains at a reachable height.  Some of our trees have been unpruned for a while and we were so excited to find that the female trees began to produce the most spectacular cones.  They begin as a soft silvery green, like the leaves, but look like they are made of metal.  When they dry, you end up with a beautifully structured cone, about the size of a tennis ball, on the end of a long stem.  They make a great statement in a vase, as a dried flower.



The bark of the Silver Tree is unusual too.  In their native South Africa, they were at one stage used as a firewood tree, because they grow quickly and burn well.  It's unusual wood - quite light, but the bark! I think it looks like elephant skin!

It's a remarkable tree, and we love growing it!


Sandra Azwan's fashion night out.

So many things happened in my life these days, and the fact that things happened in huge packet, series of events I am more calmer these days. Kalau dulu, mahu berpeluh-peluh lepas tu cakap pun tunggang langgang. Kata orang yang kita sayangi, bila kita semakin meningkat usia, jadi semakin matang dan teratur. I guess it is happening to me now. I thank god for that.

So apa yang menarik berlaku dekat diri ini? Lepas bertukar dari guna phone zaman batu kepada Black berry, banyak yang berlaku, I got contacted by so many people. Bila bangun tidur tengok BBM request ada banyak, lepas tu gelabah. I posted my BBM pin on twitter, kenapa? sebab aku tak rajin nak text seekor demi seekor rakan sebaya, bila hantar secara pukal, lebih afdal dan menjimatkan kredit yang tak seberapa. Bila BBM pin direpost dan repost, aku dah macam trophy. I'm glad I added some of you, sebab anda sememangnya menyeronokkan dan mengiurkan. Amboi!

So I was contacted by someone I met here, on the internet. Siapa? sudah tentulah kena mengena dengan fesyen, truly he is an amazing designer. Walaupun aku gemarkan fesyen, aku tak pernah berpeluang dan memahami how clothes construction works, sebab aku bayangkan lukis-lukis lepas tu masuk dalam mesin magis, panggil Doraemon dan tiba-tiba siap. Sudah tentulah bila dicontact designer  Sandra Azwan, aku macam manusia hilang pedoman sebentar, bila Sandra message di twitter, 
"Babe, add me on BBM, **********"

Are you kidding me? someone I stalk everyday on blog tetiba message, adakah aku dalam Candid Camera? MTV flash prank? Kami bertext-text dan aku meroyan sekali lagi, berbuih-buih, macam syndrome meroyan suami mati isteri. I was invited to his fashion show, dimana? Celebrities Club, Solaris, Mon't Kiara.

Sandra in person is very down to earth. I didn't expect that, very futuristic, for me out of all other designers, he bears so much potential. Cakap dengan dia lapan ratus kali, he reminds me of Raf Simon and Kris Van Assche. Tak terkejut in near future, he would be someone in Fashion industry. OK post bunga-bunga ni bukan sebab he invited me to his show, ni memang ikhlas dari sanubari.

Sandra to me, is a very young designer, who is very fashion forward, jauh dia fikir, and it translates in his creation. He is very good in playing with little-little detail tanpa kelihatan sarat. Mampu? I told him (tak ingat, ye kot, kalau tak kalau Sandra baca ni kira sudah bagitahulah *smile*), with his talent, people would want pieces of his design, with people ribuan subscribing to his blog, I bet if he starts designing some fashion items for men and women, semua akan meroyan to get a piece termasuklah diri ini, walaupun tak akan muat anything mungkin jacket tu hanya mampu dijadikan stokin atau kupiah.



Homaigod amazing.
Very clean and very sharp, I f love it. Jujurnya aku kalau perihal pakaian wanita ni agak suam suam kuku, tidak menyebabkan adrenalin membuak-buak. Aku lebih gemarkan pakaian lelaki sebab lebih simple dan tidak rumit. Sarung dan layerkan dah cukup nampak mengiurkan, kalau pakaian wanita ni penuh kesenian dan banyak perincian. Tapi bila tengok baju Sandra, first time aku dapat perasaan berdebar-debar macam pertama kali jumpa cinta. The same feeling bila aku tengok collection Lanvin, especially bila the finale look, the middle dress, that light fabric made quite an entrance, kudos to the model and the designer. I say genius combination.


There were three designers showing their collection that day, his (Sandra) stood out very well, aku agak bosan dengan pakaian-pakaian ala kelambu, yang pelik-pelik macam students' final project. I didn't get the lelaki gold spender and gold bathrobe, ala ala king of Thailand. He (the model) looked quite uncomfortable (the other designer), which I find defeat the entire purpose of fashion, to make you confident dan bersinar-sinar ala Anita Sarawak.


The sole male model, cum the organizer, wajib tengok kasut yang dia pakai, its this fatass huge boots with platform, reminds me alot of Kazaky, well in androgynous way, somewhat awesome like K*ss that band  I didn't have the opportunity to touch or have a close look on the all the clothes, sebab I was on the second floor, macam tenung-tenung dari jauh dari belakang abang-abang Iran, so I hope Sandra would post the pictures of all the dresses on his blog really soon. Tak sabar.

All the jackets are to die for, boleh jual buah pinggang dan adik beradik untuk beli satu. I love the color combination (gold, brown very bumi atau earthy) and the construction too, boleh kesima sebentar,  nampak well done dan well executed. Kemas dan kemas dan kemas. Dari drawing comel-comel, he constructed an amazing collection. he told me a complicated design would take approximately 2 to 3 days to complete, hampir-hampir aku jawab,
"Kalau I, I would take lapan juta tahun, tu pun tak pasti menjadi bentuk, mungkin design dress akan menjadi kain pelikat with ribbons lilit, tak pun jadi kain kapan, or baju kupu-kupu lepas tu namakan collection J'adore A paris, walhal design ala ala batik kelantan"


Finale look, serious aku dekat atas macam nak lompat turun bawah and dance under that light fabric, macam berterbangan, the same effect in Lanvin's collection. Aku serious terdiam, sementara all the iranian girls next to me were busy cam whoring, 
"Kau buta ke apa kiah? fucking amazing pieces and kau sempat cam whoring dan joget santai bersama Norliah Ghani? hellow! lukisan bunga-bunga matahari tu can wait, nanti boleh camwhore disebelah gambar tu, not now, look down!"

Bila dah pulang ke rumah, ada banyak benda yang aku fikir, macam pergi final exam, feeling-feeling student graduate dengan Anugerah Naib Chancellor:

  • The event didn't do justice to Sandra Azwan and all the other designers, people were there to have fun, in which aku pun tak pasti sebab ada lapan orang je on the dance floor. During the fashion show people were more focus on the friends next to them, so aku hampir-hampir lepuk muka lelaki iran sebelah aku yang busy mengorat pengkid sebelah dia. Hello! Ar-Mah-Zing stuff down there.
  • Memerlukan industri fesyen yang tidak buta akan bakat-bakat (kelas!) baru macam mereka ni, based on what I've seen, Sandra represents many others out there, who can create tres beau, fantastic collection but not given opportunity to shine. I'm not shocked these people would be someone in near future, sebaris dengan Prabal Gurong, Philip Lim, Altuzzara, Zang Toi, dan Bernard Chandran. Waktu tu, gigit jarilah kau, pergi buat fesyen show KIKO.
  • Magazines, more exposure please, I saw his spread in Intrend (tekan sini) played on huge screen at the event, mati-mati aku ingat international designer. Nangis, please people start eyeing on these designers, editors maybe, sebab bila mereka dah international, kau gigitlah jari, buat editorial seronok sendiri, lepas tu gunalah baju Marc Jacob dan Versace yang kau pinjam lima hari lepas tu pulang balik.

"Thank you Sandra Azwan for the opportunity, I hope the best for you, and whatever pun just don't stop what you are doing, you are on the right track and insyallah I'll see you one day di atas sana, di Kota Paris mungkin, berdiri bangga di tengah-tengah Grand Palais dikelilingi 34 models sambil ditepuk gemuruh oleh Anna Wintor dan konco-konconya."


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P/S : BB aku rosak, kena sumpah pontianak, so bila dah OK, boleh sex chat. :)

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