Creating a winter botanical inspired vignette makes me feel like I’m getting a jump on spring. Just thinking about flowers is motivating me to pick up a brush, and start using my watercolors again. I’m dreaming of all sorts of botanicals that I want to paint while I’m enjoying this little vintage arrangement.
Winter Botanicals and Gardens Blog Hop
Today I’m joining 12 bloggers including my friend Amber of Follow The Yellow Brick Home for a Winter Botanicals and Gardens Blog Hop. I think we’re all in agreement that this is the perfect time to enjoy winter botanicals while planning for spring. Are you into gardening, love indoor plants or just enjoy buying flowers at the market? Then there’s bound to be something here for you.
If you’re stopping over from Bricks ‘n Blooms, welcome. Stacy always has great plant tips and an amazing green thumb as you probably already know.
Winter Botanical Inspired Vignette
For the hop, I’m sharing a winter botanical theme arrangement in my studio with an array of odds and ends. All of these items speak of being outdoors, enjoying our garden and bird watching.
The arrangement sitting on a small coffee table consist of three groupings. Why three? Odd numbers work like magic when arranging accessories and creating vignettes.
Of course the star of the show is a pretty pink primrose which I hope to draw and paint. The blooms are absolutely perfect and I love their vibrant color.
In the first grouping I have the potted primrose sitting on a flower rimmed china plate elevated on a short stack of books. A small pitcher adds to botanical theme with a delicate pattern of purple violets.
Next is a weathered metal bottle carrier that I’m planning to convert into an organizer for gardening supplies. It will be so handy for tools, work gloves, plant food and a water bottle, when I start planting flowers this spring.
Right now the wire bottle carrier is holding the cutest vintage looking bird and some chippy terra-cotta pots. I’m using one of the pots to hold shells, because I think their colors are so pretty. Standing tall in the back is a zinc finial and one of my simple bluebell watercolors.
The third grouping features an antique scoop of some sort holding mini terra-cotta pots, which I’ll be using in a month or so. I can’t wait to start growing my own fresh herbs again. For a fun project click over to my post DIY Aging Terra-Cotta Pots.
I really don’t consider myself to be a great gardener, but I have pretty good luck with herbs in my patio container garden. This year I’ll be growing chives, sweet basil, lemon thyme, cilantro and mint.
The cute stacking baskets come in handy for all sorts of organizing crafts in my studio and I love their neutral colors in this arrangement.
Botanical Art
On the wall behind the love seat are some of my botanical watercolors from last fall. I paint off and on and love florals and garden plants of all kinds.
Follow Thistle Key Lane on Pinterest, where the boards are up to date with seasonal inspiration that you can use right now!
Up next on our hop is Cecilia of My Thrift Store Addiction with tips on how to warm up your home with botanicals. I hope you’ll visit and enjoy all the beautiful links from our hop below.
Cheers!
Winter inspiration continues…
Your vignette is so lovely, Michelle! I love the contrast of the terracotta pots with that pretty little pitcher, and what gorgeous botanical prints! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
I love the bottle carrier. It’s such a fun and functional piece. Love your darling pitcher. So pretty.
Thank you Katie and yes I have big plans for the bottle carrier and looking forward to using it in the spring. 🙂
Michelle it all looks so pretty! I love all the terra cotta plants and that grain sack pillow! I hope you have a wonderful weekend! xoxo
Thank you Stacy! The weekend is off to a good start. Hugs!
I just love the cute terra-cotta pots and those vintage birds. I can’t wait to bring some pink primroses into my home. They’re not available here yet. They really do add a pop of color. Thank you for the inspiration. Pinned several pics.
Thank you Kim! I got out my paints this morning and hope to share a watercolor primrose soon!
Michelle I am loving this winter vignette. I think I need to make some of those aged terracotta pots too. They add so much charm and character! Pinned!
There is something so cheerful about winter primroses. Your winter garden vignette is so charming!
I love your vignette Michelle! It is simply gorgeous! I hope you’re having the best weekend!
Thank you Michelle! Hugs!
Michelle, your botanical watercolors are just amazing! I’m loving that wonderful carrier which is perfect for a winter garden vignette, and oh that antique wooden scoop; love it!!
Thank you so much Debra! Vintage vignettes are my favorites!
So pretty Michelle! You have gathered up so many sweet natural treasures.The metal tote is so versatile, and it will be perfect for the gardening season. I love the little weathered clay pots especially!
Of course your watercolor botanicals are amazing as always!
Beautiful inspiration! Thanks so much for joining the hop!
Thank you Amber for hosting a beautiful hop! There are always so many inspiring ideas coming from this group of ladies and such a pleasure to join in!
Your vignette is really lovely, especially with those vintage pieces, but I kinda got hung up on the word studio. I’m so jealous! My bestie and I were just saying I need to have one built in Navasota and have ladies weekend crafting retreats there! And now that I know you have one, it’s going on my list of things to do!
I love my little studio which is basically the loft space upstairs. At one time it was ruled by my daughter and her friends but after she went off to college it became all mine. LOL! Someday when we have a girls weekend I’ll bring lots of wine and snacks to keep us going!
Deal! I look forward to doing that! 👏👏👏
This is like spring calling to me. Just lovely. Pinned!
Thank you so much Rachelle!
Love this idea and the promise of spring it holds! The botanical prints are so pretty too.
Thank you so much for your sweet comments! Hugs!
You’re welcome Michelle!
Well now this just makes me happy! I have the quote “no winter lasts forever, no spring skips its turn” plastered everywhere this time of year. Maybe I need to add it to pretty vignette like yours so I can actually see it coming! Thanks for the inspiration. Have a great week ahead.
Oh I love that quote Denise! I need to plaster that everywhere too!