Pink Carnations

Ok...I have to confess....up until a couple of weeks ago....I was a carnation snob. I admit I thought they were only good for fillers in those F*D Floral Bouquets (*rhymes with C). I remember in the past, ordering the bud vases from the florist with the single carnation ...you know ....we always had to order the carnation one cause the one with roses was always more money. And do you remember the one or two carnation corsage? The spicy smell always reminded me of a grandmother or the funeral home or maybe a grandmother at the funeral home! Yes.... in my book.....the lowly carnation was relegated to funeral sprays!

I can even remember telling Mr. Hero..."If you are getting me flowers...don't get me CARNATIONS!"

Well...that was before I saw this one day over at www.eddieross.com
Eddie Ross you are a genious !!!!

photo from Eddie Ross

Oh. My. Gosh. I'm sold!

Mr. Ross has made a believer out of me.

These are absolutely ROCK THE HOUSE gorgous!!!!!

This just screams wedding shower!

Too screaming cute!!!!

Mr. Ross was asked by Creative Candles to do a display showcasing their candles for an exhibit. This is what he came up with. And look what happens when he adds their beautiful candles.......

photo from Eddie Ross

It looks just like a cake! Just one word describes this creation...FABULOUS! How amazing would this be at a bridal shower! He even explains "how" to make it here.......with pictures!

If you have never been to www.eddieross.com you are missing one great blog. (So go check it out as soon as you finish reading this post!) Mr. Ross has worked with some of the best in the design world including a stint as a stylist for Martha Stewart. He's always sharing great ideas. And I'm so impressed....on his favorite blog list is Garden Antqs Vintage! Way to go Theresa! (But then we do know how good you really are!)

photo from Eddie Ross
And here's another one of his carnation masterpieces.

Can't you just see wedding decorations here?

That's a silver candlestick it's sitting on!

Brilliant!

OK..... I know ......you are thinking...

Come on Patti ....

that's more than a one carnation bud vase.

Yes.

Uh-huh.

That's a lot of carnations.

A whole lot!

But I did find several wholesale florists on line that sell carnations for 55 cents apiece. And I've also heard you can order flowers at a great price from Costco. But I just happened to find pink carnations at Walmart this weekend for 5.00 a bunch. Bought 2 bunches to play with....putting them in some vintage milk glass containers......and they were the dyed variety....yes, Eddie I got the dyed ones. And I remember doing that as an experiment when I was younger (alot younger)...put blue ink in the water in the vase with the white carnation and watched it turn blue right in front of your eyes! The red dye made these carnations a little varigated and a turned them a really pretty shade of pink.

That's a whole $10.00 worth of carnations in one vase. (And I didn't even use any oasis!) I think it has a

Martha-esque look to it!

Or should we call it an Eddie-esque look?

What do you think?

And these are definitely screaming baby girl shower!

So Mr. Hero....next time you go out for flowers ....instead of a dozen roses......

I'm thinking 100 carnations would be really pretty....I've got plenty of containers and I love making my own arrangements! AND we could always pin one to your white sportcoat .....

then we'd be ready for the PROM!

Blessings from my delighted heart to yours!

Patti

UPDATE: Don't forget they last FOREVER! At least a good 10 days!
ANOTHER UPDATE: Eddie left me a comment! WooHoo!