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petal pins petal pins home about contact shop august 23 2023 this is not a goodbye hello it s awhile since i ve shared a post i started this blog in september 2012 as a place to let a creative idea germinate and to that end it served me well but i ve found it harder and harder to find the time to keep writing it which leads me to today my final post but this is not a goodbye it s a thank you for following along for your comments and conversations while getting ready to archive the petal pins blog it was a lovely trip down memory lane revisiting what i d written and shared following the arc of when i first started it to now i was reminded how much i enjoy writing the fun of coming up with a hopefully tantalising or poignant blog post title that would make you want to read on and the connections with people with shared interests like participating in rambling in the garden s in a vase on monday blog prompt i still get immense pleasure designing for my garden fairy s wardrobe and it has become petal pins signature collection of greeting cards art prints and pure linen tea towels in 2022 we celebrated 10 years of petal pins and exhibited my botanical art collections in san francisco at noted the greeting card expo maybe you ve come across petal pins at one of our now over 300 stockists in australia new zealand the united states canada and the uk petal pins is still growing and i m still sharing a peek behind the scenes from my tasmanian studio and garden just in other places so this is an invitation too to connect with me over on instagram facebook or by signing up to my petal pins newsletter i promise i won t bombard your inbox you ll get 10 off your first purchase from the petal pins online shop it s almost spring here in tasmania the season of new beginnings and transformations and i m looking forward to seeing what it brings best wishes sandra x share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like loading 1 comment june 8 2020 floral couture by sandra alcorn of petal pins while tasmania based artist sandra alcorn began her career as a designer in the fashion industry she traded fabric for petals when she established floral couture by sandra alcorn of petal pins share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like loading leave a comment april 9 2020 garden office staying home and social distancing during this global pandemic is hardly an imposition on a beautiful autumn day when i have a garden to step into my garden office is of course just a folly but a pretty one at that i hope it inspires you to find joy in the things around you share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like loading 1 comment march 4 2020 budding genius while autumn has begun here in australia i ve channeled spring vibes for this photo with my copy of british vogue s spring fashion 2020 issue as a fashion design student long before the age of internet the arrival of the latest issues of international fashion magazines on the newsstand was cause for excitement vogues from france italy the us and uk harpers bazaar donna and the then new edgy publications id the face and details if you knew someone going overseas you would ask them to bring magazines back because that air freight just landed sticker wasn t as quick as it implied and as a student imported magazines were expensive of course now the latest collections can be seen in an instant on a device in the palm of your hand but there s something intrinsically enjoyable about flipping through the pages of a magazine it makes you slow down and encourages you to take a moment for yourself maybe with a cup of tea or a glass of wine and aimlessly flipping or working your way through it from cover to cover depending on the mood you re in in my styled spring flat lay are roses from my garden petal pins blush rose greeting card from the garden fairy s wardrobe collection v intage rose handkerchief and some of my favourite accessories last european spring i was delighted to have my aquilegia rose dress art print featured in uk bride magazine s the pretty list after the editors saw us exhibiting at the top drawer london tradeshow alas my efforts to track down a physical copy came up empty handed but at least i have this digital image to share because it was a proud moment to be included alongside so many pretty floral things and being called budding genius no less share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like loading leave a comment october 9 2019 spring notes i d like to say i sat down to this cup of tea and spent a few hours sketching but it s just a pretty tableau to show off the beautiful detail inside the cover of our petal pins notebooks that we released at the beginning of spring it s exciting to go from an idea finesse a design and then hold a new product in my hands the posy in the photo is from my patchwork hedge there is lilac crabapple blossom japonica beauty bush and a rose and if i m lucky like this year their flowering overlaps for a colourful spring display the hedge inspired the patchwork dress which features in our garden fairy s wardrobe card collection a sundress design i like to think of as conjuring up weekends wandering around markets or picnics with friends i timed the photoshoot perfectly because now it s raining the garden will love that and i ll go and put the kettle on for a cup of tea i ll actually get to drink before sorting stock to pack for the made by hand market this weekend at hazelhurst arts centre made by hand artisan market 10 3 sunday 13 oct 2019 hazelhurst arts centre 782 kingsway gymea nsw this event is part of sydney craft week see what other events are on here and if you re out and about in sydney on the sunday come and say hello share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like loading 4 comments august 13 2019 violets share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like loading leave a comment june 11 2019 garden cameo we recently swapped our australian autumn for a bit of new york spring that required hopping on three planes and over 24 hours of travelling time from walking out our front door to reaching our destination the antidote to jet lag and such a long journey wandering around the brooklyn botanic garden this cameo view is in the cranford rose garden which first opened in 1928 it has one of the largest collections in north america over a thousand kinds of roses are cultivated although we were too early for the roses to be blooming we were there at the perfect time for the japanese tree peonies and the bluebell wood in all its glory a beautiful and gentle start to a whirlwind ten days of sightseeing trade show exhibiting and catching up with friends share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like loading leave a comment march 25 2019 the devil is in the detail i think autumn is one of my favourite months to join cathy from rambling in the garden s monday blog post project in a vase on monday there s always an eclectic mix of colour and shapes to choose from in my garden at this time and the end result is often bolder and more considered in the way i put things together this morning i ve chosen to use my glass vase that has a swirl of crimson around the top thinking it would pick up the colour of the crabapples growing in our hedge the ones i could reach to pick are a much more golden hue and with a trio of pink roses i also picked some mottled hydrangeas to tie it all together a stack of magazines was a practical solution as a makeshift plinth to raise the flowers for photographing but i thought the gorgeous rich image on the cover of flowbulous magazine also created a beautiful backdrop i bought the magazine in japan last year and it s full of incredible photographs and flowers by atsushi taniguchi as i arranged my vase i began to realise i d not picked nearly enough for such a wide necked vase and at that moment it started to pour with rain my solution the gum nuts sitting undercover on the verandah and some hydrangeas dried from last autumn in the palest of pink the gum nuts of course add a distinctive australian touch to my vase so i decided to photograph it with desmond the tasmanian devil a beautiful print from an original watercolour drawing by melbourne artist daniella leo and that is what s inspired this monday s blog post title share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like loading leave a comment march 13 2019 autumn vase share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like loading 1 comment february 25 2019 ripples on water i m a little late with my first blog post for 2019 our january trip to exhibit at top drawer london s s had us on the go from day one but as february starts to disappear the beginning of a new week has spurred me to dive back in and what better inspiration for a post than participating in cathy from rambling in the garden s in a vase on monday i have a small clump of amaryllis belladonna growing in my garden but this big bunch i was given by my neighbour these lillies are a bit now you see me now you don t with warmer than average weather this summer and everything looking a bit dry and a little jaded suddenly in gardens and paddocks up pop the naked ladies prettiness that belies hardiness after using some to design a lily dress for my garden fairy s wardrobe i have arranged the rest with white agapanthus some branches from a deeper pink flowering shrub and some greenery this time last year we were excitedly planning our trip to japan and on the weekend we finally hung the beautiful drawings we bought at the oedo antique market in tokyo they are actually technical drawings designs for obi the sash worn with a kimono the market seller had a large pile of them with other trinkets laid out on a cloth i hovered rather impatiently as someone before me went through cherry picking a lot of the most beautiful ones of the two we chose i had thought the other one a lush arrangement of peonies and chrysanthemums was my favourite but now hung one each side of the fireplace the simplicity and serenity of this one beckons me to pause imagine myself on a river bank glance through the over hanging branches and watch the ripples dancing on the surface of the water share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook like loading 6 comments older follow blog via email enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email email address follow recent posts this is not a goodbye floral couture by sandra alcorn of petal pins garden office budding genius spring notes archives august 2023 june 2020 april 2020 march 2020 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