flowers creative inspiration for joyful living Wed, 25 Apr 2018 03:49:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://jonesdesigncompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-jdcfavicon-32x32.jpg flowers 32 32 Life is beautiful … but it sure is prettier with flowers https://jonesdesigncompany.com/flowers/make-simple-flower-arrangements-accessible-blooms/ https://jonesdesigncompany.com/flowers/make-simple-flower-arrangements-accessible-blooms/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2018 10:03:59 +0000 https://jonesdesigncompany.com/?p=29245 Houseplants and fresh greenery are key to my neutral decorating style … but first came my love of flowers. As a teenager, when other girls were covering their bedroom walls with cute boys and fashion tips, mine were filled with magazine tear outs of flowers. Martha Stewart Weddings was my first subscription and I couldn’t wait… Continue Reading...Life is beautiful … but it sure is prettier with flowers

]]> https://jonesdesigncompany.com/flowers/make-simple-flower-arrangements-accessible-blooms/feed/ 10 how to make tulips stand tall: put a penny in it https://jonesdesigncompany.com/flowers/how-to-make-tulips-stand-tall-for-just-one-cent/ https://jonesdesigncompany.com/flowers/how-to-make-tulips-stand-tall-for-just-one-cent/#comments Thu, 13 Apr 2017 10:15:27 +0000 http://jonesdesigncompany.com/?p=15253 A few weeks ago I posted this picture of my haphazard tulips. A reader suggested dropping in a penny the next time I bought a bunch to keep them from drooping. And so I did. Well, what do you know, I now have tall tulips. I did a bit of research and found that the… Continue Reading...how to make tulips stand tall: put a penny in it

]]> https://jonesdesigncompany.com/flowers/how-to-make-tulips-stand-tall-for-just-one-cent/feed/ 27 learning how to be kind to myself https://jonesdesigncompany.com/thoughts/learning-how-to-be-kind-to-myself/ https://jonesdesigncompany.com/thoughts/learning-how-to-be-kind-to-myself/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:35:54 +0000 http://jonesdesigncompany.com/?p=26282 Be Kind.  The quality I admire most in others, the one character trait I wish for our children and the word I’d love for our family to be defined by is kindness. My friend just told me this weekend that in a study of what makes marriages last, the biggest factor was kindness. Honesty, communication, love – these… Continue Reading...learning how to be kind to myself

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