Mothers Love

We have lots of lovely ideas for Mothers Day on Sunday April 3rd.

 Plants of all shapes and colours....vintage containers beautifully planted with spring bulbs...elegant orchids....blowzy hydrangeas....

 Our gorgeous range of the fabulous St Eval scented candles in the most beautiful packaging and hand made in Cornwall....

also some pretty necklaces from our very own Vintage Magpie

..flowers ...of course!!!!...its spring, spring, spring all the way...bouquets of every size  individually made just for you.

we also have lots of lovely vintage items new in this week.

So there really is something for every one, pop in and take a look.

We are open Tuesday until Saturday from 9-5
and Mothering Sunday only 9-12.30

Call 01488 681062 to place an order

Tollys' Magic

Martin brought a rather unpromising bunch of twigs from the market last week.......the bunch was large...we saw the twigs before the man.
Sharp garden implements were needed to cut them into a suitable size for the largest container in the shop.
They have caused some excitement here.
The ugly ducklings have  become swans, large waxy blooms of Magnolia, pure bliss.

(Tollys' magic comes from the book Children of Green Knowle by Lucy Boston..his grandmother brings bare twigs in at winter to force them into bloom....clever lady!!)

Wreath Love

Martin & the Magpie loves wreaths...in all shapes & sizes...all colours & flower combinations.

This week it is a rainbow of colour....a spring palette....

...& an utter delight......J'adore Spring!

mellow yellow

 we just can't get enough of the gorgeous Cornish paper white narcissus at the moment..teamed up with fluffy  french mimosa and dutch parrot tulips...we have a European bouquet!!!

Beautiful pale apricot roses took our breath away...............

on  a freezing cold Saturday it has been discussions on Mothers Day...what colours....which flowers....bouquet styles.....tissue colours....we may step away from the traditional pink....

but after a while it was all a blur.....

they say there may be sun tomorrow....fingers crossed.

I know its random but....

 ..I know we sell flowers but this week we are selling  a dog kennel....Martin looked at my display and raised his eyes to the heavens...yes it may be random...I prefer the word 'quirky'....a french des res for your small ( read tiny) pooch....it has  a key but no lock..well actually it has no door.....but hey.....last week we sold decorative wicker eggs as duck nests....now that is random!!!!

..the traditionalists amongst you will be pleased to note we also have flowers...x

Valentine's Madness

This was just a few of our roses for the madness that was Valentine's Day....Monday is not the best day for the most romantic day of the year. For us it stretched over 3 days, which made us very unromantic!!

We decided to mix up our colours and not to stick with red.....and it was a huge hit!

Our happy colourful spring bouquets where the stars of the show....a beautiful alternative to the traditional red roses.

 The lovely parrot tulips came wrapped in this fun paper.....I love the cheese, so did the Wonderful  Dutchman!! He misses his Dutch cheese A.L.O.T!

Ma Magpie creating a gorgeous Rose bouquet....the men of Hungerford went for 12 roses rather than 6...the old romantics!

The Wonderful Dutchman still thinking about cheese....look at that smile.....or maybe it just the fact that there are men to talk to in the shop!

Hot pink and orange...clashing colours....there is quite a few ladies of Hungerford rocking this look this Valentines Day and my personal favourite!

I hope your day was filled with swoon~ful kisses, gorgeous bouquets of flowers and delicious delights.

x

Free Bridal Course

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

ARE YOU A DIY BRIDE???

We are looking for a few more people to join us on the Sunday 20th February 2011 at 10.45am - 5.30ish

We are offering a free bridal course...It is our trial run, (so expect some fun and laughter!!) to gain some knowledge of what is possible to teach in one day. You will learn to make a hand tied bouquet, buttonholes and a table arrangement.

A great idea for a bride, or mother of the bride,( or anyone wanting a bit more knowledge of arranging flowers.... no wedding is required!) and looking to create they own arrangements on their special day!

This will be free, and the costing of the course once we have done the trial run will be around £150 for the day....so this is an unique opportunity.....simply comment why you would like to take part and we will pick a few winners out of the hat!!

Good Luck and Happy Weekend!!