May

14

An Artist at Work: Linda Mumba

Artist / Design / Durham / Local Hero / Photography / Portraits

Linda Mumba is an artist based in Durham, owner of the beautiful card company, Precious To You. Linda designs, edits and produces her own unique range of greetings cards, some of which you’ll see in the photoshoot below!

Linda wanted a few snaps of her at work, and her pretty little studio, and I was only too willing to oblige and have a snoop around! She lives in a beautiful house in the centre of Durham, which I’m sure provides much inspiration for her work. In her studio are some really pretty things that any creative would long for… an original Singer sewing machine, beautiful ribbons and beads, huge canvas paintings, painted by herself and mountains of paint tubes and watercolour blocks. Her back window overlooked the very prettily kept walled city garden. A spot any artist would love to have, I’m sure.

Have a flick through the photos, and don’t forget to visit Linda’s website: Precious To You, and look out for her cards in shops!

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Apr

22

20 Month Old Wander in the Woodland

Baby / Durham / family photography / Photography / Portraits / Winter

It was a chilly, damp day for a family walk in the country grounds of Old Durham, but this outgoing family seemed to enjoy it! The little man here is 20 months old, and was one of the first baby photoshoots I took! You can see how he’s grown if you take a look at the previous post, here: http://floralfootsteps.com/2011/10/12/baby-face-youve-got-the-cutest-little-baby-face/

Here you can take a look through our little outing, accompanied by friends Pooh-bear and the very important ball, and add your own captions to the priceless facial expressions!


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Apr

19

Teeny Test Tubes and Lace Umbrellas

Butterflies / elegant wedding / Floristry / flowers / wedding flowers

You’ve already seen a snippet of the bridal bouquet from this wedding, now a few from the reception venue. The wedded couple are friends of mine, and the Bride had incredibly beautiful ideas for the reception, which came together very prettily. She wanted an elegant, springlike, almost minimalistic feel.

The table decorations alternated between lace umbrellas with butterflies and tiny test tubes with flowers hanging from them. Underneath sat a few classic jam jars, tied in varying hues of blue raffia. (Raffia, I love you).  On alternative tables, there were tall vases filled with twisted hazel, with tiny blue butterflies and even tinier test tubes attached filled with the teeniest flowers. Around the base of the vases was a springlike wreath.

Altogether, the effect was pretty magical in the room, and the umbrellas span slightly with the warmth from the heaters, which looked very pretty.

Sarah Hill Flowers from Plymouth helped me out for this wedding (in Bath!) and it was so wonderful to work with such a talented, happy lady! (She has also just got engaged, so even more congratulations and happiness are headed her way!)

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Apr

18

Blue Hues Spring Bouquet

Change / Floristry / flowers / News / wedding bouquet / wedding flowers

Just a quick post, this one. The full report on the intricate details of the table decorations at this wedding will be on the blog soon, I promise.

Lack of communication is due to busyness, life changes, being ill in bed for over a week and moving to the Cotswolds in just over two weeks! Also, the other small bit of news that my hubby and I are expecting a baby this October. Just thought you might want to know…

Back to flowers! Beautiful blue hues and pinks, with hyacinths, muscari, clematis, delphinium, roses, ranunculus, lilacs and gorgeous deep purple anemones. Oh I do love a good blend of the best flowers.

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Mar

08

THE BIG MOVE

Business Footsteps / Cirencester / Cotswolds / News

Well, I have some rather large news to tell you.

We’re moving!

moving-websizeIt’s been in the pipeline for a while. I’ve always known it might happen. It’s why I haven’t moved business forward as far as it could have done in Durham, as I knew at some point I might not be here. Well, that time has come! It has been confirmed that my wonderful husband will be working for Cirencester Baptist Church as the Assistant Pastor, and me, our things, my business and our dog will be going with him! We leave in May for a new venture down South, to the Cotswolds!

What does this mean for Floral Footsteps?

It will continue, hurrah! I am going to be a ‘Cotswold Florist’ or ‘Cirencester Florist’, I haven’t decided which yet, and I will continue to take photography bookings and illustration comissions as I have done so far. I’m excited about the opportunity to start again in a new place, and looking to form new connections in Gloucestershire and the surrounding areas.

It does mean that I won’t be taking any more floristry bookings past May for Durham-based weddings. Sorry about that.

It also means that if you want a family photoshoot or baby photoshoot, that has to be in my diary before the beginning of May.

I’m still interested in hearing about any wedding photography up North, and any illustration commissions you might have for me, so if that’s something you’re interested in, fire away!

Sorry to all those wonderful people who have enquired for bookings and I’ve already had to turn away. I haven’t wanted to do it, but I just wouldn’t have been able to fulfil your order!

Here’s to new adventures – I look forward to exploring my new surroundings and new connections on the blog from May onwards!

 

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