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| The Preferred Arrangement |
Thank you to all who commented on Monday's post about which pumpkin arrangement you preferred! I love it when you participate like and the interaction!
Almost everyone who commented seemed to show a preference for the first arrangement, shown above, with the white planter, black lantern, and the orange pumpkin. It's the arrangement my daughter preferred. Only one person said she liked them both! I liked them both, myself; in fact, I think I preferred the second arrangement, which my daughter said is more me! LOL!
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| Not the Preferred Arrangement |
Everyone seemed to like the black candle holder/lantern!
One person suggested keeping the first arrangement and placing the grey pumpkin off to the side, on the right, as it was "a bit of an "outlier":
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| The Outlier! |
I thought the grey pumpkin looked a bit like it was left out! Maybe I should have placed it on its own little plate!
So, I wondered if I should try to include it, too:
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| All Squash(ed) Together! |
But, that violated one of the rules of arrangements which says one should group things together in odd numbers, in groups of three or five, and I didn't want to look for a bigger platter to include another tall candle or something.
Instead, I opted for what another person suggested; she said she thought I might have some other things in my collection to create a second display with the grey pumpkin:
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| New Arrangement |
I made a new arrangement, starring the grey squash, for the formal dining table, using the white lantern and a blue vase holding a freshly cut squash leaf! Once the squash leaf dies, I will replace the vase with the orange jack-o-lantern mug that I have. It will be closer to Halloween, then, and I would be decorating for Halloween (I generally don't decorate for Halloween until closer to the date).
I showed the two arrangements to M when he was here to tend to the garden, today, since they both feature the pumpkins and the lanterns he gave me. He thought they were cute. He brought me some gardenias and champak (Magnolia champaca) flowers from his garden, today:
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| Gardenia (front) and Champak Flowers |
I placed some of the gardenias at the altar and arranged the rest of the flowers to place on the mantelpiece near my mother's picture. It's the anniversary of her birthday, today.
- M bringing me more fresh flowers from his garden
- Another sunny and warm (94F) day
- Water for the garden
The new arrangement is also very nice! I think the first version, with the black lantern, is more a Halloween theme, and the other two (with three items) more general fall themed. So all really work well. The gardenias are lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Celie. :D I like the newest arrangement, too. Yes, the black lantern is something I use at Halloween and, combined with the orange pumpkin, it does seem to set a Halloween theme, doesn't it? The gardenias have a lovely fragrance.
DeleteThe new arrangement is my favorite of all three!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anne! I like it, too. :)
DeleteMy favourite is the one with the pumpkin pot and the two real pumpkins. Are you going to cook them?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lady Ella; I liked that one better than the one with the black lantern, but, now, I think I like the new one for the dining table!
DeleteI asked M if the pumpkins were edible and he thought the orange one might be, but, wasn't sure about the grey one. I think there might be some pumpkin curry in my future. :)
Well, that was fun playing with the different pumpkin arrangements. I wonder what M will bring you next and what you will do with it. :)
ReplyDeleteIt was a lot of fun, June. Not sure what he might bring next!
DeleteSo artistic - you're right about the odd number rule - it somehow always looks better
ReplyDeleteThank you, Angela. :)
DeleteI like the arrangement with the two pumpkins but know nothing about a rule of three. M is a good friend as well as being your gardener, the flowers he brought for you are lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eileen; yes, there's a rule about having an odd number of items in an arrangement - 3, 5, 7, and so forth. Not sure who came up with the rule, but, in Japanese flower arrangements, the rule of three is supposed to symbolize heaven, earth, and humanity.
DeleteM is definitely a good friend; we are family, he says. I've known him for over 30 years, now, and his aunt was my neighbor and a dear friend. :)
The second arrangement is so elegant and beautiful. Both are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI may have stuck with the first arrangement but switched the orange pumpkin for the grey pumpkin. But that may have looked a little cold - or spooky!
Thank you, Lyssa. Endless possibilities with the arrangements! There's no reason why the arrangements have to be static, either! :)
DeleteThat grey pumpkin looks so sad alongside the arrangement! "Hey, what about me?" I like the reflections on the other arrangement.
ReplyDeleteYes, it looks like it got left out, doesn't it? Maybe I should have put it on its own little platter...
DeleteThat mirror was the bottom of a mirrored container my mother bought - there were small mirrors standing around the outside edge of it, but, they came off and I just kept the bottom mirror. I usually keep the fruit basket on it, but, right now, the fruit basket is empty.
I think the second arrangement solves the dilemma very nicely. I like the lighter pumpkin on the mirror with the white lantern.
ReplyDeletePretty flowers from M.
Yes, two arrangements for the two dining tables, each with a pumpkin and a lantern and one other item! :) M grows some wonderful flowers, doesn't he?
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