Colour Shock

I was given the most beautiful flowers ever this week...

they arrived curled up in smooth balls, looking like some sort of exotic, fuschia-coloured fruit.  Slowly, over the course of the week, they have unfurled and revealed themselves, in a sort of botanical dance of the seven veils,  to be the most gloriously large, utterly perfect peach coloured peonies.  When did the fuchsia turn into a delicate Watteau-esque peach?  The secret life of plants....

As a result, I have been thinking a lot about flowers this week.  My garden is full of deliciously scented white tea roses, and pale purple lilacs and irises ringing our little pond.

 Which made me think of Dolce and Gabbana's exquisite cherry blossom embroidery, (taken from the pages of American Vogue)

I have not been in the mood for silk-ribbon embroidery for a while, but a Bank Holiday in a sunny garden strewn with flowers + D and G + peonies did spark a bit of inspiration

Next, maybe some extra-large embroidery on a summer basket, or more wheat-sheaves on a linen clutch.  Comments and ideas welcome.  I reckon said basket with  shimmery metallic slides (courtesy of Chloe via Net-a-Porter) and my all-time favourite summer lipstick, Chantecaille's China Rose is just about as good as a holiday.

Roll on summertime....