am loving the love around here this week. I hope you can feel it like I can. It’s super lovely. I’m loving hearing about you, your mamas, and what makes you happy. It’s lovely.
This afternoon I’ve got a gaggle of goodies to giveaway. Joy! Mad Stitches has offered up this lovely rose ring in cream {I have it in black and adore it}. It’s very pretty. LuLu FrouFrou has given up a whole heap of goodies: hair pins, a necklace, a ring and lots of hair clips. Re-arranged has donated some beautiful handmade envelopes {lovingly made from the pages of an Anthropologie catalogue} and twelve handmade magnets. Very trendy {and oh so much more chic than the pest control and plumber magnets that sometimes adorn my fridge}. Scissors Paper Rock has sent over a mini lavender garden. It’s such neat idea. You can plant them inside the bag, and Claire will happily personalise the label for you. For $10 I think they’re a very affordable and sweet gift.
To enter to win this lovely giveaway, just leave a comment answering this question: What is your favourite flower?
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*Competition closes at noon on Sunday May 9th {Bondi time}
*Winner will be announced on Monday May 10th
*Only one entry per person
*Competition is open to all readers
*If your profile doesn’t link to an email address, please leave an email in your comment
Good luck. xx
orchids.
misscarly87{at}gmail{dot}com xx
Tiger lillies 🙂
sarahjoy83@hotmail.com
http://thepaleandpallorprincess.blogspot.com/
Boring, and slightly predictable, but frangipanis.
So beautiful and so fragrant. Plus they look very cute pinned in my hair 🙂
mcwilliams.jane@gmail.com
It has to be beautiful peony roses – I love their soft fluffy petals. Yummy!
Hydrangeas!
Super dooper grandma of me!
nicky[dot]meinberg@gmail.com
Peony – so beautiful!
Oh I have so many having a background in wedding flowers but I would have to say the “Birds of Paradise” is my favorite, followed by a big list heheheh
xo
Daneve
daneve@hotmail.com
My favourite flower is a Rose. I know, I know, it's boring. But to me roses are timeless. They represent life, love, friendship & loss.
Jasmine actually – not sure if it is categorised more as a creeper than a flower but who can go past that beautiful scent!
hysend@bigpond.com
Oh this is hard! I love so many but the peonys and david austin roses are right up there!
My favourite flowers are sweet peas.
My Grandma had them in her yard as I grew up and gave me a small bunch every birthday as a child and into adulthood, they remind me of her.
The calla lily, they remind me of my wedding day 🙂
mmmmm, peonies. LOVE them.
and I love your mother's day special extravaganza. Gorgeous.
Peonies. There is something so romantic about them.
Ingrid
ingridkanderson(at)yahoo(dot)com(dot)au
Jonquils… I just adore the scent in spring.
Freesias.
They remind me of one of my dearest friends Cat and a time when we went to our work Christmas dinner together wearing them in a corsages that she had organised for us.
Many years later she gave me a Diptyque candle for my birthday.
And every time I hear the word, see the flower, look at the candle or think of that corsage I think of her.
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p.s. this is a totally gorgeous giveaway.
Holy smokes – amazing!
Fave flower is yellow gerbera. So happy and sunny 🙂
The beautiful old fashioned roses that you smell before you see.
Hello Chantelle, My very favourite flower is the oriental lily. Everytime I smell it, it reminds me of my wedding day and gives me so many happy memories aswell as a beautiful scent. xxxx marta
dennis.j.russell@gmail.com
I'd have to say Jacarandas in full bloom remind me so much of summer in Brisbane and how I miss it!!!!
Cut flower is an purple/blue iris hands down
My favourites have got to be Zucchini flowers. Not only are they quite pretty to look at, but they are delicious! What other flower can be deep fried full of cheese? They are simply fantastic 😀
oh goodies!
Lillies are my fave, but I wouldn't say no to a bunch of mixed flowers from the yard, or even from the servo these days!!
Thanks x
Zinnias. Colourful, happy flowers that are easy to grow!
Dianne J
diannesmith77@hotmail.com
Gorgeous giveaway!
My fav flower has recently changed from Lilly's to Orchids. My friend gave me one for my birthday and I adore it!
It is hard to pick a favourite but I'd say freesia. I spend hours drinking up the scent when they're in bloom.
Old fashioned fragrant roses!
I have 2- Iris and Rose. I ended up giving my girls one of these each as a midlle name because I love them both so much!
seasidesiblings@gmail.com
The Flanders Poppy. So beautiful and with such meaning, it holds a special place in my heart. Followed by lavender as it holds a special childhood significance – picking lavender at my grandmother's house, and mum making lavender bags. My socks and knickers always smelt of lavender!
Roses! Especially red ones
femmelafashionista@hotmail.com
I love…. blue bonnets. They grow along the freeways in texas during spring and they brought some colour into my world when I lived in the usa.
I also love waratahs and all native aussie flowers.
I love the Pink Tiger Lillies, they remind me of relaxing on a tropical island and were also my wedding flowers.
Tulips.
Lou.
When I lived in Canada, they had a tulip festival (apparently the biggest outside of the nordic countries that normally have tulips) Ever since then I have love seeing a whole field of tulips… all the colours are just magnificent.
plus being in canberra, we have our own dose of tulips and other wonderful flowers during floriade in September.
Too many – white tulips, white hydrangeas, David Austin roses, peonies…dahlias are nice at times too!
Today its violets 🙂
Mine is The Copihue which is the Chilean Bellflower.
So pretty usually RED.
I love Tulips, they are so beautiful !
I love coral coloured roses. The smell and the colour are divine.
This is a great giveaway – I love your blog.
Thank you.
I love tulips and I have a bunch sitting on my table love themm. Monica
White David Austin roses. I have a bunch sitting on my dining room table at the moment and they make me smile everytime I walk by.
s.menear@uq.edu.au
xxx
…pretty pink peonies xx
Peonies – my wedding flower!
Freesias. They grow wild on my front lawn and remind me of springtime.
oriental lilies 🙂 But i don't want to be in it to win it, for obvious reasons! Love the way you photograph my products 🙂 x
I love tulips, yellow roses, lavender and pansies/ potted colour.
I actually don't have a favourite, i just love anything that is bright and colourful and of course one that smell wonderful too….
If I didn't have to buy them for myself then i am excited!
white lillies
Frangipanis ….. so fresh & simple …… they smell like a warm tropical beach holiday.
I LOVE tulips!!
I had them in my wedding bouquet.
Gosh what a lovely bunch of goodies!!!
Favorite flower Oh my gosh… so many to choose from…uhmmmmm I am going to say Red Roses <3 I love when my husband buys them for me. Its been a loooooong time between flowers though lol
My favorite flower is a Marigold.
They are just so bright, happy and full of life. Whenever I think of their vibrant colors and formation it always brings a smile to my face.
karenthom2@hotmail.com
I adore native flowers, grevilleas are my all time favourite.
White roses here 🙂
Amber x
How generous! Such gorgeous items.
My favourite flower hands down is White Oriental Lillies – their frangrance is divine!
xx
Orchids… simple. perfect.
My favourite flower…has to be the lotus flower.
I love Tulips – Simple Love….. I had them for my wedding bouquet. They give me cheerful thoughts…
Sunflowers – big, bold and colourful. We have them in our vege patch and I love how happy it makes the garden look.
leah_sims@hotmail.com
Freesia. Just can't beat the amazing smell, and I love the way they just sprout up randomly!
tulips
jen
info@giftboxology.com.au
Tulips are my favourite flower.
Shelley69@hotmail.com
So many beautiful flowers… My favourite is the franjipani simply because the smell is so divine; I could sit and smell a franjipani for hours! 🙂
I don't really have a fave flower, I just like any that are given to me, especially by my hubby!
I love Daphne – it smells amazing.
jrodemann@hotmail.com
I love so many flowers but hydrangeas are my favourite flower (in particular, the beautiful ones in my nan's garden).
Leah
leah.west@me.com
my daughters name is Iris so I will have to say that the Iris flower is my fave xxx
it is sunflowers because they are so bright and vibrant.. and great to photograph
eileenc1974@hotmail.com
I love hibiscus i think there so pretty and big 🙂
You're spoiling us this week, so many great giveaways!!
My favourite flowers are Peonies.
tamsynriley at gmail dot com
Great site x
jasmine is my fav =)
I love love LOVE freesias. So delicate but they have the most amazing fragrance. I can smell them a mile away!
My fave is tulips.. They are simple and beautiful.
Pink Tiger Lily
So gorgeous…. not much more i can say.Just beautiful
kbelford69@hotmail.com
Oh Kayla Lily's are devine, the colours, the texture …. just pure beauty!
parquist@iinet.net.au
I love the look of the wattle flowers.
My favorite flower is my beautiful daughter jade..but if i have 2 pick one from the garden it would be lilies. My little 2yr old human flower would say the pretty ones. Sue…susan_potter@amp.com.au…thank you for the chance 2 win these wonderful gifts
definitely have to say orchids, the most beautiful range of colours. However i also love lilies and iris'
(funky_stu@hotmail.com) nikki
I love frangipannis. Just because they look so nice =)
Thank you xx
I am a fan of natives, my current favourite would have to be the native violet – They are small and look delicate, but are tough and add a bright burst of colour to the garden.
Thanks
Kate@echoway.com.au
That's easy huge pink and white oriental lillies. I had them for my wedding bouquet and my husband or I try and buy them for the house at least once a fortnight. They are gorgeous even before they open and then when they open up the smell fills the house. Divine
WOW, how awesome!
I love flowers in general but Dahlia's are pretty cool. Peony's, Lisianthus and Spider Orchids come pretty close.
I actually have lots of favourites, sometimes it is roses the smell of fresh roses bushes are divine and since I can't grow them here even better when traveling. I also love Hydrangeas for the colours and Chrysanthemums for Mother's Day.
frangipanis.
remind me of summer 🙂
that_girl18@hotmail.com
xx
double delight rose <3
their scent is heavenly, i had them in my wedding bouquet, divine
shirley.mccoy@bigpond.com
Gardenia's… the scent is devine 🙂
(clarriemc@hotmail.com)
Daisy, sweet & simple
What an amazing giveaway!
Gerber daisies. They're the bright smile of the flower world.
mindymadams@gmail.com
Peonies. Fat and blowsy, in dusty pinks and browns, like the best kind of dancing skirt. I carried them on my wedding day and I think they are the most romantic flower ever.
Roses – so many gorgeous colours and fragrances. Love them to death!
I love freesias. They're so pretty, and a little bit wild. I used to think frangipanis were my favourite until my wedding when I realised freesias were so much more 'me'.
Jasmine-It smells absolutly DEVINE!!
Definitely dahlias!
Gerbera daisies. They're so bright and happy looking!
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This is the first time I stop by this blog. Came over from Mockingbird. It is lovely. I'll be coming back.
My fav flower is the gardenia (that's the spanish name but I think it is the same in English-it is white and smells great!)
Peonies are my absolute favorite with calla lilies coming in at a close 2nd. :]
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I think my favorite flower is whatever flower I am looking at at any given moment, whether it be a pansy, nasturtium or rose…I love them all!
I could never choose just ONE..
but I adore gardenias for their scent. Reminds me of all things lovely.
-erin 🙂
I love peonies.
When Sadie was born I was given the most amazing arrangement and the peonies were a soft pink with a drk pink peeking through the middle. Amazig
just one favourite??? hmm well I know it's probably known more as a weed but I like Jasmine flowers – probably because they remind me of when my sister was little (she is also a Jasmine) and the smell is just so fresh
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Waratahs. Love them. I had three in my bridal bouquet and let me tell you, they are heavy!
Peonies. AS these were in my wedding day!! So romantic..
jods_chilln@yahoo.com
i love peonies.. so soft and pretty!
how amazing is this give away – my most favourite so far!
Tulips. The brighter the better.
Am looooving the giveway fun'ness this week btw. Can't wait to see if I win something! Lol
tough choice and it varies all the time. Currently it is lilac and in all colours- pink white and lilac 🙂
My favourite flower would have to be the wild Poppy. Same name as my daughter and full of personality.
Definitely magnolia flowers.
una.ebsworth@gmail.com
What a fun giveaway!
I love oriental lilies. So pretty, and long lasting.
all time favourite: tulips
new 'vintage inspired' favourite: peonies
thanks for the chance to win!
I know it's a popular one, but I love frangipanis. My nan and pop had a beautiful big tree in their garden when I was growing up, and nanna had some of them in her wedding bouquet. I ended up having them in mine too.
I adore sweetpeas – fragrant, soft, feminine and colourful… just like me! xx
I should probably say Poppies, because Poppy is my daughter's name, but I love DAISIES! They are so happy and beautiful and look really simple, but when you look closely they are complex and full of beautiful details. Just what I want for my life 🙂
Happy Mothers Day!
definitly snap dragons, love them.
morgan xx
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Oriental Lilies they're a bit different and I just love the way they blossom so big and beautiful
kel412@hotmail.com
My fave flower is a stunning white magnolia…. devine.
Thanks for the chance at winning all these stunning things 🙂
Sorry divine.. not devine!
More give-aways Chantelle, your really outdoing yourself this time!! lol
My fav flower changes at a daily rate but today Im loving white lilliums (?) as my hubby gave me a bunch yesterday for our 10year wedding anniversary!!
I would have to say Lily of the Valley, so pretty and delicate!
tamitch@tpg.com.au
Roses.
They're beautiful and fragrant, and I have the same characteristics as them. If you are nice to me, I'll reward you with kindness. If you are mean to me, I'll prick you with my thorns!
Effie (ebakkalis@bigpond.com)
I love poppies they instantly make me happy 🙂
Is lavender counted as a flower?
I love lavender since the first time I went to a lavender farm. Beautiful purple color ;D
Tulips are my favourite.
Gerbera's are my favs because they are so bright and happy.
Sunflowers – how can you not smile when they are in the room. My other is champayne roses – reminds me of my wedding day.
Peonies! Preferably pink ones!
peonies! they are full of ruffle-y goodness! i like them so much i got one tattooed on my shoulder 🙂
Gardenias – pretty and fragrant too…
Hmm. Favourite flower would have to be snow white carnations. Love their prettiness x
Peony Roses… Just divine!
I love tulips the best.
White Orchids – when they bloom its absolutely stunning and delicate, representing purity and messages of love.
They may be one of the hardest plants to take care of but it is worth the wait!
I'm stuck between tulips and peonies! Maybe the frilly tulips!!!
My Favourite flower is Peonies
My grandfather always grew gladiolas and water lillies – I just love them!
Roses…because they are part of my name in the 'real' world and they look beautiful throughout the journey of their life and growth. From tiny bud to full bloom just like women!
Snapdragons! They are gorgeously long and bold but quaint and fragile at the same time.
Happy Mothers Day in advance. 🙂
shilo_kennedy@hotmail.com
Dandelions. Because they make great tea. And my girl likes to pick them when they get all fluffy and santa-like so she can blow on them.
Orchids, beacuse they last such a long time in a vase.
oh easy. that would have to be the hydrangea. I wanted it for my wedding bouquet but it wasn't to be.
Oriental lillies!
Renee
stilleys@hotmail.com
My favorite flowers are white oleanders.
Leah (kyoko3468@yahoo.com)