dahlia friends

Look at these guys, look at how great they are! 

Just ready to launch into another round of strip poker.

Fun dahlia facts- These are the national flowers of mexico, and once apron a time, they used the stems as pipes or as utensils to mix up their milo. And Frida Kahlo used to eat them for breakfast. AND Sometimes Dahlia flowers grow to be as big as your face! 

the countdown is on!

One more sleep and I will be starting my first day working in the flower drum semi permanent pop up shop! Special guest stars in the shop will be Darling Dahlias, Marshmallow Lilies, Rambling Roses, Manic Magnolias, and plenty more nice smelling things! Heres a little sneak preview, if you want to see more, you will just have to come and visit! Cant wait to see you! Watch out for the flower bombs! x

The Flower Drum @ The Sugarmill, Pittwater Rd, Narrabeen.

Opens 31st of Dec -7th Jan. And then every Saturday after that!

Special orders are very welcome, and so are you.

tip top hydrangea

I love hydrangeas, I love them so much. I would have to say, out of all the flowers that people grow in their garden, hydrangeas are really right up there. The best even. And you know what makes me mad? The fact that I have to buy them. I drive home from work and I see hundreds of their little mophead faces, and they all yell out to me, 

COME AND STEAL US. But I don't, because I would be devastated if somebody did that to me. I don't grow them, so I have to buy them. Sad fact of life.

While I was holidaisy'ing in intertropical melbourne, I was educated on a very tricky trick 

I am going to share it with you. FAFA notebooks at the ready!

Are your cut hydrangeas starting to look a little wilty? 

Do they look the way you do after too many G&T's?

YES?!

Fill a vase with hot water from the tap, SNIP the stems and pop them into the jacuzzi 

(by jacuzzi, i mean vase) 

Go on do it.. and leave them there. As the water cools to room temp you will notice the flowers looking all schnappy and happy to be alive. Just like you do after a nice hot bath.

LONG LIFE HAPPY FLOWER. 

on broadsheet

A while back, we had some nice words with an even nicer lady named amanda from Broadsheet. We interviewed, we emailed, we laughed, and of course we talked about FLOWERS.

read the full story here BROADSHEET

THE FLOWER DRUM SEMI PERMANENT SHOP

I HOPE YOU ARE PAYING ATTENTION. 

VERY IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT TO BE READ. 

THE FLOWER DRUM SEMI PERMANENT SHOP IS OPENING 

I know, i didnt even warn you... 

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One time, a miracle happened. A nice guy named chongy was born. He grew up and started getting awesome at lots of things, and then some time later, a few years ago we started working together. I didnt know what his deal was, but I decided to make it my goal in life to make him feel uncomfortable. I flipped the keys up on his keyboard and moved them around, I stuck pins in his chair so they would stab him through the pants. 

I did all sorts of things. 

You see, when new people come along, I dont like it. Not one bit. 

Somehow, chongy managed to get through the barrier. I have a real soft spot for people who love things that I dont mind. ANYWAY

Years on, in a bid to take on the world, and just a small part of Narrabeen, chongy devised a plan. 

Name of the plan: THE SUGARMILL FINE SURF EMPORIUM. 

Annnnd what does every fine surf emporium need? A FLOWER DRUM POP UP SHOP! 

Surfboards, tick! Swimsuit, tick! Coffee & milkshakes, tick! Vintage Dresses, tick! Art, tick! Fresh Flowers, tick! 

    

me and chongbuster in the soon to be flower drummerised flower shoppppe

There will be a lot of rolling up my sleeves and getting my hands dirty until the transformation is complete. Right now it is just a little bud, but it will be ready to pop soon, and I promise you. Its going to be so great.

 I dont want to go spoiling many more details on this quest for world domination. But I will tell you this. The Flower Drum Semi Permanent shop within a shop will be opening on the 31st, through to the 7th of Jan. AND THAT MEANS WE CAN TOTALLY HANG OUT NOW! 

Visiting us address- Pittwater Rd, Narrabeen. Sydneys Northern Beaches. 

happy toxic city

Today I have reached new realms of toxicity. 

After a dash to the flower markets with mylee and little hobo tatianna (who incidentally secretly speaks italian and captured the tickers of every flower flinger out there) I came home to get bizzy on some mexicano daisy of the dead style arrangements. Armed and ready on my unfenced balcony I sprayed up some real doozies. whaddaya mean?

My friends at Koch & co have this nifty flower spray paint. whaddaya mean???

THIS IS WHAT I MEAN. 

So I'm hanging out with creedence clear water revival and mazzy star, and im spraying away in a frenzy of delight, making once was pink- now black and white. Later, im in the chair at the salon bleaching my hair within an inch of its already fragile life. 

Then back home to spray my heart away once more on some more roses I dont like the colour of. (remember here friends, design master spray only changes the colour of flowers, it doesn't turn gerberas into peonies, ok?)

Right now im writing to you, after about.. I don't know, one hundred coffees. The bleach has seeped into my skin and maybe I should have been wearing a mask while spray painting as to prevent me from thinking it might be a good idea to rip the neighbours christmas lights down to decorate my own lounge room. On lighter news, theres a cactus in my kitchen that squirts me with cacti juice every time I try to move it.

ps. cactusii 2 is hugging cactusii 1. cute.