When Life Gives You Lemons...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I thought I would share another Floral Tutorial with you this week.  I have an Agent Showing tomorrow at one of the homes that I recently staged.  This is when all of the Agents <i>parade</i> through the home to view it for their perspective buyers.  The Listing Agent usually hosts with food <i>(they love free food)</i> and I asked if I could bring flowers (and my Brochures of course).  Here is what I decided on:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbkweg-KRhFF5nfFg2rD7G-wLCgljKQcgxaljWg04sVInaR2gCOhVGqKpM6zJ0bt5SSQ01h9HYZU3HicvFCAVkfNGbqAsMcuYl62YIU7AaDcwIFwe5pMYsdGbEe6ILNW1ZKJl7pNZRQtG/s1600/lemon11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbkweg-KRhFF5nfFg2rD7G-wLCgljKQcgxaljWg04sVInaR2gCOhVGqKpM6zJ0bt5SSQ01h9HYZU3HicvFCAVkfNGbqAsMcuYl62YIU7AaDcwIFwe5pMYsdGbEe6ILNW1ZKJl7pNZRQtG/s640/lemon11.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">A Bowl Full of Lemons</span></b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I chose this for a couple of reasons:</span></div><ol style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><li><span style="font-size: large;"> The Lemons last for a long time</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> I have to buy <i>fewer</i> flowers</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> The smell of the lemons is very fragrant and pleasant. </span></li></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuQ6Wm2C4mtXDeO0__wQzm5KmIyhNDzGvKtjHQYta0RBSpx96P_C74R1iuzPVy7K6TDgbJpNq8ypUo9tMJs-44gwzgZmtJo45_C0dtANN8esns4L6uggFL3YiSrEpt3_R5oS2iTOznljM/s1600/lemonbowl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuQ6Wm2C4mtXDeO0__wQzm5KmIyhNDzGvKtjHQYta0RBSpx96P_C74R1iuzPVy7K6TDgbJpNq8ypUo9tMJs-44gwzgZmtJo45_C0dtANN8esns4L6uggFL3YiSrEpt3_R5oS2iTOznljM/s640/lemonbowl.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Here is one that I made for a friends Open House</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Materials Needed:</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bowl (any size)</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Floral Foam (the wet kind)</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bamboo Skewers</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Floral Tape</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lemons</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Flowers (I prefer white but you can use any color)</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Spanish Moss</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMILBLIWR-VZF23ywWH1LpBzEln3IhHMM_qhJ5pQph4quMSUsykYQCWDTJoezIulb4MdkeJAncCfVuGICLFJSrXjIhlp2ioB7Cx_jKfZ1ItvvLmH2w74pxzf4khFKcWltw53G6cI6oc9uh/s1600/lemon1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMILBLIWR-VZF23ywWH1LpBzEln3IhHMM_qhJ5pQph4quMSUsykYQCWDTJoezIulb4MdkeJAncCfVuGICLFJSrXjIhlp2ioB7Cx_jKfZ1ItvvLmH2w74pxzf4khFKcWltw53G6cI6oc9uh/s320/lemon1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><br /><br /><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wOrHhAqvCpekxG9ZdpBjej5HVuzlRsh0YYej4YF1rxp16GdrJwXpZHWvM3iMwCb7EldP7jiLghe5OWzqAjTiZkRu2GzrLphwR-7lR1BKONtn4VEliIu0Imudz9Bc-Et0PmDIQA_1ucWz/s1600/lemon2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wOrHhAqvCpekxG9ZdpBjej5HVuzlRsh0YYej4YF1rxp16GdrJwXpZHWvM3iMwCb7EldP7jiLghe5OWzqAjTiZkRu2GzrLphwR-7lR1BKONtn4VEliIu0Imudz9Bc-Et0PmDIQA_1ucWz/s400/lemon2.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> I chose a Blue and White Bowl that I picked up at a yard sale this past Summer for $10.  I can see now in this photo that the price tag is not all the way taken off!  I'll fix that as soon as I am done with this post. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewYmdDI_aGJ87EGdUQ3Uz7ZkMa0BIkdxhyB1v5KidDN1RUg9o6fvajwAAQdv7vK4I20QQp6c3dscZl5fFKl1IL9JIGCNdoLJLTJsz9BoqTTVaO3De3WUjqztbC6cC2csE9vPppyWYq-ja/s1600/lemon3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewYmdDI_aGJ87EGdUQ3Uz7ZkMa0BIkdxhyB1v5KidDN1RUg9o6fvajwAAQdv7vK4I20QQp6c3dscZl5fFKl1IL9JIGCNdoLJLTJsz9BoqTTVaO3De3WUjqztbC6cC2csE9vPppyWYq-ja/s400/lemon3.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Lemons and Flowers were picked up at Trader Joes, along with some other yummy items...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6f8l3-aSh0ZHz16HOSxdOE8UB_t4dHy9wMgcSwzYFpoyg78D9FOtkBr1kvOGJK6uaV8VsotmJNv-nOoZ3HTqysTzqifAgJSr9hcwCwE_GZfjbItwZaB_18iN8aiJ6ou8DC0m4ne2vvNzr/s1600/lemon4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6f8l3-aSh0ZHz16HOSxdOE8UB_t4dHy9wMgcSwzYFpoyg78D9FOtkBr1kvOGJK6uaV8VsotmJNv-nOoZ3HTqysTzqifAgJSr9hcwCwE_GZfjbItwZaB_18iN8aiJ6ou8DC0m4ne2vvNzr/s400/lemon4.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvzHX2iaptANpYlwg-zA41q-OhsYSHrw_OnJu0LdDuEaoGjThRYclQEn-1OAEW9BVX-m4Yd8JchEKBWQeiOx8RiAQhrUIzTAPRknaH8mcTRe4NaIHXMUGlqVKoQtRPmYSFOdxk7JDQlRQ/s1600/lemon5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvzHX2iaptANpYlwg-zA41q-OhsYSHrw_OnJu0LdDuEaoGjThRYclQEn-1OAEW9BVX-m4Yd8JchEKBWQeiOx8RiAQhrUIzTAPRknaH8mcTRe4NaIHXMUGlqVKoQtRPmYSFOdxk7JDQlRQ/s640/lemon5.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I placed the Floral Foam into a Plastic Bowl and filled it with water.  The Floral Tape is used to secure the Plastic Bowl to the Ceramic Blue/White Bowl.  </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqQXaESoGGm5YuEpfXqsa9fWdgMoTg9XYBhEuXEOsYzfRiY513MKZTW9ebVyZ3KoUfQlrmOf5xZqTV8aimA6mWReXpXK1W4MVjFZk3JGUdeCjRTNPPw2mN02TmaReWvboM4CuzBD-b0bX/s1600/lemon6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqQXaESoGGm5YuEpfXqsa9fWdgMoTg9XYBhEuXEOsYzfRiY513MKZTW9ebVyZ3KoUfQlrmOf5xZqTV8aimA6mWReXpXK1W4MVjFZk3JGUdeCjRTNPPw2mN02TmaReWvboM4CuzBD-b0bX/s640/lemon6.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I place the lemons in the Bowl until I achieve a pleasing arrangement.  Then, one by one, attach a Bamboo Skewer into each lemon and replace it into the bowl.  This secures them all and you can <i>"lift" </i>them up and make little spaces in-between to place in the flowers.</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheB-0ld9AZR_951RI94fRb3rUG2kkjfrE9eGZfWlRvIKgf3gDdfeOJIOK4L4xJfHeWShIhKThpr4JECbr29UUrvENLQHwGAGsSfcUYcnefSjknZItdBJFhLxtW95PN4EZ8IIAPRYi5xCGU/s1600/lemon7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheB-0ld9AZR_951RI94fRb3rUG2kkjfrE9eGZfWlRvIKgf3gDdfeOJIOK4L4xJfHeWShIhKThpr4JECbr29UUrvENLQHwGAGsSfcUYcnefSjknZItdBJFhLxtW95PN4EZ8IIAPRYi5xCGU/s400/lemon7.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I use the clippers to cut the desired length once I put the skewer into the Lemon. (Don't let the other end show thru, this was just to show you)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVr_-aD-1N_ftmJE1E47VLCDAFBzFkCrqw3Ifnp-z0EpCOha6V3H3PvrjsH9hmyajAYvLplO1dG4Sct6lqMTfcaWL8e57HwehkSR6tDBzg6x9aA5PTKDaGrVZQ0e5UBzo5Uc9nCdreU4g/s1600/lemon8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVr_-aD-1N_ftmJE1E47VLCDAFBzFkCrqw3Ifnp-z0EpCOha6V3H3PvrjsH9hmyajAYvLplO1dG4Sct6lqMTfcaWL8e57HwehkSR6tDBzg6x9aA5PTKDaGrVZQ0e5UBzo5Uc9nCdreU4g/s640/lemon8.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Start placing the Largest flowers in first and remember the Rule of 3.  Odd numbers are always more pleasing to the eye.  Don't worry that the Plastic Bowl shows because that will be covered by Spanish Moss.  When you are done placing the flowers, cut one of the lemons in half and place it somewhere along the top.  This is a really neat look.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeY_VdV3NIlBBzacLyvVskVkZTl0xGY0kipXIZ7cd94x_jVx11qZxlOtmQDDAwQtQreG081tHMnP8f8XChcJmVZ5EyX6Hbo2Hef4zU1t6te5S03ZE0f-sZNqtDkxG1HoWDOnVZK10LN8oO/s1600/lemon11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeY_VdV3NIlBBzacLyvVskVkZTl0xGY0kipXIZ7cd94x_jVx11qZxlOtmQDDAwQtQreG081tHMnP8f8XChcJmVZ5EyX6Hbo2Hef4zU1t6te5S03ZE0f-sZNqtDkxG1HoWDOnVZK10LN8oO/s640/lemon11.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Isn't it Fresh and Lovely?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4BFpbMlb2UBhODT5mEWpHJ_0epBfqoE-kQu5TzqjZN91Ex6mjOzi7qe39QWgwyWDZCb1oIqPRB2bPkqPYgPLBo_LfsefyMldCCECfboSQjmD5H6PDtaFK7BWeCGtRPdLEB0Iw8OeZZgE/s1600/lemon9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4BFpbMlb2UBhODT5mEWpHJ_0epBfqoE-kQu5TzqjZN91Ex6mjOzi7qe39QWgwyWDZCb1oIqPRB2bPkqPYgPLBo_LfsefyMldCCECfboSQjmD5H6PDtaFK7BWeCGtRPdLEB0Iw8OeZZgE/s640/lemon9.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XtmfocrteV6UWwWenQqAbUcm5aODioccCLW20qRcUl3SNUbNxfeuCM315HsI0OhHJ6zVE64iEGfj3HOWHB2E7zOLveNJYJ0WzN6Xdumy4SOaznnqi8fFl1KswTg6stvTu9T15NfQ9rrP/s1600/lemon10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XtmfocrteV6UWwWenQqAbUcm5aODioccCLW20qRcUl3SNUbNxfeuCM315HsI0OhHJ6zVE64iEGfj3HOWHB2E7zOLveNJYJ0WzN6Xdumy4SOaznnqi8fFl1KswTg6stvTu9T15NfQ9rrP/s640/lemon10.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Here's Hoping I secure a few more Realtor Referrals for Staging Jobs!  </span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wish me Luck!!!</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; 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When Life Gives You Lemons...

 I thought I would share another Floral Tutorial with you this week.  I have an Agent Showing tomorrow at one of the homes that I recently s...

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