In A Vase on Monday - A Quickie

There are still a few blooms in the garden but what caught my eye the other day as I was doing a little garden tidying between storms was spent hydrangea blooms.  Today when I dashed out in the cold to gather them, they had a bit more brown on them than green and pink. Oops.  Also grabbed a few small twigs of  contorted filbert.


The stems were cut fairly short so as not to disturb next year's blooming so I needed a short vase of some sort, went rummaging and came up with this amethyst rose bowl that's been kicking around since the 80's. I collect vases mostly for their interest as empty objects and that doesn't always translate well into being vessels for holding blooms.


Also grabbed some Callicarpa berries from an arrangement from a couple of weeks ago that was still hanging out.


Inside it's nice and warm and fun to play with different settings for this hastily thrown-together arrangement. The wood stand and figurines were gifts from my friend and neighbor, Sandy.

In A Vase on Monday is hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.  Be sure to join in the fun by posting your arrangement or enjoying those of others. Click here to check it out.