6 awesome ways to style your home with flowers

<a href="http://mypreciousconfessions.blogspot.nl/2014/04/6-awesome-ways-to-style-your-home-with.html#more"><img alt=" photo cocorosa-flowerdiy-5_zpsa335f04a.jpg" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/LOOKS/cocorosa-flowerdiy-5_zpsa335f04a.jpg" /></a><br /><i>photo's via <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76527248/antler-no-6990?ref=shop_home_active_4"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Kari Herer</span></a>, <a href="http://design-milk.com/writing-table-by-roel-huisman/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Studio Roel Huisman via Design-Milk</span></a>, <a href="http://www.vtwonen.nl/tips-en-trucs/instant-styling/vaas-bloem.html"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">VT Wonen</span></a>, <a href="http://blog.anthropologie.com/post/64988534637"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Anthropologie</span></a></i><br /><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><i>Happy Flower Sunday!<br />Flowers are part of my home, often the finishing touch in home decor and I made it a weekly habit to pick up a beautiful bouquet. I love styling with flowers and always love to experiment with new vases, making bouquets and ways to showcase them through out my apartment. These are my favorite (new) ways of styling with flowers!</i><br /><i>xoxo</i><br /><i></i><br /><a name="more"></a><i><br /></i><img alt=" photo cocorosa-flowerdiy-2_zpsc7704fb4.jpg" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/LOOKS/cocorosa-flowerdiy-2_zpsc7704fb4.jpg" /><i><br /></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>1) Flower Styled Antlers</b></span><br /><i><br /></i><i>We love Photographer Kari Herer's Antler with flowers prints, besides lusting over her beautiful photographs we love the idea of styling flowers with wall art, prints and yes antlers!</i><br /><i><br /></i><i><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76527248/antler-no-6990?ref=shop_home_active_4"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">http://www.etsy.com/listing/76527248/antler-no-6990?ref=shop_home_active_4</span></a></i><br /><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>2) Put furniture to work</b></span><br /><i><br /></i><i>We love putting furniture to work like this desk by Studio Roel Huisman or a ladder for the use of showcasing plants and flowers.</i><br /><br /><i><a href="http://design-milk.com/writing-table-by-roel-huisman/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">http://design-milk.com/writing-table-by-roel-huisman/</span></a></i><br /><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>3) Hang Vases, Cans and Cups</b></span><br /><i><br /></i><i>We love the hanging vintage milk cans and it's such an easy and beautiful way to style flowers. </i><br /><i><br /></i><i><a href="http://www.vtwonen.nl/tips-en-trucs/instant-styling/vaas-bloem.html"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">http://www.vtwonen.nl/tips-en-trucs/instant-styling/vaas-bloem.html</span></a></i><br /><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>4) A more is more bouquet</b></span><br /><i><br /></i><i>Just think the opposite of minimal and moderate, we are talking about full blooming and big or bold and sometimes unusual and new combinations! It's all about making your own eye catching arrangements and experimenting! Gorgeous decadent bouquets can be made with supermarket flowers and the use of grids and foam.</i><br /><br /><i><a href="http://www.lateafternoonblog.com/search/label/Flower%20Friday"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">http://www.lateafternoonblog.com/search/label/Flower%20Friday</span></a></i><br /><i><a href="http://www.save-on-crafts.com/eigbasflowar.html"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">http://www.save-on-crafts.com/eigbasflowar.html</span></a></i><br /><i><a href="http://blog.anthropologie.com/post/64988534637"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">http://blog.anthropologie.com/post/64988534637</span></a></i><br /><i><br /></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>5) Floral Chandeliers</b></span><br /><i><br /></i><i>This will most certainly take some crafting but it will be totally worth it, hanging vases, test tubes and </i><i>wired frames will</i><i> make for the most perfect Chandelier! (and for those clumsy like me we can always just decorate an existing chandelier with flowers)</i><br /><br /><i><a href="http://becauseimaddicted.net/2012/01/test-tube-chandelier.html"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">http://becauseimaddicted.net/2012/01/test-tube-chandelier.html</span></a></i><br /><br /><i><br /></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>6) Think like a Botanical collector</b></span><br /><i><br /></i><i>Lots of greenery. Plants and wild flowers styled together in pots, cans, bottles and chunky glass vases or framed pressed flowers give quickly that botanical, indoor garden feel. Collect notes, old bottles and even notes or books on flea markets.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i><a href="http://blog.freepeople.com/2014/03/decorating-homemade-botanical-wallpaper/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">http://blog.freepeople.com/2014/03/decorating-homemade-botanical-wallpaper/</span></a></i><br /><i><a href="http://www.finegardening.com/how-to/articles/pressing-flowers.aspx?id=85480"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">http://www.finegardening.com/how-to/articles/pressing-flowers.aspx?id=85480</span></a></i><br /><br /><br /><img alt=" photo cocorosa-flowerdiy-6_zpse5cf1ae2.jpg" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/LOOKS/cocorosa-flowerdiy-6_zpse5cf1ae2.jpg" /><br /><i>photo's via <a href="http://design-milk.com/maria-s-c-lamp-by-pani-jurek/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Design Milk (Pani Jurek, Marie S.C. Chandelier Lamp)</span></a>, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/cocorosablog/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Pinterest</span></a> and <a href="http://burnettsboards.com/2013/11/creating-bridal-bouquet/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Burnettsboards</span></a></i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><br />

6 awesome ways to style your home with flowers

photo's via Kari Herer , Studio Roel Huisman via Design-Milk , VT Wonen , Anthropologie Happy Flower Sunday! Flowers are part of my home...

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Flower Bomb

<a href="http://mypreciousconfessions.blogspot.nl/2013/05/flower-fest.html#more"><img alt=" photo cocorosa-longflowerdress-2_zps1bd41f1b.jpg" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/flowercrown/cocorosa-longflowerdress-2_zps1bd41f1b.jpg" /></a><br /><i>photo by <a href="http://www.fashionisaparty.com/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Suz</span></a></i><br /><i></i><br /><a name="more"></a><i>I'm in a flowery mood lately! Not only my wardrobe became one big floral fest but my apartment too and after a few trips to London and Paris I'm enjoying a little bit of quality time hanging out with friends and getting my apartment heavenly Spring-ish decorated! I love wearing long dresses, it's such an easy wear and although sticking mostly with a very soft color palette I'm totally comfortable wearing bold colors and prints too, a nice little break from pastels ;)</i><br /><br /><i>wearing a Derhy dress and Zara sandals</i><br /><i><br /></i><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.795454025268555px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">P.S : I'm still taking part in Vanity Fair's Best Dressed Challenge, </span><b><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/best-dressed-challenge#gallery?username=cocorosas&mbid=bdl_socialite_cocorosas" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">check out this link</span></a> </b></i><i style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.795454025268555px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">to Vote :D</span></i><br /><br /><img alt=" photo cocorosa-longflowerdress-4_zps569123c6.jpg" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/flowercrown/cocorosa-longflowerdress-4_zps569123c6.jpg" /> <img alt=" photo cocorosa-longflowerdress-8_zpsdd85c4e7.jpg" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/flowercrown/cocorosa-longflowerdress-8_zpsdd85c4e7.jpg" /> <img alt=" photo cocorosa-longflowerdress-6_zps6240b6af.jpg" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/flowercrown/cocorosa-longflowerdress-6_zps6240b6af.jpg" /> <img alt=" photo cocorosa-longflowerdress-9_zpsf8b0503f.jpg" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/flowercrown/cocorosa-longflowerdress-9_zpsf8b0503f.jpg" /> <img alt=" photo cocorosa-longflowerdress-10_zpse5953ace.jpg" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/flowercrown/cocorosa-longflowerdress-10_zpse5953ace.jpg" /> <img alt=" photo cocorosa-longflowerdress-1_zps84e7dc65.jpg" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/flowercrown/cocorosa-longflowerdress-1_zps84e7dc65.jpg" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20.796875px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">FOLLOW COCOROSA ON </span><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/640862/cocorosa" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-decoration: none;">BLOGLOVIN'</a><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/cocorosablog" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-decoration: none;">FACEBOOK</a><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> AND </span><a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/cocorosas" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-decoration: none;">TWITTER</a></span><a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/cocorosas" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 20.796875px; text-decoration: none;"> </a></span>

Flower Bomb

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Feel Good Food

<a href="http://mypreciousconfessions.blogspot.nl/2013/02/feel-good-food.html#more"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/laatste/milkaluandtuc-4_zpsbb300811.jpg" /></a><img alt="Advertisement" border="0" height="1" src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/N3027.1454589.MYPRECIOUSCONFESSI/B7325354;sz=1x1;ord=123456789?" width="1" /><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://openx.adfactor.nl/www/delivery/avw.php?bannerid=8332" width="1" /><br /><br /><div class="p1"><i>I'm a lover of of all things that make me feel good, my favorite time of the day is when I can wind down, cuddling up the couch with coffee, cookies and <a href="http://openx.adfactor.nl/www/delivery/ck.php?bannerid=8332"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">chocolate</span></a>, doing my nails and watching movies during the evenings or weekend mornings. My new feel good, cozy, comfort food is a combination of my favorites; Lu- and Tuc Cookies and <a href="http://openx.adfactor.nl/www/delivery/ck.php?bannerid=8332"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Milka</span></a> chocolate! The Tuc Cookies add some salt to the sweet chocolate flavor which makes for such a great surprise while the Lu <span class="s1">Milka</span> Bars give me that typical Cookie-Chocolate taste that I love so much and which goes so well with that big bowl of Vanilla Ice Cream ;)</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>You should really try it yourself! Drop me a comment below and I might sent you one of <a href="http://openx.adfactor.nl/www/delivery/ck.php?bannerid=8332"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Milka's Lu or Tuc bars</span></a>  for you to try out! (see it as a belated Valentine's gift)</i></div><div class="p1"><i>xoxo</i></div><div class="p1"><br /><a name="more"></a></div><br /><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/laatste/milkaluandtuc-1_zpse95a9d91.jpg" /> <img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/laatste/milkaluandtuc-5_zps7321e715.jpg" /> <img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/laatste/milkaluandtuc-7_zps16f8b0b9.jpg" /><img alt="Advertisement" border="0" height="1" src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/N3027.1454589.MYPRECIOUSCONFESSI/B7325354;sz=1x1;ord=123456789?" width="1" /> <img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://openx.adfactor.nl/www/delivery/avw.php?bannerid=8332" width="1" />

Feel Good Food

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TUTORIAL: DIY flower heels

<a href="http://mypreciousconfessions.blogspot.com/2012/05/tutorial-for-diy-flower-heels-tutorial.html#more"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/new/diy-flowerheels-tutorial-4.jpg" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The tutorial for the <a href="http://mypreciousconfessions.blogspot.com/2012/05/diy-flower-sandals.html">DIY flower heels</a>!</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The tutorial is really simple, easy and fun to do!</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">(<a href="http://mypreciousconfessions.blogspot.com/2012/05/tutorial-for-diy-flower-heels-tutorial.html">click picture</a> for the full tutorial)<br /><br /><a name="more"></a></div><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/new/diy-flowerheels-tutorial-5.jpg" /><br /><br /><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>You will need:</b></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I used the <b>floral hair pins/clips from the H&M</b>! These hair-clips are perfect and easy to clip-on to about everything and non-permanent! <i>(for a permanent effect disregard the clips but keep the felt and glue on the flowers)</i> I also used regular shoe <b>laces</b>. (I used shoes that are half a size too big) </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i>for a permanent use: If you look closely you can see that the clip/pin loops through to a little piece of felt that's glued on to the flower! (the clip itself does not necessarily need to be glued) With this in mind you can easily make your own flower hair pins or create your own flower embellishments by glueing the finished flower on a little piece of felt to make it ready for use! </i></div><br /><br /><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/new/diy-flowerheels-tutorial-2.jpg" /><br /><br /><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>1)</b> Select the flowers/hairpins you want to use </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>2)</b> Clip them on where you would like to see them</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>3)</b> Make sure the pins don't hurt when wearing them! <i>I diy-ed shoes that are on the bigger size (1/2 or 1 size up!) You can also use little pieces of felt to cover the pins so the shoe won't hurt!</i></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>4)</b> Et voilà! </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>5)</b> Really like the shoe? You can take out the pins/clips (only the clips leave the felt) and glue the flower by the felt on the shoe for a permanent diy! </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></div><br /><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/new/diy-flowerheels-tutorial-3.jpg" /> <br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>1)</b> Use shoelaces, ribbons or robe, loop the laces through the open toe of the shoe</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>2)</b> Cross in the back</span></div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>3)</b> tie around the ankle (not too tight!!) </span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>4)</b> Clip on the flowers! </span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Have Fun!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">xoxo </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">FOLLOW COCOROSA ON <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/640862/cocorosa" style="color: #674ea7;">BLOGLOVIN'</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/cocorosablog" style="color: #674ea7;">FACEBOOK</a> AND <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/cocorosas" style="color: #674ea7;">TWITTER </a></span>

TUTORIAL: DIY flower heels

The tutorial for the DIY flower heels ! The tutorial is really simple, easy and fun to do! ( click picture for the full tutorial) You will ...

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DIY Flower Sandals

<a href="http://mypreciousconfessions.blogspot.com/2012/05/diy-flower-sandals.html"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/new/cocorosa-diy-flowershoes-20.jpg" /></a>  <br /><a name="more"></a><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/new/cocorosa-diy-flowershoes-21.jpg" /> <img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/new/cocorosa-diy-flowershoes-2.jpg" /> <img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/new/cocorosa-diy-flowershoes-11.jpg" /> <img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/new/cocorosa-diy-flowershoes-22.jpg" /> <img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/new/cocorosa-diy-flowershoes-15.jpg" /> <img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/new/cocorosa-diy-flowershoes-16.jpg" /> <img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt84/cocorosa_photo/new/cocorosa-diy-flowershoes-5.jpg" /> <br /><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Finally another DIY! Inspired by the </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">"haute flo-ture</span>"<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> trend!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">It's a very easy diy! and the florals used are very easy to get by! Will show you a little <a href="http://mypreciousconfessions.blogspot.com/2012/05/tutorial-for-diy-flower-heels-tutorial.html" style="color: magenta;">tutorial</a> tomorrow or the day after the latest!</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">xoxo</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">FOLLOW COCOROSA ON <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/640862/cocorosa" style="color: #674ea7;">BLOGLOVIN'</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/cocorosablog" style="color: #674ea7;">FACEBOOK</a> AND <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/cocorosas" style="color: #674ea7;">TWITTER </a></span>

DIY Flower Sandals

  Finally another DIY! Inspired by the "haute flo-ture " trend! It's a very easy diy! and the florals used are very...

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