La vie est faite de petits bonheurs.’ ~ author unknown
Don’t ask to me speak french but, the above quote translates to “Life is made of little happiness”, or my personal translation…”Simple pleasures are da stuff life is made of.”
Though it has only been a bit over a week since I first posted about the Cheeky Pea Summer Greenhouse, it feels more like a month. As you know I had this concept in my mind and after several starts, stops and finally conferring with Henry my vision began to take shape.
Finding the correct plants that gave it a tropical feel along with hunting down planters to put them in was a major hurdle to overcome. My fingers are sore from all the walking they did through marketplace but once I found what I was looking for the real work began and that was getting the size right. After several failed attempts and Henry asking “Can the planters be made larger?” Subtle ain’t he? I just scrapped the planter I was working on deciding to go big or go home. BINGO!
There was an issue with plants fading in and out but removing the floors shadow prim seems to have fixed that little bug. I could not find a fountain in the style I was looking for but was able to enlarge the one pictured and sink the first bowl into the floor to get the look I was after. In the end the finished product is pretty much what I had visualized in the beginning.
There are several places to sit, have tea, a romantic dinner, maybe a cuddle or two and even dance. You can opt not to hear music and instead listen to the birds and insects make happy sounds, which I think is one of the greatest simple pleasures of all. Be kind to one another. TWMA♥
The credits are long but…
I would like to thank:
Cheeky Pea : Summer Greenhouse
Heart Garden Center : Summer Hanging Baskets,
Spargel and Shine : Bistro Table and Chairs
Di’Cor : Susan Console Table ‘White’, Jessica Wicker Set ‘White’
Trompe Loeil : Odette Topiary, Mischa Lounger ‘White’
Kalopsia : Beatrix Flower Pot
La Galleria : Lover’s Scarf Table, Ivory Painted Shabby Dresser
The Loft : Chavari Chair ‘Gold’ from Wedding Reception Gacha
Fanatik : Palm Trees
Myth : Helios Planter Ext. Stone, Helios Fish Pond Stone
Maven Homes : Altana Fern Planter
Compulsion : Plant 10, Plant 12
Noble Creations : Classic Fountain first bowl sunk into floor
Aria : Peridot Potted Caladium
DRD : Lovers Nest : Birdcage, Teaset decor
Erratic : High Tea Etegere, Basket of Scones, Butter, Jam & Cream, Tea Tins, Teapot, Milk, Sugar, Napkin with Cutlery, Vanilla Blueberry Cake ( all from English Afternoon Gacha)
What Next : Victoria Spongecake ‘Group Gift’
O.M.E.N : Heartfelt Angelfood Cake
Apple Fall : Fig and Blackberry Cake, Unknown and Fern Specimens
Tarte : Lemon Cake, Lemon Stand RARE from Garden Party Gacha
Brook Hill Living : Dubonnet Birdcage
R(S)W : Pure White, Blue Willow, Gold Rim and Garden Rose Teasets
The Secret Store : Oxeye Daisy, Dwarf Periwinkle Flowers from Wildflowers Gacha
Surge : Cement Urn Planter 2 with Tropical Mesh Plant by Reid Parkin, Mesh Urn Planter3 with Heart Garden ‘Heart Forest Undergrowth Elephant Ear’, Mesh Urn Planter 1 with Fanatik Palm 11 ‘Natural’
Vespertine : Strawberry Cake, Orange Cake
DIGS : Victoria Sponge Cake from a former Atelier Kreslor Festival NKA
Glam Affair : Italian Lemon Pound Cake RARE, Tarte Cheesecake et Fruit Rouges RARE from Oma’s Kitchen Gacha
8f8 : Butterfly Teaset
Odd Eye Cat : Terracotta Planter 3, Terracotta Planter 4
