Floral styling with dahlias

Hello,
So I wanted to make my first post a flowery one, after all I am a flower grower. And I want to say hi, thanks for popping over. I've decided to start this blog for a couple of reasons, one: to share with you my creative projects and home, two: to keep myself motivated with my diy (I shall be using the blog as a journal) and three: because I wanted to create something that was more personal to me than an app. I love Instagram and Steller but my grandmother always told me to never put all of your eggs into one basket, she is very wise.

I've been blogging for years and used to have a vintage lifestyle blog 'The Vintage Good Life' whilst I still retain that name on my Instagram things do move on and as I turned 40 this year I felt I wanted to start a new, my tastes have changed a lot over the past ten years as I can imagine yours have too and priorities change. However one thing has remained the same and thats my love for eclectic interiors, DIY and craft. The name Tea With Purdey came to me whilst I was literally sitting down and drinking tea cuddled up next to my dog Purdey, she is a great listener and always thinks my ideas are fabulous, which is nice as I can talk over decorating ideas with her instead of the rest of the family and she'll always agree.

I hope you like my dahlia pics, there is something incredibly therapeutic about flowers, growing them, cutting them and styling them. I often just snip the heads off of the dinner plate varieties like these cafe au lait and style them flat as I think the petals are so dreamy when fanned out against a beautifully textured surface. They do last a surprisingly long time like this outdoors but if you want to bring them in then they also look lovely styled on pretty plates with just enough water to cover the stem at the back. It's a bit different to popping them in a vase and looks lovely on a coffee table.

Emma x