{"id":10077,"date":"2019-03-20T17:56:23","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T21:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/?p=10077"},"modified":"2025-12-18T13:47:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T18:47:40","slug":"by-any-other-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonblossom.net\/blog\/2019\/03\/by-any-other-name\/","title":{"rendered":"By Any Other Name"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This ikebana was a bit of an unplanned surprise. Alex, the great guy who runs my favourite local flower shop, occasionally holds little contests on their Facebook page. They had one on Monday, and whoever guessed the correct number of roses in this enormous bouquet<\/a> would win a single rose. My father snagged it, so here we are!<\/p>\n

I’m leaving for California in under a week, and I’m really trying to save all my money for that, so I decided to stay thrifty with this arrangement and use things I had in the house to complement it. The curly willow is leftover from previous ikebana, and the long green leaves were “borrowed” from a houseplant (Sorry mum!<\/em>).<\/p>\n

This is a really clean, simple piece that makes sure all the focus remains on the beautiful red rose, and I’m very pleased with it. It will give me something bright and lovely to look at until I leave for warmer pastures next Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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