Blog Love

Exciting things are happening across the blog-o-sphere for Reenie Rose.
Yesterday, Alicia Schwede, owner of Bella Fiori in Denver, Colorado, posted about Reenie Rose on her blog Flirty Fleurs.  What a fabulous blog!  Flirty Fleurs features florists, flowers and the art that is created from them.  You couldn't ask for a better platform for Reenie Rose to be a part of for a day.  Take a look at some of their designers and view their talent....these are the people that inspire my works of art.

In other news, you remember a little teaser I gave back in May about a photo shoot I was involved in.  Abra and Peter's painting was featured among several other talented vendors.  Well, our photo shoot is about to be published...and by none other than Style Me Pretty Illinois!!!  We are set to launch this Thursday, June 28th, but in the meantime, I will send a teaser a day up until the big unveiling.

Besides the fabulous photography of Jennifer Kathryn Photography, one of the stars of the show was Amy DiTomasso of Sugar Chic Designs.  Take a peak at the delectable sweets table she put together for our Tangerine Tango shoot.

So sweet, don't you think!!!

One more bit of news.  If you haven't been living in a closet, than you've noticed my insistent push to vote, vote, vote for Reenie Rose to be qualified for the Chase and Livingsocial grant.  Well I am so honored to say that we finally accomplished receiving the 250 votes needed to make it to the next step of this contest!!!  I am so incredibly grateful for everyone's support and for granting me this opportunity to expand my business.  There is no way I would be in this position without you, and I promise to make everyone proud with my future plans.  Maybe I'll start hinting at those too....

Thank you.

Memorial Memories

Happy Memorial Day folks!  How lucky are we to have such a beautiful day?!
I feel even luckier to have spent it up at my most favorite place in the world....my cottage in Wisconsin.  You really can't beat good good weather, good people and good food.  It is definitely a special place....I mean, look what we ate for dinner!

One of my most thrilling parts of the weekend was the chance to finally sit down with my Martha Stewart Weddings magazine and flip to my little shout out.  Yes!!  You heard right... I'm in this summer's issue of Martha Stewart Weddings!!!!

I'll be honest, it came as a complete surprise to hear that Reenie Rose graced the pages as the perfect solution to preserving a bouquet.  I mean, I know that it is, but to have Martha telling everyone and their mother to go out and have their bouquet painted is a complete honor.  I feel that special thanks should be made to the editor in chief, Darcy Miller, for remembering me from our meeting back in February in New York.  Thank you Darcy!

Here is the snippet from page 178 with my "Ask Martha" question and answer:

If you can't read this then for heaven's sake....go out and get yourself a copy!  Share the fabulousness with everyone around you.

Again, Happy Memorial Day!  Don't forget to honor our military for keeping us safe and able to enjoy such a wonderful weekend with friends and family.

Stay tuned this week for some more exciting posts...meet my intern, check out a new painting I am starting and other projects coming up!