Botanical Beauties

Guest post by Mr Yen




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Hello everyone, this is my first guest post in a mini series about botanical beauties and the many ways they are 'illustrated'.

Today I've chosen several striking images that have been created in a variety of ways, from original watercolour paintings and digital illustration to prints of original pencil drawings. Botanical/floral designs are very popular at the moment, especially with this time of year too, so I thought it would be fun to show you some inexpensive art that has these themes.

It's variety that I will be focusing on in these posts and these artists from Etsy have many more floral delights for you to find in their shops.

I hope you enjoyed this post, my next post will be about photographic botanical beauties!




 1) RedBean Design 2) Wood Pigeon 3) Paper & Type

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Mr Yen (also known as Jonathan Chapman) studied at Leeds College of Art and gained a BA HONS in Graphic Design. After leaving University in 2010 he had the opportunity to work on a few freelance design projects for companies such as Computer Arts Magazine and LYNX. In between freelance projects he creates hand cut papercut artwork that is for sale here. Visit him online at www.shop.mr-yen.com/ and http://mr--yen.blogspot.com/.

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Fruit & Flower Print Trend...(Via Made By Girl)

According to Elle Decor and Stella McCartney there's a fruit print trend coming. I swear, it reminiscent of the 70's & a bit of Orla Kiely.  


I mean come on....platforms with a fruit design?!!  Would I wear those? Not at this moment.  But then again ..... I always like TRENDS after they've been worn & worn and about to go out of style.
Anyone out there do the same thing? Wear it or place it in your home after it's been said & done? 

Judging from Stella McCartney's Fruit print dresses & jumpsuits her spring 2011 line are all the rave on the runways. Who knew?!




However, if you're just NOT feeling citrus-sy (more than likely not a word) then just skip this trend all together & wait for the next. Enjoy! 










Flower print top & shorts - top shop
banana top - top shop
duvet & pillows - garnethill 
fruity platforms- luisa viaroma
fruit juice glasses- crate & barrel
runway fashion - stella mcCartney 
apple playsuit- top shop
print dress- top shop

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Wall of Flowers

Isn't this wall of flowers at the Swedish venue Tensta Konsthall marvelous? Although these flowers are probably not real, the concept made me smile. I wonder if you could do this on a smaller scale for a very short time with live flowers? Mmm... gets my mind thinking. There is something mysteriously beautiful about flowers being lined up in linear rows instead of in a bunch. (via Julia)

(image from Front Projects)

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Bouquets of Flowers

The lovely and talented Chelsea over at Frolic created and photographed these beautiful bouquets of flowers which include raspberries. Aren't they stunning?

(photos by Chelsea)

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Recap...

sorry for my little 3-day hiatus. i needed a break from the internet, for reallllll. the past few days have been awesome (and exhausting). i had a huge exam in art history 2 on friday morning and i hate having to try and study for it. that class is the bane of my existence. i didnt go to class thursday morning but the rest of the day was spent running errands and we shot a few outfit photos. i was very sloppy on thursday so i apologize for my appearance.




Thursday's Outfit Details:
Dress: Converse ($35)
Cardigan: Charlotte Russe ($25)
Tights: Walmart ($10)
Headband: Charlotte Russe ($4)
Flats: Ross ($12)




Mike's Outfit Details for Thursday:
Undershirt: Forever 21 ($15)
Buttonup Shirt: Forever 21 ($26)
Jeans: Courtesy of me
Shoes: Journeys ($45)




Friday was the test and I was just happy to have it over with. Later in the day mike and i ran errands, grabbed lunch, had an impromptu picnic in Pinkerton Park (where we took all of the following photos) and then we went to see Valentine's Day at the theater. (it was SOOOO good! i totally recommend it to anyone! i was laughing, crying, etc! such a great cast. i will OWNNN that movie when it comes out!)




Friday's Outfit Details:
Dress: Charlotte Russe ($35. NEW FAVORITE! i fell in LOVE!)
Cardigan: Charlotte Russe ($18 though its a size or two too big :()
Tights: Walmart ($10)
Shoes: Ross ($12)
Headband: Charlotte Russe ($4 altered)



this is his angry/frustrated face haha awww


Mike's Outfit Details for Friday:
Undershirt: Forever 21 ($15)
Button Up Shirt: Forever 21 ($24)
Pants: Courtesy of me again.
Shoes: Journeys ($45)


Oh, I forgot to mention we took up a new hobby. We were bored so we took up candlemaking. Yep... you read it. Heres a few silly pictures of our less-than-stellar candles!






Oh oh oh! On Friday, Mike was going to surprise me with carnations on my car as I came out of class... but I foiled his plan by leaving class earlier than he had expected. I was still thrilled to come home to some beautiful flowers! How precious!



There's currently some ~controversy going around on my formspring about a certain female and her knack for saying rude/malicious things about me. I'm going to post on that later (well, less on her and more on body image, etc) But for now, I have to get ready for work. I left my makeup there last night so I'm going bare faced with dirty dirty hair and a gross outfit. I just dont feel like getting all spiffed up tonight.


Tomorrow Mike and I are going to clean our cars (yay!) and start some spring cleaning as well. At least I am haha So excited for it to be 60 degrees! I better not get TOO attached... the high will be 31 Thursday! Gah, Tennessee! You're killing me!


xo

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MCQUEEN IN THE MIST

Publication: US Harper's Bazaar February 2007 / Model: Jessica Stam wearing Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2007 Ready-to-Wear
Photographed by Sølve Sundsbø. This dress is breathtaking, but then so many of McQueen's pieces are.
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FLORALS

Publication: AnOther Magazine
Issue: Spring/Summer 2008
Photographer: Josh Olins
Styling: Joanna Schlenzka

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LANVIN

Dress: Lanvin Spring/Summer 2006 Ready-to-Wear / Publication: Vogue Russia April 2006 / Photographer: Mariano Vivanco / Model: Tanya Dziahileva
{Photo Source: herfamedgoodlooks}

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WELLINGTONS, KNITS, PLEATS AND FLORALS

Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller in production stills of John Maybury's The Edge of Love
Ican't decide whether I like these 2 ladies, but I sure do love those granny clothes.
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