Hello. Goodbye. Pulp & Stem.

Hello. Goodbye. Pulp & Stem.

Though many photos and posts showed up on our Forrester Farm facebook and instagram accounts, I hadn't actually blogged about our Pulp & Stem adventure in the Grand Rapids Downtown Market at all. As an ode to an excellent adventure, I do so now. 

As an introduction, Abbey, who owns The Paper Studio in downtown Grand Rapids, had approached me to be the "floral component" of her new retail space located in the Grand Rapids Downtown Market. Pulp & Stem opened in May of 2018 and we happily provided blooms upon blooms thru August 1, 2019. Fresh floral bouquets to compliment the wonderful gift items that Abbey had curated for the shop. The bouquets we provided year round also consisted of locally grown flowers during our Michigan growing season.

In honor of the start and end of a fun, flowery adventure, a photo journey of just of few of our weekly favorites...

Followed by the screenshot documentation of the Pulp & Stem instagram account which will be closing very soon... 

  And that's a wrap!~ 

We have loved working with Abbey and we loved being the "stem" side of Pulp & Stem.

As seasons change in Michigan, so they do in business as well. In the past 19 years of Forrester Farm, flowers have been a consistent part of who we are and what we have done. From weddings, events, participating in retail spaces, farmer's markets, arts & craft shows and hosting fun "garden room sales" at our own location, we change, adjust, grow and bloom and we look forward to doing more of just that!~ Cheers to the future!~

You can follow Abbey's continued adventures at: 

The Paper Studio Grand Rapids

And all that is Forrester Farm at:

Our website:  Forrester Farm

(which also links to all below)

On facebook:  Forrester Farm facebook 

On instagram:  Forrester Farm insta 

and life wouldn't be fun without...

Our pinterest page: Forrester Farm pinterest

Creativity fun...

It is over the top snowy in Michigan! This year's winter reminds me of my childhood, snow to my knees, lasting forever, embracing every snow flake.  Today, as I hiked out to feed our mini's and chicks, the snow was once again to my knees.  I can't say that I've embraced every snow flake, but I did take the time to notice the sun catching the flakes that were blowing from the trees making it look like fairy dust sprinkling, refreshing, lovely.

The snow plus the slow down of racing from wedding to wedding, preparing flowers for beautiful brides and their husbands to be, has given me time to organize, clean and create.  A breath of fresh air.  Space in the seemingly endless schedule.  A bit odd actually!  Refreshing to have time to think, breathe and enjoy.

Aside from painting our spare bath, organizing and painting the interior of 2 storage closets, organizing what seemed to be about a million wedding supplies and keeping the gift of kids and blessing of a husband fed, happy and sweetly humored, I began working on a few other projects.....

This...

Used to be this....

disassembled....

Cleaned and painted....

Slowly transformed....

While my grandpa's long used lunchbox,

held hardware to be polished...

And ta da....

 

Next project, the random thrift store finds.....

work in progress...

while other random bargain shopping items gather...

and wait while I ponder...

another angle....

 and another...

Idea in motion, work in progress...

and again....

one project almost done: ta da, on glass jar stilts...

and another work in progress, nearly complete...

assembled in the office...

and the snow lit sunroom...

and another icy angle....

I do believe it's time for a party!

but until then, we'll wait together....

...for the Michigan thaw, to party with y'all!
(-sorry, that was my Southern college side coming thru :)!~)