Before I left Colorado for a short sabbatical in Texas, I paid a visit to one of my favorite shops in Boulder, Sturtz & Copeland.  This cozy, lush little nursery is a true local gem. I may or may not have spent $80 in there before, with half of that spent on air plants (of course!). They started offering free classes on floral arranging, from tablescapes to live wreaths! I knew I had to check one out and now I’m addicted. It’s a totally awesome problem.

They had a whole assortment of beautiful greenery to use as the base of your arrangement at $3 per 2 lbs which was waaaaay more than enough. Pinecones, berries, baubles and all kinds of containers were available to use and it was hard to not pick them all!

How gorgeous is this tropical + wintery hybrid arrangement?! It was one of the examples she brought out for the class and I wanted to steal it! I’m definitely trying an arrangement with these beauties next time.

It was a lot of fun seeing how different everyone’s designs were! The shimmery mercury glass container I picked really added some holiday flair to mine and is totally my style. (If it ain’t sparkly, shiny or metallic, it ain’t cool.) The star of the show though? Definitely the heart rose (or at least that’s what I think they’re called?), it’s pretty beautiful.