Five Creative Containers for Cut Flowers

Is your garden filled with beautiful blooms?  Then why not cut a few flowers to bring indoors and enjoy...

Here are some quick and easy ideas for creative ways to display cut flowers using everyday items:

1.  Try using an old perfume bottle as a bud vase.  Oftentimes, they are exquisite cut glass in stylish shapes and colors. 

2.  Votive holders for candles can make great flower vases too!  These petite containers look lovely on a nightstand or bathroom counter.

3.  Glass teapots are a quaint and fun way to display a mixed bouquet. 

4.  Pellegrino water bottles or other colored glass bottles make casual containers for rustic, country decor.  Try filling a few with garden flowers and place them on a table runner for an easy and colorful table design!

5.  Ramekins are perfect for floating flowers like camellias and gardenias.  The simple shape of the ramekin will emphasize a fluffy, colorful bloom.

Creativity at Sundance...



Art Shack Studios and Sundance Gallery, Sundance Resort, Utah

 
In addition to the inspiring natural beauty that defines Sundance, creative activity flourishes throughout the resort in theatre, film and visual art.  The Art Shack offers guests classes in pottery, painting, jewelry making, printmaking, photography and drawing.  There is also a Glassblower Studio featuring live demonstrations.  I was lucky enough to take a painting class at the Art Shack during our stay which I thoroughly enjoyed!  The newly remodeled Sundance Gallery features the work of local and guest artists. It presents artwork reflecting an attentiveness to nature and the rustic Sundance aesthetic.  

Throughout the resort there are examples of art and I found a few pieces particularly inspiring.  The large scale sculpture Prayer Song, by Allan Houser, sits near a stream of water and exerts a commanding presence.



Prayer Song, Sculpture by Allan Houser, Sundance Resort, Utah

Also, there was a beautiful watercolor horse painting by celebrated artist September Vhay hanging in our cabin.  I love the translucent washes of brown and gray in this image and the simple framing. Notecards of her lovely animal and horse watercolors were available at the Sundance Gallery so I purchased some to frame for our home.



Art and Notecards by September Vhay, Sundance Resort, Utah

For more photos and impressions of Sundance, please see the post Sundance Resort:  Luxury in the Wilderness.  You may also visit the official website at: http://sundanceresort.com/.

Sundance Resort: Luxury in the Wilderness

Sundance Country, Utah

Robert Redford's Sundance Resort near Park City, Utah is a refreshing and energizing treat for an early summer vacation.  Well known as a winter haven for skiers, and even more famous for the celebrated Sundance Film Festival held every January, this exquisite site is just as lovely in June.  Located in 6,000 acres of wilderness, with running streams and countless trees throughout the property, the natural beauty there is unforgettable.  The grandeur of Mt. Timpanogos, river rocks in marbled tones of earth, and lush foliage in every imaginable shade of green are just a few of the environmental treasures found at Sundance. 

Rocky Stream, Sundance, Resort, Utah


Rocky streams with running water create a serene "background music" at Sundance.  The rustic wooden cabins of the resort are woven into the landscape while paths through birch trees and fields of green connect the buildings leading one from place to place.

Birch Canopied Path, Sundance Resort, Utah

A rustic ambiance found in lodgings at Sundance complements the rich texture of the surrounding forest.  Natural materials are emphasized throughout the decor, with wood-paneled walls and unfinished tree log pillars defining the interior architecture.  Native American basketry, pottery, blankets, and other artifacts intermingle with early American folk art to create a fusion of styles.  Warm, earthy colors and rugged textures throughout the decor further enrich the natural, unpretentious quality of the design, recalling the connection between interior and surrounding wilderness.



Interior of Cabin, Sundance Resort, Utah

In addition to the phenomenal cuisine at the casual Foundry Grill restaurant, Sundance also offers a deli for take out. For cocktails and appetizers, The Owl Bar is cozy and relaxing.  There is also a more formal restaurant called The Tree Room.  For shopping, the General Store, features lovely artisan made pieces of jewelry, rustic home decor, and a selection of the clothing and other goods carried in the popular Sundance Catalog.

General Store, Sundance Resort, Utah

A full service spa featuring all natural products and treatments inspired by Native American tradition is yet another unique aspect of the resort at Sundance. 


The Spa at Sundance Resort, Utah


The Screening Room,  one of the venues where films are reviewed during the Sundance Film Festival, is adorned with movie posters.  Adjacent to the screening room is a theatre where movies are shown.



Screening Room, Sundance Resort, Utah



Although there were very few flowers at Sundance (due to the very cold winter weather I would imagine)  I did manage to find a few to photograph.  Yellow ranunculus and a white columbine were growing in the filtered light of all the trees.  How I hope to return to this place of beauty again someday...

Wildflowers, Sundance Resort, Utah



The Road to Sundance...

We just returned from a fantastic trip to Robert Redford's beautiful Sundance Resort near Park City, Utah.  I'll be sharing some photos of this spectacular site and thoughts about our journey over the next few days so I hope you'll stop by again to visit!