Art for all

By: Sharon Montrose

Art is something that inspires the soul, and being exposed to it on a daily basis is truly one of life's gifts.  Sometimes, our wallet is what stops us from really letting us experience art at home, but the answer to this has arrived!  One wonderful website provides "art for everyone", as you can buy different size prints from a wide variety of artists for affordable prices.  Check out: http://www.20x200.com/.

Here are a few more wonderful prints.

By: Jenny Odell

By: Joseph O. Holmes

 By: Mark Menjivar

The simple beauty of balloons

Children are divine

Living Beautifully

 

mother, maman, madre ....

This coming Sunday, May 8th marks Mother's Day.  Here are some ideas of things you can treat your very own mum too:

- Go for a lovely Spring walk with her.  

- Make her her favourite meal, including dessert or get her a cooking class at The London Chef!

- Take her to that movie she's been wanting to see.

- By her a beautiful bouquet of flowers from Verbena or buy her a plant for her garden.

- Plan a weekend get-away.

- Find her a unique hand-made gift on Etsy.

- Make her a mixed CD of her favourite songs from I-Tunes.

  - Or there's always a little pampering Gift Certificate from Mille Fiori Spa! 

Flower power birthdays

Did you know that each month has a flower assigned to it, just like gems?  

And after all, as we are the spa of a million flowers, I thought it would be appropriate to let you find out which flower is assigned to your birthday!

 

Birth Month	Birth Flower	Flower Color	Flower Meaning
January	Carnation or Snowdrop	Black, Dark Blue or Red	Fascination; Devoted Love / Consolation; A Friend in Adversity
February	Violet or Primrose	Violet, Sky Blue or Yellow	Modesty; Faithfulness; Virtue / Young Love
March	Daffodil or  Jonquil	White or Light Blue	Regard; Devotion / Affection Returned; Sympathy
April	Daisy or Sweet Pea	Yellow, Red and Colorless	Innocence; Youth; Purity / Goodbye; Blissful Pleasure; Departure
May	Lily of the Valley or Hawthorn	Yellow, Red and Green	Sweetness; Humility; Return of Happiness / Fertility; Hope
June	Rose or Honeysuckle	Light Blue, White and Cream	Love / Devoted Affection
July	Larkspur or Water Lily	Green, Russet and Red	Laughter / Purity of Heart
August	Gladiolas or Poppy	Orange, Red and Light Green	Strength of Character; Sincerity; Generosity; Natural Grace / Eternal Sleep; Imagination; Oblivion
September	Aster or Morning Glory	Brown, Deep Blue	Symbol of Love; Daintiness / Talisman of Love; Affection
October	Calendula or Cosmos	White, Yellow and Varied	Joy / Modesty
November	Chrysanthemum	Dark Blue, Red and Yellow	Cheerfulness; You're a Wonderful Friend; Rest; Loveliness; Abundance; Wealth
December	Narcissus or Holly	Indigo, Green, Greenish-Blue	Stay as Sweet as You Are; Egotism; Formality / Foresight, Good Wishes

Ukrainian tradition

As some of you may know part of my heritage is Ukrainian, and as Easter approaches, it's time for me to share how to paint the perfect Ukrainian egg. 

 There are hundreds of different motifs and ways to paint the eggs, so let your imagination run wild, invite some friends over, or get your kids involved, it will surely be a fun filled Easter weekend for all!