Pineapple Vase

Hi all, today I try out the latest flower arranging trend: the pineapple vase. 

I love using flowers to brighten up a room, the large variety of colours and styles makes florals the perfect way to bring life into a space. In recent years I have become very interested in flowers and arranging them. Whenever flowers are bought for the house I nominate myself to arrange them beautifully: spending time picking the perfect vase and layering the blooms together.

I first discovered the pineapple vase trend in Lauren Conrad's Celebrate book. In the bachelorette party section, she wrote about how pineapple vases are an innovative and fun way to display your blooms. I couldn't agree more, ever since discovering this trend I have been eager to try it out myself, and today's the day I finally got around to experimenting with creating my own pineapple vase. If you haven't got your hands on Lauren Conrad's latest book Celebrate then Pinterest have many variations of the pineapple vase trend to inspire you to create your own.

Here is how I created mine!

Step one: de-head and core the pineapple like you would a pumpkin on Halloween.

Step two: cut a small plastic bottle in half across the width (this will act as a traditional vase and store the water). Place the plastic bottle inside the pineapple so that is it out of sight and fill with water.

Step four: place the flowers inside the plastic bottle arranging to your preferred hight and style (I prefer to display my flowers shorter and closer to the top of the vase).

FINAL OUTCOME 

Ta-da! Here is the final outcome, I Hope you love it as much as I do! This fun vibrant flower display is perfect for the summer months whether you're hosting a summer party or BBQ or like myself hoping to inject some colour into your room, this pineapple vase will be your go-to flower arrangement for the rest of summer.

I hope this post inspired you to create your own pineapple flower vase. If you do try out this current floral trend make sure you show us on social media using the hashtag: #elevenohseven 

See you Sunday for our next post 

S  xo

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TREND WATCH: THAT 70s LOOK

As fashion lovers and students we love to see new trends swirling through the high street. A trend we’re loving at the moment is the 70s being re-created. Anywhere you turn you see floppy hats, fur gilets, 70s prints and even flared cut trousers are making a comeback (I’m not sure if we're quite ready to don the flairs quite yet!) With that said here are some of our top wishlist picks from the retro trend.

Topshop Daisy Print Shirt Dress: £55

Topshop Pussybow Shirt Dress: £42

Topshop Wide Brim Fedora: £28

Free People Jolene Dress: £138

New Look Camel Sleeveless Double-Breasted Coat: £39.99

Missguided Wallace Double Layer Dogtooth Print Playsuit in Monochrome: £30

K's top pick: Being one of my favourite brands, something from Free People had to be on this list somewhere! They always rock the bohemian vibe and are designing great things for this season's 70s trend. Free People is a little more on the pricey side, but this peach-coloured dress is so gorgeous, it's hard not to want it! The wide sleeve style paired with the lace details on the dress makes it beautifully hippy-ish. Shown as styled on the Free People website with lots of bangles and a few choker-style necklaces, this outfit is something we can imagine Kendall Jenner wearing at this year's Coachella festival.

S’s top pick: I adore the daisy printed dress, from one of my favourite high street stores (hence the amount of Topshop featured in this blog post!) The bold floral print and cut of the dress looks like it could've been worn by Twiggy in the Seventies. Priced at £55, you can wear this dress during cold days paired with tights or during the summer months with sandals and sunnies.

Enjoy experimenting with this season's 70s trend, we for sure are already planning our purchases!
Happy shopping!

S & K xo