St- Patrick's Day

GOOD to KNOW!

How to make people smile!

What you will need.

Two bunches of flowers.  
These were $5 each,
 one sleeve of green and one sleeve of white flowers 
in honor of 
St. Patty's Day.

Grab a vessel.
This small square shape is a great choice,
and costs less than $5.
Find a similar vase at Michael's or Walmart.

   A soup can (think Andy Warhol),
 a naked soup can,
a mason jar, 
or
 a jelly jar from Trader Joe's
will also work.

All of these
 small containers
 are
 easy to transport.

In this case,
 you want to go for
 a tight, low arrangement. 
It is all in the container, no skill required.

Hold the flower next to the vase
 and
 decide on how short to cut the stem.

Cut the stem on an angle to increase the surface area,
 which will allow more water uptake.

Fill the container with the bigger white flowers
 and
 then stick in 5-7 of the green button flowers.
VIOLA!

Send this to your child's teacher on  St. Patty's day
(the teacher's pet)
 or
 place it on a coffee table
 for a little
 nod to the Irish.

You have all of these flowers leftover for more gifts!

Pick up a coffee cup at a consignment shop
or
 pick up a large latte cup at Anthropologie and fill it with flowers!

Take a vase,
 cup of flowers
 or
 literally just one flower in a vase
 to someone who is under the weather,
 to that friend who listened until you chewed her ear off,
 to the neighbor that you haven't spoken to all winter,
or
to anyone who needs a smile!

It is a win-win!

You will get
 smiles
 worth more than a

pot of gold!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Get going.

Life is short,
 be the light
 and
 make someone
 smile!

xo
harriet

843.267.3438
sgatedesign@gmail.com


Green Fiend!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!


You're not out of luck yet!

If you are in Florence, SC today
head on over to 
Forest Lake Greenhouses


for some

Lucky Irish Shamrocks

Once you have your

shamrocks,

skip the green beer

and
head to the kitchen...

Grab your Blender


I
 LOVE
my Blendtec

but
any heavy duty blender will do.

ADD

-- 1 1/2 Cups green grapes --

-- 1 1/2 Cups spinach --


--  1/4 Lime including the rind --

-- A handful of ice cubes --


                                   -- Blend on Whole Juice --

and 
VOILA!
you have the best St. Patty's drink around...

 Spinach and Grape Smoothie with Lime
hyyc
Famous for being the secret to Popeye’s legendary strength, spinach is truly a nutritional powerhouse—and perfect for green smoothies.  

A Harvard University study found that women who ate spinach more than five times a week had a 47 percent decrease in risk of cataract surgery compared with those who ate spinach less than once a month.
  
--- I rely on my blender ---
I take my blender with me when I am going out of town and traveling by car.

The point
.
Smoothies are a remarkable
addition to any diet as you can cram in loads
of vitamins through veggies & fruits as you
enjoy something delicious!

Try adding
 some GREEN
to your next 
smoothie!