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NATIONAL WINNER of the "Special Touch" category, T

NATIONAL WINNER of the "Special Touch" category, The Wedding Industry Awards 2021 @twia_official

Thank you customers. Thank you judges. Thank you friends and family.

I'm totally overwhelmed. 💚

#twia21 #weddingindustry #weddinganniversary #weddinggiftideas #weddinggift #uniqueweddingpresent #weddingbouquet #floraldesign

I've provisionally picked a dressed for the nation

I've provisionally picked a dressed for the national finals of @twia_official The Wedding Industry Awards 2021 tomorrow night, where I am shortlisted in the Special Touch category.⁠
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I say provisionally, because I'm 50% committed to getting dressed up, making a fancy dinner and sipping champagne. And 50% committed to PJs, a takeaway and a mug of peppermint tea. Any thoughts?⁠
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What do your most treatful nights in look like in Lockdown? Any last minute ideas for a special occasion? I'd appreciate your input... I have a brain like a marshmallow at the end of every day of homeschooling. ⁠
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Charlotte x⁠
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#twia21 #lockdownlooks #makeyourownmagic #weddingindustry #weddingindustrynews

This particular bouquet illustration had quite the

This particular bouquet illustration had quite the journey last month. She left Greenwich, London, UK on 1st December and arriving at a distribution centre in Chicago, USA on 5th December. It then took a further 18 days to reach her residential destination in Chicago. ⁠
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I'm not saying I get emotionally involved in my work or anything... but it certainly gave me a couple of sleepless nights and there was whooping, dancing and air-punching when my customer and I received notification that it had been delivered... but to the forch porch of his home. ⁠
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Front porch??? What does that meeeeeeeeeean??? ⁠
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It was then another 12 hours before the package actually arrived in his hands and he sent word. A Christmas mircacle! ⁠
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What did I learn? ⁠
1. That I'm sending parcels via direct courier rather than Royal Mail or USPS for the foreseeable. ⁠
2. That I'm all in on this business. I care SO much. I willed that parcel into his hands and into her heart. ⁠
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You don't get that with Amazon. Please, if you can, shop small this next few months. Support your favourite local creatives, independent hospitality and entertainment businesses. Likes and comments will do (they give us visibility on social media). Pounds and dollars are good too. ⁠
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#shopsmall #shopindependent #artistsofinstagram #botanicalillustrator #londonillustrator #uniqueweddinggift #2021wedding⁠

For 2021, we've committed to ditching supermarket

For 2021, we've committed to ditching supermarket veg in favour of a fresh produce box from our local florist-turned-veg-lady @rustbloom. ⁠
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We tried a couple of one-off boxes at the end of last year when our regular supermarket deliveries left us feeling a bit...meh.⁠
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Over the last couple of years, we've been on an adventure to massively reduce our single-use plastic consumption, somewhat reduce meat and diary, and level up our plant-based meal repetoire. ⁠
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Here's a side-by-side of the broccolis we received from Rust Bloom vs Ocado. We also price-matched every item in our box to the Ocado equivalent - it was the same! The only disadvantage I can think of is that you don't have the option to select what you receive, but quite frankly, in Lockdown 3.0 the culinary challenge of an unexpected turnip is a welcome thrill. ⁠
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Also, 7.30am doorstop delivery feels like waking up to a birthday present.⁠
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George at Rust Bloom covers Greenwich/Blackheath and surrounding SE postcodes. But it's well worth investigating your local options, as many fabulous florists seem to be diversifying this wonderful way. ⁠
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#reducereuserecycle #greenliving #sustainibilityissexy #circulareconomy #greenlivingtips #creativelivingblogger⁠
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Well hello there, 2021. You took a while coming, b

Well hello there, 2021. You took a while coming, but once you got here you've whizzed by quickly. ⁠
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Here's a view from our local green spot, the magnificent Greenwich Park in south east London. I captured this view, where you can see Queen's House (exhibiting a magnificent art collection) and the Royal Naval buildings, then looking out to Canary Wharf in the distance. ⁠
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I liked the End-of-the-World-with-a-Glimmer-of-Sunshine vibe to this photo. ⁠
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For Jan-March 2021, I'll be accepting botanical commissions and Wedding Bouquet Illustration Servcie bookings via my website. I'd appreciate a month's notice before your anniversaries and special occassions, so I can schedule around homeschooling. It will be a refreshing alternative, and I'd be happy to hear from anyone would like to work together on an original artwork or blog posts. ⁠
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Wishing everyone here love and peace. I don't want to keeping banging on about strange times for the next few months, nor do I wish to be insenstive to the difficulties afoot. But I figure if you are scrolling here, it's for a little light-hearted floral and creative living inspriation and entertainment.⁠
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I am at your service.⁠
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With love,⁠
Charlotte⁠
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Signing out for the year with my Top Nine. Thank

Signing out for the year with my Top Nine.

Thank you all so much for being here. Wishing you peace and contentment this festive period. And if anyone needs a cheery chat over the coming days, I'll be dipping into my DMs. With love, Charlotte x⁠
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1. A celebration video of winning the Special Touch South East Award at The Wedding Industry Awards @twia_official ⁠
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2. LOVE - my ideas for how to LOVE a small creative business during the Covid 19 Pandemic⁠
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3. That would be me sliding into a ditch on @fayecornhill Retreat back in February.⁠
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4. A masterpiece in bouquet form, by Surrey florist @kateaveryflowers. Find a quickfire interview with Kate on my blog now. ⁠
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5. A bouquet illustration in progress. Original bouquet by @5thstreetflorist⁠
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6. POSTPONE THE WEDDING - A poem I wrote for fabulous Italian wedding planners @wiskowandwhite in response to wedding (and therefore illustration) postponements, back in March.⁠
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7. A time-lapse video of a bouquet illustration. Original bouquet by @amieboneflowers⁠
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8. A classic candid shot of my drawing desk.⁠
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9. A bouquet illustration in progress. Original bouquet by @violetsandvelvet

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