It is one of my team mate’s birthday this week. She is nicknamed my mini-me and loves anything handmade and is crafty herself.
I didn’t have time to make what I wanted to make her, as my fabric order ended up being a bit of a disaster.
My partner and I bought an overgrown acre and a half property two years ago, that we have been doing bush regeneration work on with Australian natives and endemic Australian species. My only caveat was that I wanted lots of stunning flowers and beautiful foliage.
This armed me with the tools to create a native bouquet.
My partner is a horticulturalist and knows all of the botanical names, but the common names of what I’ve used are:
Moonshine Grevillea
Wilderness white Callistemon
Captain Cook Callistemon (could also be a wildfire one)
Qld blue gum leaves
Blue wattle leaves
I do have some Bambino Bougainvillea, which I’ve included three branches of. Two of my white variety and one variegated with orange/red flowers.
It wouldn’t be an office birthday, without one of my cakes. This is a chocolate macadamia upside down cake (one of my neighbours works at a macadamia farm). I added more icing sugar to the top.
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