Juicy Le Fleur!

You’re surely familiar with the near-trite encouragement to “make lemonade from lemons” and other “turn your funky situation into something fabulous”-type positive thoughts.

For me personally, it goes like this: “Do we have a challenge? Let’s invent a solution and eat delicious things while we do it!” It’s my approach, at least.

This explains why I found myself in the kitchen not too long ago, munching granola and pondering the fate of my fading fresh-cut flowers.

Brunch at my place had been the week prior.

A bevvy of blooms now appeared poopy-droopy and in need of a facelift. Pronto.

I removed them from their tall vase on the dining table, cut the stems short so they could gobble fresh water, and popped them into my ceramic ‘lemon juicer’ pitcher. It was my first time to use the little lovely for a vase.

On it’s last kitchen adventure, the juicer had made lemon bars. Today, its job was to extend the life of my flowers by another week. : )

The charming gizmo came home with me about a year ago from one of my favorite stores in the universe– Anthropologie. They stock miracles there. In addition to the softest, flattering t-shirts, colorful dresses and AG Jeans for girls with hips, Anthro carries such fab-fun goods for your home.

I’m smitten.

When I discovered that they don’t currently stock my little blue juicer, I did some happy research online and found three oh-so-scrumptious juicers for your consideration…

Oooo-weee! I loved this project!

Following are cheery (hello, spring!) options from Amazon, eBay and Etsy…along with my humbly proffered ideas on flowers with which to gleefully stuff them!

Enjoy!

Amazon

Tell me – what can’t you find on sweet Amazon? I envision this blue and white toile porcelain juicer filled with red ranunculus - blooms so easy to find in the floral section of almost any grocery store right now. 

This toile darling is under $30, shipping included!

eBay

Fab vintage juicer, sooo stinkin’ cute and only $24.89! It positively begs for big pink peonies!

Pink and green – it’s preppy heaven…just casually arrange your pearls at the base of the pitcher and voila! A centerpiece fit for the show Mad Men.

Etsy

Gorgeous glazed juicer – punchy color!

Would look amazing with purple flowers. Like anemones! This model is only $19.97 and hand-made. 

Note: Photo is a tad blurry, but Seller is new to Etsy, so please cut her some slack – and buy her juicer! She sounds precious. There’s a smiley face in her product description and heart and soul in her work! Love! And 10% of proceeds go to her local food bank!

No time to stop for “juicer flowers” on the way home? Just toss in a love note to yourself (“Hello, Sexy!”), some favorite inspirational quotes…or leave a poem for your main squeeze (“You’re tart like lemons, sweet like pie, how I love you, my-oh-my!”).

Tasty!

Love,

Melinda

Photo Credits:

Blue & White Toile Pitcher: Amazon.com

Red Ranunculus: KevinSummersPhotography.com

‘Good Morning’ Juicer Pitcher: eBay.com

Pink Peony: ABloomInTime.net

Red Juicer Pitcher: Etsy.com

Purple Anemones: MagnoliaBox.com; Photographer: Assaf Frank