Time Out

Minimalism is entering our life more and more. We propagate it not because we do not want to complicate the process but because sometimes one can depart from banal esthetic standards.

The idea is simple: it is based on seven, a lucky number. In this case we use apples: fresh Calvin, the best, at the what price we can get. Together with them goes greenhouse Dutch horsetail (resembling bamboo very much) or any kind of light sticks weighing as much as the apples. We can draw several concentric circles in India ink on the apples. Then we make several of what we can call antennas by sticking together the horsetail sections with common PVA glue, and, horsetail stalks being hollow inside, we attach them firmly to the apples as follows: insert a knitting needle or a nail into each apple and top it with an antenna. The seven musical notes are ready: you can play Mendelssohn's march!

There are innumerable variations on such greetings. Instead of apples, you can use oranges, grapefruits, even watermelons! You can write on the fruit the newlyweds' names or the date of marriage or put their portraits on watermelons. Everything is up to you. And we join your congratulations!

By Natalia BORTSOVA, floral designer