Earlier in the year I had a dream photography assignment for a new florist Araminta Flowers based in Basingstoke.

The aim of the photo shoot was to give Marian a bank of content for her new website (which I will link you to as soon as it's live) and images she can share on her social media and for marketing and events.

We had a wonderful day and I was lucky enough to be invited back for another day's shoot this week to capture her wedding bouquets and everlasting arrangements and posies.

I love that Araminta offers brides and arrangement lovers a mix of real and faux flowers. I made my Mum's wedding flowers a few years ago and we used a beautiful selection of silk flowers. 

Of course the Dahlias's and blowsy real roses stole my heart and we were so lucky with the hazy Summer sunny weather, that we could shoot everything under a tree in Marian's garden.

I have never been surrounded by so many incredible flowers, buckets of wild flowers Marian had sourced from a flower farm locally and rainbow colours everywhere I looked.

A blissful days work with a firm new friend!

Well what a sparkly, glittery week! Thank you everyone for joining in this project!

When My Two Mums invited me to join this group of colour loving bloggers and start a new community on Instagram I was thrilled.

I love colour, I love photographing colour so #capturingcolour has been a dream project.

And it seems lots of you love it too! I am over the moon at how quickly the community has grown with Instagrammers tagging their photos all through the day and night! It's great to see people sharing their photos with such an encouraging group from all over the world.

This was my week of silver. 

And these were some of my favourites from you all!

L to R: @orchardlanepics, @beachhutcook, @thinlyspread, @tinkypen, @lilipeters, @letstalkmommy, @karen_barlow, @3yearsandhome, @twopurplecouches.

L to R: @cariemay, @kitpatlecter, @onedad3girls, @letstalkmommy, @ladyfarleyb, @tamingtwins, @lilyandfrank, @cheetahsinmyshoes, @essexkate. 

Well done everyone - your images really caught my eye!

This week we are capturing PINK! Yippee one of my favourites! And then we have a special idea for the Summer holiday period in August which we will let you know next week.

So get snapping, get sharing, check out other people's beautiful galleries and find some more like minded souls to follow.

Happy days!

Don't forget to check out the other hosts Real Housewife of Suffolk, Maybush Studio, Sorry About The Mess and Shutterflies and follow @caputuring_colour on Instagram.

You can find me on Instagram here. I post a lot ;)

Check out my other #capturingcolour round ups by clicking on the images below...

When we moved from our last house, the house we bought the boys home from hospital to, Ollie was still in his baby nursery filled with woodland creatures and owls of every description and Sammy had upgraded from his cot bed to a bed with no sides in preparation for a single bed once we had moved. But his room decor was still the nautical nursery he'd had as a tiny baby.

I have never been a huge fan of character themed bedrooms, the worry and pain of spending lots of money updating their duvets and accessories every couple of years as they fall out of love with the latest superhero has never appealed! Instead I'd like them to be involved in curating their own room, with the precious toys they have treasured since birth, little pieces passed down from grandparents and things we spot on our travels.

One of Sammy's wish list items for his new room when we complete on our forever house in the Autumn is a big boy desk. Somewhere to colour, to craft and to complete homework now he'll be a bigger boy in Year 1.

Their set of school desks have been stored away in the garage, in readiness for their new bedroom. They are great because you can store all sorts inside them for rainy days but also have enough surface space to add some desk essentials.

The boys were sent a lovely lamp from Habitat's new collection of affordable, beautifully designed pieces. Perfect for a big boy desk! And it comes in bubblegum pink too.

We've fallen in the trap of collecting huge amounts of arts and crafts odds and end, plastic boxes of hardened play do and old pages of stickers that have all stuck together, but really you just need these:

• A box of paper. Plain paper and let their imagination do the rest. We keep theirs in my Granny's suitcase so it doesn't get dog eared before it's used.
• Colouring pencils. Sammy is showing so much enthusiasm for writing and independent art work after a year at school and pencils make him feel grown up! I steep clear of felt tips because no matter how careful they appear to be they always end up on clothes and on the carpet!
• A tin for little things. Is anyone else's house littered with Loom bands and Lego?! I need to keep these tiny things contained! My boys are like magpies and love little tins to carry around their special collections. There's always a stone in there or a feather!
• Stencils, stamps and old greetings cards. Old birthday or Christmas cards make perfect craft supplies and they are free!
• A craft jar. Slim down and make up a jar of a pair of safety scissors, glue stick, glitter, brushes and replace them as they get used or worn out. 
• Activity books. We love any sort of dot to dot, quiz book or activity worksheets. Great for traveling and rainy days alike, plus they seem to be never ending! Something the boys can pick up and put down when they fancy.

I can't wait to see their desk set up in situ. As they will be sharing a room the two desks are perfect for side by side crafting and creating and I got them for £50 secondhand! I might paint them a bright red as I love the idea of lots of colour in their bedroom.

The green lamp would really pop against the desk and they can't fail to be inspired to be creative at their new desk space.

I love that Habitat are bringing out a collection of pieces for the more conservative budget. One day it would be great to have a house full of their beautiful furniture but being able to buy something more affordable, but that doesn't compromise on their signature contemporary design, is perfect for now.