White Cymbidium Orchids with Merlot Accents

Here's the bridal order from my client Lori. She too found me on Etsy and asked if I could create her flowers. Originally she wanted white plumerias and then she changed her mind and wanted orchids. We agreed on the white cymbidium orchid based on her budget.
She ordered 2 bouquets and then later decided she wanted 4 corsages and 6 bouttonieres. So, these are some sneak peeks at her order. The first is of her bridal bouquet and the other 2 pictures are the corsage and the bouttoniere. I like the smokey champagne ribbon with the merlot accent on the stems. With the merlot colored fillers I had, I thought it worked perfectly with her colors.
Now that this order is essentially done, I can move onto my long list of other orders to work on. Never a dull moment in my life and work. :)

DK Designs Clay Flower Bouquets - Orchids, Roses, Fern Curls and Shamrocks!

Another order completed this morning. This one seemed to take the longest due to the items requested in in the order. Amy, the bride, found me via my Etsy site and it just so happened that her fiance, Joe is allergic to flowers. She had almost given up hope carrying flowers down the aisle. Until she found DK Designs! At first her idea was cranberry red colors (roses, dahlias and maybe hints of stephanotis flowers with pearl centers). I sent Amy samples and she said she would think about what she wants and get back to me.

Her bouquets and boutonnieres contain the following elements: white phaleanopsis orchids, green cymbidium orchids with yellow centers, champagne ivory roses, fern curls, white calla lilies, hipericum berries and shamrocks. We did her bridal bouquet, two bridesmaid bouquets and a boutonniere for her fiance and her father.


She ended up sending me a picture of the bouquet she really fell in love with. She also asked for a few special requests. She asked for a 3 leaf clover for her bouquet to be tucked into her bouquet, but not be too noticeable as well as her Dad asked for his boutonniere to have the shamrocks as well. It's an Irish tradition, I believe. This bouquet was a lot of firsts in terms of the elements - the brown fern curls, shamrocks and hipericum berries! I think all in all it came out beautifully. Amy also sent me the ribbon she wanted as well as a monogram charm to attach to her bouquet.

I think this has to be my all time favorites thus far this year. I've always loved the green and white color palette as well as the fern curls. I'm enjoying making new things and hope to continue to add to what I can make out of clay. Thank you to Amy for challenging me to try new things. :)

Best Wishes Amy & Joe!