Dogwood Flowers Take 2...New Etsy listings

I get asked now and then to make dogwoods. When I saw them last Spring at a local garden, I realized I made them way too small. They can be quite large in size. Granted I can still make these bigger, but I thought the larger size (between 2-2.5" in diameter) and the lovely veining detail was worthy of posting on my Etsy site as hair flowers and also cake flowers.

I love always trying to find new ways to make my flowers look more realistic. Lots of flowers I want to create in 2012 so back to the studio! Be sure to check out my Etsy site as I'm listing new things each week. Definitely need to stock the shop for Valentine's Day!

Hair flowers for a Southern Wedding

My husband's nephew is getting married in May in Georgia and as part of our way of helping them out, I agreed to do their wedding invitations and some of their bridal party flowers. Tanya, our nephew's fiance wanted to have a lily of the valley headpiece for her hair and pink dogwoods for her bridesmaids.

Since her hair trial is coming up very soon, I had to get these pieces completed for her. I like how they came out. The lily of the valley headpiece is two combs which I think will be great after the wedding as it would be nice to have a small comb to wear for special occasions while not having to use a large piece. This definitely has more bling than my original design.
I have still yet to make Tanya's wedding bouquet, some cake flowers and corsages, but I will be sharing that with you in April.