Corals, Peaches and PInks....

Since I've been making wedding bouquets, I had a few clients tell me their wedding was called off. It saddens me when I hear that, but do understand that maybe it was for the best. The wonderful thing though with most of my clients who have told me their wedding was called off, later down the road inform me they have set a new date. Jill is one of those clients and she told me several months ago that they rescheduled their wedding (2 years later). She still wanted the same bouquets, but she has one less bridesmaid.

I love corals, peaches and pinks. Her bouquets consist of peonies, ranunculus, tuberose buds, hyacinth, tulips and Dusty Miller leaves. Jill's order was inspired by the "Yuanita" bouquet I had made when I first started making bouquets for weddings. Obviously my style and techniques have changed through the years.

I wish Jill and her fiance all the best on their wedding day!

All White Bouquet with Yellow and Green Accents...

 My client, Stacey isn't getting married until the Spring, but she has bridal portraits coming up and she wanted to have her bouquet ready for the photo shoot. She had asked for three main flowers: lotus, calla lilies and white Casablanca lilies. Her wedding colors are a silver, yellow and an azure blue. Her main flowers are obviously larger flowers so I decided to make lotus buds, plum blossoms and stephanotis with rhinestone centers to complete the bouquet.  I think it came out beautifully. Fresh and clean but with lots of texture. The bits of yellow and green really give some added dimension and break up all the white in the bouquet.

Cherry/Plum Blossom Hair Accessories...

 I had a little bit of time last week and a spurt of creativity, so I worked on 2 new hairpin styles. They are cherry or plum blossoms and buds mixed with handwired rhinestone sprays. I love how delicate they look. They are great for a wedding day do. Click here to check them out in my Etsy shop.

I also had a custom order for this blush pink cherry blossom gold hair comb with rosaline blush seed beads for a flower girl. Love how the gold just sparkles.

New Arrangements on Etsy for Valentine's Day Gifts

I've been trying to create some pieces to sell in my Etsy shop as Valentine's Day is fast approaching. I had posted one last week and it sold the same day I listed it!  So for the last 2 days I've been making flowers, assembling and painting so that I could list 4 new arrangements on my site.

Some arrangements are in my signature mini teapot design, I have one more of the mini heart teacup and saucer arrangement and I decided to put one arrangement in the small white cup vases I used years ago. So much vibrant color in these small little arrangements! Click here to visit my Etsy shop!

Tropical Wedding Bouquet for a Destination Maui Wedding

It's been a busy week of getting flowers done in between being a mom. Today, I finished this beautiful tropical bouquet for my client, Malia. She's from Canada and is planning to get married in Maui next month. She shared with me a photo of a silk floral arrangement that she really liked. This bouquet contained plumerias, Asiatic lilies, calla lilies, 3 different colored roses and greenery.

We made a few modifications to the original bouquet, but overall the color scheme and flowers were included. We added pave rhinestone button accents with a cranberry ribbon wrap and bow.  It's definitely vibrant and full of color. It makes you long to be on the islands smelling the beautiful plumerias and enjoying the beach! Congratulations to Malia and her fiance!

Magnolia Cake Flowers for a Destination Wedding in the Dominican Republic

I'm always in awe of how far my flowers will travel! Leslie found me via Etsy and asked if I could make her 3 magnolia cake flowers like the one I have listed in my shop but in specific sizes. This is how they turned out. Leslie is having a destination wedding in the Dominican Republic in a couple more months!

Best wishes to Leslie and her fiance and thank you for asking me to create your cake flowers!

Real Wedding Image - Single Stem Peony Blooms for Bridesmaids

This morning I received a lovely photo from one of my client's who got married this past summer. She had seen my previous blog post about the creamy yellow, single stem peony bouquets for bridesmaids, and it reminded her to send me a photo from her wedding. Working with Ann was so awesome, such a super sweet bride and easy to work with. Just absolutely gorgeous! This photo is courtesy of Nina Perini Photography.