Vibrant, Tropical Destination Wedding Bouquet... Oranges, Yellows and Pinks

I have a client who is getting married in Jamaica who initially had a blue, turquoise and white color palette, but later changed her colors to pinks, yellows and oranges. We finally nailed down her flowers and this is how her bouquet and the groom's boutonniere turned out.The flowers in the order consisted of cymbidium orchids, callas, ranunculus, Asiatic lilies and roses.

Just so happens their wedding got pushed out a year so she may just order bridal party flowers to match along with centerpieces.Vibrant and definitely has a tropical feel!

Birthday = Taking a Day and Relaxing...

Everyone asked if I was doing something special for my birthday or going somewhere for dinner. Even my husband asked me several times what I would like to do or if there was a gift I wanted. Honestly, this birthday, I didn't want anything. I wanted a home-cooked meal - steak and veggies cooked by my husband. I wanted to try making my own cake. I have found baking as my therapy and relaxation from making flowers. Granted I bake mostly cookies and breads, but I wanted to try those colorful layered cakes with the banner signs. I have a ways to go, but it wasn't bad for my first attempt 6 layers of cake and I did everything from scratch.My kudos to pastry chefs and cake artisans because a lot of work goes into the whole process and I have a new found appreciation for what you do. I won't be quitting my day job of making clay flowers. I had a wonderful birthday not working on anything other than processing a couple of orders that need to ship tomorrow and spent time with my family.

David Austin Inspired Rose - Cake Flowers

Another Etsy bride asked me if I could make a 4 inch peach rose for her wedding cake. I asked her if she could send me a photo of what she had envisioned. She sent me this beautiful image of one of the David Austin English roses.I've been wanting to work on my David Austin inspired roses more and I got the chance with this order. I still need to work on it, but I love how this turned out, especially with the leaves. The bride specifically asked for some greenery so I made some branches of leaves that are connected to the rose which I think add so much to the cake flower!This would make another great listing on Etsy as a made-to-order item and brides could choose whatever color they wish to match their wedding day colors or theme. The flower measured closer to 4.5 inches and the leaves extended out from there.

New Listing on Etsy... Adjustable Petal Phaleanopsis Orchids!

I know it's been a LONG time coming since I posted anything new on my Etsy site. That's honestly how busy I have been. I just haven't had enough time to do anything above and beyond just relisting and doing made-to-order items. My hope is that in the coming weeks and months that I will be able to start creating new things to sell via my Etsy shop!

I have had the components made for a while, but just now have had the opportunity to put it together, paint and list. I love orchids and I have a new love for phaleanopsis orchids. I am not sure why I'm challenged by this one in particular, but I think I have finally figured it out! Phaleanopsis orchids are so flat and the configuration of them makes it hard in my mind to make them look good. I decided to think outside of what I know and thought about how sugar flower artists construct their flowers. So I decided to handwire each petal individually. This gives great flexibility and movement. I have many clients who ask me if the petals are adjustable. I'm happy to say at least for this flower that the petals are adjustable!I think two of these together would be beautiful in a bridal up-do or low-do. They'd be beautiful as cake flowers too! Click here to go to the listing if you're interested! If you want a specific color, please feel free to contact me. I hope to be adding additional flowers in the weeks and months to come. :)

Yellows, Greens and Whites...

Rebecca isn't getting married until January, but she wanted her bouquet to be delivered early so that she could cross it off her list of things to do. Originally her request was pinks, greens, whites and yellows. Then about a month or two prior to my starting her order she asked if the pinks could be made to yellows.Rebecca's bouquet consists of gardenias, yellow English roses, yellow peonies, as well as green and white cymbidium orchids. I love the citrus colors of this bouquet. The contrasting pinks and kind of purplish magenta hues in the cymbidium orchid throats really look striking against the yellows and greens. Definitely brightened up my studio on a rainy and dreary kind of day.Best wishes to Rebecca on her wedding day even though it's a couple more months off. Off to work on another bouquet order of pinks, oranges and yellows for a destination wedding.

Images from a Recent Industry Event Hosted by The Card Lady, Milk Glass Vintage Rentals and Left Bank at Santana Row

I wanted to share some photos from a recent industry event that I had the pleasure to sponsor with some other very talented wedding/event professionals. Karla Randolph of The Card Lady contacted me to see if I would be interested in participating as a sponsor for an event she was hosting with Milk Glass Vintage Rentals and Left Bank at Santana Row.

Left Bank has this great circus/vintage feel with their bold red and blue striped curtains and French inspired murals. Karla decided to host this event to share some of her wonderful stationery designs that she created for weddings and special occasions. My favorite was one where she used burlap as the base of her invitations and had this beautiful silver, elegant starfish hanging from string at the top of the invite.
She envisioned my mini teapot designs, pinks and yellows to go in this vintage buffet hutch piece from Milk Glass Vintage Rentals, that had couture chocolates, build your own scent perfume bar and of course Karla's invitation designs. PJ from Milk Glass Vintage Rentals has some really awesome vintage pieces and you can rent them from her company instead of trying to search out and buy them yourself.Karla also had sweets of every kind from cupcakes to make your own s'mores! I only wish I could have stayed to enjoy the event, but I had plans that evening.
Best of all Chung Li photographed the entire event! Always love seeing Chung and his wonderful eye for details!

Featured on Style Me Pretty Destination Today!

I just got a lovely email from one of my Etsy brides who notified me that her wedding was featured today on Style Me Pretty Destination! Tami ordered one of my blush pink anemone cake flowers for her wedding cake.

Her photos are breathtaking and really capture the beauty of Lake Tahoe! I love her colors that she chose and her flowers were gorgeous.Definitely check out the full post and gallery of images. There's even a great video of their wedding day by Rose Street Studio. The images in this post are all courtesy of Aravaggio Photography.
Thank you to Tami and Myles for sharing your wedding day and for asking me to be a part of your wonderful day!