May 24
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Pretty Things
May 24

Here are some shots of a small wedding I worked on a couple of weekends ago. The Bride, Nancy, was so cute and spunky. At our initial consultation we looked over some pictures of ideas she had, then suddenly she looked at me and said, "What do you think?"

Oh, the thrill of those four words... You see, I crave designing like I crave junk food. Let me explain: if I REALLY want a Venti Black Tea Lemonade but Starbuck's is all out, I'll be just as happy to get a Passion Tea Lemonade..but I'll still, deep in my heart, crave the BTL.

The same is true with flowers. So when Nancy said these monumental words, "What do you think?" I knew immediately...plummy calla lilies, magenta freesia and lime green roses. The bouquets turned out beautifully (and fragrant, which is something the Bride really wanted). So, now that that's out of my system, what will my new flower craving be? Hmmm...

Thanks to Rachel Joy for bringing the rugrats over and taking some shots of the bouquets. And thanks to Bubba for in the meantime gleefully dropping raisins all over my floors. Messy, but hilarious. PS: Rachel's website to be launched soon..I got a sneak peek, can't wait!

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May 20
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May 20

If you have some spare time (and some spare white chrysanthemums sitting around), I found a how-to here.

Thanks to Ellen @ Excel Floral for sharing!

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May 19
Dream Brunch

Here is part two of my weekend adventure. As I mentioned before, Kelly's vision for her party couldn't have been more opposite her sister.

Pink peonies, roses, sweet pea, and ranunculus in rich gold boxes, paired with antique pink and tiffany blue table linens. The finishing touch were the hanging rose pomanders. So girly and sweet.

You can see why the girls at Exceptional Events dubbed the party a "Dream Brunch"!

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May 18
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May 18

Asian Retro Grad Party

This weekend I had the pleasure of creating some designs for two sisters, in conjunction with Pat and Maya from Exceptional Events. These girls certainly had reason to celebrate - Tawny just received her Bachelor's degree and Kelly got her Master's. Lucky ducks! But herein lies proof that it is somehow possible to survive college with some sanity still intact.

Above are some pictures from Tawny's Asian Retro themed graduation dinner. Burnt orange, lime green, and brick red, with Chinese hanging lanterns. We did lots of floating arrangements, my favorite being the "Watergarden" arrangement. So pretty and clean. I have to give major kudos to Maya and Pat - they did an incredible job taking the girls' visions and making them come to life. You guys rock!

Thanks also to my special helpers: My mom and Rachel Joy. You guys are awesome, I would have had many late nights and muddy pictures if it hadn't been for you.

PS: Keep watching for some images of Kelly's party! You can't believe how different her graduation brunch was from her sister's...

May 07
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May 07

Watercolor Adventure

For the first time yesterday, I used my shiny new watercolor kit and busted out 5 illustrations. Pretty lame considering I've had them for 2 years and have been too gun-shy to give them a whirl.

My best one of the day, interestingly enough, was a depiction of an apartment constructed from shipping containers. Funny subject for a painting, I know, but this was for an assignment due researching sustainable building materials.

A certain very convincing older cousin has dragged me onto the bandwagon of Shipping Container Building Advocacy. Or something. To his credit, it's a pretty rad cause. These things just sit around in shipping yards by the thousands, taking up space. They take an incredible amount of energy to recycle (8000 kwh), but if they are reclaimed for building envelopes, they only take up 400 kwh of energy. They're like legos; they can be assembled a thousand different ways. Also, containers have so much thermal mass that they deflect 95% of the radiation buildings typically encounter. They're cool.

Enough said.