Handmaker of Things

For the Love of Flowers: Shannon and Freddy

It's been a busy wedding season, and times flying by.  So much so that I just realized today I haven't posted any more of the lovely weddings we've worked on this season.  Our second wedding of the year was Shannon and Freddy.  They continued the purple color trend we saw so much of in 2011, and we added a touch of green to freshen things up.  Shannon really wanted anemones, and I wasn't sure if they'd have lovely ones at the wholesaler, but we go lucky and ended up with beautiful bouquets in every shade of purple.  Here's some pics from their big day (the first two are mine, but the rest are from the lovely Jana Marler).  (Click "Continue Reading" to see more from Shannon and Freddy's wedding).

xo~ Em

Thank you Shannon and Freddy for letting us be part of your guys day!

 

Big Announcement: Paper Muse Press

I'm so excited to share today that I am writing for a brand new blog!  What's this blog you may be asking?  Why it's Paper Muse Press of course.  

Paper Muse Press is a brand new stationary, and photo card retail site that will be launching very soon.  They wanted to write a blog alongside the actual site to give a personal, and creative voice to their products, and they chose me (blush).  I'll be posting DIY projects, home decor, inspiration posts, gift and entertaining ideas, recipes, the list goes on and on.  Here's a few posts that are already up on the blog:

I feel so lucky and honored to be a part of this project, so be sure to check out the Paper Muse Press blog, and see what fun projects we come up with.

Yellow Pom Poms and Butterflies

Right now we're in the depths of wedding season, busy, busy, busy, but back in February and March things were a bit slower.  When I haven't had a chance to work with flowers I always get the itch.  I went to the market and did a little flower shopping grabbing some bright colore orange ranunculus, and lots of textural elements like heather, acacia, and thistle (does anyone love acacia as much as me?)  I added a few little butterflies for a bit of pink and wrapped it all up with a sweet bit of grosgrain ribbon from Paper Source.  Ah, this little bouquet definitely did the trick! (Click "Continue Reading" to see more).

xo ~ Em