Last night I worked until dark with a team of women creating a flower arch for Leandra’s wedding. While I can’t spoil the surprise and post early photos of the final results, I thought I would share some shots of the materials and the process. The structure of the arch are boughs of bamboo, and […]
I’m lucky enough (or rather my wallet is unlucky enough) to live close to Flora Grubb Gardens here in San Francisco, but anyone can take inspiration from the amazing succulent bridal flowers they put together. (Scroll down to the blog below the online shop to see lots of fantastic photos.) I love the unusual combinations, […]
In this week’s CRAFT Video, Brookelynn and Nat took a trip to the San Francisco flower market, where Brookelynn points out several different great wedding bouquet flowers and gives expert tips on how to pick out the perfect flowers for the bride. Subscribe to the CRAFT Podcast in iTunes, watch it on YouTube, Vimeo, or […]
No silly, this isn’t a post about the bouquet from my first of many weddings! (So far I’ve only been married once, fingers crossed!) It’s actually the first wedding bouquet I ever made. I created it for my friend Harper, and I kinda went over the top with the flowers I chose. It has 5 […]
My lovely and wonderful friend Leandra is getting married this Saturday! Its going to be the most spectacular event ever. To find her way, she created an inspiration board. It’s a simple collage filled with elements from events that she loves. It is an invaluable planning tool- it makes her vision very clear. Squidoo has […]
These four aubergine bouquets are a wonderful inspiration for anyone doing their own wedding flowers. 100LayerCake shares them from Abby and Matt’s Carmel wedding. The bouquets are unique, but are clearly unified. I love that they appear so wild and casual. While each piece is perfectly designed and impeccably created, these are not hard looks […]
I walked into my local thrift store, The Legacy, at precisely the perfect moment because they were just unwrapping these stunning handmade beaded flowers. The Legacy is specifically a craft and fabric shop, with fabric by the pound, an entire wall of notions, and many amazing unfinished projects. Even better, everything they sell benefits the […]
