Many Pearls, Brooch Bridal Bouquet for Vintage Themed Wedding

A darling customer contacted me awhile back about a bridal party package with a vintage theme. She was interested in my vintage brooch bouquets, and together we came up with a gorgeous and completely unique package.

This package is a 13 piece including a bridal bouquet, 2 bridesmaid bouquets, 6 boutineers, and 4 corsages. It is made on a base of hydrangeas, with handmade satin and lace peonies and satin roses. It has gold and silver brooches and a ton of pearls. My wonderful client loved the ideas of pearls and jewelry for all the parts of the package, and I loved incorporating the pearl jewelry into the corsages and boutineers. This vintage style bouquet package is charming and perfect for a vintage style wedding. I really enjoyed working one-on-on with this client, and I will definitely be making some matching wedding hair accessories and a bridal sash in this style because I love it so much!

Thank you Kristen for the inspiration; this bouquet set was a lot of fun to make. I wish you the best in your marriage and all future endeavors. Thank you for making me a part of your special day!

*** If you are interested in a bridal package of your own you can find my shop here, the direct link here,  or email me at artforahome@yahoo.com

 

A Rose is a Rose: Exhibit at The New City Library

So my computer has been dead for a week now, and I have not been able to keep everything updated, bu I have some exciting news.

Sally, at the New City library invited me to do an exhibit in the four glass cases at the library in Rockland County, New York. The exhibit is titled A Rose is a Rose, and it features several handmade wedding bouquets and bridal accessories. Also displayed is a bunch of my handmade jewelry and some paintings.

This is a wonderful opportunity, and I am very thankful. If you are local come check out this exhibit it is sure to make everyone smile!

Words to Live By

"Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit."
– e. e. cummings

Peonies are Perfect Brooch Bridal Bouquet

I have been working with a wonderful bride on creating her custom brooch bridal bouquet, and as always I asked the brides for feedback throughout because I want them to be super happy with their bouquet. I always send photos when I get the base of the bouquet set up and the bling positioned pretty much where I want it to see how the bride feels about it, and this bride fell in love with the satin and lace peonies.

They are really darling, and I also have been in love with them in this latte color since I started making them for this bouquet. There is just something about the latte color of the satin with the lace and pearl centers that is just so romantic and charming. I actually made a couple extra to make bridal accessories such as hair clips, a boutineer, and a sash; these flowers were just so captivating I will post pics soon of the matching accessories for this bouquet so stay tuned.

Anyway, the sweet bride-to-be requested that I add some more of these darling little flowers, and I gladly did. The bouquet turned out completely exquisite, and I thought I would share some pics with you!

***If you would like to purchase a bouquet like this it can be made to your custom specifications check out this link

This bouquet is made using satin ans lace peonies, satin ribbon roses, a cotton hydrangea base, and a lace skirt. The jewelry is gold and silver with purple, latte, and clear crystals and rhinestones, and pearls. The handle is french knotted in purple and latte.