Style Studio | Happy First Day of Spring!

I was dreaming is Spring when I designed this and maybe a little about Easter, pastels lovelies and soft fuzzy leaves , oh, way back in November... So these babies are more of an color inspiration than a "run out an order it today" pretty. Thank you Sofia for another beautiful bouquet shoot! The dark and light pink blossoms are called Curcuma  - and they are so sweet. The petals are a bit waxy, not tropical but they do remind me of Ginger. Which makes sense since they are part of the plant family that contains such species as turmeric and Siam Tulip.

Style Studio | Clematis

Meet Clematis (KLEma-tis)! A little climbing pretty with a name that sounds like a disease, but sits within the buttercup family. As fresh cut flowers they have been showing up at the market in whites, pinks, lavenders, purple and a gorgeous red (you may have seen that in an earlier post!)  Winter hosts a beautiful window where the Bush Ivy has berries showing - I couldn't resist nestling them with a few Garden Roses. Clematis lends itself so well to a natural cascade - I finished it off with some hanging Amaranthus in green. It practically made itself. With pretties like these, I might just make it to Spring!

Thank you so much Sofia Negron Photography for shooting this for me!

Style Studio | NYC Deux

This bouquet has nothing really to do with last week's Pantone Announcement. I do though, love the variety of textures and the way the burgundy Scabiosa transitions into the Artichoke and veins through the Sarracenia Leucophylla  all nestled within the gorgeous Eucalyptus Dalrympleana and my new love revisited Bush Ivy. I am sure I should be posting all about the Holidays and what to design for Christmas - but this weather still has me in Fall mode. So here is a little pretty for you until I fall into the Holiday Spirit! Thank you Sofia for capturing another lovely bouquet!

 

Style Studio | Color Me 1970

The Style Studio took a little road trip to NYC last month. We had a bunch of client meetings so we made a day of it - starting at the Flower Market. I had hoped to get some Wintery Bouquet's made, but alas, we were too early. Everyone was still way into fall. So I scooped up these gorgeous Rose Hips, Fuzzy Thistle, Fever Few and a collar of this Umbrella Fern (recent obsession) and was on my way. We headed to Gal Pal and NYC Photographer's studio Sofia Negron in Astoria for the shoot, she was amazing! I love this weird couch we found in the hallway of her building - it was 'well loved' and so is this bouquet.

Once this baby was done I felt like it looked like something I would have work in the 70's. Some type of flared blue corduroy number with small daisy printed blouse and red leather wedge shoes.

 

Now - speaking of the obsession - I have been envisioning a bouquet of all Fever Few - with a collar of the aforementioned Umbrella Fern. I'm not sure how successful it was...but I still like it! (Sofia, not so much, but she humored me and captured some lovely images so I could emotionally move on.)

(I am so making this again!)

Style Studio | Autumnal Equinox

I thought we could celebrate the First Day of Autumn (aka Autumnal Equinox) with some pretties in the studio...having AMC's new studio in Bryn Mawr is getting a little too convenient!

Listen kids, Fall doesn't have to be boring -or orange, red and yellow for that matter! This lovely has a ton of texture and shades that add to the richness of the season with a 'just gathered' elegance. I love the pop of blush in the ribbon wrap. We tucked in some silvery grey Tillandsia, striking Paphiopedilum orchids with an amber and burgundy blush, scattered a few white Israeli Phlox finished off with fistfuls of Bush Ivy with their black berries still intact.

 Have pretty - will travel!

Style Studio | Happy September

Hmmm, who was on my mind when I was on this shoot...hmmm...well we couldn't get Michael Ann any Kumquats for her wedding but they were available for this little lovely. Touches of Forget-Me-Nots are such a perfect accent to the orange fruit and the roses. And who doesn't like a little grosgrain against some tropical leaves? Hello pretty! You can see more details to the right in the Style Studio slide show, thank you AMC Photography!

 

 

 

 

Style Studio | Part Two

I just couldn't resist another dreamy bouquet before the week got crazy...so here are some pretty blue hue babies to get us though the next few days! Part Two of the Spring Style Studio with AMC Photography. Gorgeous Dutch Blue Hydrangea, Purple Clematis, Scented Geranium and Blue Vandas with some touches down the line of Maiden Hair Fern. Lovely!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Style Studio | Spring 2012

Sometimes it's fun to make pretty things just because we can...here's a few shots from a new little section I am going to start posting - I like the call it the "Style Studio." Ann Marie Casey and I had a super fun day styling some bouquet shots - Thanks AMC Photography!

This little beauty has so many of my favorites all together: lovely white Hellebore (hella yeah!) with touches of their bright green leaves, delicate pink Ranunculus & the Cirrus Dusty Miller that I still can't seem to get over...it's just so pretty!