Favorite Photo Shoots....

   We were working on a mail out a bit ago. 
Something that made you want to climb in.
Textures and rich colors. We made rose
spheres and used Blackberries, balls of 
wire and thin stringer filament were woven
through the design. 

You can see how we bound the Calla Lily's if you look close.
the two tone Rose is called Pink Intuition. It looks like
someone got a paint brush and randomly painted
the petals. It does not last long , its great for party's
and events. It is  easy to refract. (peel the outer petals
back and create a wide open Rose) . There is also
Hypericum (coffee berry) and Viburnum with Lepto
woven around the box. Really was pleased with the way
this turned out.

St Regis for the Holiday

  Each year as you know we have the privileged
of decorating the St Regis Monarch Beach for the
Holiday Season. We start to install garland, swags
and trees all over the hotel. On the night of Thanksgiving.
our crew like the elves in the shoemaker fable
goes to work.I love the feel of it by night...
It is pure magic.

Night time is a wonderland...

Here is a wonderful door wreath with Russian inspired Faberge
and glass ornaments. It looked wonderful on the front
door with the iron work a back drop to its lush and textured
beauty.

Fall is in the air....Creating fun table designs for the Holidays.

Cooler days and crisp nights...You can smell it in the air. 
It makes me want to travel back east so I can see the
parade of colors in ever changing shades of the Fall.
One of my favorite seasons, Berries and textured
flowers in rich and wonderful earth hues. I love it...

Tables capes are so fun to create. You don't have
to use big flower arrangements. Nestle pumpkins and 
gourds in vases or down the table look great. Use moss 
and other dried forest goods. Go outside grab some
fountain grasses and put them in a pot. All it takes is
a little imagination.

Already working on Christmas...

   Has anyone noticed that the holidays  are being displayed
earlier and earlier each year. We retailers literally pack away
the previous year only to have to start working on the next
holiday seasons.
   We made roving wool flowers and ribbon for a wonderful
client who lets us create some incredible and unusual pieces
for her home. Here are some of the items we worked on for her.

Foam sphere covered in copper and bronze seed beads with Glass and copper wire beads accented with pearl pins.

Because you would not be here...

When my Son was small my Mother took him shopping for
a Mothers Day gift. He choose a silver ring with a Turtle that's
 head and legs moved independently. I love that ring and still
wear it even though he is grown. It is so important
to show our Mothers just how much we love them...
How about a wonderful mix of scented Spring flowers.

A touch of sunshine in Winter

California is such an amazing and diverse place to live.
If you ant the snow Big Bear is a couple of hours away.
 The beach in winter is a short car ride away. If you
don't seem to have the time to play. How about
sending yourself a fresh flower arrangement to give
yourself a lift.