Christmas Barn Wedding flowers

When I think of Christmas, I usually think of reds and greens.  Maybe even a deep burgundy red and dark forest green like in this boutonniere.

This is what happens when traditional Christmas colors are mixed with a little pop of blue.  Isn't it spectacular?

Brides have such wonderful color ideas, and they always turn out so beautifully.

The barn wedding will also incorporate these same rose colors in the table decorations along with evergreen branches.

For this wedding, I used dried baby's breath and wooden roses in the following colors:

Burgundy

Romance red

Green w/ dark green tip
Dark green

Light blue w/ navy tip

All that glitters... a wedding in hot pink, teal blue & white

I love glitter.  It captures the light and adds an extra  bit of glamour, especially in the low lighting of a reception hall.

 

A few glitter-tipped half-open roses really pop when added to a bridal bouquet of rose buds.  How many flowers are there?  This bouquet was made with 80 rosebuds and 30 half-open roses tipped in pink, teal, and prisma glitter.

This bouquet looked like a big burst of fireworks on the 4th of July!

Wooden rose colors used:

Hot Pink

White

Light Blue (teal)

Pink w/Hot Pink tip

White w/Hot Pink tip

The groom's boutonniere had glitter tips to match the bridal bouquet.

The bride requested a variety of boutonnieres for the groomsmen, fathers, ushers, and ring-bearer.

Simply elegant.

A little Prisma Glitter can add glitz to a plain white rosebud.

This was the mother's corsage.  She had requested more blue than pink.

Rather than a plain corsage elastic, we added bracelets.  The fun part about using bracelets is that after the wedding you can remove the bracelet from the corsage and wear it for other occasions!  A beautiful keepsake from a special life event.

A smaller corsage for the flower girl.

A smaller bracelet, too.

The bridesmaid bouquet. 

All that glitters... makes for a beautiful wedding.

Summer Festivals and Roses!

Nice weather has arrived, and it is time for summer festivals!  The rose booth has already made an appearance at Story City Scandinavian Days and the Rose Festival in State Center.  This year we have a bigger tent and a bigger booth!

Look for us again at the

Ames 4th of July celebration (July 4th),

Lincoln Highway Days in Nevada (August 28-29), and

Pufferbilly Days in Boone (September 8).

My friend, Dollie, has been helping out at the booth.  She has been so great to stick with me through hot muggy weather, sunshine, wind, and even a bit of rain.

This lovely rose arrangement was made with a combination of these colors:

Light Blue

White

Caribbean Blue

Orange w/ Burgundy tip

Some other fun bouquets included a yellow and purple combo...

a very popular pink and purple bouquet...

and a lovely green, orange, yellow, and peach bouquet.

Fortunately my littlest helper slept most of the morning.

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Join us at an upcoming event and pick out your own colors for a custom bouquet.  You'll love it, I promise!

Recently I received a request for a unique wedding gift.  The idea was to create a frame of roses around an engagement photo. 

The wedding colors were pink and blue, so I chose to use wooden roses in the following shades:

pink w/hot pink tip

navy

caribbean blue

The frame-wreath turned out beautifully, and I can't wait to see what interesting requests I receive in the future!

A purple and navy wedding

Sometimes colors can be surprising.  This week I made some wedding arrangements in navy and purple.  The combination turned out to be even more elegant than I had imagined.  Take a look:

The white ribbon had a slight iridescent shimmer.  A pearl bead added just the right finishing touch.

The corsages included some pearl beads.  Some corsages were pin-on, and others were attached to pearl bracelets.  After the wedding, the flowers can be detached, and the bracelet can be worn as a keepsake piece of jewelry.

The bride's bouquet included 60 rose buds and 25 half-open roses in navy, purple, and white.

Although this photo was taken before the arrangements were completely ready, I'm including it to show the bridesmaid bouquet.  For the maid of honor, bridesmaids, and the toss bouquets, the bride chose to include white rosebuds tipped in navy, and white rosebuds tipped in purple.  They turned out beautifully, and the slightly different look really set apart the bouquets.  Beautiful bouquets for  a beautiful bride and a beautiful wedding!

50th Wedding anniversary bling

Wooden roses are beautiful on their own, but for an extra-special occassion, it can be fun to add a little pizazz.

This past week I received a request for a 50th wedding anniversary corsage and boutonniere.  I decided to use white wooden roses and gold glitter accents.

To add glitter to the roses, I first outlined them with Liquid Glass.  Then I dumped gold glitter powder onto the liquid glass and tapped off the excess.  Easy.

 

This boutonniere was husband-approved as sufficiently masculine (mostly because I didn't add any frilly ribbon bows).

The corsage can be pinned onto the shoulder or worn as a bracelet on the wrist.  If you would like a pretty, wooden rose creation for your special event, let me know!

Wedding Roses & Feathers

I recently made several floral bouquets, corsages, and boutonnieres for a local wedding.  The bride's colors were bright pink, purple, and teal.  Plus, she requested that feathers be included with everything.  It was so fun to see how beautifully everything turned out.

Officially called a "kissing ball," this will be held by a flower girl.  These could also be made as decorations for special events.

Corsages for attendants, mothers, and grandmothers were very similar.

Boutonniere for the best man.

Boutonniere for the groomsmen.

Boutonniere for the dads.  (No pink, they said!)

Boutonniere for ushers.

Boutonniere for grandfathers.

Boutonniere for the ring bearer.

Bridesmaid bouquet with plenty of feathers!

I hope this will be a wonderful day to remember for the bride and groom.