Escaping Ordinary

I'm so excited! I just found out my brother finally asked his girlfriend to marry him! and since we all totally love her, we're all super excited!

She's an art teacher and likes really unique things, so this post of some of my favorite out-of-the-ordinary bouquets, is dedicated to her! Have fun browsing Ericka!

This is super cool! If you're going for unconventional, this would fit the bill! LOVE IT!

(found at smartbrideblog.com)

These brooch bouquets are incredible to say the least! So cool! (via bridesofoklahoma.com)

I love this paper flower backdrop! This totally looks like you, Ericka! Love it!~(found at dolci odille.com)Wow! For a super dramatic effect~ I think this all-pecock feather bouquet would do it! (found at lovelyscribbles.com)
I love the pussy willow branches in this! found at (weddingproposalsite.com)

This crescent arm bouquet is gorgeous for a winter wedding! (MarthaStewartWeddings.com)

Above is a mix of Peonies and succulents! Cool! (found at Butterflypetals.com)

I love the wispy feel of this gorgeous piece! So great! (via jonquilflorist.co.uk)

Above is a fun piece of handmade fabric flowers, so great and so unique! Below is my version of the same idea, I made for a vintage wedding. Same flower pattern, totally different look! These were so fun to do! (found at weddingbee2.com)

Not only is this bouquet full of peonies (as the one above it), but I also made rannunculas and clusters of vintage pearls & buttons to add contrast!

This is so exquisite, I just love it! Totally on my list! (seattleflorist.com)

Feathery & vintage! So sweet! (etsy.com)

This long-stemmed arm bouquet looks fresh-from-the-garden picked. Gorgeous! (found at xylem & phloem)

This Asiatic lily and Peacock feather bouquet is simply stunning! (Photobucket.com-don't know who else to give credit to, if you know, please let me know!)

Another gorgeous arm bouquet! (dillylilly)

This one is crazy fantastic! (via dellables.com)

Okay, this has to be one of my all time FAV'S! Love, love, love this wispy, romantic look! (from The Designers Co op)

Super cool! (found at brides.com)

and this.... this one also makes its way onto my all time favorites list! (found at seatle flowers.com)
I love this too! So unique! (wedding-flowers-and-reception-ideas.com)

Greens & berries! Awesome! (Interieur et fleurs)

Cool Bouts

Succulents are making their way into the scene in a big way! Lovin' that look! (quinceflowers.com)

This one is my design, everything right out of my garden! Succulents (Hens & Chicks), Lambs ear leaves, and Aspen twigs.

How cool is this one?! Definitely on my list! (rootstockandquade.com)

Nice! (moderndayfloral.com)

This peacock-feathered bout is literally a work of art! (Kristy Huston Photography)

For the fisherman! (Nouveau flowers.com)

Super cool! (jademcintoshflowers.com)
Spice up a winter wedding! (brides.com)

This has to be my favorite in the super-unique category! Love, love, love it! (emplume.com)

Another sweet succulent! I love the simplicity of it! (matrimonioperfecttoblog)

I love the wimsiness of this one! I think I just made up a new word :) ( found at thefinishingtouchflorist)

I love all of these! All very cool and super masculine, just right for the modern groom! Gone are the days of the frilly, huge, rose bout! Yay! (click pic for close -up)

Orchids are awesome!
This makes my Favs list!

Purple Passion

I have a friend who's daughter wants purple and silver for her upcoming wedding. So I thought I would throw together a few purple inspiration boards to give her a head start on ideas.

Purple is so elegant and luscious! I love it paired with chartreuse above! Such a great combo!

(via Hubpages.com)

I'm in love with the cake above. The clean, crisp lines highlight the gorgeous flower topper! So great! (found at toramonneckties.com)

This is a brilliant idea for centerpieces~flowers in a beautiful box! (found @ ideasinblume.com)

For a fun favor idea, fill mini boxes with violets or pansies to thank your guests!

...and then there's lavender. Who doesn't love lavender? and you can't go wrong with kissing balls either (bottom left pic if you're not familiar with kissing balls-they're always a hit) ~found @ bellini.com.
Oooooh... I love the vintage-style hairpins! So gorgeous! and the candle centerpiece too! and the bridesmaids' handtied posy's! (as seen at Beautifully Ever After)

For a light airy feel, loop a greenery garland into a wispy wreath an adorn it with an off-set bow! Delightful!

DIY Vintage Blooms~ Part II~ the tutorial!

So, for all you who love to craft here is a really fun project that is great for making flowers for headbands, decor, or even, in this case, flowers for a vintage wedding!

I also wanted to add some different dimension to the bouquet, so I made rannunculas as seen in the bouquet (top pic) by cutting out circles of varying sizes, burning the edges and sewing them together then finishing with vintage buttons & pearls in the centers! So great for a vintage theme!

This is the grooms bout. The couple is also doing a "time" theme with old vintage clocks, etc. and I just happened to have a clock face from an old watch I took apart for another project, so I added it into the bout.The timepiece in the bouquet. Borrowing some inspiration from a previous post, I clustered and draped pearls, misc. vintage items, and beads from the base of the flowers too, then finished it off by twisting grosgrain ribbon around the stems. (I'm so glad I finally got my hands on some of the professional pics two above- again, photography is not my forte!)

Here is the mothers' corsage and the fathers' bout.

So after finishing all the flowers for the wedding I decided to make this video on how to make these luscious blossoms!~ It's really not hard, just time consuming! My first attempt took about an hour & 1/2, but I got it down to about 40 mins! So if you're patient and love to craft, you'll have fun with these! Go ahead, give it a try!~

DIY Vintage blooms!

I'm sooooo excited! So here's my first attempt and I have to say, I haven't been more excited about anything for a while! Okay, so maybe I need a life :) but seriously, these were so fun to make and, if I can say so myself, turned out pretty darn COOL! I think another reason I got so excited was, I just hadn't felt too happy about using silk flowers for the bouquet for a wedding coming up as the bride wants a truly vintage feel and I just hadn't come across anything that I felt would fit the bill. But then, I came across these beauties and my prayers were answered! So as promised in the previous post here are my results!~

Burning the edges was the funnest part!~ So then I just had to go fabric shopping! Hmmm.... Stay tuned to see what I came up with!

More Vintaqe Romance

We'll start off with this fun, truly vintage photo. Isn't it great! Now that bouquet's an armful!

This is amazing! I LOVE it!
I came across this while on the hunt for vintage bouquets, and thought it was totally gorgeous, so I had to add it in!

These make my all time fav's list too! And don't you just love her dress! I wish I could see the whole thing! Super Vintage!

A gorgeous handful! Isn't her dress incredible?

Now these are a fun twist!~ & would make a great keepsake after the fresh bouquet is long gone!

Doesn't this just look so soft and sweet? I just want to snuggle up to it!

Okay, so this may not be the typical vintage bouquet, but the flora choices and the asymmetry of it all, makes it oh, so, romantic! I'm in LOVE!

...and here we have what is keeping me up at this late hour (it was 1:30 am when I originally wrote this)~ I came across this site (hapitat.tumblr.com) from a link on weddingbee.com which showed how to make these delectable~to~the~eyeball vintage blossoms! (above and &below) I of course had to try it out and tomorrow I will post my results, which I am so excited about, I can't sleep! But alas I haven't taken pictures yet, so that will have to wait! But, WOW, if you are a DIYer, you gotta try these! But don't start at 10:30 PM or you might be so excited about them you won't be able to get to sleep either! Such an absolutely Vintage knockout!!
Sometime soon I will post the process! If you don't want to wait, check it out at weddingbee.com.

I like the unique shape of this one, so unpredictable!