Kayla

We are so excited to create your Sculpted Bloom bouquet!!  We have many vintage hankies in stock, some are picture at the top right!  Let us know if you would like something more white or more colorful and we can then make a more specific recommendation.

A Peek into the Studio – Sculpted Bloom Painted Paper Wedding Bouquet

I love emails from Aleah of Valley and Co.  Aleah and Nick are a husband/wife event styling and planning duo with a veritable creative waterfall of ideas that always seems to be flowing.  The latest project from this team is a collection of our Signature Painted Paper Bouquets.  The Bride is marrying on New Year’s Day and the look is all about modern glam.  Shimmer and satin finishes, a bit of rhinestone and crisp whites will combine to create a glamorous and sexy affair.

Mom and I are beyond thrilled to dive into this project.  Our Sculpted Bloom bouquets are created as one of a kind art pieces where no two are alike.  Each bloom, painted detail and rhinestone added is mindfully placed just like the stroke of an artist’s brush.  The bouquets are not meant to mimic reality but interpret it.

So what am I up to?

Brewing a big new project for 2011 with Heidi from The  Spitfiregirl Design.

Developing a new collection based on an exciting Artful Flip Book project with Stella!

Working with Jess and Kelley on a detailed stationery suite for Michelle’s desitnation event in Jackson Hole, Wyoming…one of my favorite places on earth BTW.

Sneak Peek: Sculpted Blooms with Perfect Bound & Daniel Lanton

A few weeks ago I had this idea.  Ideas tend to get me in trouble since they usually require a lot of work and come to me so last minute that I am scrambling to make them happen quickly.  That being said though, these last minute ideas usually elicit really exciting results and lead to dream collaborations with my favorite people!

Recently Anne-Marie (editor of Perfect Bound) visioned a fun collaboration for the two of us.  Now I couldn’t stop at just one project for a Saturday afternoon…I went on to plan a photoshoot of my Sculpted Bloom invitations and bouquets and of course asked Anne-Marie to style the whole shoot.  Her eye for fashion and mine for color were the perfect combination.

Daniel Lanton, my friend and fab photographer is always up for my crazy ideas and jumped on board for what turned out to be a crazy Saturday filled with national-park-police-dodging, cars-as dressing room adventures and paint splattered hands!

Each bloom is crafted from watercolor painted papers,  feather thin rice papers, vintage hankies and broaches.

Here I  love the bold red bloom contrasted by the sleek black  silk box.  The woody vines were a great find in Scranton, PA, where we found an old brick building practically cocooned in these vines.  Just gorgeous.

There are so many more images to come but I need to keep them secret for now!