Showing posts with label delphinium. Show all posts
Showing posts with label delphinium. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Elizabeth's Expert Advice: Mother Nature's Throne
With spring just around the corner, Elizabeth was inspired to make this gorgeous floral chair. We think this would make a beautiful addition to spring wedding decor, but it could be customized for any season and theme. Scroll on to learn how we did it!
1. Remove the seat from a vintage chair - Elizabeth found this one at a market for $10!
2. Measure the dimensions of the seat or place it on a large piece of foam to trace the exact shape. Cut out using scissors or an Exacto blade.
3. Reinforce the foam around the edges and at regular intervals in the middle. - we used these wooden dowels but anything sturdy and glue-able will do.
4. Using plastic garden fencing or chicken wire, measure enough to wrap around the entire seat once. Set aside.
5. Place several pieces of floral foam onto the reinforced seat, leaving a small border around the edges. Wrap in the measured piece of garden fencing or chicken wire and check that the entire piece fits well onto your vintage chair.
6. Take several pieces of moss and attach them to the foam edges, using floral glue or the moss's own sticking power.
7. Begin inserting your flowers! We used muscari, poppies, wax flower, delphinium, ranunculus, bouvardia in bright, vibrant colors to celebrate the upcoming warm seasons. Don't worry tooo much about placement - the loose, organic look is what we're going for!
8. For the top arrangement we used another piece of Oasis in a plastic cage and attached it to the chair with a green plastic zip-tie. We added a Garden Rose in addition to more of the previously used flowers, and finished the sides with bay laurel, eucalyptus and myrtle greens. Keep the greens in place with green wire .
9. Step back and admire!
Happy creating!
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
A Feathered Affair + Allan House love
Recently we were happy to be a part of A Feathered Affair at The Allan House. This peacock feather themed event featured several local vendors and we provided the flowers and table arrangements.
| The Allan House exterior. Image from their website. |
The Allan House sets up this heated tent for outdoor winter weddings - isn't the setup pretty, with the vibrant colors and fairy lights on the trees? This is one of our favorite Austin wedding locations - not only are the outdoor details beautiful, but the house itself is a wonderfully restored Victorian mansion. Built in 1883 by John T. Allan, the house has been home to several Austin families, a public school and in the year 2000 was reopened as an event center that is now host to celebrations of all kinds.
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