sunshine and happiness

Blueberry cream coffee at sweet local bakeries, inspiring conversations with creative friends, scouting jaunts through sunny local parks, and tomorrow....my hands will be covered with paint and glue.

Weekends like this one could spoil me forever.

The Icing on the Cupcake

This week's decorating detail is another finishing touch from the wedding I featured last week. Clear, tiny, versatile glass bottles. These were specially requested by the bride. I must say that they happen to be one of my favorite items that I have collected over the years, so I was quite happy to work them into the design. For the ceremony we filled them with beautiful, sweetly scented ivory and lavender roses and hung them, from a wooden frame at the altar, with glimmering copper and eggplant ribbons.

But, you really should know - and see - just how versatile these tiny treasures are, so...next week I will show another (completely different!) look that incorporates them as well.

Happy (mid)week to all of you!

Blossoms

Spring is in full bloom. And, it's sorta making me want to put flowers EVERYwhere. This weekend I glued some to metal...and made hair pins. What could be more fun than a vintage fabric flower, pinned in your hair on a sunny spring day?




Next up: I will glue them onto wood. As in the second wooden canvas for the Summer Lotus Triptych.

Because, actually, THAT might be the only thing better than vintage fabric spring flowers...a vibrant, shimmering SUMMER Lotus.

The Icing on the Cupcake

Eggplant, lavender, ivory and copper. One of the most unique - and beautiful - color combinations chosen by a bride that I've worked with. Carrying that theme over into the floral design, I chose to incorporate some copper wire twists and ivory pearls into the bride's hand tied, casually elegant bouquet. It was just the "icing" it needed to be complete.




And, this picture of the lovely bride and her bouquet (taken by my friend, ian) is definitely one of my most favorite wedding photos. You could even say it's like the sprinkles on top of the icing. rainbow ones.

Part One

Just a little look at the first finshed piece of the "Summer Lotus" triptych that I am currently working on.

Part Two...coming up...soon..

It's a be-A-uuu-tiful Saturday and I am putting some spring sunshine on the table. And, getting ready to go buy a wooden canvas. I am going to put some sunshine on that too.

The Icing on the Cupake

As promised last week: some more birthday party "icing." Using one of my favorite little tools (alphabet stamps) I created a "happy birthday" sign for the bouquet of pink and red carnations.




A simple, easy little detail, but it turned out to be one of my favorite finishing touches...that and the noisemaker in the candy. Colorful Noisemakers + Bright Fun Candy = Pure JOY. Don't you agree?

Have a sweet - and COLORFUL - day!