Vintage Queen

This collection of flowers was selected as if you were looking for the freshest ingredients to cook that night for dinner. My client gave me a very clear vision of her antiquey, loose, organic, charming style. The venue is this gorgeous, country setting just outside of NYC, which lends to the relaxed feel. My favorite part of this collection is the set of gorgeous vintage milk bottles set in the wooden frame. I found these special props at the recent Brimfield antique show where I bought THREE set's of these. It would be amazing to do a long table to put all three set's with smaller alternating sizes in between. The milk bottles have tall green Vibrunum in the back, Poppy seeds in the middle and antique blue Hydrangea up front.

The flowers used in the smaller center piece contain white Peony, Poppy seeds, Artichokes, Queen Ann Lace, Hydrangea, Pink Astilbe, and greens.

CJ ♥ Mike Engagement flowers

This collection was totally inspired by the huge amounts of personality this amazing couple embody. My goal was to use CJ's favorite flowers, lilies, and give them a 1950's flare. I used red gerbaras, vibrunum, green mums and yellow foliage and white lilies. This vintage, dome shaped bird cage was used to house this unique display. It took some thoughtful engineering to achieve the asymmetrical flow of flowers. The engagement took place in a local bar which inspired me to use whiskey bottles for the taller arrangements, while the shorter ones worked perfect in small vintage mason jars.

Lisa ♥ Shawn BKLYN

Lisa came into my shop one day while I was arranging Valentines day flowers and hired me on the the spot! She was a fan of my jewelry and didn't know that I was doing flowers. She gave me total creative control of her flowers after pointing out designs I did in the past that she liked.

Next she sent me a photo of her dress, she said "this could only be considered bridal if I was on the star trek enterprise!"

Her bouquet was made of black star callas, pink veronica, thistle, fiddle heads, and purple limonium. The groom wore a mini black star calla and black berries. Lisa and her sister wore hair adornments with purple thistle attached to a clip.

Sara ♥ Jason archway

I finally got some good shots from this ceremonial archway that Sara and Jason got married under. The arch stood over 7 feet tall and was filled with a dreamy combination of blue delphinium, veronica, thistle, dahlia's, and purple lisianthus.

Matt ♥ Danielle NYC

This wedding was was a dream. The color palette was black and white with a natural feel. The bridal bouquet was made of white callas, black star callas, fiddle heads, wave leaf and white ranunculous. The handle was a black, textured crossed hatched material with crystal pins for a slightly old world feel.

Valentines Day!

I would like to announce that I will be selling flower arrangements at my store Urban Alchemist in park slope, Brooklyn on Saturday Feb. 13th and Sunday Feb. 14th. AND if Carroll Gardens is more convenient, you can find my flowers and jewelry at 211 Smith street @ Starting Artists. (Feb. 13th ONLY) The collection will be a mixture of rich Black Baccara roses, hot pink spray roses, and skeleton leaves in a clear vase. Each container will have a small vintage key tied with black raffia twine and packaged in tissue paper. When you purchase a flower arrangement, you get 10% off all my jewelry!

Jewelry for the bride and brides maids!

These pieces are my proudest jewelry accomplishment.

After YEARS of making jewelry, I made it my mission to made a stunning, unique, wearable after the wedding collection of bridal jewelry.

The first set is called the "Marie Antoinette" This necklace and earrings combo was inspired by my wedding dress (PICTURED AT THE TOP!) which was champagne color with blues and crystal hues popping through layers of fabric. The stones used are hand picked Aqua marine and Moonstone rondells. The technique is my signature style of hand wire wrapping, hammering and beading stones one by one to create a delicate, yet strong piece. The gold is 14k gold fill.

The Pearl collection is called the "Jane Seymour" This was created for the elegant, more classic bride. Pearls are the symbol of purity and innocence which is perfect for the big day! They are made up of freshwater pearls that have been hand knotted onto silk. In the front of the necklace are two strands that are connected to the back by using hand wire wrapped, hammered, beaded oval's. The necklace is supposed to be worn a tad asymmetrically and the back is adjustable. The earrings are made into a figure eight which is symbolic of eternity. They are also hand wire wrapped, hammered and beaded with fresh water pearls and Moonstone rondells.

All jewelry can be custom adjusted to fit you perfectly (: