last month our school had an auction and the theme was "vintage travel." we did well with our small budget by creating vignettes of old luggage, globes and maps.  tables were topped with burlap and collections of postcards, souvenirs and vintage vases with simple arrangements.  our tall pilsner glasses were topped with a globe and lit from below.  my favorite creations were the large paintings based off of vintage travel posters.  a friend to our school and local art teacher julie from artrageous created paint by number drawings for us and i think they turned out to be fabulous!

 

 preview from a wedding this past weekend.  it was a gorgeous day and the flowers were beautiful!  the reception was a rustic wine theme and flowers included:  antique hydrangea, cymbidium orchids, roses, ranuculus, scabiosa and scabiosa pods, privet, hypericum and amaranthus.  can't wait to get the photos from the photographer!

bouquets at the rustic setting of the hobbs building in the west bottoms.  bride's bouquet:  hydrangea, dahlias, ranuculus, lisianthus and dusty miller. bridesmaids' bouquet of green and blue hydrangea and dusty miller.
tall arrangements of hydrangea, dendrobium orchids and curly willow.  love the table letters provided by the couple.

a fun bouquet of orchids, roses, mini callas and veronica with hosta leaves for a sweet bride headed to the courthouse!

an early summer wedding reception at the eldridge hotel in lawrence, ks.
the bride had these awesome black lucite w's made to place in each arrangement. love those kinds of personal touches!

ceremony area at the hobbs building.
flowers, moss and lanterns to line the aisles.

large urn arrangement of hydrangea, delphinium, viburnum, lilies, iris, roses and snapdragons.

bride's bouquet of hydrangea, tulips, ranuculus, berzillia berry, garden roses and hyacinth.

bridesmaid's bouquet.

fun detail created by the bride: limes to hold the place cards.

square wreath centerpiece surrounding a rustic lantern. perfect for this space!

long and low centerpiece for head table and lined with vases holding the bouquets.

bouquet of white hydrangea, mini calla lilies, ranuculus, freesia and tulips.

broach accent.

ceremony at the terrace on grand.

first wedding of 2011 completed!

the january tastebud magazine is available now.

check out the article on "winter blues."