Craspedia

After you have been surrounded by flowers for over a decade (yikes!! that makes me feel old) I suppose it's possible to become a little indifferent to how beautiful certain flowers are and how even a flower can become a trend. I've always been a huge fan of textural & funky elements, and I use them as often as possible in my designs. Craspedia is one of these and has been popping up all over the place in design inspiration and I'm loving it! It's been happening for awhile now, probably even a couple years since yellow and gray became a popular wedding color palette. Whenever it started or however long it lasts I think it's great and wanted to do a round up of some of my favorite looks. These little yellow guys or "Billy Balls" as they are sometimes referred to are whimsical, fun and add the perfect little touch to many designs.

We recently used them in Laurie and Dave's wedding and for our table design here, here and here.

Flower Magazine had this post recently - simple and easy to replicate.

I love this DIY project from Design Sponge, I haven't tried it yet but I will.

Scabiosa and other funky little treasures

i woke this morning with the thought of flowers...as i often do...i have that first waking, fleeting thought of flowers in one way or another. flowers i need to order for an upcoming event, how i can possibly get 300 stems of phaleonopsis when i need them or just how many beautiful interesting and funky little things grow in this wonderful world.

apparently i'm not the only one with the same thoughts...but maybe they get a little more sleep than i do.

christina over at floresdelsol talked about one of my favorites today, scabiosa stellata...not well known and completely underrated in my opinion these little pods can add THE perfect touch to many different styles of designs.

i also loved this real wedding i saw over at style me pretty and the super cool, chic and unique centerpieces using scabiosa stellata and two of my other all-time favorites, succulents and manazanita branches...throw some fiddlehead fern in there and i would be compeltely smitten...okay maybe they wouldn't look perfect in that design but i do love them!

Photo courtesy of Alderleaf Wilderness College.

it seems that more and more of my clients are interested in using these "textural" elements into their arrangements even in bouquets...here are a few i've created in the past that had a funky twist on the traditional bouquet.

would you consider using something different, even non-floral for your bouquet?
let me know!