Handmaker of Things

For the Love of Flowers: Shannon and Freddy

It's been a busy wedding season, and times flying by.  So much so that I just realized today I haven't posted any more of the lovely weddings we've worked on this season.  Our second wedding of the year was Shannon and Freddy.  They continued the purple color trend we saw so much of in 2011, and we added a touch of green to freshen things up.  Shannon really wanted anemones, and I wasn't sure if they'd have lovely ones at the wholesaler, but we go lucky and ended up with beautiful bouquets in every shade of purple.  Here's some pics from their big day (the first two are mine, but the rest are from the lovely Jana Marler).  

Thank you Shannon and Freddy for letting us be part of your guys day!

Big Announcement: Paper Muse Press

I'm so excited to share today that I am writing for a brand new blog!  What's this blog you may be asking?  Why it's Paper Muse Press of course.  

Paper Muse Press is a brand new stationary, and photo card retail site that will be launching very soon.  They wanted to write a blog alongside the actual site to give a personal, and creative voice to their products, and they chose me (blush).  I'll be posting DIY projects, home decor, inspiration posts, gift and entertaining ideas, recipes, the list goes on and on.  Here's a few posts that are already up on the blog:

I feel so lucky and honored to be a part of this project, so be sure to check out the Paper Muse Press blog, and see what fun projects we come up with.

Yellow Pom Poms and Butterflies

Right now we're in the depths of wedding season, busy, busy, busy, but back in February and March things were a bit slower.  When I haven't had a chance to work with flowers I always get the itch.  I went to the market and did a little flower shopping grabbing some bright colore orange ranunculus, and lots of textural elements like heather, acacia, and thistle (does anyone love acacia as much as me?)  I added a few little butterflies for a bit of pink and wrapped it all up with a sweet bit of grosgrain ribbon from Paper Source.  Ah, this little bouquet definitely did the trick!

 

Floral Friday: A Touch of Mint

It's Friday, Friday, and we're on a break this week from weddings because of the holidays.  However I wanted to share a perfectly springy bunch of flowers that I put together for a wedding show a bit ago.  Everytime I do a show it's a chance for me to play with whatever flowers I want.  What can be better than going to the wholesaler and "flower shopping"?  Nothing really, not even shopping for clothes (yes I said it).  For this event at Californo's I wanted the table to have a fresh spring look, so I went with a pastel color palette, and added some mint green ribbon that I bought on clearance just for fun.  The peonies were GEEEEEORGEOUS, I thought they almost looked fake they were so perfect.  

xo ~ Em

(all photos by emmy-ray.  Please feel free to pin or re-post, but do not crop out watermark, and please link back).

 

Phonography: January 2012

For 2012 we rang in the new year with nothing less than a rocking Festivus party.  It felt good to get back into the swing of tradition, and to spend the New Years holiday with all the people we love so much.  The rest of January continued in the normal fashion: food, parties, dog pictures, craft projects.

The ever popular Airing of Grievances for the year. 

Hazel.  Doesn't she look like she knows a secret in this picture?  Or is just annoyed, yes, probably that one.

My adorable niece Emma (not technically a niece, she's my second cousin, but that's too complicated).

First wedding of 2012, Melissa and Ben (see the rest of their flowers here).

A wedding show at Californo's.  I always love doing these, talking to couples, and getting a chance to play with whatever flowers I want.

Participated in an Instagram Photo A Day Challenge for the month.  Got some fun shots that I wouldn't normally take.

Created some ombre glitter shoes, which coincidentally has become one of the most viewed posts on my blog to date.  It was a fun project, and one that I think people love because it's an easy way to spice up an old pair of shoes.

Made a new recipe from a sweet friend.  Never used tomatillos before, but I like them now!

You can find me on Instagram as @emmyray, or follow my Tumblr where I feed all my new images.  

Just two more months of Phonography, then I'll be all caught up!

xo ~ Em