Bouquet-soleil pour les 50 ans de ma Tante

Tulipes, craspedias et pincushions jaunes

Ma chère tante fêtait ses 50 ans la semaine dernière et quoi de mieux qu’un bouquet ensoleillé pour célébrer!

Tulipes, craspedias et pincushions jaunes accompagnés d’ornithogalum orangés et d’une jupe de feuilles de xanadus ont servis à créer un bouquet festif pour l’occasion. Le fait de regrouper les fleurs serrées donne une certaine richesse au bouquet.

Espérons que ce bouquet aux couleurs éclatantes nous aidera à attirer le printemps!

Sketching away!

Les sketches de Stephanie { O.xide, Floriste, Montreal }

I can tell you that my markers have been going at it the past few weeks! I have been sketching away, creating proposals for many brides and grooms to be and the creative juices are flowing!

We have been receiving lots of requests for purples and blues, here is a tiny sneek peak at some of these wedding flower designs.

From projects being quite simple to others more intricate, 2010 is looking good and Gen can’t wait to bring my drawings to life, we also of course can’t wait to share these projects with you guys! Got to get back to my sketches!

Les sketches de Stephanie { O.xide, Floriste, Montreal }

Les sketches de Stephanie { O.xide, Floriste, Montreal }

DIY: Plante d’orchidée

Orchidée

Voici une façon toute simple et intéressante de présenter une plante d’orchidée pour un look très organique.

Ce dont vous aurez besoin:

• Une plante d’orchidées phalaenopsis blanc
• Un vase cylindrique d’au moins 10’’ de largeur et 24’’ de hauteur
• Une branche de curly willow
• De la mousse, une boule de vigne moyenne et des copeaux de bois

Comment faire:

1. Placer les copeaux de bois au fond du vase
2. Sortir la plante de son pot, y planter la branche de curly willow et enrober le tout de mousse
3. Ouvrir la boule de vigne et y insérer la plante enrobée de mousse
4. Déposer la plante à l’intérieur du vase, sur les copeaux
5. S’assurer de vaposiser régulièrement la mousse

Orchidée en arrangement organique

Arrangement et présentation de table

l'arrangement de table pour l'anniversaire de ma mère

Samedi dernier fût une soirée très spéciale pour moi, j’ai reçu ma famille entière pour l’anniversaire de ma chère maman!

Mon décor étant dans les tons de blanc, gris, noir et d’une touche de vert, il était important pour moi de garder le concept pour chaques détails de la présentation de la table. En passant par la nappe, chemins de table, chandeliers, assiettes, serviettes de tables, marques-places et bien sur les fleurs, le look fût absolument magique! L’utilisation minimale de callas verts et d’hydrangés blancs accompagnés d’une pomme verte dans quatres vases bas carrés m’a permis de créer beaucoup de mouvement sur la table. J’aimerais remercier Bravo Location pour leur fabuleux service et générosité, c’est grâce à vous si j’ai pû accueillir confortablement 15 personnes dans mon petit chez-nous.

Bref, une soirée mémorable pour mes invités et moi-même!

Arrangement de table

Arrangement de table

White Roses Arrangement

white roses arrangement

The simplicity of white roses is quite pure and beautiful!

In these arrangements, the rose is really showcased as the main star and is joined by a bit of pittosporum leaves and brown bamboo stick to add style and a bit of volume. Having a green leaf inside the vase also helps to complete this simple yet elegant look.

Using a single type of flower always has such a great impact!

White Roses Arrangement

Engagement Party Flowers for Ross and Liz

The engagement party setting

December 31st 2009 was a big day for Ross and Liz; their private and stunning engagement party held at Ross’s restaurant La Bella Italiana in St-Leonard.

We had the chance to bring beautiful flowers into an incredible space decorated by Liz. What better way to make our flowers glow than a stunning decor to match them! The color scheme was white, black and red. Liz rented chandeliers to which we added a huge ball of white hydrangeas, white feather boas, red gerberas and hanging black pearl necklaces. We also created a mini version of that arrangement for the head table.

What a great project that was, congratulations and all the best to the future bride and groom!

The engagement party setting

Our favorite wedding of ‘09

Our favorite wedding 09

Here is the big winner of ‘09, the wedding that blew our minds and that got our creative juices flowing like no other, the most extravagant yet simple and beautiful; Sabrina and Jamie’s wedding at Koko!

From blue thistles to green moby dicks, purple monk’s hood to fushia dendrobium orchids and curly willow branches to actual artichokes, the variety unusual flowers was quite shocking. It was great for us to get to brainstorm to find the perfect balance between weird and magnificent, as requested by Sabrina, what a great challenge!

Hoping 2010 will bring us tones more exciting wedding projects, we would now like to officially close 2009 by thanking all the brides that gave us the opportunity to pick our brains and create, for them, wonderful designs last year, you are the reason we are so passionate about our work! Thank you!

Our favorite wedding from 09

Bouquet and flowers arrangements of our favorite wedding 09

Flower Color Schemes: Pastels and Whites

Pastel Flower Arrangements

Pastels are a must for a soft and feminine look. The combination of pale colors is so light and aerie, almost like cotton candy!

White Flower Arrangements

The simplicity and elegance of white is a classic! It doesn’t mean that is has to be done in a traditional way, nothing says modern like white.

Flower Color Schemes: Hot Pinks and Purples

hot pink colors

Feminine, yet bright and fun, these hot pinks are enough on their own to spice up any event! Whether they are mixed with other bright colors or simply used as a the main one, they will create a great impact.

Purple color scheme

Blues and purples are not very common colors in flowers compared to other schemes, although we can find them more and more these days, the choice is limited. This is why we have to use our creativity to design wonderful arrangements using these precious colors!

Flower color schemes: Oranges and yellows

A play with oranges and yellows

Since pictures speak louder than words, this week will be mostly dedicated to letting your eyes and brains rest a bit and simply enjoy the beauty of our themed photos from the 2009 event flowers we designed.

A play with oranges and yellows

We love to play with oranges and yellows, the brightness and life they bring to flower arrangements is simply unreal, like a ray of sunshine! Don’t be affraid of bright color!