Stones & Water Colour Palette

Hot or Not – CORSAGES

Hot or Not.  Corsages… Some say that the corsage all together is not so hot.  Mothers and Grandmothers of the bride and groom love to be honoured with flowers.  They like to show off that they are important.  And really, if you are reading my blog, the chance is you like flowers!  So why not!

There have been some changes in corsage trends recently.  First of all, wrist corsages are pretty much considered PROM ONLY.  Now, not everyone agrees with that, but the trend shows that wrist corsages are for the youngins. One of the biggest positive corsage trends is being that they are not to be worn… The new idea is that mothers of the bride and groom get little posies or tussy mussies (tiny bouquets) to hold instead of wearing a corsage.  The other trend is to adorn your hand bag, clutch or purse with your corsage so not to ruin your dress or jacket.  Take a look at this mini Inspiration Hot or Not Corsage Board.

Phlox

Phlox, a dark plum-y violet is one of the Fall 2011 Pantone Colours.  Take a look at some of these beautiful floral designs featuring PHLOX.

Phlox
Pantone 19-2820

Phlox Coloured Flower:  Eustoma (Lisianthus)

Phlox Coloured Flower:  Dendrobium Orchid

Phlox Coloured Flower:  Stock

Phlox Coloured Flower:  Ranunculus

Phlox Coloured Flower:  Anemone

Phlox Coloured Flower:  Picasso Calla

Phlox Coloured Flower:  Hydrangea, Astrantia

Phlox Coloured Flower:  Brassica (Ornamental Cabbage)

Phlox Coloured Flower:  Calla, Picasso Calla

Phlox Coloured Flower:  Mokara Orchid

Phlox Coloured Flower:  Well, how about a phlox coloured dress….

Emberglow

Emberglow is a colour featured by Pantone for the Fall 2011 Fashion Colours.  Take a look at these floral designs featuring the emberglow colour.

Emberglow
Pantone 17-1547

Emberglow Coloured Flower:  Frilly Tulips

Emberglow Coloured Flower:  Cherry Brandy Rose

Emberglow Coloured Flower:  Leucosperum or Pincushion Protea

Emberglow Coloured Flower:  Cymbidium Orchid

Emberglow Coloured Flower:  Dahlias in Terra Cotta Pots

Emberglow Coloured Flower:  Ranunculus

Emberglow Coloured Flower:  Garden Rose Baby Mango

Emberglow Coloured Flower:  Garden Rose Baby Romantica

Emberglow Coloured Flower:  Garden Rose Renee Goscinny

Emberglow Coloured Flower:  Strelitzia Reginae (Bird of Paradise)

Emberglow Coloured Flower:  Alstromeria

Feature Flower of the Week – Tuberose

Feature Flower of the Week – Tuberose

Designs featuring the beautiful tuberose:

Sarah & Brent Take 2

Feature Flower of the Week – SUCCULENTS

As you all know, I LOVE SUCCULENTS.  I recently did an event featuring their loveliness on June 4th.  Look here for pictures.  So they fully deserve to be the feature flower of the week.  And of course I added a bunch of pictures of other designs featuring them below….

 

And here is some succulent inspiration… images that are just floating around on the internet…

Hot or Not – Boutonnieres

Here’s a new installment of HOT or NOT by Dandie Andie Designs.  This week we are talking about boutonnieres.  In my opinion, body flowers are a great way to do something out of the norm and an easy way to have a little fun with your floral design.  Take a look at the differences in the boutonnieres below.

Current floral design trends show that flower groupings, different blooms and textures, unique ties and ribbons and mixed colours are the way to go with body flowers.  The things that are showing to be a little passe are single flowers, one colour body flowers, single bloom with greens, plain ribbons and classic flowers like roses and callas and orchids.

Red Inspiration Board

YELLOW Inspiration

It’s no secret that I LOVE YELLOW.  I love the colour, I love yellow flowers, they can be soft and pale or bright and bold they can give a traditional, modern, contemporary, relaxed, or garden feel. Yellow can do everything.  Here’s so images I’ve seen online that make an excellent yellow inspiration board.