Easy Paper Flower Topper Tutorial

It has been a busy and blessed season here and we have a wonderful tutorial from BlossomsAndPosies but before that  here are some eye candy for you of my Christmas gifts I gave this time.I tried to do handmade gifts.A gorgeous white peony and anemone arrangement laced with some succulents. 

A poppy based arrangements this time it is all artificial to match a poppy painting hanging in my uncle's room.Some Hair flowers for cousins..

Head on over to make this simple origami pointsettia gift topper inspired from my new book "How to Make 100 Paper Flowers". BlossomsAndPosies  won the challenge on TotallyTutorials  and created this flowers inspired from the Sunburst in the book!!! With 100 flowers to choose from I am sure you too will designing many new flowers with the book.

Happy Crafting!

Giveaway is here from stjudescreations! Floral arrangemnent.

To kick in the Spring season my etsy store at stjudescreations is having a $40 worth giveaway for all my readers!
The giveaway is the following gorgeous paper flower arrangement.



I created this arrangement with paper roses with pink edges ,handmade paper peonies and green fillers.There are white handmade stephanotis with pearl centers interspered inbetween the arrangement.The arrangement in made in a gorgeous vintage milk glass vase I found in New England where I live and measures 6 by 6.Giveaways worth $40!!!

Here are a few of my items I create! You can browse my site on the top left

Cake toppers


Bird Nest Cake topper

Anemone Cake flowers

Huge paper flower for store displays





Wedding bouquets and wedding party items`


Stephanotis everlasting handmade clay bouquet

Paper bouquets


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vintage milk glass flower arrangements floral

I was working on some vintage milk glass flower arrangements.These floral arrangements would be perfect gift.The fenton vintage milk glasses are from New England where I live in a quaint little town :-). I would LOVE to keep them (I have more coming:-))
check my etsy listing (top left) for buying these!

custom orders are welcome!

Ideas for floral arrrangements for a book signing dinners -Robert Sabuda

Here is another ideas for an floral arrangement for a book signing dinner for Robert Sabuda. The arrangement will be in a covered bound book cover of the author and the flower popping up from inside like an arch. The arrangement contains pale colored flower as per my clients request of pale pink hand-shaded dahlias and clay stephanotis with genuine crystal centers with will sparkle at night for the dinner!!!

Amaranthus linear designs

Since I am interested in concept of floral arrangements,I thought I would write an entry on Amaranthus aka the droopy flowers you see on scene this year.Here is a picture of them in a lovey arrangement done by DesignsByErnest! They provide good eye candy and works well to ehance a design! They come in a variety of shades...