Orange Blossoms for a vintage themed wedding

The Orange blossom is the fragrant flower of the Citrus sinensis (orange tree). It is used in perfume making, has been written about as an aphrodisiac and is the state flower of Florida. It is traditionally associated with good fortune and has been popular in bridal bouquets and head wreaths for weddings. Orange blossom essence is an important component in the making of perfume.

I have been often asked to make them and here is my latest set for a bride who is going to be creating a head wreath out of it..

I had created this comb for a similar bride,so gorgeous and elegant.

To order please use my store here Orange blossom hair comb

A Forget Me Not Memorial Rememberance

The Forget-Me-Not flower is a favorite wild flower of many; however, this small, blue flower has been a symbol of both love and hope, they are often ordered for a  memorial or wedding as seeds packets

I had an order as it my client's father memorial function, (having been through one for my brother myself)  as her father loved the forget me nots.

Along with it I created a tiny arrangement of gardenia's with some remaining forget me nots in a deep blue mini bottle for my etsy shop,with Mother's Day fast approaching you could order it for your Mom!

Leaving you with this song that I love..

God be with you till we meet again; 

When life’s perils thick confound you;

Put His arms unfailing round you; 

God be with you till we meet again. 

God be with you till we meet again; 

Of His promises remind you; 

For life’s upper garner bind you;

God be with you till we meet again. 

God be with you till we meet again;

Sicknesses and sorrows taking, 

Never leaving or forsaking; 

God be with you till we meet again.

God be with you till we meet again; 

Keep love’s banner floating o’er you, 

Strike death’s threatening wave before you; 

God be with you till we meet again. 

God be with you till we meet again; 

Ended when for you earth’s story, 

Israel’s chariot sweep to glory; 

God be with you till we meet again.

glamelia bouquet for a canadian bride! crepe paper flower wedding

Glamelia's are an old tradition and soo beautiful and here is an order for a 13 inch glamelia  in crepe paper! I have done a few of the glamelia wedding bouquets before and they take a huge amount of time and patience and it is indeed worth the effort and how I would love to get back pictures of the bride holding this!

I was thinking it would be awesome to do some in pastel shades,enjoy the pictures!

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romantic vintage themed wedding orange blossom bride bridal hair piece tiara

I had an order for an orange blossom bridal hair piece on a comb for a wedding.The comb has handmade orange blossoms wound onto a comb.Perfect for a romantic wintage themed wedding.

To buy or order these  please visit my store 

Incorporating orange blossoms into the bride's costume originated in ancient China where they were emblems of purity, chastity and innocence. There are few trees so prolific as the orange; it is one of the rare plants that blooms and bears fruit at the same time, thus becoming symbolic of fruitfulness.

During the time of the Crusades, the custom was brought from the East first to Spain , then to France , then to England in the early 1800's. By then, many enchanting legends had spread throughout the continent of maidens entwining fresh orange blossoms into a bridal wreath for their hair. The influence became so indoctrinated into the culture that the phrase "to gather orange blossoms" took the meaning " to seek a wife". Even America became enthralled with the bridal orange blossoms.

The 19th century bride even decorated her gown with this symbol of fertility. But it was Queen Victoria who created the vogue for the sweet smelling blossoms when she wore them in a grand wreath for her 1840 wedding, and the classic floral theme for the Victorian bride was set. Ever since Winsor brides have taken care to tuck an orange blossom in their bridal ensemble

stephanotis hair flowers

I made these stephanotis hair flower with pearl centers in them.They are on flexible thin wires that you can wind onto a U pin or a bobby pin.You can buy them soon from here.

cake topper birds nest

I had some left over forget me nots so I revamped my gardenia topper.The bird nest wedding cake topper has mini gardenias,mini pink paper flowers and lavender forget me nots. It looks absolutely gorgeous so grab it as it is going to fly off for sure.You can buy it here







You can order a small bunch of forget me nots for the cake like a single camelia.

camelia clay cake flower gumpaste or sugar flowers alternative samplers

I had a camelia cake flower set in clay to finish.They are great sugar flower or gumpaste alternatives and can be displayed at home long after the event too!




I am behind on all order as I have not been well.The weather has been crazy here in New Englnad one day being 73 and this week we have snow outside.

paper flower cake toppers

Sunny had ordered some paper cake flowers to go along with some large paper flowers.These are made from just white paper! She sent me a gorgeous wedding cake inspiration and I created my take on them -hope it did justice! It took a lot of reworking and hence the delay to figure things out as I have never thought of making them out of white paper so this was a exciting challenge -I am pretty thrilled on my new paper gardenias and the more contemporary paper flowers for this order! Hope you will sent me picture of them on the cake!

More pictures coming up on a Holy Communion wreath for my cousin!

Turquoise blue wedding destination wedding bouquet beach cruise wedding

I had an order a while back for a stephanotis bouquet.The brides is having a destination cruise wedding and the wedding ceremony is going to be on a beach! The bride opted for naturally a turquoise blue ribbon wrap.The stephanotis wedding bouquet are so versatile and amazingly sturdy and they are just perfect for a destination wedding and what more you get to keep it after the wedding and display it at home.The bridesmaids to get amazing keepsakes of the the day unlike fresh flowers.The brides ordered gardenia hair flowers too for the 3 of them and the groom and father get a stephanotis boutonierre.




IThe flowers are looking quite pretty and I cant hardly wait to get pictures back from the wedding :-)

These flowers are soo time consumingly handcrafted (no cutter etc!) and sometimes teach you a lesson on patience:-)

bridal wedding hair flower gardenia pictures

I just got back some awesome picture of my favorite flowers gardenias as wedding hair flowers!

Handmade Forget me nots wedding cake topper bird nest in blue

I used some my all time favorite forget me nots -(the flowers are so intricately made that it take loads of time to finish them) in my bird nest (which btw is also handmade) for a blue wedding cake topper.This would be gorgeous a top a cake for a garden wedding! Seprate bunches of forget me nots can be ordered.What more I can totally see this resting somewhere special after the wedding as lasting memories of the day!



Forget me not wedding cake topper! I have been in a bit of creative splurges :-) and guilty of having not concentrated on my "to do" orders - anyway here is what I have created lately.

wedding cake topper - woodland

Wedding cake topper in an array of choices! The cake topper with my new bird nest topper! Perfect and quaint, the cake features my paper peony toppers.The last one holds my


clay flower wedding cake topper



You can buy this wedding cake topper .Check out store promotion coupons to get discounts.

bridal wedding hair flower

Up for sale is gorgeous bridal wedding hair flower

The hair flower has a rhinestone and pearl center and has an alligator clip attched to the back and a small pin so that after the wedding you can use it to dress up any dress.

You can buy the flower here at gorgeous bridal wedding hair flower

Wedding cake flower alternative for gumpaste

New from stjudescreations and on SALE is this wedding cake topper clay flower an alternative for gumpaste flowers with rhinestone and pearl center.grab it before it sells out.

The topper is around 5 inches across and could easily grace a 4 tier cake alone and still make a statement.

The flower is made from a light yet sturdy floral clay for soley making flower out of.

The flower boasts a gorgeous rhinestone and pearl center and this would be perfect for bride on a budget and yet not willing to comprimise on style! The added advantage is after the wedding wipe it donw and frame it in a shadowbox for an everlasting memory of the wonderful day.
You can buy it here cake topper

hair flower wedding

Since my mother is here with me for a visit, we were brain storming new ideas and concentrating in fabric flowers lately.Here is one from the new collection that is coming up.The petals are all handmade from a gorgeous pink taffeta with a button in the center,we will variation of the flower soon.You can buy this bridal hair flower one one off here on etsy.The back has a hair clip and pin so you can use this as a pin on flower to a dress also.

southern magnolia wedding cake flowers

Heather had requested for some Southern magnolia's cake flowers for her wedding and it has turned out quite awesome!









I added some green leaves and here it how it will look with it Heather!