Bouquets are here!!!

Presenting the Crystal and pearl jeweled bouquet. You can find this and the pink bouquet here. More to come!

Sneak peek!

A little peek at a new line of bouquets that I've been working. They're jeweled (of course!) but more reasonably priced and start around $230. This sweet little bouquet features pale pink flowers, vintage jewelry, rose quartz, African glass beads and real large freshwater pearls. I also attached swarovski crystals to the petals and leaves for a little extra sparkle.

My whereabouts...and new bouquets!

Apologies for the long absence! My daily duties as an environmental writer ramped up with the recent oil spill and I was working some very very long hours. Even traveled to the Gulf for a time, which was gut-wrenching. Particularly seeing oiled birds huddling, shivering in these pens waiting to be cleaned.

No surprise that once I got home I was very very happy for a little, pretty distraction to lose myself in. And now I have two bouquets to share!


The first was for a bride who had her loved ones contribute pieces and then went out and hand-selected the rest. Lovely color palette of cream, gold and silver.


The shoe buckle around the handle was her grandmother's. I framed it with pieces of a rhinestone necklace to tie it into the boquet a little more. I just love working with brides who contribute pieces -- it's so much fun for me to work on plus it's that much more meaningful.


This bouquet was for a bride who wanted a spring palette. Her mother was a dancer and had these adorable little shoes that are now attached to the handle of the bouquet.


So sweet!


Love these little shoes...


Even made matching boutonnieres!

Caliente!

So, admittedly, my mouth fell open when I heard that Latina Magazines's online edition planned to feature of one of my heirloom bouquets. It was such a thrill and honestly a little vindication of what I thought was a wacky idea at the time. A jeweled bouqet?

Honestly, I really just thought it would be fun to do something with my sister. She's amazingly talented and so creative and, for a time, did the flowers for high-end Hollywood events.

That first bouquet took ages to put together but it was just so much fun making something totally frivolous, extravagant and yet, ultimately, meaningful. I just love the idea of creating something for someone's most important day out of all these old, forgotten pieces that deserve a second look.

Style Me Pretty Giveaway!

Head on over to Style Me Pretty for a huge Noaki Jewelry giveaway!!! Our biggest yet!

Behind-the-scenes

So all my work for the Noaki Jewelry photo shoot paid off! It all came together beautifully despite a few unforeseen interruptions that included freezing weather in Southern California (?!) and a loitering fisherman (see the guy in red?). Despite this, the photos turned out amazing. Really breathtaking. Here's a little peak at the masterful photographer, John Schnack ,in action. The real thing to come...

Sneak peek...

Sorry for the light (or rather non-existent) postings lately. I've been scrambling on custom orders and experimenting with different kinds of bouquets and hairpieces and the days just slipped by. Attached is a sneak peek at a blue hairpiece I just finished for my own photo shoot! It features a vintage rhinestone center and dozens of hand-applied rhinestones. It's huge and sparkly.

I also made this bridal crown for a more woodsy, garden wedding. It features pink flowers, beads and pieces of vintage jewelry.