2010 Bridal Image

This is the photo by THE IMAGERY STUDIO
of Lynne, a recent bride who participated
in the photo shoot we did at the Chocksett Inn.
Alice took so many great photos but this one
worked the best. It is being made into
4' x 6' banner for my booth at upcoming wedding shows.

Holiday flower arrangements

Beautiful amaryllis, deep red opium roses, hypericum
berry, lilies and cedar. This piece is for a large buffet table.


Gorgeous white amaryllis!



Tulips, lilies, roses and dendrobian orchids.

What a plant. These amaryllis plants were huge this year!

WREATHS AND MORE WREATHS

Permanent botanicals at their best.


This is a fresh balsam wreath with noble fir added, artificial
juniper and decorations. The ribbon is great.



Permanent WREATH with twig orb, cymbidium orchids, calla lilies and
hanging amaranthus. Not the typical Christmas wreath.




Silver and pearl tones and gobs of messy wire. Great!

Christmas house decorating

This is my favorite stairway to decorate. Every year I feel lucky
to have the opportunity to design elaborate roping for this home in
Princeton. Balsam, cedar, pine,seeded eucalyptus, berries and huge pine
cones go into the roping. It is gorgeous!


Mantle pieces for the same home are very large. There are
two mantles about 8 feet long in the dining room and living
room. It takes about 8 hours on and off site to do both mantles and
the stairway.

A gold 9 foot tree in the foyer of another home in

Princeton. Tons of ornaments on this tree!! So far I have

put up 18 trees this week.

Fresh Holiday Wreath Making!!!

Last night I had a great group of very talented wreath makers in

for a night of design. I am always amazed at how each one looks

different. The design room was as full as it can get.

Wonderful job! Thanks Ellen!!!

Jr. League of Worcester- Winter Festival

I decorated a tree for the Junior League of Worcester today for their

Winter Festival being held at the Ecotarium.

It was colorful!

Window Display

A clean look of just over sized ornaments in red, lime and a
funky shade of gold! I have used ornaments like these in
some commercial decorating jobs- Copley Marriott, Boston.

I love the look! Hope you have the chance to drive by at night.

It looks great!!

Thanksgiving flowers!

Didn't have much time to post anything last week, so here is just
one quick picture of flowers I used for the holiday. It was a
busy holiday and getting busier as we go into the Christmas season.

It's Here! Our biggest season!

Like it or not Christmas has started for us already.

My Christmas season is almost a year round job.

Planning, contracts and designing!

I do many commercial jobs along with personal homes.

Above is a doctors office here in Worcester.

Our most glamorous venue- the Copley Place Marriott,

Boston. Janet and Nick in the basement of the hotel prepping

decorations that will be moved into the hotel

public spaces on Saturday.

Orchids in glass!

Beautiful brown cymbidium orchids, ornamental cabbage,

lilly grass, mini calla lilies and roses made for some fun

classic arrangements in glass!

Photo shoot for 2010 Wedding promo

Here is a preview (me taking pictures of the photographer taking pictures) of the promo wedding shoot we did
at the Chocksett Inn with photographer Alice of the
IMAGERY studio in Worcester. What a great time!
Two hours went by so fast! The bride, Lynn was not only beautiful
but a great model! We told her- just spin around and throw your
legs over the side of the car- easy for us to say but hard to do when
your hips are wedged between the headrests and the dress
weighs as much as her! She was great. Thanks Lynn!!!


My favorite!

Brides bouquet

Mini calla lilies, cymbidium orchids, double tulips,freesia
and various roses made a beautiful brides bouquet.
Pictures by Sue Bray photography.

New design/classroom complete!

My new design room downstairs is done just in time!

With the busy holiday season about to begin I am finally done

painting. Lots of great counter space and storage! I had the

Junior League of Worcester in last night to make wreaths for

their Winter Festival coming up in December.

Memorial Flowers

I did flowers for a Memorial service at Mt View School

in Holden. I wanted to make the flowers colorful and what

students would like- butterflies, dragonflies and LED lights

in the petals of roses and hydrangea.

My daughter, who attended the school last year helped with the

flowers. She also took the pictures! Nice job-thank you Brenda!

Public House Wedding

Today's wedding was purple,rust, lime green,golds and
orange. A bright festive color combination!
This arrangement was made in a large red cabbage.


The altar.



The ceiling at the Federated Church was beautiful!




Ornamental cabbage, ornamental peppers, purple stock,
roses, gerbera and lime dendrobian orchids.





A busy day at the Public House.

Upcoming design classes

I have completed the schedule for the classes I will be offering between now and Christmas.

November 19th -Thursday- Artificial Holiday Wreath- $60.00

November 24th -Tuesday- Thanksgiving centerpiece- $45.00

December 3rd - Thursday- Fresh Holiday Wreath - $45.00

December 10th- Thursday- Boxwood Tree- $50.00

December 11th - Friday - Mantle decorating - $ 75.00

December 17th - Thursday - Christmas table centerpiece - $ 45.00

All classes will be held at the studio from 7-9 PM and include instruction and all materials needed.

Reserve as soon as you can. A great night out for friends!

March of Dimes fundraiser at Mechanics Hall

Last night at Mechanics Hall was a fundraiser for the

March of Dimes. I did three different pieces for them.

Lime green hydrangea, orange gerbera, roses, assorted

foliage and small viking poms. What a bright piece!

One of my favorite designs-a tall vase with lilies,

hydrangea, apple blossom and curly willow branches!

Road trip wedding!

Had a wedding at the Equinox Resort in Manchester Village

Vermont on Monday. The flowers were white hydrangea, white roses,

white dendrobian orchids, snapdragons, white spray roses, white

lilies with seeded eucalyptus.

These are some pictures of the hotel off the Equinox web site. What

a beautiful place for a fall wedding and what great weather yesterday!