the above photos are by paige lowe. her photos are so romantic and i was beyond thrilled to have her shots too! and the fun does not stop there… WADE! shot and edited this great video that showcases all the prep, loveliness and fun times that was the cream event…

enjoy!

i just received more photos from the cream event. soooooo many amazing shots. the above photos are shot by rad + in love. these ladies are incredible photographers! i highly recommend them. such an honor to have them shoot my work. i also included some of their photos of my dear friends laure and kate – who were modeling for the braid master… the lovely ali.

see more of their shots and our work on the 100 layer cake blog post!

i am one lucky lady. my dear friend emma asked me to be featured on her site as a lovely lady and even better she asked the amazing WADE! to film a studio tour.  the day spent with these two is one i will never forget. their passion, talent and generosity is epic.
as a result i now have this video to share with you all so that you may learn a little more about chaparral studio…

view the full post here.

be sure to check out wade’s other videos. the man constantly blows me away. and miss emma, well duh she has one of the best blogs ever. not to mention she is a super babe. and while on topic of babes… the photos of hannah and i were shot by one of my favorite ladies of all time, kate miss.

thank you to everyone who contributed to this project and everything around and in between. an extra shout to my ma, my family, my site designer and partner in crime greg coats and to my boyfriend mr. evans for always putting a smile on my face.

A little late sharing this (been busy – thank god!)… but we still are celebrating and beyond excited that we have been featured in Daily Candy’s Spring 2013 LA Wedding Guide!!!

we are in this shin dig… LA folk drive up for some ocean breeze and visit our table! pick up a gift for mom! a plant for your office window sill! a necklace for your sister! a lady cave for your nudist friend! a crystal for your energy crisis! …or just say hello and shop the other lovely collections…

A pop up shop in the parking lot of the French Press featuring Small Room Collective from Austin, TX as well as other hand picked venders both local and from surrounding cities.

French Press
528 Anacapa St Santa Barabara, CA

11 am – 3 pm

Clothing, accessories, jewelry, records, etc

Small Room Collective
The Lower Lodge
Chaparral Studio
Adesso Handmade Jewelry
Make Smith Leather Co.
Riviera Vintage
LAS Granola
Cool Summer Records
+more venders being added

finally i am post images from the cream event! it was quite the experience. i was surrounded by amazingly talented folks from all over town and felt so lucky to be amongst them! i met so many wonderful folks that i hope to work with lots in the future. thank you to everyone that came out!

below are couple shots of my table. the problem with doing your table and several other projects is that it leaves little energy to document so my apologies if my images aren’t up to par! we poured our hearts into this display – it was loaded with moss, orchids, succulents, floral notes and surprises all along the way. we designed a sweet heart table that was suited for a romantic pair. at the plate of the bride and groom was a tiny miniature nude that pulled a thread tied to a mica gilded wishbone (real!) in the center of their settings. the idea suggesting that the two would break the bone and wish for the best on their upcoming adventure as a team. throughout the table dressings there were many more scenes to encounter… such as honeymoons in the van with the pets, a glitter dance party in one of the vintage glass / brass trinket boxes, a woman painting a male nude, a lady flying a kite with her dog companion and much more… we were so lucky we got to use a gorgeous table and bench from found rentals and two sexy bertoia chairs from yeah! rentals to complete our look.
hopefully we can score some other shots of our table from elsewhere but in the mean time this serves as a little insight on our display at the cream event…

one of the best parts of the event was collaborating with the talented jessica of bramble workshop to create this tablescape for the delicious urban palate display. they are such an incredible group of folks at this catering company – warm and friendly, up for creative challenges and best of all make the yummiest treats in town. jessica is responsible for the lovely box designs and the background and my handy work is all the florals. we did 6 lovely arrangements for their table along with garnish dressings and sweet boutineers to pin on to their handsome staff.

another collaboration was this planted tipi (tepee, teepee…) for bash, please. this tipi was covered from head to toe in succulents, ferns, moss and love. it took a small crew of patient ladies with a passion for plants to install this beauty. i am quite pleased with the end result of this project but i have some ideas for a more sustainable planted tipi in the works! this one inspired me so much and was such a blast to build i kinda think i want to do my first test garden tipi for my dog…

and my last collaboration with miss jess was this backdrop for smilebooth…. it was super silky soft. at one point in the process of making it i was convinced that i should put the strips of fabric on everything as decoration, including myself as a scarf. i think that is the side effect that happens when you spend hours upon hours starring and cutting  gold shiny metallic fabric…

a big thank you to my friend and photographer melissa at marble rye for most of the images on this post (and on my site!) of this event.

a new necklace has joined the collection… check out our simple gold bar necklace. a perfect everyday necklace. layer or wear it solo.

buy it here.

we are so excited to announce that we are a vendor at the upcoming cream event at the vibiana in downtown la. not only are we doing our own table loaded with wild centerpieces and styling suited for a bohemian festivity of love and then some… we are also doing florals and plantings for our friends urban palate – a creative and delicious catering boutique. in addition in collaboration with bash, please‘s behind the scenes crafty expert bramble workshop we have been building a tipi that will be loaded up with guess what… yup. plants. our favorite material! alongside some other cool nature inspired scenes… and last but not least we are also collaborating on a backdrop for our friends at smilebooth!
the event has sold out. but if you are already set to go – please visit! this is a prime example of what we do for events! and we’d love to work with you to come up with more magical projects in the near future… consider us for your upcoming celebrations… our skills go beyond the planted…

see ya soon lovers! xo

i am in the process of filling my boyfriends place with plants (this happens when you date or friend me). i had brought him a fern. it needed to hang. but i hated the site of the plastic container. i had to make it visually pleasing quick but was without my usual gear. so in an effort to be budget friendly and resourceful considering the immediacy of the situation (ugly plastic pots are visually offensive to me) i planted it in a terracotta pot that was laying around and for a base i used a bowl he frequently eats his soup out of (sorry babe – promise this part is a temporary fix). to make the hanger itself i took basic white cotton rope and braided three long strands. i tied each end of the three braided strands together. after i tied them i wrapped them several times over to give it a cleaner and more sculptural look and hung that puppy up. voila. plant hanger city! the round pot hanger is an example of another quick diy fix plant hanger i made a few months prior (also at his place). this hanger is made of cooking thread! i cut about 10 or 12 long strands, again tie them at each end, spread em’ insert the pot and you are golden!

got any cool quick plant hanger ideas – share ‘em! although i collect vintage macrame plant hangers i always love a quick fix for plant hanging glory.

been busy prepping for some top secret stuff. things are kinda stressful and exciting all at the same time. that being said nothing quite like good times with friends to release all that creative rage. and the smileboothalways manages to capture us at our finest.