Oh Joy!

paper florals... 7 Apr 2011

...gorgeous recreations that are just as beautiful as the real thing by The Green Vase... — Joy

{via 100 Layer Cake}

flower fun... 9 Mar 2011

Last night, I attended the first LA workshop by Sarah & Nicolette of Brooklyn's Little Flower School. I've been a huge fan of their work for a long time so it was so fun to have a night to learn some floral tips and tricks from them at the Ban.do studio. At the work tables, we were greeted with our own vase to use for the night's arrangement, a floral frog, our own set of shears, some sweet treats, and of course, a mini Ban.do heart {from our hosts for the night}.

And then, this table full of the flowers we could work with. I felt my heart racing...like a kid in a candy shop...

Nicolette and Sarah gave us the 411 on all the flowers and then had demo of their process and how we should work layer by layer, creating "moments" of color and shape in the florals.

Finally, by the end of the evening, we all had an arrangement {mine shown above} of our very own. As a graphic designer, I had a hard time with the organic process and not having things so precise. But that's exactly what I love about their style and why I loved their class so much. There's theory and shape and color to be considered, but a lot of it is just going with what feels right and evolving it as it goes. SO much fun! Thanks again to Nicolette & Sarah for the awesome class! — Joy

{photos by Oh Joy}

love these... 2 Mar 2011

...quirky, funny and colorful succulent planters made from old plastic toys by Plaid Pigeon...
— Joy

{los angeles event} little flower school at ban.do... 3 Jan 2011

Woo! Two of my favorite lady duos are joining together to give you...the very first Little Flower School in LA! Nicolette and Sarah of the Little Flower School in Brooklyn are coming to LA to teach their signature Flower Arranging 101 class. As icing on top of the bloom-y cake, the ladies of Ban.do will be hosting the classes at their studio...which means extra colorful blooms and a bonus fresh flower hairpiece how-to from Nicolette & Sarah in celebration. See more details and sign up for the March 8th and March 9th classes right here {Bay area folks, there's one in your neck of the woods too!}. I'm already signed up for March 8th in LA...who's with me?

And, I'll be sure to take and post photos from the class!

{top photo by Little Flower School, bottom photo by Max Wanger for Rue Magazine}

food & flowers... 3 Jan 2011

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday & new year! I'm excited to be back and rested and starting the new year fresh with these gorgeous images. A mix of two of my favorite things mingling together so perfectly as styled and designed by Elizabeth Lewis of Austin-based The Nouveau Romantics.

{photos by The Nouveau Romantics and The Nichols}

happy friday + geek chic flora... 10 Dec 2010

I can't believe we're just weeks away from Christmas {and I have yet to decorate my tree}! Hope you've enjoyed and gotten some gift-giving inspiration from our seven gift guides over the last couple weeks! While I whip out the tree and start humming Christmas carols, in contrast, I'm leaving you today with a few of my favorite summery buds. Peonies seem to be in season right now in LA, so here's a little group chilling in some geek chic vessels that a certain Secret Stylist gave us. It's just a tiny peek at what you'll see when our home makeover episode airs in the spring! Have a great weekend everyone!

{photo by Oh Joy}

a floral escape... 9 Dec 2010

I kind of want to go wherever this is...as captured by Amanda Friedman for Preen Magazine...

{photos by Amanda Friedman}

a green holiday... 11 Nov 2010

...a greeting card that blooms to life! So sweet and so fun...by Postcarden...

well hello... 8 Nov 2010

...amazing floral sleeves...

{photo by Richard Bailey for Vogue 2005, prop styling by Megan Morton}

this week's farmer's market flowers... 8 Nov 2010

This week's flowers found themselves popping into this little hen vessel that my friend Peggy gave us as a housewarming gift. With a gold beak and a polka-dotted coat, this little hen needed nothing else but a jacket of fresh blooms to complete her outfit...

{photo by Oh Joy}