Monday, July 23, 2012

A POP of COLOR!

Often customers chose a dark or light frame with a neutral mat background for their floral preservation.   This is understandable, as their flowers have been Suspended In Time (r), and their keepsake is meant to last for generations!  Keeping generic and neutral will ensure that their encasement will fit into the various furniture styles their future may hold.

But hooray for those who are bold and beautiful!  Take a look as some of these choices made by the daring few who LOVE their COLOR! 












Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Bridal Party Gifts

We have some awesome ideas that you can use for bridal party gifts.  Depending on the person and your budget, you could go small with an ornament or table dome, medium sized with a wall dome or jewelry box, or large size with a shadow box.  We've pictured some examples below.
Jewelry box with coursage & bout

Heart shaped ornament with grandparent coursage and bout.

Mother's coursage


Bride's gift to her sister

Maid of Honor's flowers with extras from centerpieces

Mother's coursage

Mother's coursage

Daughter of the bride
For more ideas, visit our gallery: http://www.evergreen-dreams.com/floralpreservation

Dried Flower Fix

Before..top view
I'm calling this a "dried flower fix" rather than a "preservation fix" because these flowers were not originally preserved.  The customer didn't know about us, or even about floral preservation...so she hung her bouquet upside down by a window last fall.  She was really fortunate that the flowers were large and closely spaced, so their shape was maintained fairly well.





Before...side view

But as you can see, the color is anything but beautiful.












After
The original roses were a cross between a hot pink and a red color (the customer brought in a picture).

Because all the roses were the same color, we were able to remove the "bling", protect the ribbon and stems, enhance the color, and bring the flowers back closer to their original shade.  All without separating the bouquet!  We then re-applied the "bling" crystals.





After
When the domed frame arrives, we will be able to encase these flowers, along with a picture and other items that the customer brought to us...thus making a "forever keepsake".