Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Carlton Woods Events of April

 The Club at Carlton Woods keeps us busy! We love creating wonderful pieces for their many gatherings! Here are just a few centerpieces we did for a few of their April engagements!
 Azeleas, cherry blossoms and tulips, what could be better?
 Fabulous colors, with wonderful contrast: yellow roses, green hydrangea, purple dendrobium orchids and blue lisianthus with curly willow and mixed vines.
Mardi gras inspired pieces with yellow roses, stock, purple dendrobiums and green hydrangea!

Friday, May 25, 2012

Hitomi comes to Houston!

 Hitomi was able to make it to Houston this last month and we were luck enough to be able to go see her show. Hitomi is a fabulous designer, whose creativity is endless. We love going to see different designers so we can become inspired and take some of the ideas we see back to our shop! Here are just a few of the many things we learned about from the fabulous Hitomi!
 Bouquet wraps, decorative rings and bracelets.
 Movement in bouquets, using armatures and line to create interest.
 Some more fabulous bouquets and lovely color combination.
 Taller arrangements with armatures.
Accent arrangement, centerpiece ideas and bold color!

Sunday, May 20, 2012

April Weddings in Review...

Here is a fabulous photo recap of our very busy April! {Above: The Vista staircase decor with floral tie backs and draped tulle with peach, champagne and ivory roses and yellow alstromeria}
{Bouquets in a handtied style with white hydrangea, white dendrobium orchids and stephanotis)
{The Forest Deck at The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center with white hydrangea pew decor, and a multi colored arrangement atop the gazebo with our fabulous rental white curtains}
{From left to right: a mixed buffet arrangement with pink roses, blue iris, white daisies and yellow snap dragons. A tall arrangement in a clear glass fluted vase with pink roses, white tulips, blue delphinium and mixed greens. Cake decor of white hydrangea and pink miniature garden roses with clusters cascading down the side}
{Handtied bouquets: left to right: white hydrange with hot and medium pink roses wrapped in turquoise ribbon. A tear drop bouquet with white roses, medium pink roses, white lisianthus, white tulips and mixed draping greens.}
{Table centerpieces: love arrangements with yellow poms, blue delphinium, pink roses and alstromeria}
{Fabulous head table scape with 2 tall black table top candelabra arrangements with snapdragons, spider mums, yellow calla lilies and curly willow with lantern and cute little posey arrangements.}
{Bridal Bouquet: The Woodlands United Methodist Church, Robb Chapel modern take on a traditional cascade with white miniature calla lilies, white roses, white rannunculus and mixed greens.}
{Altar Arrangements: Chapel in the Woods Fellowship of the Woodlands Mixed arrangements with hydrangea, hypericum berries, cushion mums, and gladiolas}
{Mixed bouquets: Orange and white roses with hot pink and tinted blue gerbera daisies, top right: white hydrangea with white and green roses, bottom right: green hydrangea with peach roses, pink tulips and peach hypericum berries}
{The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center Forest Deck: Rental white curtains, white aisle runner floral tie backs and stretched tulle across the top with mixed greens pew decor.}
{The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center: Emerald Ballroom: Low arrangements with floating candles in glass pedestal vases and tall arrangements with curly willow white drndrobium orchids and dangling crystals}

{Bridesmaid bouquet with white hydrangea and pink roses, Bridal bouquet with pink peonies, white roses, and two tone miniature calla lilies.}
{Simple low arrangement with white hydrangea and white babys breath, taller buffet arrangement with white mums, white hydrangea, and cushion mums with greens.}
{White pommanders for the place card table done in white spider mums}
{Augusta Pines: Lavender, plum and white arrangements. Tall arrangement: mixed with stock, hydrangea and lisianthus. Low mixed arrangement: white hydrangea, lavender roses, lisianthus and stock. Low arrangement white hydrangea tinted purple in a glass bowlie with an underwater light.}
I told you we were BUSY in April and this is just a few of our favorite pictures! Call us today to schedule your free consultation, and we'll help you make your wedding dreams come true!

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Party Central...

 If there's one thing about the Team at The Blooming Idea that we all have in common, it's that we all love to PARTY! And let's be honest, it isn't a party without decor, and no decor speaks more, gets more wows, and sets the mood than flowers! These beauties are done in oranges, yellows and whites with a fun sliced lemon accent in the oversized martini glass vase. The white hydrangea, dendrobium orchids, button poms and miniature garden roses create a fun play on textures. While the low arrangement in a glass bowlie with white hydrangea, voodoo orange roses, yellow buttons and bear grass and ti leaf accents coordinates perfectly!
These two large pieces in tall glass cylinders filled with green cymbidium orchids show off the arrangement of bells of Ireland, orange lilies, white hydrangea, miniature and full size roses, alstomeria and mixed greenery. The citrus color pallet is perfect for early summer and will liven up any party!

Throwing a party soon? Well, it's not complete without flowers! Give us a call and we'll set you up with the perfect arrangements for you perfect party!

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Summer Hues...

 Just in time for summer, this fabulous wedding was perfectly colorful for the season!
 With a mix of lime green, orange, hot pinks and purples it was the perfect blend of colors for a fun loving early summer wedding!
 The ceremony was at The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center, outdoors on the Forest Deck, while the reception was in The Glass ballroom (one of my favorites!) For the centerpieces we combined two different styles together to create impact and variety. The mix of bells of Ireland, stock, spider mums, gerbera daisies and hydrangea was a fun playful mix with lots of textures and bold color.
This beautiful bride was truly stunning on her big day. We loved working with her and wish he all the best! It was another perfect day in The Woodlands for a beautiful wedding!

Holiday Allert!

Do you know that Mother's Day is THIS WEEKEND? Well, if you were one of the many who has accidentally forgotten, no worries we are here! Call The Blooming Idea at 281-465-4288 to order the perfect flowers for your one and only Mom! We understand that each Mom is so different, that's why we specialize in creating arrangements that are personal and unique, just like your Mom! So don't wait, call us today and we'll create something gorgeous that she'll never forget! (And it just might make you the favorite!)

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Easter Weekend... Part 3

 Sunday morning The Club(s) at Carlton Woods, both Fazio and Nicklas hosted a fabulous Easter Brunch.  Fazio's color scheme of pink yellow and blues was a fun fresh combination, reminiscent of the fresh spring air that we've been enjoying for quite some time.
 With fluffy blue hydrangea, giant yellow roses, yellow forsythia blooming branches, yellow tulips, pink miniature garden roses and variegated pink and white lilies this centerpiece was a masterpiece and absolutely stunning to look at!


 Nicklas had a softer color scheme with peaches, buttercream yellows and whites. With white hydrangeas as a base for these table arrangements the peach roses and buttercream stock added just the right amount of contrast and texture.
 The buffet arrangements at Nicklas were created but clustering groups of like flowers together! You get a fun new shape and design when you cluster, and if your using a variety of smaller sized blooms this technique also helps give more visual impact as opposed to mixing it all up.




And of course it wouldn't be easter without a big beautiful piece in the Nicklas Bears Den. Using the same clustering technique on a much larger scale this piece welcomed visitor with wonderful pops of bright color as they entered the brunch!

It was a wonderful weekend!