A New Style of Bridal Show.... And It's Quite Fancy!

There is a new style of wedding show that is hitting the Milwaukee area. It involves beautiful design and..... cocktail attire?

That's right! This might be one of the fanciest bridal shows to hit Milwaukee.

It takes place right here at the Milwaukee Art Museum on January 14th, 2013.

"The Artful Bride Event" features some of the area's best companies in the wedding business. If you are looking to "keep things local" for your big day, then may we suggest that you start here.

www.theartfulbrideevent.com

 

 

Time to Plan Your New Years Party!

New Years Eve is less than a week away and after asking some of my friends about the big plans for the night, almost all of them said that the were just going to stay home since it was just getting too expensive to go out. I totally agree as we do the same thing.

Here are some tips for planning a great New Years Eve party at home:

Plan some games for guests. Nothing too cheesy, but something that might help some people get to know each other if they don't already.

Create a fun playlist of music of the year's most popular songs. People will recognize them and think that this is a fun way to recap the year in music.

Check out some of these other tips for Real Simple:
http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/more-holidays/throw-easiest-new-years-eve-party-ever-10000001693331/index.html


Start a new party tradition. Have everyone bring a favorite article or symbolic item from the past year. Collect all the items, and make a collage or have everyone take a picture of their item in a photo-booth type of set up and create a photo-book of the guests with the memorable items.

What types of New Years Eve traditions do you and your friends already participate in?

It's Engagement Season! Order Those Custom Items Early

Everyone will know someone who will get engaged this holiday season. As a wedding planner and floral designer, I encourage all new future brides to PLAN EARLY!

Even if you don't have the money right now to order everything right away, create a timeline that will show you how long it might take to order custom items such as favors, banners, save the dates and these hand painted custom champagne flutes.

Budget and timeline templates are available on theknot.com.

As a small business owner myself, I encourage the new "brides to be" to make an honest attempt to shop local. In the end, you will create some great relationships with local business owners who will work very hard to make your big day very special.

"Wine Not" Have A Little Fun This Holiday Season?

Wine is not just for holidays and special occasions anymore. Any day of the week you can go into your local grocery store and you will most likely find a very intriguing display of the newest trendy wine staring you right in the face.

Why not have a little fun while drinking with some of these hand painted wine glasses?

Interested in purchasing one of our 45 designs? Email leavesfloraldesign@yahoo.com

Holiday Wreaths Gone Wild!!

The days of  traditional holiday wreaths are gone. Springing into the market this year is a lovely new item called Deco Mesh. What is this crazy stuff and what are we supposed to do with it?

Here are a few options:

Our First Post

Sorry for the cliche title, but the first post is always very exciting. This blog is about everything crafty and creative. From home decor to floral design, our topics might seem random, but they are too good not to share.

We hope you enjoy our posts and don't forget to let us know what you think!!!