Detroit Flower Week at the Jam Handy

I'm designing some more fresh flower letters this week! Heres one for My girl Lisa of @potandbox Lisa created @flowerhousedetroit in 2015 and now brings us @detroitflowerweek  October 11th-15th at the Jam Handy. Get your passes while they last It's going to be amazing including lectures by @francoiseweeks @ashleywoodsonbailey @josephmassie and workshops with @ariellachezardesign @passionflowersue @emilythompsonflowers and @studiochoo #detroitflowerweek #flowerstagram #sweetpeafloraldesign #detroittigers #detroitmade #floralfix #floralart #dtownlove #dtown #artandnature #floweroftheday #flowermagic #flowersofinstagram

Boxwood Handmade of Dexter Hosts Compote Floral Design Workshop

On September 16th at 6:30 We are are proud to be offering "The Art of the Compote" a floral design class for any level of designer from beginner to advanced.  We will provide the vases, flowers, sips and sweets for an hour and half long workshop followed by socializing and snapping shots of our beautiful creations.  Class size is limited to 6 students and everyone will take home their centerpiece to admire.
cost is $160/person
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Boxwood Handmade is located at
3216 Alpine St, Dexter, MI 48130
Phone: (734) 580-2069

Birthday Flowers, Graduation Flowers, and A Special delivery for Christian Dior

This week we had the AMAZING opportunity to send flowers to a special woman on behalf of Christian Dior NY I've always been obsessed with Dior and never more then earlier this year when I had the honor of attending a special viewing of the Dior and I documentary at the DIA  . The pre Flower House event was attended by so many flower enthusiasts adorned in blooms I made the below Dior inspired fresh floral bodice / skirt getup.

Designed these for a casual birthday garden party the mute blush and ivory pallet is a classic fresh clean arrangement and the peonies were at their peek for this elegant event.  

on the same day we worked on these for another birthday but this time a juicer coral pallet with a mix of garden roses, ranunculus, viburnum and wandering vines like passionflower and jasmine vine that we grow and forage ourselves.

These new clear urn vases from Syndicate Sales are such a great option for this amazing cascading centerpieces shape that everyone is in love with.  I prefer it because you can allow the flowers to have their natural drape or movement like they are pouring out of the vase and the vines give it such a wispy wild silhouette.

a third event this weekend included all white hydrangea effortlessly arranged in these white/grey stone urn vases for beloved cousin's baby shower 

We Bought the Farm!

Update: We bought the farm! an 1840s farmhouse with 2 story barn to be renovated into our studio.  The barn renovation will take awhile so in the meantime I'm setting up shop in the big front parlor of the farmhouse.  



Could not be any happier this morning to be sipping coffee and setting up the new office.  The view from my desk is spectacular and this spacious front parlor is such an improvement over my previous claustrophobic back bedroom office I feel like I can breath and stretch my legs here.  Doesn't hurt that its SPRING, the days are long, the trees are green and I'm listing to Alison Krauss + Union Station


Known by my friends as the Queen of craigslist can you believe I scored this HUGE pottery barn sectional and broke it into 2 sofas to solve my problem in the den .... how do you accommodate 2 focal points (a TV and fire place) when you can't hang the tv above the fire place.. 2 sofas for the price of one and still the reigning craigslist champion LOL. Please note the freshly picked lily of the valley on the pallet coffee table.  There is a 1 mile+ hiking trail in our back yard and the lily of the valley are going bananas right now.

New favorite top purchased on Postmark another new obsession.  love this graphic palm tank from J.Crew from seller @kimdoeswork do you have a favorite posh closet share it below!

And let the foraging begin!! Here are the last best lilacs of 2016 for dear friend Bridgit who had a big shower to help flower up this weekend.  Its so fun to find that a drive in the country begins at the bottom of own driveway and just about anything you can think to forage is available in droves here or there I'm looking forward to lots viburnum, sweet peas, and already enjoying all the lily of the valley

Had the pleasure of designing a Mandap (traditional Hindu wedding arbor) for my client Preeta at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens this weekend the couple were so kind and the fabric was sewn by Preeta's mom Jay didn't she do a beautiful job!!

stay tuned for many farmhouse and studio updates to come!! Things are moving fast around here.

Amazing Feature from The Allure Avenue

Thank you so much Kristen and Ashley for this amazing feature!! 

THE LITTLE SOAP CO.

This cute box from The Little Flower Soap Co. includes homemade lavender scented soap, bath salts, moisturizer, and lip balm- all made with aromatherapy grade essential oils and 100% natural. An at home spa day isn’t complete without a soothing bubble bath. Valentines Day is right around the corner and a spa package would be a perfect Valentines Day gift!There are so many ways to pamper yourself in winter, and they don’t have to involve going to an expensive spa. Of course, one of the most pleasurable ways to pamper yourself is with beauty treatments. If you enjoy these, why not have a beauty evening at home? This is a great and cheap way of pampering yourself. Switch off the phone, and spend the time soaking in the bath, giving yourself a pedicure, and putting on a face mask.