trumpet tree

I just got back from a little vacation down south in Florida and Georgia. I kept noticing these pretty tabebuia trees that were flowering in Florida. The yellow trumpet like blooms were dropping from the trees in the wind littering the grass with eye candy. This is my little Penny enjoying the dropped blossoms. I can't wait for the trees to start blooming here soon!

new in shop: dried plumosa fern wreath

new in the shop is a dried plumosa fern wreath! Soft to the touch, plumosa fern wreath has a natural organic feel. Professionally preserved to keep the texture, feel and softness. This would look perfect in a farmhouse kitchen, mid century modern living room or an indie bedroom. Can be found in the shop here.

free people's floral fields

 Free people contacted me and thought I might be interested in these photos from their latest march catalog. I can't help it! I am! My inner bohemian indie flower field child is screaming. Shot in floral fields of Lompoc, California the setting is perfect for their spring collection. Looking closely these photos, it looks like fields of stock which not only is bright and bold but has a lovely scent too.

check out free people's spring line here.

Catalog Credits:                      

Model: Alana Zimmer, Dorothea Barth Jorgensen, Martha Hunt, and Fei Fei Sun

Photographer: Anna Palma                        

Hair: Amy Farid                      

Makeup: Deanna Hagan

Long Island Wedding at an Herb Farm.

 I was able to help make a beautiful organic wedding by designing the flowers for a wedding at an herb farm on Long Island, NY. It was featured on Style Me Pretty here. The photos were by the talented Love By Serena and the scene was set at the gorgeous Peconic herb farm.

The bride chose my dried bridal bouquet, available here along with the matching boutonnieres here.

  I also made the centerpieces, field harvest, also available here.

 The bride, Stephanie, said some lovely words : The bouquets were from Flores del Sol. They’re still beautiful and I consider them heirloom pieces.

see the full style me pretty blog post and photo gallery here.

croton leaf

It fell off my croton plant that I've pinched back to promote lateral growth. The veins in the sunlight are gorgeous. 

new in shop: modern farmhouse arrangement

As I was making this design, it reminded me of grasses that surround an old farmhouse, much like the one I grew up in. Paired with the modern warm-wood toned vase the mixture equals modern farmhouse arrangement. Available in the shop now here!

Houseplant ID: string of pearls

String of pearls, also know as string of beads or Senecio rowleyanus. A succulent houseplant, their cascading bead/pea like stems are an attractive focal point to a room and need little care. One of my favorites.

found friday: angela dalinger

Illustrations of German artist Angela Dalinger. My favorite is this last one here. Yours?

macrame floral design

I came across this photoshoot for style me pretty. My eyes were in heaven! The gorgeous floral garden designs in the hanging macrame planters as a centerpiece are exquisite. What a statement it makes. And I also have a slight obsession for vintage thonet chairs to top off that great tablescape :)

floral design by mckenziepowell photography by jasmine star photography

gray light

Some phone shots I took of green growing this morning in my apartment as large snowflakes are falling outside my window. I noticed as I was watering my plants, the sunlight has become cold and gray signifying the start of winter. My amaryllis bulbs are still sprouting towards the gray light though. Once the bulbs sprout a little more, my girls and I will pot them up as teacher gifts for the holidays again this year.

I love my macrame planter above from Chris at etsy shop macrame design. There are so many to choose from and great prices too. I paired it with a ceramic planter I made in college and its now one of my favorite corners in my apartment. I'm tempted to get another for my bedroom soon!

plants: 1-frittonia  2-pothos 3-snake plant 4- dracaena warneckii 5- amaryllis bulbs

New in shop: Hand tied eucalyptus wreath

New in the shop! A hand tied wreath of dried eucalyptus, fragrant and simple. Just in time for the perfect holiday gift at $25, it can be sent directly to the recipient with a card message. This wreath can also be used for wedding or holiday decor or all year round in your home.  Hand tied eucalyptus wreath for sale here.

sandy and local ways to help

photo by a friend and talented nj photographer casey mcdaniel

Sandy caused a lot of havoc on the state of New Jersey and surrounding areas. I am so grateful we only had to deal with long power outages, no school and gas rationing when others have lost so much. My heart goes out to them.
My husband has been able to help out on weekends in hard hit areas with clean up through our church's volunteer organization, Mormon Helping Hands. They are in need of volunteers to help in the hard hit areas. No need to be a Latter Day Saint to help out, they just need lots of hands to help those who have lost so much. There have been plenty of donations for Sandy but not enough actual work on the ground. If you live in my area contact me for details at my email flowersofthesun at gmail  or if you live in the tri state/ nyc area, follow their facebook page for more details on when and where to help. They will be organizing volunteers for many weeks to come.

a video of what they are doing to help here.