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Best Flowers to Use for a Boho Chic Wedding

3/2/2022

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Top Flowers for a Boho Chic Wedding

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It seems like one of the popular wedding and décor trends for 2021 and 2022 is boho chic. Typically, boho chic describes an earthy, ethereal, effortless vibe that incorporates dried flowers. It often involves a neutral color palette with accents of terracotta, burnt orange, blush, peach, or darker tones. 

While this is becoming super popular, it is also pricy because dried flowers typically cost more than fresh flowers.

How do you create a boho chic look without breaking the bank? 
The key to a budget-friendly, boho chic look, is curating the perfect balance of dried and fresh flowers that has variation in shape, texture, and dimension. You do not have to get loads of pampas grass (which is expensive) to make your arrangement look full. Using something like dried sun palms, which has a large width and is less expensive than the large pampas grass can help you cut costs. Nailing down your focal flower is also important. This is the flower your eye is first drawn to. I like my focal flower to either have an accent color and/or be largest and most unique flower. 
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What Flowers to Use

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To create this arrangement, I focused on an earthy and elegant aesthetic, with a pop of terracotta as my accent color. 

Focal Flower
I was super excited to use toffee roses as the star of this arrangement. Especially with a neutral color palette, your eye is immediately drawn to the toffee rose. Quite literally, the color is a toffee, caramel, terracotta color which pairs really well with dried flowers. 

Secondary Flowers
For a soft, romantic touch, I used quicksand roses, white ranunculus, and white freesia. For texture, I used white astilbe, chocolate queen anne's lace, dried sun palm, and dried bunny tail. For height, I used white snapdragon.

​Foliage 
Dusty miller was a perfect compliment to this arrangement. Its velvet texture and silver blue/green color was a great way to tie in everything! 
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To add to this compote vase arrangement, you can pair it with an assortment of bud vases filled with a dried and fresh flower. 
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I hope this flower breakdown can give you a starting point for your next boho chic event!
Curious to learn more? Let's connect!

Florist: Grace Flora Studio
Event Planner/Designer: Krissy Campbell Celebrations
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How to Make a $10 Quick and Easy Fall Wreath

10/28/2021

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DIY $10 Quick and Easy Fall Wreath

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Fall is here! I love this time of the year for the same reason everyone else does - the Fall colors.

Around October, our front lawn has Little Quickfire Hydrangeas that start to become an ombré reddish purple, beige, and faded lime green (see right). This type of hydrangea dries really well, making it perfect for dried flower bouquets, house décor, and wreaths!  

I quickly whipped up a Fall wreath using everything foraged from my front lawn. My goal was to make it quick, easy, and affordable (just paying for the cost of the wreath!) 
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How to make a Quick and Easy Fall Wreath

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Materials
  • 24" grapevine wreath (I got mine from Michael's here which was $9.99) 
  • Little Quickfire Hydrangeas, grasses, pods, lavender, any foraged flowers that dry well (see list below)
  • Scissors
Best Flowers to Dry 
  • Eucalyptus 
  • Strawflowers
  • Hydrangeas
  • Lavender
  • Gomphrena
  • Statice
  • Yarrow 
  • ​Rose
If you decide to dry these yourself, cut the stem, remove the leaves, and hang upside down in a bundle in a dark, well ventilated area. 

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How to Keep your Flowers Fresh

1/27/2021

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4 Easy Steps to Make Your Flowers Last

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Valentine’s Day is around the corner, which is the perfect time to get a refresher on how to make your flowers last. Even if you only do one of the below steps, I guarantee it help your flowers look better than doing nothing at all! 

Why should I bother taking care of my flowers if they'll die anyway?

As soon as flowers are cut from the ground, they lose access to water, food and growth regulators. Simply giving flower food can help extend the vase life of your flowers by 60% versus water alone! (Chrysal, n.d.). I also like to think of flower care as a thank you to the person who got you the flowers. 

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How to Make a Modern Christmas Wreath

12/2/2020

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DIY Fresh Christmas Wreath - Two Ways

Asymmetrical Christmas wreath
Symmetrical Christmas Wreath
Last winter, I got to participate in a wreath making workshop at a women's event at my church and loved it!!! This year, I am going to show you two different ways of making a modern Christmas wreath with fresh evergreens and festive accessories. 

Style 1: Asymmetrical Woodland Wreath

DIY Woodland Christmas Wreath

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Welcome to Grace Flora Journal!

10/30/2020

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Floral Inspiration, Education and a Sprinkle of Real Life Talk

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​Hey guys!​
​​I'm Tiffany from Grace Flora Studio and pumped to share the beautiful world of flowers and the design behind it all.

If you are reading this for the first time and never heard of GFS, here is a little intro: 

​I am a full-time mom diving into the floral world. I am focusing this year on learning, connecting, taking chances, and practice! You can get the full story here or follow me on Instagram.

What you'll find in Grace Flora Journal

​Inspiration - You will find a behind-the-scenes look at some of my most inspired pieces as well as favorite florists from across the globe that I am most inspired by.

Education - How do I arrange grocery store flowers? How do I make a garden style, flowy bouquet? These were questions I started with too and I'm excited to share what I've learned. Mayesh and Team Flower are some of my favorite resources. 

Sprinkle of real life talk - As a mom of a young toddler, there are soo many unglamorous, humbling moments. You'll see glimpses of my life in motherhood and things that I am passionate about like self-care and investing in people.

Are there topics you want to learn about? I'd love to hear from you! Drop a comment or leave a direct message here. 
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Picking dahlias in Tyngsborough, MA
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