Mini Mason Jar Design

Step by step pictures on how to make a cute little flower arrangements in a mini mason jar.

Fleur De Vie Mason Jar Design

Awesome Sci Fi Wedding at the Chabot Space & Science Center!

What a cool venue to host a wedding for my sci fi loving couple!  I loved creating flowers for this wedding!  Can you find the Star Trek insignia?

Long cascade bridal bouquet with feathers and aluminum wire phalaenopsis orchids, spider mums, and alstroemeria.

Sign-in book design using custom cut wave glass, uplit with lights in the design, and accented with aluminum wire.

Mokara, phalaenopsis, and vanda orchids submerged in cylinders with silver aluminum wire.  Here's the USS Enterprise Table.

The Millennium Falcon, Icarus, Battlestar Gallactica, and Babylon tables.

Macy's Flower Show 2014

The Secret Garden!

Bouquets to Art 2014 at the de Young Museum!

Fleur De Vie was thrilled to participate in the 30th Annual Bouquets to Art at the de Young Museum!  Please see our little cow, which corresponds with Edward Hick's Peaceable Kingdom.

We carved his form from floral foam, covered him with pine needles and modeling clay, put him on a bed of homegrown wheat grass, and completed him with a set of succulent ears!

And, our little cow is in SF Gate!!!

http://blog.sfgate.com/missbigelow/2014/03/18/bloomin-bouquets-deyoungmuseum/#21651101=4

A Sweet Birthday Arrangement

Giraffes, orchids, and key limes.  Adorable.

Cute Orchid Cylinder Design for Macy's

Fleur De Vie at the Macy's Flower Show!!!

We were so inspired by the Southeast Asia theme of the beautiful flower show artwork! Check out our elephants, peacock and vertical garden with succulents on display now!!!

Bouquets To Art at the de Young Museum!

Yesterday was the installation of the 2013 Bouquets To Art at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. My piece was by Eastman Johnson, titled, Portraits (The Brown Family). The painting was missing a family dog, so I rectified that situation and placed him on top of the family carpet!

The exhibit will be ongoing from Tuesday, March 19th-March 23rd. For more information please visit http://deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/exhibitions/bouquets-art-2013

Porcelanosa Reopening!

Porcelanosa had its grand reopening last night at its beautifully redesigned venue! Because Porcelanosa sells tiles, we asked if we could use them to design on, and they agreed! I loved the end result!

We're Published in the Los Altos Town Crier! Wohoo!

Check it out!
http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45373&Itemid=145

Bark & Succulents

My clients wanted a masculine centerpiece with a natural, outdoor feel. Here is what she got!

Flora Grub--An Amazing Nursery!!!!

A nursery for the soul!  Simply amazing!!!

vertical hanging garden of succulents

floragrubb.com

164 Jerrold Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94124

(415) 626-7256

Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm

and....there's even a Ritual Coffee Shop on the premises!!!

Thomas Keller at Flavor! Napa Valley! & Recipe for Puree of Sunchoke Soup

I had the pleasure of attending a demonstration by Chef Keller last weekend at the Culinary Institute of America! It was amazing! I followed it up by volunteering at his book signing event. I had a great time taking pictures of the attendees with the Chef, and had one taken too!

Thomas Keller's Puree of Sunchoke Soup

1/2 cup          thinly sliced yellow onion

1/4 cup          extra virgin olive oil

2 3/4 cup       sunchokes, peeled and sliced about 1/4 inch thick

1 tbsp.           salt

1 tsp.             sugar

Heat a large heavy-bottomed stock pot over medium heat.  Add olive oil , onions and salt.  Sweat the onions until they are soft and translucent.

Add the sunchokes and enough water or stock to just cover the sunchokes and bring to a gentle simmer.  Cook until the sunchokes are very soft.  Transfer the contents of the pot to a blender and puree.  Strain the soup through a fine mesh sieve and adjust the seasoning with salt and sugar.  Optional, add croutons to garnish and enjoy!

Cupcakes! Cupcakes!

Check out these adorable cupcakes I created for my friend's son's birthday!  Happy Birthday Richard Jr.! Many happy returns!

A Southern Party!

It's not just about the flowers.  I love to cook too!  Check out some pictures from a Southern Party that I hosted!

Bourbon and mint for the classic mint julip!  Oh, and don't forget the moonshine!

mini mac n' cheese

 spinach dip!

jalapeno poppers!

chicken wings, carrots and celery