Saturday, March 25, 2017

Some History

When my boys were at the age of school dances and girls, I was all of a sudden put into the position of picking out the corsage! Some of the girls had very specific corsages that they wanted, and then we tried to accommodate them, but most of the time we were left guessing and had only the color of her dress to work with. We mostly got corsages with white flowers.

Not all corsages are as durable as others, that we found out, too. One particular corsage was an orchid, very pretty and very expensive. The kids met for photos at someone's home, complete with a flowing chocolate fountain, which doesn't have anything to do with my story, but it was interesting all the same. Anyway, the orchid flower didn't stay attached to the bracelet. Drama, drama, drama! Photos had not even started let alone the dance, too early for a corsage to break down. We had nothing at hand to repair it, so it was a very sad thing.

Other times, I would go to the floral shop and try to order one with limited information. The florist was usually confident and suggested flowers and embellishments, but when it came time to pick up the corsage, I often felt a bit let down and wondered if I could make something I'd like better. And, of course one that would be more economical.  

I decided to try to make a corsage. It filled my head with nonstop thoughts and ideas, and I obsessed over every detail such as how would I make sure that the flower stayed attached to the bracelet and not cause drama and angst to my son's date. And then it started to be fun. The idea of making and selling Keepsake Corsages was born. 

Here are some photos of my first attempt at creating a Keepsake Corsage. I think it was well received!


 


Little Bohemian Heart has many other colorful flower wrist corsages, because, well, I happen to love lots of color. 



This last photo doesn't have anything to do with my shop, but it was a Capris salad that I made for the kids to eat before going to one of the dances. It was delicious.

Saturday, March 18, 2017

A Space of My Own








As you can imagine, crafting supplies can take up space.

I've never had a designated space of my own for Little Bohemian Heart, and that has been challenging. I dreamed of having a space where I could start a project, be able to leave it, and come back to work on it later. A space where supplies could be stored all in one place, and in an organized manner. Well, it finally happened.

Kids grow up and move out on their own, bedrooms become vacant, and new space opens up. Thank you to my 6' 4'' youngest son, Jacob, who gave me the blessing to use his childhood room ...

Husband, Bruce, is handy and painted my space a lovely shade of lilac. I love purple, and red. I also love all things sparkly, and since we just celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary (think diamond anniversary), he gave me a ceiling light fixture that sparkles like diamonds. I love this man.

One of our fur babies, Pumpkin, shares the room with me.

Let the creativity flow!


Monday, March 13, 2017

Welcome To Little Bohemian Heart




New energy, new blog!

Little Bohemian Heart is an Etsy shop, a place where I get to nurture my creative side.

I love color and sparkle, I love to knit, and I love to make things out of keepsake flowers.

Sales are always welcome!

Feel free to follow along!

Here's the link ...  Little Bohemian Heart