Françoise Weeks

Notecards of Françoise’s arrangements, photographed by Joni Shimabukuro of Joni Photo

These cards highlight Françoise’s use of lush texture in all of her designs. Overall views of the arrangements show the structure, composition and atmosphere , while close-ups reveal the details of seed pods, fruits and vegetables, houseplants, succulents and seasonal flowers that naturally nestle together to form the whole design. Each card includes both views, one on the front and its opposite on the back. Thoughtful gifts for any occasion, they capture the beauty of each original design.

Seasonal Notecard Set

This set of cards includes arrangements from the four seasons. What is so fun, surprising and inspiring is the plethora of plant materials available that make it hard to tell which season is which!

Seasonal Notecard Set includes
8 cards, (blank inside) & 8 envelopes
$15.00

Price with Shipping

1 box with shipping $18.00 2 boxes with shipping $34.50 3 boxes with shipping $51.00

Woodland Notecard Set

The woodland notecards are inspired by Françoise’s childhood in Belgium, where she would create magical arrangements from bark, tree limbs, rocks and wildflowers. She has reinterpreted her love of the woodland arrangement for her wedding and event business.

Woodland Notecard Set includes 8 cards, (blank inside) & 8 envelopes $15.00

Price with Shipping

1 box with shipping $18.00 2 boxes with shipping $34.50 3 boxes with shipping $51.00

Beautiful fireplaces add a romantic touch to reception sites. Elaborate or simple decorations always enhances the mantle beautifully!

Holland Studios

A lush garden arrangement on the mantle at the Portland Golf Club

Jamie Bosworth

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For the last couple of years log arrangements and woodland bouquets have captivated my attention. Maybe it’s because they are rooted in a childhood memory, that popped up out of nowhere a couple of years ago:

I grew up in Belgium. My parents were avid hikers and for 4 consecutive  summers we spent a month in Switzerland, where we went on daily hikes. Every year we went to a different area of this gorgeous country that is nestled in the Alps. Getting to our destination was a fun adventure of train rides!

Every day, dad mapped out another day hike while mom packed our lunches and off we went. Whenever possible we would stop by a creek for a lunch break; the 4  kids loved to explore the meadows and we always had so much fun gathering pieces of bark, moss and wildflowers to delight mom with an arrangement!

Bark, branches, moss, lichen, seedpods, herbs, river rock, lots of texture and sometimes a few flowers: a fabulous recipe for the woodland arrangements that I have had so much fun with lately.

My friend Joni has photographed many of them; her incredible pictures always illustrate the many details that make these old pieces of wood come alive!

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These were very fun projects!

Ron Weeks

Ron Weeks

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Chair decorations that have been used for the ceremony are often moved to the reception.

Sometimes the Bride and Groom like a special decoration for their chairs at the reception. Whether it is a small hand-tied bouquet attached with ribbon, an initial or flower garland,  chairbacks are always a lovely touch!

Krista Kay

This garland made with roses, dahlias, chocolate cosmos, scabiosa, seedpods and figs created a stark contrast against the white chairs.

Jamie Bosworth

A couple of cobra lilies, fiddleheads, seedpods, berries and grasses have been tied together to fit the very textural theme of this wedding.

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Jamie Bosworth

The large square tables were decorated with 4 medium square vases. The bride liked an organic look: each vase was filled with a club moss plant – the dirt showed – and a phaelonopsis orchid stem was secured with a small piece of raffia to a thin branch. Some brown hypericum berries were added on top of the moss.

Robert McNary

A late summer arrangement in a flaring vase.

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