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<i>Styling, photography and floral design collaboration between Found&Created and <a href="http://flowersinyourhairsf.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Flowers In Your Hair SF</a></i></div>
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When walking through a eucalyptus grove, you have to stop and appreciate the beauty of their silvery green leaves, immense height, soothing smell and multicolored bark. Pure beauty. On our adventure, we spotted long bits of fallen bark on the forest floor and immediately began to play. A crown of fragrant bark anyone?</div>
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Secret Santa gifting gone extreme! Challenged with creating a gift which was no more than thirty dollars, partially homemade, girly, and long-lasting - and with my own personal challenge of making the gift appropriate, useful and well tailored to the recipient, this is what I created. </div>
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Surrounded by leftover greens, eucalyptus, rosemary and citrus from a recent shoot, I wanted to use the bits and share the wonderful fragrance which is so quintessential Christmas. Besides using them for packing fill, I created three different infusions; two infused gin mixtures (Ada loves gin) and a sugar scrub (oil free, because Ada despises the feel of oil.) To fulfill the long-lasting piece of the challenge, they were all packaged into beautiful Weck jars. The sugar-scrub was created to satisfy the girly, as was the idea of filling the box with green and citrus bits. The unwrapping was truly an experience and Ada loved all the little pieces as well as the fragrant smell the greens mixture created. Success!</div>
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Nicole came over and per our usual, I grabbed my camera and coerced her into being my model. I love creating little spur of the moment shoots which blend whatever is around with whatever is in my head.</div>
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On this afternoon, I was amused by the contrast of floral on floral prints, in the mood to do some "Vogue" styling and inspired by our Grandmother's impeccable taste. </div>
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While our Grandmother was never as dramatic as these photos, she is throughly represented here; the high backed floral chair that matched the drapes in her living room, this dress which I never saw her wear, but was always in the closets I played in as child, her trademark golden seashell earrings, her gold greenstone ring and even the geranium tucked into the back corner (geraniums and coral flowers were her favorite.) All of the elements here are hers. </div>
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This little shoot was so fun and Nicole and I both felt happy to get to play with Grandma's things, as we chatted and remembered her.</div>
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Not enough can be said for workplace perks. I had been helping out at local floral shop during October and loved every second of it. At the end of the day, after cleanup, we could take home the wonderful, but not bouquet quality leftovers and anything we could find in the overflowing compost bins. To say I made a lot of very short bouquets in October would be an understatement.</div>
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For a dear friends 30th, I helped host a friend-filled, fancy birthday party picnic in Golden Gate Park. The menu, a tasting of a few of Ada's favorite foods, included a soft cheese only, cheese plate, pork and vegetarian banh mi sandwiches, deviled eggs, salads, an endless supply of oysters and individually wrapped kitty cookies! The cookies were a special treat, created by our friend Francis of <a href="http://bananabakery.com/sugar-cookies/" target="_blank">BananaBakery</a> in Texas, with kitty illustrations supplied by Nono all the way in Boston. Kitties are quintessential Ada, and they were the perfect surprise and finishing touch to bring the tables to life. </div>
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Laurie & Greg's October wedding was nothing but sweet. The super couple celebrated with family and their closest friends while decked out in whites, ivory and buttery yellow. It all went down on a perfect fall day, on the beautiful grounds of the Hillandale Farms and Golden Lamb Buttery in Brooklyn, CT.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Event design, florals, paper goods and creative elements we done by Found & Created (that's me!!) The gorgeous flowers were home-grown by Caroleen Frey (my Mom!), Linda Mathes and Muddy Feet Flower Farm. Photos by the fab, <a href="http://www.maggieconleyphotography.com/" target="_blank">Maggie Connelly</a> and the whole event was held at <a href="http://www.thegoldenlamb.com/" target="_blank">The Golden Lamb Buttery</a>. </i></span></div>
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elmielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00736575522552220986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272945826824141036.post-78453638535728688202013-08-06T21:43:00.002-04:002013-12-27T19:43:46.857-05:00NEW ENGLAND FLORALS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've been missing my CT studio lately (in my delay between posts I have traveled the world and switched coasts! it has been a whirlwind, to say the least, but absolutely the best transition I could have asked for!) and was happily brought back to one of the first arrangements I did in the space. Here are just a few pics of an early May found floral arrangement.<br />
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Ladyfingers Letterpress, a wonderful lady-owned letterpress studio in Providence, RI that combines hand drawn calligraphy with perfect letterpress was hosting an open house to celebrate their new studio. Teamed up with RISD+events, I was invited to create the florals and help style the party. </div>
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The open house was being held in early February, a beautiful time of year in New England, but one when absolutely no flowers are blooming. Holding true to my goal of using only local, seasonal and sustainable materials, my solution was found branches. Curls of bittersweet, budding branches and woody bramble was arranged into tall table arrangements and a wall garland. Wrapped branches of neon twine brought a pop to the branches - the neon was inspired by Ladyfingers Letterpress's use of neon in their own work. </div>
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Below, Morgan and Arley's lovely work which inspired the use of neon twine. More of their work can be seen on their website http://ladyfingersletterpress.com/ </div>
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elmielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00736575522552220986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272945826824141036.post-37996250032226105702013-02-12T02:50:00.000-05:002013-02-12T03:01:27.138-05:00SWEET VALENTINE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This series of mini shoots was put together with the extraordinary help of <a href="http://erikakessel.com/" target="_blank">Erika Kessel</a>. Together we brainstormed, sourced and created; Erika took the reins styling and staging it all, then I followed, shooting the whole thing. </div>
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I loved creating these little scenes. These three were an ode to Valentines day, a holiday that is both salty and sweet; and always celebrated with at least a hint of red. <span style="color: #e06666;"><i>Many more photos after the jump (I loved all the shots, I couldn't filter down to just five!)</i></span></div>
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Is it spring yet? Apparently not since we were just dumped with 3 feet of snow, but before that, I could swear we were getting close. I had already picked armfuls of forsythia, magnolia and all available shrubbery - determined to force them all into early bloom. The forsythia was the only one that has really come through, the others just appreciate that I brought them in and saved them from the crazy weather.<br />
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Last weekend a friend asked me to help out and design a bouquet for her boss in NYC, and of course, I jumped at the chance. It will still be at least a month <i>or two</i> before the earliest of the early blooms open and start working their magic here in CT, so even though selecting blooms in NYC's flower district is somewhat against my personal goal of using only fresh and local material, some exceptions have to be made in the winter months, especially when there is literally nothing available.<br />
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My main instruction for this bouquet was soft, romantic, feminine but unique. I pulled some of my favorite flowers and let them do the work. Does anyone else prefer budding Amaryllis to open? I definitely do. The other flowers used were tulip, spray rose, carnation (I love these even though they get a bad rap. I used a dirty brownish pink variety so they would be less recognizable), rananculus and a bit of green and white foliage, from a plant I don't know. After delivery I transformed the leftovers into a second bouquet.<br />
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This crazy blizzard which brought about 3 feet of snow yesterday also brought me a pretty rough cold. It seems like I am sick more than I am not sick lately, which in itself is pretty bizarre since I don't remember ever being under the weather this often, but colds are also nice (once the exhaustion and muscle aches fade away) because they force you to slow down (and get posts up.)<br />
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Last week I received an email from Ada with photos of two darling little dishes I had been working on when visiting late last year. Ada finished them up, doing all of the firing and perfectly painting the gold luster on the edges. Seeing them instantly transported me back to that awesome extended visit and my first little cold that I had while I was still in CA. I have to say that being sick in an indoor tent is pretty luxurious and I would recommend it, along with lemon ginger tea to anyone not feeling well!<br />
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images from top to bottom, left to right: <i>the porcelain & gold edged bowls I made with the help of Ada <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/tiffinstudio" target="_blank">@ TiffinStudios</a> / delicious breakfast of super healthy crackers, dried mango, cheese and coffee / working from the dining table & fresh herbs growing in the kitchen / in-process lemon & ginger tea / the indoor tent and projected movies with some friendly felines.</i></div>
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I live on the East Coast, and most of my friends live on the west, in San Francisco. For almost a month and a half I visited SF, from late October to early December, and had a blast catching up with friends over coffee, drinks and dinners. </div>
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Ada and Irina, two great college friends, teamed up one weekend morning and together we created an amazing brunch, complete with all the normal breakfast fare, plus some delicious extras like homemade jam and biscuits, fresh espresso and truffle salt. </div>
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I love Irina's space. It is a renovated garage that her boyfriend Kenny and his cousin have been converting for a few years. The front half of the space is Kenny's functional motorcycle repair space and in the back are the living spaces. All are designers and their functionally-modern aesthetics are well represented in the space and all of its details. I was so excited that we were going to have the brunch in such an amazing space that I created a few flower arrangements for the event. </div>
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After 4 hours of casually cooking, chatting, making messes and then cleaning them up, we had enjoyed some really great catchup conversation and had an excellent brunch. Then, we went to <a href="http://www.muji.us/" target="_blank">Muji</a>. It was a prefect day.</div>
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<i>Special thanks to Irina and Kenny for hosting and sharing their amazing apartment. photography and flowers by ellen kyle / found & created. </i></div>
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It is interesting and amazing to reflect back on life. The New Year makes us do it. My life in the last year has been exactly what I hoped for and nothing I could have predicted - which is what (I think) all of us are looking for really - adventure and momentum. It is also amazing to look further back and think back to my childhood self. I realize not <i>that</i> much has really changed, although almost everything has.<br />
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One of my best early childhood friends, Caitlin, is now a professional opera singer. I remember the first time I ever heard her sing (about 5 years ago) and I almost fell out of my chair. I was simply stunned that such an amazing sound could come out of the person who I had know for so long; a person I had always known loved theater and music - but had never known could sing like <i>that.</i><br />
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Besides being a vocal stunner, she has a naturally theatrical presence, which brings an unexpected dose of fun to her performances. I have seen her do both the buttoned up professional performance and fun, comedic casual performance. She rides the line between the two well, but when there is an opportunity for extra fun, she always grabs it.<br />
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While visiting for the winter holidays, Caitlin and I teamed up and had a blast in the studio, playing and creating like we did when we were young.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Caitlin Mathes is currently performing in Portland, Oregon at the Portland Opera. You can hear some of her amazing vocals <a href="http://www.caitlinmathes.com/live/" target="_blank">here</a> or learn more at <a href="http://www.caitlinmathes.com/" target="_blank">http://www.caitlinmathes.com</a>. Styling and photography by ellen kyle / Found & Created.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I helped my parents host a New Year's Day party yesterday afternoon for a few close friends. With the help of my mother and grandmother working prep, we created a fairly simple, but really delicious spread of fresh fruit, veggies, cheeses, salads - even mom's homemade pickles</span>!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I have been busy lately. I have also been traveling, meeting up with old friends and making many new, working on a lot of projects which are taking me in many amazing an different directions, and now, taking a moment to celebrate the end of one year the the start of another. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">While I was in San Francisco, I had the great pleasure of meeting Diane and Gil, a Bay-area couple who have just created a start-up called Share Some Style. I have been helping them out with some research, ideas, graphics and a medley of other things, one of which was a small event to celebrate the very beginning - the beta start of the company.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Diane, Ada (an equally creative, great friend who let me stay with her my whole month and a half in CA! Clearly, she is a saint) and I hashed out the idea for the party just about 5 days before it happened. Ada and I did the food. I have realized that I really love the menu planning part of planning an event. It is such a functional and decorative way to blend multiple elements together. Plus, when you do the food, you really have the reigns of the party in your hands. Food is such an enormously important part of the event!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">We also made toast-related items like sandwiches and bruschetta. I think I have perfected my cucumber sandwich. That and the meatball (not made for this one, but many others!) have proven to be my top two, go-to party foods of the year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I should also point out that craft paper was the other theme of the event. During our planning session, Diane stressed that Share Some Style was really about the fun of personal style - not fashion - and really wanted to make sure everything stayed approachable and casual. Craft paper was really the perfect solution because it was super functional (instant table cloths, signage, name tags...), affordable and also looks great with marker sketches!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I would also like to take a moment to mention that the inspiration for the toast party came from a dorm room socializing event I accidentally slept through on my first night in New Zealand ( I studied abroad for a semester in college.) Jet lag got the better of me, but I heard such great reviews about the toast party that the idea stuck with me. (They did it a little differently, more of a toast potluck, which is also a great idea which I plan to use in the future.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Like the tent over the table? Ada made it and it's awesome. I slept in one just like it while visiting CA (I took some nice night shots which will make it up here soon) - it's amazing the magic that 6 or so bamboo rods and some curtains from Ikea can create?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">A good friend came to visit recently and the weekend ended in an excursion on the family boat, a frigid overnight at the cabin and a bit of time spent in the studio, looking at my recent work. This said friend is also an amazing photographer and was kind enough to snap a few shots of some of my letterpress work from the last couple months. <i>Thanks Angel!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">This plant is new to us this year, one of the beauties I was able to extract out of Grandma's gardens before the house went up for sale. This and a really amazing, dark fern are my two treasures from her. </span><br />
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elmielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00736575522552220986noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272945826824141036.post-23813038799464337402012-09-18T14:24:00.001-04:002012-09-18T14:30:02.820-04:00Mark & Michael<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Happy 5 Year Anniversary to Mark & Michael! This weekend Found & Created helped create a little backyard soiree in their honor featuring blue stripes, silver edged glasses, wooden platters and bow-ties. The whole thing was wonderfully photographed by Robyn Blasi, so their will be much more to come including more details, happy smiles and the custom letterpress invite we created for the event.</span></div>
elmielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00736575522552220986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272945826824141036.post-4744214722748936182012-09-10T13:07:00.000-04:002012-09-18T13:39:44.766-04:00Pretty in Pink<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">I submitted a couple bouquets into the RI Dahlia Show last weekend and this beauty won a blue ribbon and the best of category for all arrangements! I was over the moon excited because this was the first time I ever submitted an arrangement to a juried contest. My mom also entered the show and won a blue ribbon for her Kenora Amethyst dahlia (the dark purple ball in the top photo.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">There were about 8 categories for bouquet entries, this one was called Pretty in Pink. It required that the arrangement had to feature 3 different dahlias forms and be in the pink family. We stocked up on purple dahlias last year for Katie & Darren's wedding, along with purple basil and the dark purple potato vine, most of this bouquet was made up of the items we grew especially for their event. Because all of the arrangement categories were themed around drinks/cocktails I thought the splash of fruit would be a fun touch (and work because raspberries are pink!) The pink cosmos made this whole pink and purple concoction work and lean towards the pink category. </span></div>
elmielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00736575522552220986noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272945826824141036.post-24632396666541447372012-07-14T22:01:00.000-04:002012-09-11T22:01:57.724-04:00zinnias & hydrangeas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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elmielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00736575522552220986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1272945826824141036.post-39772565857322409662012-07-10T01:02:00.000-04:002012-09-02T01:06:03.912-04:00Away in the Country - Styled Shoot<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Creating styled shoots - putting so many details together; creating dresses, paper goods, florals, food, furniture and every single detail - is one of my favorite things about Found & Created. I know that perspective clients would rather see real weddings over styled shoots, but sometimes creating a fictional event can be the fuel that inspires a real one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Big thanks to Nicole for modeling and Linda & Al for their space.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Letterpress table numbers, floral bouquet, dress and prop styling done by me!</span></div>
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