'Twas Brillig

I finally managed to work my way back around to working with silk flowers! Perhaps I had Spring design burnout....well, no excuses because, even though it is still Spring, it feels like Summer. At least when I get tired of one thing, I can move on to another! I never get bored here at the studio shop. :)

Don't you just love these elegant red gladiolus jumping out of a field of greens with white and yellow accent blooms? Yes, it's a large piece...from the top tip of the gladiolus to the bottom tip of the ivy measures nearly 4 feet! It will certainly make a statement on someone's front door!

Watch for more new floral creations in the very near future!

New at 'Twas Brillig this week.....Two new door baskets! Stop by and pick one up to spruce up your entry! Remember, Brillig does custom work!

File this custom design under "L" for being created in a Library card file drawer! I love the challenge of an unusual container along with finding the right stems and colors to please my customers. Luckily, my customer (Hi Debbie!!!) is an artist in her own right which helps when trying to uncover likes/dislikes/colors/decor of the room the piece will occupy... and all that jazz!
Debbie asked for dark, organic and un-girly-girl with colors to match the area rug in her dining room. My translation of the vision appears below!














I'm hoping to see pictures of this arrangement in its new home! I'm sure it looks better there than on the side table in my shop!





This last picture is one of the arrangements that I have

Association Home & Garden Expo which is next weekend-
February 27, 28 & March 1. I was invited by one of the
exhibitors, Tom Panek of Dream Home Design, to decorate his booth with my florals (free advertising!) and then found out the MCHBA is interested in having arrangements for their booth, the Home of the Year booth and the admissions table! Woohoo! Actually, they said I could display throughout the whole venue but with such short notice I won't be able to accomplish that.
Maybe next year!!! Needless to say, I've been busy this
week. Here's hoping the exposure pays off!

The back half of 'Twas Brillig is in a shambles!!! In an effort to switch gears from Christmas to Spring, I literally tore the place up yesterday and today...more so today since I removed the window display. I wasn't completely prepared to replace it but made it look "not Christmas-y" so I suppose it will do for the moment!

I also redecorated the moose.

Moose? Yep. Moose. My shop mascot is a moose... in fact, it is the very moose that you see for my profile picture! He had bright green Christmas balls hanging from his antlers until this morning. Now he is sporting pink and brown polka-dotted ribbon around his neck and has tiny red flowers in his mouth. I think he is looking for a sweetie moose for Valentine's day! LOL

That dang moose gets more folks to walk into my shop than just about anything. Everyone wants to know if he's for sale. I could have sold 100 of him so far. Really. I'm not exaggerating. Yes, I am desperately searching for a similar moose to sell. Who knew he'd be that popular?!?

At any rate, here are photos of my latest efforts to bring in Spring...the first is a fairly large door arrangement done is a half scoop hanging basket. It's rather eye-catching! I've received quite a few compliments on it and I just made it yesterday.

Today I switched gears and went for a less colorful but just as busy look. I thought the purple hyacinths gave this centerpiece a nice punch of color, especially in the midst of all that green. You can't see the grapevine very well in this picture but it is coiled through the entire piece. The grapevine is very cool to work with as it's not real and is wired to bend any which way! And of course, I had to add my signature curly things and ferns. I can't design without curly things and ferns!!!

By the end of next week, 'Twas Brillig should be back in order and I will post pictures of the shop interior with the Valentine's Day and Spring motifs. I've discovered in the short time since I opened the doors that I don't like disorder in my displays. Anyone who knows me will find that funny because I am not known for being a neat-freak. Not even close!

News Flash!!!
It is being widely reported that Brillig has been spotted somewhere other than her store, her home or Michael's!! How shocking!!! Our Chief Correspondant had THIS to say about the eventful and unexpected sighting..... :)

Good food, great people, lovely arts and crafts...and wine! Who could ask for anything more!

Craftiness abounds...I have committed to the Creative Everyday Challenge for 2009 in order to keep it going and keep it fresh! Some days it is hard to keep it going but as long as I work on something every day, then it is a day well spent. I can't believe I am fortunate enough to do what I love for a living.

Yesterday I was doubly crafty...first in florals and then in jewelry. Here's a look at what I did: