This bouquet of peonies made my day, so I painted them. Peonies are fairly challenging to paint because of they are relatively monochromatic and have tons of layers to their petals.
I clearly have a thing for painting flowers. I believe it has to do with the bright colors, the portability of the subject matter, and the organic nature. It is for these reasons that I will be adding a section to my shop where you can purchase my flower painting prints.
One of my many creative hobbies is jewelry-making. I was inspired by rock sculptures to make these two sets of earrings. What I love about them is the beautiful imbalance of the varying stones on top of one another. These would be lovely as bridesmaids gifts or even for the bride herself.
I took one of the sets of earrings and painted them. There is something so lovely about having a piece of art made from a special item in your life, such as jewelry. This small painting would look wonderful in a small decorative frame. If you are interested in a custom-made painting of your jewelry, feel free to email me.
In the photos I have gathered below, I have been inspired by the layered, soft textures of the Rock Sculptures theme, which coordinate beautifully with these dresses from Anthropologie and the gorgeous wedding gown from BHLDN. The three short dresses are a few unique ideas for bridesmaid dresses. Ever since I caught eye of this grey pleated BHLDN dress, I have been smitten! The texture in it is amazing and the gray color would certainly grab attention!
I hope you have enjoyed Inspired by Rock Sculptures week! Take a moment this weekend to embrace the fragile and wonderful balances in your life!
There are a lot of little ways to incorporate the rock sculpture idea into your wedding. Many of which are very inexpensive. My favorite idea, which I don’t think has ever been done, is to make a Rock Sculpture layered cake! Wouldn’t that be wonderful!! The other details use stones in creative ways as pictured above. Idea descriptions below from top left to bottom right.
Stones with handwriting on them to act as escort cards.
If you are having a small, intimate wedding, you can get sheets of rocks (that are usually used as tiles) from Home Depot or Lowes and use them as placemats.
Guest book messages on stones. I love this idea! Just make sure that the glass canister is thick!
Putting stones on the bottom of candle holders is very easy way to incorporate stones into a centerpiece.
Getting an artist friend to draw artwork on stones with a Sharpie marker that guests can choose from as favors. These can act as paper weights or table decorations in guest’s homes.
I love the idea of shaping little stones into hearts if there are any open tables that need a little decor.
Lovely Rock Sculpture inspired color palette I created.
The Rock Sculpture theme works beautifully in a beach or desert-themed wedding. I also think it would be lovely in a garden wedding.
