The PLANTED site is here!

From Chandra Abel Designs

Hey all!

Thanks again to the wonderful Ms. Fuller, I've finally got a website to go with my terrarium designs. I'm SUPER excited about these designs, they are a great alternative to cut flower arrangements. Not only to they last MONTHS longer, they require little care and are more unique than your typical floral arrangement. They are great, sustainable alternatives to wedding centerpieces too! People so easily spend 100 bucks on a cut arrangement that lasts a week, why not put that money toward something you can enjoy for months? I don't have a way to sell these online just yet, but I'm happy to do custom orders. Keep your eyes peeled for them in boutiques in LA and Orange County.

www.ChandraAbelDesigns.com/Planted

Eggplant callas, orange cymbidiums, and green hydrangea

From Chandra Abel Designs

This is a bouquet from one of the first weddings I did way-back-when. The gorgeous color combos were the bride's ideas, and she knew she wanted a bouquet with a garden-y feel and loads of texture. Here's the finished result shot by yours truly.

Terrariums, oh how I love them.

From Chandra Abel Designs

Here's another shot of a few terrariums. Photo credit: Melissa Fuller

Sunflower Bouquet

From Chandra Abel Designs

This bride showed me a photo of a bouquet that she liked that included sunflowers, but she wanted to add shades of purple. Other than that, she pretty much left the design up to me (which I loved!). Here's what we came up with.

Planted Designs

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From Chandra Abel Designs

Hey Peoples. Its been a while since I last showed you some of my work. Here's a photo (again by the amazing Melissa Fuller) of the Planted designs I've been working on. Right now, these terrariums are only available for custom orders and weddings, but keep your eyes peeled for them in boutiques and craft fairs in California.

My favorite bouquet

This bouquet is my absolute favorite out of all the ones I've made. The beautiful bride, Laura, wanted to include feathers in her bouquet, and is also very into things that appeal to her senses, especially smells. We wanted to incorporate materials from the location (the wedding was at the Tourists Club in Muir Woods - BEAUTIFUL!) so I gathered some geranium and branches of bay leaves. We also wanted to use other local materials (go sustainable!) so we used lots of wonderful smelling lavender. Her favorite flowers were ranuculus and peonies (a personal favorite for me too!), so of course I used those as well. Here's the finished product!

Orange County Register

Hi All! As some of you might know, I'm in the process of expanding my business to Southern California. A writer from the Orange County Register heard about me and contacted me about pricing for doing weddings more affordably. She did an article listing ways to save, and quoted me as the florist. Its just a small note in the graph section of the article, but I'm still pretty excited to be noted on there. Check it out if you have time, or if you know anyone getting married in Orange County.

Here's the link: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/wedding-people-economy-2413310-beckelman-year