Clara Belle Design

Clara Belle Design Clara Belle Design is an online boutique specialising in floral accessories for weddings and events

04/09/2026

This bridal bouquet was for a Winter wedding and the bride had her heart set on having sunflowers 🌻
So I dried them when they were still in season and kept them safe for her all the way until August so she could have these special flowers included πŸ₯°

02/09/2026

🌸🌹 It's a very Rosie Posy Day 🌹🌸
One was for a birthday surprise 🎊 and the other is being carried down the aisle for someone's special day πŸ₯‚

Making a little bright whimsy for the house on this rainy afternoon 🌧🌼
31/08/2026

Making a little bright whimsy for the house on this rainy afternoon 🌧🌼

30/08/2026

To add cotton or not to add cotton...that is the question πŸ€”

28/08/2026

This bridal piece was an absolute delight to make, from first seeing the inspo photos to making the bouquet to remaking it into a framed piece 🌸
V I hope this serves as a beautiful reminder of your special day x

This bouquet was a real delight to see again! Ioved it when I first made it for my gorgeous bride, and I'm thrilled it h...
27/08/2026

This bouquet was a real delight to see again! Ioved it when I first made it for my gorgeous bride, and I'm thrilled it has had a new life as a framed art piece. A beautiful reminder of their special day 🌸

25/08/2026

Can it Silica?- Daffodils 🌼
This is one of those examples that would really benefit from a clear matte lacquer.
I really like the rustoleum matte clear (not sponsored...I wish! πŸ˜…), because it is virtually undetectable after drying but just puts a barrier on the flowers that are p**n to losing shape on humid days through absorbing moisture.
Let me know what you want to see silica sried next?

I always get a real kick out of finding flowers with wee genetic anomalies. This rose came in with a dual colour of mauv...
19/08/2026

I always get a real kick out of finding flowers with wee genetic anomalies. This rose came in with a dual colour of mauve and white. Even though this is something I come across fairly often, I've never actually looked up why until today.
So for any flower nerds out there like me πŸ˜… here's why it happens!
Basically, early in the flowers development, one single mutated cell divides over and over and creates a distinct geometric colour blocked section in the petals.
It's these little unexpected differences that make each and every bloom a total delight, and this one even more so!
I think the same goes for us. It's all our little quirks that make us all delightfully interesting 🌸

19/08/2026

Nature is completely amazing 😍
It's so awesome when little beautiful anomalies make it even more special 🌸

18/08/2026

My Origin Story
(That nobody asked for πŸ˜…)

My Mum is a flower lover. She'd take me round the garden as a kid telling me all the flower names.
I really loved flowers.
I'd put little posies together for the neighbours across the road pretty regularly. It was only when I got older that I found out my lovely elderly neighbour had a severe pollen allergy, so would gratefully take the flowers and thank me, then when I left would need to put them outside before her allergies started playing up, specially the ones with lillies! 🀧

Around 16 I was lucky enough to pick up an after school florist job. I loved this job and was taught all the skills needed for a junior florist. My boss at the time put me through quite a few apprentice competitions which I did quite well at. These were an awesome opportunity and gave me a lot of confidence to move forward in the industry to intermediate then senior florist.
Fast forward 18 years on, I had the privilege over the years of working with a lot of seriously awesome florists. It's an industry with incredibly hard working and talented people.
I had my daughter Clara, and was needing to decide on my next move. So figured, "hey, if not now then when?"
So I just went for it. I started a website, gathered supplies and just started. A lot of folks have supported me right from the get go. To those people I am eternally grateful because it was a huge leap of faith for me 🌸
I wanted to stick to just dried flowers to make my schedule more flexible as a Mum, and I could plan my year out accordingly with the season's. It's been a bit of figuring out what people want and like, all that kind of thing, a lot of building from the ground up. Running any small business isn't easy, running anything in the flower industry is tough!
But it's been a dream to do this, and I've had a huge amount of support. From Mum letting me cut her flowers, to Mrs Strackon never telling me she was allergic to my posies, to all the amazing florists I've met along the way, to you guys who supports me through this journey, I appreciate everyone because it's all culminated in me doing the thing I have always loved πŸ’

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