The Vibrant Petal

06/07/2026

Hershey was one very loved girl.

When she passed away, her family was gifted a beautiful arrangement of flowers in her memory. We carefully pressed and preserved those flowers, creating a forever float frame keepsake they can cherish. It’s an honor to help families preserve meaningful flowers and the memories attached to them. Some dogs are pets. Hershey was family and will be deeply missed.

06/05/2026

Congratulations Christina & Phil!

We loved preserving your flowers from your beautiful day at Blumen Gardens, and look at those adorable pups in tuxedos.

Thank you for trusting us with your bouquet. Wishing you both many happy years ahead!

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05/21/2026

Loving this butterfly float frame created with real pressed flowers for a client’s gallery wall. In May, butterflies reappear in gardens as warmer weather brings new growth and flowering plants. The perfect time to add this to her collection.

05/17/2026

Grateful for the opportunity to share this experience. A private in-home flower pressing workshop booked as a Mother’s Day gift, shared with her mom and close friends. Guests learned the traditional art of pressing flowers and created their own floating floral frames using hand-pressed blooms.

Kids were also able to join in with a child-friendly frame using real pressed flowers.

Everyone’s frames turned out beautifully. A slow, creative experience filled with flowers, laughter, and connection.

05/12/2026

Another beautiful pressed flower piece. Love the blue and white combination.

05/05/2026

Teacher Appreciation vases

Filled with fresh, sweet-smelling Lily of the Valley and spring blooms — a simple, beautiful way to say thank you

Fun facts:
• Symbolizes happiness and the return of joy. • One of the most loved natural fragrances
• Its tiny bell-shaped flowers are highly sought after in the florist world.

05/03/2026

Congratulations to The Veras — Thalia and Eddie

A beautiful wedding at St. Monica Church in Carpentersville, followed by stunning photos at Grand Victoria Casino.

We had the honor of preserving Thalia’s bouquet of red and white roses, carefully pressed and set into a timeless white float frame to hold this moment for years to come.

Wishing you both a lifetime of love, joy, and lasting memories together.

04/23/2026

🌎 Happy Earth Day! 🌎

We love seeing creative projects that celebrate plants, slow living, and caring for the earth. A friend of ours has been working on a daily plant journal series that feels simple, calming, and thoughtful.

If you’re a fellow plant lover, it’s worth a look:

https://youtu.be/_QmjOKM1wcA

Hour Living Room

Today feels like the perfect reminder to support and share the kind of creativity that brings us closer to nature.

Earth Day Ocean 15 Minute Timer

04/20/2026

Created to honor a wonderful husband and dad who lived with dementia for far too long and was taken too soon.

We made four bifold frames for his family—wife, son, and two daughters—with space for photos to be added when they’re ready.

A simple way to hold onto the memories and the love he leaves behind.

04/19/2026

I had the honor of working with Tabitha and Brian again to create something special.

I previously preserved their wedding flowers, and this time I was able to create another keepsake from their honeymoon in Puerto Vallarta. Tabitha saved red rose petals from their trip, and I used those same petals to recreate a single red rose to pair with a photo from their honeymoon.

Along with the framed piece, I also created a resin ring holder using the rose petals with gold and copper flecks, giving them another way to keep part of that moment close.

It’s always meaningful to help tell a couple’s story through flowers, and this was a beautiful continuation of theirs.