Once a Florist, Always a Florist

I previously worked as a  lead floral designer at a flower shop for 15 years, before GypsyFarmGirl became my full time business. When I left the flower shop (Christmas 2014), I had no plans for doing fresh flowers in the future. I was devoting myself to my burlap wedding bouquets, online boutique, a few vintage markets with my glamper and wherever my path might lead. Well, there's a saying around the floral business "once a florist, always a florist" and so it seems, it's a part of who I am and there is no escaping it and it is a part of my path! With my last business card order, I made some edits and added "freelance florist" to my description.

GypsyFarmGirl by Janice East - Rustic Weddings, Gifts, Home Decor and Freelance Florist

I'm honored that former customers, friends and new acquaintances have called and ask for me to design flowers for their special occasions, events, and funeral needs. While I don't keep fresh flowers in stock all the time, I am happy to help with local events, with enough notice and minimum order. Occasionally I will have some extra flowers left after an event and will post on Facebook and Instagram, if anyone wants a special bouquet, without having to preorder or a minimum order. I work from my home and deliver locally or I am  available to work on location for weddings and events. I decided to create a new tab for my blog that is devoted to the fresh flowers, to showcase some of the custom designs I have created and I'll continue to add more pictures as time progresses. 

Large centerpiece / church alter flower arrangement

Farm and Flowers - that's what my life is about!

Red Spray Rose Corsage (Pin on)

Blush pink spray rose wristlet corsage

White spray rose pin on corsage for Mother's Day

Blush and cream wristlet prom corsage

Spring vase arrangement with stargazer lily, purple larkspur, hydrangeas, and roses.

Spring arrangement with blue hydrangeas, pink roses and lilies

Two dozen red roses!

Summer mixed flower bouquet

Lemon and Lime themed wedding - bride and groom's table and arch backdrop

Arch for wedding ceremony

Lemon centerpieces with white stock and twigs

Wine barrel with lemon and lime centerpiece

Pink and white arrangements for wedding ceremony.

Bridal bouquet with red roses, surrounded by white roses.

Red and white mixed arrangement for corporate event.

Red and white casket spray

The Cowboy Rides Away - fall flowers on the western saddle, used as a casket spray

Fall mixed flower casket spray

Fall mixed flower casket spray

Large fall mixed flower standing easel spray

Fall mixed flower standing easel spray

Red and white mixed easel spray

Red and white mixed flower casket spray with banner

Red, white and blue easel for the airplane enthusiast.

Casket spray with shades of pink and purple mixed flowers.

 My customer shared a few examples of ideas she liked and trusted me to create a casket spray and coordinating easels in shades of pink and purple for them. I was able to source flowers from three suppliers to get the freshest flowers for their order. An assortment of delphinium, larkspur, snapdragons, stock, callas, stargazer lilies, several types of roses, carnations, and status was used to complete the designs. 

pink and purple mixed flower easel 

pink and purple mixed flower easel

Open heart easel with pink and white spring garden style flowers.

Cross with white background and pink roses

Tropical / exotic mixed flower easel - the picture doesn't do this easel justice. It was much more stunning in person. 

red and white mixed flower easel

red and white mixed flower easel

Pink and white wedding shower arrangement

Pink and white wedding shower arrangement in grapevine birdcage

Simple and elegant white hydrangea and curly willow centerpiece

Spring pastel garden style basket arrangement

Red and white mixed Valentine's Bouquet

Red roses and white hydrangeas and snapdragons for a business event

Elegant lanterns centerpieces for a business Christmas party

All white arrangement for a business open house

All white hydrangea arrangement for a business open house

Red and white office arrangement

Red and white Christmas arrangement

Red and white Christmas arrangements

pink and green birthday arrangement

For local  orders and delivery, please email, call, or you can send me a Facebook message. Sometimes blog comments are not delivered to my email or can get filtered as spam, so I don't always see them promptly. I'm always happy to accommodate your custom request and ideas and look forward to helping with your special events or creating personalized floral tributes for a loved one.