Friday, November 23, 2012

Chicago Botanical Garden

Looking for something to do this weekend to get your holiday spirit sparked? Visit the Winter Wonderland at the Botanical Gardens in Glencoe.

Don't forget to look for our Josephs Events tree " Merry Mitzvah"
designed and decorated by Daniel.



http://my.chicagobotanic.org/horticulture/behind-the-scenes/bts-wonderland-express-part-1/.

November 23, 2012 – January 6, 2013
Open 10 am. to 6 p.m. dailyCloses at 2 p.m. December 18.
Closes at 3 p.m. November 29, December 8, and 24.
Closes at 4 p.m. December 5, closes at 4:30 p.m. December 12.
Closed December 25.

Ticket prices:
Adults: members/nonmembers: $10/$12
Seniors 62+: members/nonmembers: $8/$10
Children 3 to 12: members/nonmembers $8/$10
Children 2 and under are free
Half-price Tuesdays

Sally's 50th Birthday Party...

Working together with a venue and an out of town client we created a great party theme for Sally. Her favorite color was pink, and we ran with it. Ivana used the artwork that Carol designed for the table menus and placecards to make this beautiful sign for the hutch. She made a stencil out of foam core copying the rose and leaves from the artwork to watermark the sign...giving it that truly custom look.

Happy Birthday Sally!



Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Adding a little light to your tablescape...

In a variety of sizes and colors these great votives can take your tablescape from blah to oober fantastic! Don't forget to pick up some when you order your holiday arrangement. They can be used all year long too.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Community Events...

During the fast pace of the holidays at Josephs Events, several of us took some time out to join three other area florists in a Floral Show at the Kildeer School District. Wednesday night we went to Twin Groves School, to participate and see our pieces raffled off for a great cause. We were to design and create 6 pieces of a variety of themes in front of the audience, as they watched and were educated on what we were doing and also product we were using.

Dan took a moss wreath from fall to festive holidays, showing how you can utilize items you have at home while changing up the wreath in minutes.

Jill created an amazing piece around a branch using all sorts of fall colors and flowers. There is so much to look at on this piece, don't miss any angle, make sure you look high and low on this one. This one is going to a lucky winner for sure.


Carol was working on a slightly different angle...incorporating her love for stationery into her floral pieces. Ivana made a foam core box that we put vellum artwork into the windows that was lite. Using the idea of the tall glass pillar candles she also wrapped that with the same artwork for extra glow.

Then we created a multi piece giveaway that could be used as a cluster or individual arrangements.


Also working with individual personal posies we designed three themes but using the same hydrangea mechanics and adding color appropriate for each theme. These would be set at each place setting for your guest to take home after your fabulous dinner party.

It was a great time, and a very successful first year for the Kildeer Floral Show.
Thanks for inviting us-


Sunday, November 18, 2012

What's Daryl up to...?

From one day to the next, the styles of arrangements vary greatly. Using fun and out of the box items, and even power tools might be in the course of his day of work.

Looking for some Zen in your life?

We will keep you posted,... these arrangements may show up in a Chicago bridal magazine...


Friday, November 9, 2012

Echeveria

Echeveria is a succulent from the Crassulaceae family.


It's sometimes called Hen and Chicks, although several species go by this common name and it can be difficult to tell these succulent plants apart.

All echeverias grow in a rosette 2-6 inches (5-15 cm) across on short stems. The rosette has fleshy, blue-green leaves that become tinged with red when exposed to sun. Handle it with care because the leaves break off easily.

But did you know that if they do break off you can keep them in your home for several months unattended and no maintanenance?

These rosettes are showing up in all sorts of places now in the floral industry. They are used in wedding work as well as in an ornate rustic arrangements.




Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Double Nickels Birthday-

At Joseph's we juggle a wide variety of events. This one was a "top secret" birthday party in the city at the Wit Hotel. Invitations went out to our clients guests about 4 weeks ago, very custom sleeve-style invites were designed by Carol Woldhuis Designs. The artwork was created with elements that were meaningful to the client. The rest of the party theme snowballed from there....with LOTS of NICKELS everywhere.






The Cibomatto Lounge was transformed into a great red-glowing night club. Keeping the decor simple but trendy, was a great idea by our crew. Wanting to keep the theme and artwork of the invitations the prime focus, vellum sheets were printed and wrapped around 9 " pillar vessels, which created an amazing glow in the room. Once again we ran with the nickel theme and scattered thousands of nickel coins like confetti. Buckets of the clients popcorn were a great conversation snack for the guests attending.
Guests had options for a wine-tasting and education, scotch sipping, several food stations to explore while listening to dualing pianos and finally an all out DJ experience.







Don't forget...the nice thing about custom stationery is you can utilize the artwork in many ways. We created napkin artwork that was sent to Ar-En Parting Printing for our two sizes of silver napkins, but also had custom coasters created from the nickel art to tie it all in. We think of "EVERYTHING" at Josephs!


BUT the cake was a sure jaw dropper! We contracted Jaimee Corcoran with A Dash of Whimsy to create the Wrigley Field marquee that was used on the invitations. What an amazing job she did on this scrumptious rich dark chocolate cake layered with raspberry filling. Our clients were impressed beyond belief- Great job Jaimee! Make sure to check out all the detail...down to the nickels-



Happy Double Nickel Birthday Mike!