The Flower Preservation Studio

[Mandy Geise]

With2 years of experience in flower preservation, and 3+ years working with epoxy resin, we have the experience and expertise you want when trusting a preservation artist with your precious memories and wedding bouquets.

From floral blocks and serving trays to ring holders and wine stoppers, we have something for everyone. Our preservation pieces will keep your memories alive, and vibrant long after your wedding day.

To reserve a wedding date for you or a loved one, fill out the form at the bottom of this page and make your deposit. Once we receive your order we will email you a Welcome Packet within 48 hours. This packet has great information about the preservation process, a waiver that MUST be signed before we accept your florals, and a drop off/shipping form that you will fill out and send back to schedule your drop off. We will then send you over a final invoice that is due approximately a month after we receive your flowers, before we begin the pouring process.

Our studio's showroom is an immersive experience created with our clients in mind. Locals who drop off their flowers have the unique opportunity to explore our curated collections. As you walk through our doors, you'll be greeted by a series of beautifully arranged vignettes. From delicate, intimate arrangements to grand, statement pieces, you'll see the full spectrum of what our world-class flower preservation artisans can achieve.

We believe that seeing is believing. That's why we've created a space where you can appreciate the difference in sizes, shapes, and styles up close. Whether it's a single rose from a first date or an entire bouquet from a wedding, our vignettes help you imagine how your own preserved flowers will look, adding a personal touch to your home decor.

During your visit, we offer a rare glimpse into the meticulous process of flower preservation. Our skilled artisans work with care and precision to ensure that each piece retains its natural beauty and significance. By appointment only at drop-off, we can provide a personalized tour that educates and inspires, giving you a deeper appreciation for the craft.

We are a family run independent business that specialises in creating beautiful stained glass pieces and preserving your special flowers using traditional stained glass techniques. I also run several workshops from our studio where you can create your own stained glass piece to take home.

Olive Can Fly is almost 2 years old! The time has absolutely flown by. I launched my socials in June 2022, followed by the online store in September 2022, and over the course of the last couple of years I've had time to experience and [...]

What can I do with my wedding bouquet? That's easy! Send it to us and we'll preserve your bouquet so you can keep it forever. One of our most popular services at Olive Can Fly is flower preservation. It's keeping us very busy which is [...]

..is done already and I can't believe how fast we are flying through the year. It's been another busy month at Olive Can fly HQ filled with new clients, commissions, workshops and a move to a new studio. We are still in Queens Dock Business [...]

Thank you! I have always loved nature and for years I tried to keep a wide variety of house plants alive so that I could enjoy them on the daily. It turns out, I have the opposite of a green thumb. A black thumb, maybe? Naturally, I started to become intrigued with the idea of the afterlife of plants and flowers. For me, their beauty still remained long after most would send them to their big-garden-in-the-sky fate.

At the time that I decided to pursue Soil + Soul Studio as a business, I was a full time, 9-5, nurse. This essentially meant that before and after hours, I was consumed with experimenting, prototyping, marketing, building, learning, growing, adapting and evolving.

I am a pretty risk-averse person, so the thought of leaping head-first into such a venture was a decision that I approached cautiously in the early stages, despite the intense belief that I felt in my art and concept.

Once a bride-to-be decides that they want to preserve their bouquet with us, the first step is to reserve their bouquets spot! Due to the time, care, and attention that we provide each bouquet, we only accept a limited amount of bouquets in our studio.

Prior to their wedding day, simple, step-by-step instructions are sent on how to care for, pack, and send their wedding bouquet. This ensures that the client has everything they need to easily and successfully get their bouquet to our studio, as safely and efficiently as possible.

After the bride gets married and sends us their bouquet, we have a design consultation with them to learn all about the special details of their wedding day, the favorite elements of their bouquet and their design preferences! Our Botanical Artists then hand design and create a one-of-a-kind piece of art so that they can cherish their flowers, forever.

We never use any added or artificial coloring in our process and totally pride ourselves on our preservation techniques to achieve the quality of our art. Retaining the special qualities of each bouquet is our priority, while still always respecting the natural and organic nature of what we do.

To date, the absolute hardest thing that I have had to overcome starting a business is simply that. Starting. It is so easy to mentally stop yourself before even starting. So, even though this may sound silly, my advice is probably the most simple and hardest advice I can think of. To Start. Just start. Where you are, right now. With what you have, right now. You have something of value and importance to share with the world and only you can bring your unique vision, idea, product to life.

By playing and experimenting, with no purpose and for no one in particular. As an artist who makes commission-based artworks for others, I think it is super important to make art for yourself as well.

When I was a nurse, I spent my days off doing creative activities to get my fix! Now that my career is creative in nature, I am learning how to spend my free time in non- creative ways. I believe that by giving myself this space, it only fuels more future creativity. I am still learning on how to master this, but it is a work in progress!

GardenView Weddings is a Toledo, Ohio area flower farm and floral design studio specializing in wedding and event flowers. Design work includes bridal bouquets, centerpieces, wearable art like crowns and hairpieces, and custom decorations like chandeliers and arches. We deliver unique blooms from the garden to your table!

We are the only studio on the west coast that offers flower pressing workshops on a continuous basis. Every workshop is custom designed for the participant. There are very few flower pressers in the United States. For those of us living in the Pacific Northwest we are fortunate to have access to Daphne to train us in this very unique craft.

Our workshops are the best because of the expertise of our instructors, quality of materials, variety of flowers, creative techniques, workshop duration and structure, educational content, and our connection to the community.

Vancuterie offers flower pressing workshops on an on-going basis and our summer 2024 pressing series has begun. Our next workshop is on Saturday, August 17, 2024. These workshops are very rare opportunities.

Our summer flower pressing workshop dates have dropped. Make sure to check out Workshops & Events page for current schedule and registration. Our social media is very active with updates. Give @vancuterielove a like! Click link below to register for the August Workshop.

Vancuterie is located in Vancouver, Washington. We provide floral preservation services throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Portland, Oregon & Seattle, Washington and take orders nationwide. Call us directly at 503-381-0417. All sales are final.

Flowers make the perfect gift because they're beautiful and meaningful. They're for celebrations or even sorrowful events; whether it may be love, appreciation, sympathy, or apologies, flowers are an elegant way to communicate your emotions.

And this is the reason why Lacie, the founder of Framed Florals, created her business. They preserve flowers so that you can always have them to keep and cherish. They aim to memorialize special days in a beautiful and modern way. From bouquets, they create pieces for home decors, presents, & photoshoots.

"Hey! I'm Lacie. I run Framed Florals, a flower preservation studio based in Brooklyn. I both live and work in Greenpoint and can be found with flowers or coffee in hand most days. I love pressing flowers and framing them to create meaningful, sentimental, and nature-inspired art."

"The idea for Framed Florals came to me after my wedding five years ago. I remember saying to my husband as we were driving back to Brooklyn the morning after the wedding, 'I'm sure there's some girl in Williamsburg who will do something cool with our flowers.' I was so sure of it! I googled, searched, and couldn't find the type of art I had envisioned in my head. So I pressed and framed my own flowers. From there, it grew, and the idea for Framed Florals was born!"

"My vision for Framed Florals was to save as many meaningful flowers as I could. Through flower preservation, I hope to bring more beauty, mindfulness, and appreciation for the slow art form to my clients. It's so important to me because I feel like our current world is so fast-paced, expecting things to be made at record speeds, and flower pressing challenges that in its slow nature."

"When I first started Framed Florals, I had all the passion and drive but had no clue how to actually launch. I taught myself how to make my website and how to find suppliers and a workspace. It was definitely a challenge learning as I went, but I'm so grateful I did. I was a part of every step, and it made me understand the true value of bootstrapping and making my dream happen!"

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