Our delicate wood flowers are made from a species of aquatic, flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. The low density “wood” from the stem of the Aeschynomene aspera is one of the lightest woods in the world, has a slight foam balsa-wood or corky texture, and has long been used to make traditional Indian crafts and artworks. The versatility of this wood as a craft material allows numerous styles of beautiful flowers and provides a lifelike, unique character to each handmade blossom.
As these flowers are each handmade from this natural wood material, slight imperfections such as visible woodgrain, chips, or specks of the natural bark, or knots are common elements of the flowers. You will find this helps breathe even more life into the appearance of their arrangements.
In addition to these sola wood flowers, we also work with other natural materials such as sheet music, book pages, comic book pages, preserved foliage, and preserved flowers. When going for a particular look, we will also use faux eucalyptus, lambs’ ear, dusty miller, and other similar greenery. If you have a specific question about a material in your bouquet or arrangement, please feel free to ask!
Not at all; our wood flowers are actually very pliable, lightweight, soft to the touch, and a lot like real flowers in the sense that they are still fragile.
With the proper care, following our recommended care guide, your flowers will last for years to come!
While we do offer rush options if you need your floral order on a shorter timeline, we recommend ordering at least 3-6 months in advance of your wedding date. We aim and prefer to have have your flowers ready and arriving to you within a month before your wedding date. This helps our brides avoid surprises and helps shorten their already overflowing to-do lists. Please contact us with any questions.
Of course! We want you to be 100% satisfied. You have the freedom to be involved as much or as little as possible. We encourage it. Especially when it comes to your wedding florals, we want to make sure they’re everything you dreamed of. If I found out a bride was only 80% happy with her floral order for her special day, I’d be devastated. It’s your day! Make sure everything you want is exactly as you imagined.
We offer sample sets and loose flowers for purchase to make sure the colors you want match your vision. As always, if you do not see a color indicated on our color chart, please send us a message to arrange a custom color creation for you.
It’s okay to have questions! In case you have a question we did not cover above, please send us a message at hello@theicraft.studio so we can make sure all your questions are answered.
