Midori Designs Hawaii

Sharing the Wonderful Work of Etsy Artisans

2011-08-21T01:13:00.000-07:00

I really love browsing on Etsy and just came across yet another talented artist all the way over in Thailand. Her store is called MataHeritage and she has a wonderful array of handmade flowers and beautiful wooden bracelets. Just take a look at her work.

A beautiful pink-red cymbidium

This is definitely one of my favorites... A white phalaenopsis orchid.

Back to Work Again!!!

2011-03-20T00:02:00.000-07:00

Been a long time since I've been blogging mostly because of the kiddies. Just wanted to share some new pics of recent brides and their flowers... Just gorgeous! I am thrilled to see my pieces in action...

This is a pair of photos shared by Kristin Gates of her wearing my gardenia. Love the black and white photos by Openfield Photography.

Here is yet another beautiful bride Rachel sharing her photo of my gardenia!

Here is a really neat photo from Madelene in France!!!

Here is a really nice photo from Courtney with her flower also.

I just did some cherry blossoms, beautiful purple ones for a bride here locally too. The cake adorned with them came out wonderfully too! See more photos at this Best Hawaii Photography.

My "Just Two Peas in Pod" wedding cake topper also was featured on several blogs including The Knot and on Terri Smith's Blog also. Really cool to find these shared online with others.

Back to the Studio...

2010-08-28T16:28:00.000-07:00

It has been a really long time since I got back to my blog. My newest baby has been keeping me super busy as well as a huge swell of sales at Etsy. It is all good now that things are not so chaotic so I'm just catching up with sharing some of the newest things I'm working on...

Here's a recent order for a bride in Canada who wanted to incorporate peacock feathers and gerbera daisies into her arrangements... I wasn't sure how I was going to do it but this is what I came up with.

New Designs

2010-04-27T01:19:00.000-07:00

It has been a long while since I posted on this blog. Been so busy with my work and just taking care of my pregnant body. Thought I'd better add some photos to my blog... Enjoy!

A Year in Review...

2010-01-17T23:37:00.000-08:00

Thought I'd just go through some of the stuff I made last year and share a few more things I made this past month. Been so busy with the holidays that I've forgotten how much I miss my clay flowers, beads and other hobbies. Nice to have a quiet weekend to sit down and make stuff. If only my child would stay out of mischief half of the time...

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year! And as always, thanks for stopping by!

One of my favorite bouquets was the Spring Fling one I made in a rainbow of colors and with a hint of bling to it.

With Valentine's day fast approaching, I thought I'd take out my new lens and reshoot this bouquet with my new 50mm AFS lens, and wow, it is nice!

A sweetheart basket of purple roses and a green orchid.

Gardenia hair flower and boutonierre set for a customer.

Beautiful Brides

2009-12-08T22:32:00.000-08:00

I wanted to share some more photos of another bride who chose one of my gardenia clips for her wedding. It is such a pleasure to get to have the flowers I made used on these special occasions. Makes me want to make one hundred more! These pictures are stunningly beautiful. Please visit her photographer's site at www.ifongphotography.com. Thanks so much Chelsea for allowing me to post and share these!

Another Beautiful Bride...

2009-10-15T23:49:00.000-07:00

I just received this picture today of a bride wearing my beautiful sage green gardenia flower in her hair. I love getting little gifts like this on Etsy. Thanks so much!

Fresh Baked Ideas... Clay Cupcakes!

2009-10-04T18:57:00.000-07:00

Every once in a while I get really bored of making the same flowers over and over or the same polymer clay stuff and decide to delve in to something else. I love to cook and bake as well as decorate but oh, how tempting it is to taste everything. Here's something my 4 year old daughter and I decided to make one day with some Hearty Clay and Claycraft clay and a little bit of glitter. They are scrumptious to look at and have no calories! We had a blast making these!

Orchids Everywhere!

2009-10-03T22:11:00.000-07:00

In Hawaii, we are so fortunate for such a wonderful gentle climate and lush vegetation all around us. One thing thing I really love about here is the orchids and varieties of orchids everywhere. I just finished up an order for Megan who wanted a single white orchid for her hair and several airbrushed dendrobiums for her bridesmaids. Here's what we both came up with...

In addition to getting making orchids from clay, I thought I'd share a few pics that I took from Foster Botanical Gardens here in Honolulu. The colors are just magnificent and breathtaking...

Simple Bouquets

2009-09-16T20:18:00.000-07:00

I just received some lovely pictures of a bride up in Canada who wanted something small and simple for her bouquet. She sent me these pictures of the bouquet in action... I really love seeing my work being enjoyed by the brides that I make them for. Makes me feel good inside! Thanks so much Marie Claude and best wishes!

Marie Claude was looking for something with a lot of color and something to match her sage green sash and this is what we came up with for her wedding.

Gorgeous Gardenia Hair Flowers

2009-08-29T20:19:00.000-07:00

If you asked me a year ago to make flowers from Claycraft by DECO, I'd probably laugh. I never expected how much fun I would have using this clay to make all kinds of flowers and how addicting it is for me. Here are a few of my latest creations using this wonderful product. Above is a photo I received from a Laura Stephan, a beautiful bride who chose to use my flower on her special day. Thanks so much for sending the gorgeous picture!

The new gadget that my sister convinced me to buy is a terrific 50mm Nikon lens and wow, check out the pictures I took with it!

This is a golden champagne color gardenia that I just finished the other day.

My favorite ivory pearl colored gardenia hair flower.