Houseplants!

Lourdes and I have such a passion for houseplants. We have a room in our house with "magic windows" that we have stuffed with plants. We call it our garden room.

I particularly love begonias. You can see from my pictures I have a nice collection. I have recently been trying to propagate them with varying degrees of success. Mostly I root them in water and plant them, but I have started tying to propagate leaf and stem cuttings as well, Fingers crossed! You can see in the pictures some leaf cuttings, and a cutting I rooted in water of my Watermelon Peperomide as well.

My new pride and joy is my Pilea Peperomide. Perhaps you can find it in the pictures. I crush on my Mariomo moss balls as well. It must be said however I love all my plant babies!

Manducatis Rustica

We started to do weekly flowers for a local restaurant in LIC. We love the place and eat there all the time, so it's fun to help them decorate the space. We don't have any other weekly accounts, it's never been something we have pursued - but would love to do more. We like to work in the same space and when you work with people that are comfortable with you have the opportunity to be playful and experiment a bit.

GETTING READY FOR THE LIC HOLIDAY BAZAAR!

Lourdes and I are having fun making pretties. We have a table at the LIC Flea Holiday Bazaar! Come see us this Saturday and Sunday at The Factory, 30-30 47th Ave. from 11:00-8:30. I must confess to being obsessed with the moss balls submerged in water. Marimo moss balls!! Now off to glitter some pine cones...

BLACK DAHLIA DESIGN STYLES SACREDWATERS STORE IN LIC!

Recently Lourdes and I have been working on a interior project with a store in the neighborhood. The Store is SacredWaters, and the owner Jen had custom pieces made, and a definite aesthetic, she just needed the finishing touches, and help putting it all together. Styling is something we both enjoy, we usually do it with furniture or props at events, so It has been really fun to work on a store. As it's a wellness center the vibe is very soothing, but also organic, plants, branches, stones and Jen's love of moss all play a big part in the overall feeling. One of my favorite things is the fountain we made, with touches of moss of course.

Another reason this project has been fun is all the girl's that we share our studio space with have been involved. Norie did all the branding and signage, she did an amazing job, and Michelle had the opportunity to hang her art that feels as if it were made to hang there.

We are in the process of working on her outdoor space. Jen has had planters made, thoughtfully picked plants, and of course moss! We are going to add fabric to the simple structure and make and area that can be curtained off for outdoor massages. Lourdes and I had India in our head, and even though we chose a natural color fabric, we are going to use ribbons to add some pops of bright color.