Keepsake Floral Blog

Yes, please! Keepsake loves our sunflowers! So happy, so sunny, so versatile! And the quintessential flower of summer! Sunflowers (or helianthus) are often seen as a symbol of faith an devotion. In Buddhism and other Eastern religions, these vibrant yellow blooms are thought to be sacred, representing spiritual enlightenment. They...

Pink flowers can be knock out gorgeous in an arrangement or bouquet and translate beautifully within a preserved Keepsake Floral keepsake as well. But they can be tricky to preserve and restore for lasting beauty in a keepsake. Pink flowers represent tenderness, innocence and sweetness .. all soft and delicate...

Keepsake Floral pioneered the floral preservation industry decades ago when we began hand-painting each preserved flower prior to design. And somewhere in those decades, we began air-brushing each flower in addition to basic hand-coloring, in order to achieve the most natural and tonally-accurate results in the final flower color. Yeah,...

Floral keepsakes with pink flowers? Pretty please! Whether soft and feminine or bold and bright, pinks are beautiful in flower preservation. Lighter pinks (like some rose varieties as well as flowers like larkspur and sometimes tulips) will become lighter during preservation. Brighter pinks (think peonies, brighter toned roses, lilies, orchids)...

Casablanca, white mountain, stargazer, asiatic .. you name your favorite, we love it .. and love preserving it! How difficult are lilies to preserve? Not too bad, but they do require some pre and post-preservation TLC. For larger blooms, our preservationists will need to completely diassemble the entire bloom for...

Hold the memories and hold your treasures, tea or a charcuterie spread! The Keepsake Floral Tavolino is a resin-poured block with the client’s special flowers preserved, color-enhanced (for color longevity) and designed within the resin block. Our Keepsake tavolino (Italian for “tray”) provides a beautiful, yet functional keepsake for the...

We never knew we needed a ring holder until we created THESE adorable things! Dainty, yet also substantive due to their density, these petite resin pieces can be shaped in a cylinder or a faceted design. These clear resin creations measure only four inches high and hold the smallest of...

The beauty of the fall flower color palette is multiplied when these flowers are preserved. Multiplied in many ways…because the flowers will be able to be enjoyed for decades, because the hue of the flowers deepens during preservation and also because of the beautiful keepsake design choices made by clients...

Wow! Who knew that rolling layers of flowers adorning horse race and horse show contests would be so amazing?! But, gee, are they ever! Keepsake Floral has been so fortunate this year to have a handful of “horse blankets” sent our way to preserve. The ones pictured here are those...

Who thought that researching and developing a new product line would provide life lessons? We never thought this was a thing either.. but, after developing this totally cool new product line, we’ve found some great life parallels with resin artistry. Take a look… 1. Life can be sticky .. protect...

Keepsake Floral’s Glass Box Keepsake Collection is a clear, clean and unique presentation of preserved flowers. Clients can select from small glass boxes, measuring 4″ x 4″ to a mid-sized glass box akin in size to a box of candy…and who wouldn’t love that?! And, honestly, the flowers within these...

When you’re deciding on a company to preserve your wedding or funeral flowers, it’s important to consider the experience of the preservation business. Length of time in business can be a great measure for how well-established and trustworthy they are. Companies with many years of reliable service can give you...

If you’re a florist or wedding planner, you know that the blooms used in arrangements and bouquets can really make or break a look. When the Keepsake Floral Keepsake artists create beautiful floral keepsakes, such as vanity trays or drink coasters, there’s one key factor we need to keep in...

All the rage in floral preservation circles, resin keepsakes provide a modern look to preserved wedding and special occasion flowers, and Keepsake Floral is now offering these sleek and beautiful options for our clients. As always, our clients and referring florists and industry members can continue to rely on Keepsake...

The staple of bridal work! We do love them, but preserving them successfully can prove challenging. Just as when fresh, white flowers, when preserved, provide differences in texture, pliability and hue. All white flowers preserve to a less white and more ivory version of their original fresh selves. White callas...

Yes, it’s been a rough couple of years for the floral industry. From the pandemic and ongoing wholesale floral and supply shortages, we have all felt the stress of fluctuating revenue and the associated strain of locating alternate sources for supplies. And having to explain it all to customers so...

Yes, Keepsake specializes in preservation of wedding and funeral flowers, but we also preserve lots of other special occasion pieces. This beautiful shadowbox, measuring 12″ wide and 40″ contains the winning blanket for the winning horse in a regional competition. This is the third keepsake of this size that we...