Friday, October 18, 2013

Transformation & Tribute: 36th Annual Children's Hospital Gala

We recently had the honor of being part of the 36th annual Children's Hospital Gala, a remarkable evening that raised $1.7 million. It was our utmost pleasure to decorate the Hyatt Regency Convention Center Ballroom for 1,400 guests in collaboration with Eclectic Hive

The theme for the evening was "Transforming Children's Health," chosen my co-chairs Molly Broeren and Bill Mosher to pay tribute to the incredible care that many ill children have received at Children's Hospital. 

We wanted to tell the story of "transformation" by showing flow and subtle movement in all of the arrangements. Molly had an incredible eye for style and wanted very simple, clean looks everywhere. Taking her cue, we designed each piece as an individual sculpture. The callas all flow and curve together forming a helix, the tulips all arc in unison over a "hollow" vase, and white nerine lilies literally flow through the round glass orbs.

Hast off to The Denver Post for their amazing coverage of the event, which included this shot of the entrance, captured by Chad Chisholm. How amazing are Eclectic Hive's fringe walls and uplit hedge walls? 



And here are just some of the many details of the evening, thanks to Jensen Sutta Photography.













Monday, October 7, 2013

Sneak peek at Glam Bomb 3 auction items

The beauty bomb is tickin', and we cannot WAIT for Glam Bomb 3. The past two Glam Bombs have sold out, so be sure to get your ticket now, and remember, the address of the sexy, secret location in downtown Denver will be announced first thing tomorrow morning, Oct. 8.

In the meantime, we couldn't help but share some of the AH-MAZ-ING auction goodies that our beloved designers have donated. 


Cut crystal and stone on a vintage brass chain from Madeleine O'Connell of Gracious Lupita:


Brilliant earrings from Nashelle: 


Garnet bracelet with rough diamonds and amulet from The Woods Fine Jewelry: 


Wild and free bangle in matte silver tone from Adriana Neves:


Rose drusy toggle necklace made with gunmetal chain from Bloom Jewelry: 


English ironstone vintage sailing ship cuff from Tammy Abramovitz:


Chalcedony, labradorite stones, gold vermeil from Diane Yang: