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Whether you love classic roses or handpicked Alaska wildflowers, we are here to make your special day even more memorable. Confused? Independent Anchorage florist, Natasha Price, is in the process of rebranding. Her blog, Alaska Knit Nat, is still updated periodically, but because her flower design business has been “blooming,” she decided to rekindle her original business, Paper Peony. Paper Peon
y is a joint venture between Natasha and expert designer Evan Falconer. Evan has relocated to San Francisco where she enjoys the bounty of Californian floral availability and takes artistic still-life photographs of her favorite blooms. Evan and Natasha try to collaborate when at all possible. Paper Peony will work closely with you to establish the look and feel of your event through floral arrangements, centerpieces, bouquets, corsages, and more. We look forward to collaborating with you! Feel free to "like" our page or send us a Facebook message.
Hi flower friends! I’ve been a bit absent lately because I have pneumonia. It’s a very slow recovery but I think I’ve turned a corner for the better. If I am slow to respond it’s that I’m trying to get as much rest as possible. Thanks for your patience. 🌸
Let’s add a bit of brawn to my feed — meet my trusty assistant, Stephen. Ok, yes, he is also my husband, but he does so much to keep Paper Peony running smoothly from sweeping my studio, to breaking down boxes, to taking out the trash. He also occasionally replies to emails and texts to keep my clients well informed if I’m away from the studio. If you ever see Stephen out and about be sure to say hi. I know he loves it 😆
It’s all about the branding these days. Paper Peony can create florals to complement your brand’s palette so your events can be as cohesive as possible. Take Bailey, owner of — She recently rebranded and ordered some dainty florals to accompany her Mother’s Day market booth. I love how my little arrangements look so comfortable with her products. Also, you should really nab some of her soaps when they are available. Absolutely luxurious! Photos by
Missing my beautiful bestie who moved away last year. She was always up for anything floral-related, including modeling my flower crowns. Can’t wait to see her when she visits next month!
How I feel about this real summer we’re currently experiencing in Anchorage. Photo by Cleo Jane Photography.
Delivering subscriptions on a rainy day is like a little ray of sunshine 🌞 I’ve got some openings for subscriptions. Delivery in downtown, west side, midtown and lower hillside. 1-2 deliveries a month, $60 per arrangement including delivery.
I’m out of the office to enjoy Kodiak Crab Fest with my family. Have a safe holiday weekend! I’ll be back in the studio Tuesday.
A vibrant delivery today. The reason - winter is over, hurrah!
Hi, I’m Natasha, owner of Paper Peony Alaska. Yesterday on a whim I entered the 73rd Annual Miners & Trappers Ball Beard Contest in the Pyrite Pioneers category and placed second! What an honor. I had dozens of folks approach me to ask if my beard was made with real flowers. It was such a joy to tell people, “They’re real and they’re SPECTACULAR.”
Mother’s Day is a week away! Show your mama some love and support a local nonprofit. Order a bouquet by May 7 and 100% of the proceeds will go to Alaska Theatre of Youth’s scholarship fund.
Order here: http://zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/b61e6f92-2376-409e-8f3a-6b3ae59e474d
I love making arrangements in the Alaska flag colors! That dark blue delphinium is the perfect shade of blue. Do folks from other states learn their state song in school? We sang the Alaska flag song all the time growing up. I still like to belt it out in the car sometimes 😆
One more weekend of prom florals! It’s been such a fun month creating corsages and boutonnières to match prom dresses and tuxedos. Here’s a set I made last weekend with white spray roses and black accents.
A perfectly pink congratulatory arrangement 💖
Mother’s Day announcement! This Mother’s Day I’ll be partnering with Alaska Theatre of Youth to raise money for the Grant Fraser Memorial Fund. Now through May 7 you can reserve a beautiful flower bouquet that will be ready for pick up May 11. All proceeds benefit the Grant Fraser Memorial Fund, which was set up in honor of my childhood friend and provides scholarships for youth facing financial barriers to attend ATY classes, camps, workshops, and performances. Help support local theatre education and do something kind for the moms and mother figures in your life.
I’ll be creating bouquets with ATY students. Bouquets are $60 each and will be available for pick up on May 11 (location to be announced soon). Follow the link below to place an order. Thanks for supporting youth and the local arts community!
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/b61e6f92-2376-409e-8f3a-6b3ae59e474d
A few different prom corsages from this weekend!
Sometimes simplicity is best. Strawflowers and Israeli ruscus - this arrangement will last a long time!
What color would you call this carnation? 😍
Hello! I’m Natasha, owner of Paper Peony Alaska. Thanks for checking out my space and seeing what makes me happy. As you can probably guess, that’s flowers! I also love to cook, knit, sing and thrift store shop. I’m currently into watching “Murder, She Wrote.” It’s fun to spot all the old actors and the ones before they were famous.
Thanks to everyone who reached out about hearing me on the radio! I love Anchorage and how interconnected we are. If you ever see me out and about, please say hi. I’d love to meet you!
Getting fun and fancy with this colorful wrist corsage and matching boutonnière for an adult prom!
Snap me outta this cold snap and take me to summertime, please! Currently 2°F here in Anchorage, which is better than this morning’s -9°! I’ll have to settle with looking through floral photos of summers past. Photo by
A wintery bridal bouquet taking a break during a busy day. Photo by
I hope you’re having a snuggly, cozy Sunday! Photo by
I made myself some get well flowers. Can you see my doggie taking a sniff? Paper Peony is closed until next week. Take care of yourselves, friends!
Yesterday I posted about how I deliver flower arrangements in the winter, but there’s also the question of how do I design wedding flowers for winter. First, it’s important to know that fresh flowers will start to freeze in temperatures below 35°F, so with my winter elopement clients I discuss with them that once flowers freeze, they will still look pretty good outside for a decent amount of time. But once you bring them into warm temperatures again, they will rapidly decompose. They will wilt and brown. When I design florals that are intended for outdoor use in winter I use durable blooms such as roses, carnations and mums. I also incorporate dried elements such as pampas grass and limonium or statice. And hardy greenery such as eucalyptus, myrtle and ruscus tend to hold up in the harsh elements. I keep all of this in mind when designing wintertime florals and they look fabulous in photos! Photo by
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It’s mimosa season! 🥂 Also called acacia, these cheerful yellow puffballs bring me so much cheer during the depths of winter. 🟡 🟡 🟡
Happy New Year, floral friends! I’m starting to get booked for 2024 elopements and I’m having so much fun imagining the adventures all my florals will get to take this summer! Photo by
I love packing up mini arrangements for transport because it looks like a carpet of flowers!
Little touches of blue 💙
It’s too cold to photograph flowers outside anymore, so I’m happy to use my fancy light box my husband gave me for my birthday. How do you like this mustard/lavender/dusty rose palette?
Grateful for this beautiful day, for our supportive friends, and for my family. My studio will be closed until Oct. 24. Be well and happy Alaska Day!
Anchorage, AK
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Today’s elopement couple is from Texas and the bride loved her bouquet with the sweetest little yellow spray roses!
Of the hundreds of bridal bouquets I’ve made over the years, this is the first one to contain irises. I love how it turned out!
I am in love with this red and rose gold combination!
This adorable bouquet is heading to Homer for an elopement tomorrow. I loved making faux anemones with carnations and button mums.
Sometimes when I design a bridal bouquet I get this little sizzle of excitement that sends a message to my brain that I nailed it. I got that feeling with this bouquet that’s heading out for an elopement today. The Playa Blanca roses mixed with thryptomene calycina and thistle gives this bouquet so much lovely texture!
It’s always fun to go big with florals, but I actually prefer to go small! Here’s a sweet little design in an iris mug by Emerson Creek Pottery
It’s that time of year where solstice is upon us and all I want to do is sit by the fireplace, knit and listen to Christmas carols. I spent my childhood singing in choirs so classical carols are very nostalgic to me. My favorites are “Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella,” and “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming.” What is your favorite holiday tune?
The Fairview is one of my favorites. Designed in a teacup, it’s the perfect splash of color for anyone’s space!
It’s been a minute since I’ve made a flower crown. I love the dusty pink mums and bunny tails in this little baby crown. 🐰🌸
Feeling like fall these days 🍂 I’ve been waiting for the right bouquet to use this raw silk purple ribbon. The warp is red thread and the weft is blue thread. Since this bridal bouquet contained both of those flower colors, I knew it was the right time for this ribbon!
Peaches and cream bridal bouquet!
What a rainbow of color for this elopement bouquet! 🌈
This was one of my favorite bouquets of the summer. Blue and peach go so well together.
Instagram moved the “download” button so all this time I could have been sharing my reels to Facebook but I didn’t know how! Playing catch-up from this summer // Lavender, pale pink, white, light blue - I’m such a sucker for a pastel palette! #paperpeonyalaska #alaskaelopement
They say necessity is the mother of invention. I recently got an order for a baby flower crown but I was all out of baby headbands. I opened a drawer in my studio and saw a stack of masks and thought the ear loop would be the perfect size for a baby crown!
Listen to the sound of the rain falling, the wind chimes chiming, and the magpies squawking while I admire these Alaska grown ranunculus from Scenic Place Peonies.
I love chocolate lace and mauve lisianthus. They go so well with Pompeii roses and white stock!
It’s a pastel kind of week! Two bouquets for two elopements. Similar but a little different.
It’s been a minute since I’ve made an elopement bouquet! Lots of fun creating this neutral arrangement. I am swooning over these quicksand roses!
Lots of pink in today’s mini arrangements!
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