HELLO THERE!

I'm Krista, Founder/Owner of Not Just In Novels Floral Design.  We like to party, and by that I mean that we specialize in event florals for parties, showers and weddings. What really inspires us are interesting color palettes or unique, seasonal and textural ingredients brought together by form and composition to elevate your special occasion.

Floral Design wasn’t my first career. I graduated from Cal State Long Beach with a BA in Fashion Design and spent a decade in that industry. Wanting a more creative life with flexibility to spend more time with my family, I started on a path to floral design almost 10 years ago. I feel so fortunate to create with my hands and be a part of so many of my client’s most special days of their lives.

Not to be satisfied with just one art form for my creative outlet, I also love to hand make ceramic vessels for my floral creations to be designed in. I’ve been throwing clay on the wheel for 5 years now, it’s what I like to do most in the floral off season.

You can find me roaming the La Flower Market looking for that perfect ingredient to tie an event together, on a new adventure to find out where the flowers bloom outside of the wholesale markets, picking up glazes and clay at my local pottery store, or at home hanging with my family in orange county.