Decorative Accessories

My art career began when I was eight years old. My dance instructor recognized my artistic talent and told my mother that I should take art classes. Knowing the obvious when she sees it, my mother sent me to the Museum of Modern Art for lessons. If you go to MOMA and you see a pink and yellow bumble bee made of papier mache', that's mine!!!

After I graduated from high school, I attended Hunter College of the City University of New York. I received my B.A. in design, but that didn't pay the rent.

I kinda gave up doing anything creative while I tried to earn a living. However, fate intervened again. I had a son in 1974 and another one in 1978. That was pretty creative, but I did have help from my husband.

In 1978, I was asked to be a secretary of an organization. I said, "How about if I do visual aids instead?" I was told to volunteer. At some point we needed centerpieces for a dinner. My budget was ZERO DOLLARS. So a friend and I picked weeds and used anything that could stand up. It was a hit! I had found my medium. Thereafter, people started asking me to make arrangements for their homes and offices.

For twenty six years I had a tiny business selling arrangements to a select few. And then fate interfered once more. I had been working for a large insurance company for twelve years. I was starting to suspect that I might get "down-sized". I sought a mentor who could give me direction within the company. After three meetings, she steered me into developing my own business. It seems insurance is really not the place to stimulate creativity and individuality, much less thinking outside the box, the envelope or your cubicle.

Now is the time!!! I'm putting all my energy and creativity into developing a successful business.

There are many styles of decor and flower arranging: Traditional, Colonial, Victorian, Oriental, Contemporary, European, etc. I want to create my own style for your style. I specialize in custom orders working from swatches, photos or sketches. I deal directly with the importers, so you won't see your arrangements in any other home or office.

You can reach us at (973) 446 - 9448 and by fax at (973) 446 - 2634. We are looking forward to hearing from you. You can also contact us at our e-mail address: phyllisgoldstein@creativeaires.com.

If you are not familiar with our company and your first contact with us is online: We would be pleased to hear from you! Please let us know what your needs and questions are, we will be more than happy to help.

In brief, you should know the following about us: our company was established in 1980 and had been providing unique and original silk flower arrangements and permanent botanical accent pieces for all occasions. Our specialty is in the area of custom products tailor-made to your requirements and tastes.  Our regular customers particularly value our quality and attention to design detail since all of our products are painstakenly made by me. Our business is located in Ringwood, New Jersey.