Jewelry can take many forms. 

There is fine jewelry made with real diamonds and gold. 

Then there is costume jewelry made from synthetic gemstones and mixed metal.

And then there is floral jewelry made from beautiful flowers. 

In this episode, we invited Leesha Arora from Prune India to share with us everything families planning for an Indian wedding need to know about floral jewelry.

Leesha is an expert at creating vibrant floral jewelry pieces. 

She is a master of her craft and you’ll immediately fall in love with her work the minute you see her Instagram portfolio.

We had a rich conversation with Leesha about how a bride can go about finalizing floral jewelry for her wedding, Leesha’s process for creating floral jewelry, and why you should think twice before purchasing counterfeit jewelry.

I hope you enjoy this interview with Leesha Arora.

• [ftp_timestamp time=”2:02″ newline=”false”] [2:02] [/ftp_timestamp] Leesha’s grandmother inspires her to make floral jewelry and she started her career in the Indian wedding industry
• [ftp_timestamp time=”3:45″ newline=”false”] [3:45] [/ftp_timestamp] Floral jewelry for mehndi, haldi, baby showers, weddings
• [ftp_timestamp time=”4:12″ newline=”false”] [4:12] [/ftp_timestamp] Floral jewelry for brides, bridesmaid, mother of the bride, sister of bride, wedding guests and more
• [ftp_timestamp time=”5:20″ newline=”false”] [5:20] [/ftp_timestamp] Narrowing down your choices with artificial floral jewelry based on finances, look, color, and design
• [ftp_timestamp time=”6:52″ newline=”false”] [6:52] [/ftp_timestamp] Gota floral, all floral mostly with roses, winter bright, silk flower, bespoke jewelry
• [ftp_timestamp time=”8:15″ newline=”false”] [8:15] [/ftp_timestamp] Special bespoke jewelry for guests looking for unique product and experience 
• [ftp_timestamp time=”10:25″ newline=”false”] [10:25] [/ftp_timestamp] Planting a tree in each bride’s name, going plastic free on the entire label, cleaning up initiative 
• [ftp_timestamp time=”11:47″ newline=”false”] [11:47] [/ftp_timestamp] Should you make your decision just based on the price on floral jewelry? 
• [ftp_timestamp time=”13:01″ newline=”false”] [13:01] [/ftp_timestamp] Importance of what you want, how you want to look at your wedding, where is the jewelry coming from
• [ftp_timestamp time=”16:25″ newline=”false”] [16:25] [/ftp_timestamp] Diamond mangalsutra and floral jewelry designs getting copied, customer loses and so does the original artist
• [ftp_timestamp time=”18:45″ newline=”false”] [18:45] [/ftp_timestamp] Innovation in floral jewelry. Exploring different Indian cultures. Creating jewelry for Bengali, Punjabi, or Himachali bride
• [ftp_timestamp time=”20:25″ newline=”false”] [20:25] [/ftp_timestamp] Leesha’s dream is to own a fresh flower farm and creating her own floral jewelry
• [ftp_timestamp time=”21:55″ newline=”false”] [21:55] [/ftp_timestamp] Process to create floral jewelry including sourcing, online and offline research, sketching designs, making first handmade sample, placement of the flowers and more
• [ftp_timestamp time=”23:32″ newline=”false”] [23:32] [/ftp_timestamp] What to expect when you visit Prune India store in Delhi, India, her focus on floral kalita and customization based on color
• [ftp_timestamp time=”25:04″ newline=”false”] [25:04] [/ftp_timestamp] What is a kalita and who is it for?
• [ftp_timestamp time=”26:58″ newline=”false”] [26:58] [/ftp_timestamp] Flowers speak to her and inspire her to create beautiful pieces for her clients
• [ftp_timestamp time=”28:05″ newline=”false”] [28:05] [/ftp_timestamp] Importance of buying original and respect the creator