The only thing better than fresh flowers in my book are vintage fabric flowers, available in abundance at historic Tinsel Trading, a Manhattan outpost of special ribbons, threads, buttons and more. A good friend recently made a trip to Tinsel Trading and took pictures of some of their beautiful fabric flowers for this floral fanatic.

The flowers take up an entire wall of the shop and are organized by color. Every color is available, from white to orange, to blue, but let’s be honest, my favorites are pinks and purples.

If you’re more of a ribbon person, they have that covered too:

There are little mushrooms and other nature-inspired decorations as far as the eye can see:

I can’t wait to get back to NYC for a visit to Tinsel Trading. In the mean time, those of us on the West Coast can sate ourselves with their extremely extensive website. It’s truly impressive. Check it out here.