Bouquets To Art 2014 – San Francisco, California
Wayne Thiebaud, Three Machines, 1963. Oil on canvas. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Art © Wayne Thiebaud/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. Floral design by J. Miller Flowers and Gifts. Photograph ©...
View ArticleWedding Wednesday :: Mellow Yellow
Stemz Laura Miller Designs Van Wyck & Van Wyck Natural Beauties Oak and The Owl Francoise Weeks Tic Tock Florals Francoise Weeks Francoise Weeks Emerson Merrick Belle Fleur Ariella Chezar Ariella...
View ArticleQ&A :: Discussing Financials and Ethics of The Floral Biz
Hi Flower Friends, Today I’m sharing a letter from a floral designer located in British Columbia, Canada. Gillian of Eleni Floral started out with answering one of our Q&A Questions about the...
View ArticleFabulous Florist :: Soiree Floral, Nantucket & Connecticut
Your name: Dawn Kelly Your Business name: Soiree Floral Your Location: Nantucket & Connecticut (serving the gold coast) How did you start your business? I was working in finance and started taking...
View ArticleFerns, Ferns & More Ferns
Let’s talk about Ferns! In the words of Alex Jusino, Ferns are Hot, Hot, Hot! Especially hot are Maiden Hair Ferns, Sword Ferns, Umbrella Ferns and Sea Star Ferns. Everywhere I look I am seeing more...
View ArticleWedding Wednesday :: Peach & Purple Floral Designs
Flowers by Busy B Krista Jon Martha Stewart Matthew Robbins Modern Bouquet Wild At Heart Wild At Heart Ariella Chezar
View ArticleQ&A :: Affording Continuing Education
The Question Thank you so much for bringing up pricing on Flirty Fleurs. With all the gorgeous pictures on Instagram and Pinterest, I am always curious about the real life costs. I recently returned to...
View ArticleFleur Friday
Happy Friday, flower friends! A few things to discuss .. A few weeks ago I wrote my post about Online Etiquette and received a lot of feedback. Brandon from EpicFlowers shared in the comments section...
View ArticleDesigning at Detroit Institute of Arts Museum by Sweet Pea Floral Designs
Growing up in Detroit my family attended weekly church services at a gorgeous gothic cathedral on Woodward Avenue one block from the Detroit Institute of Arts . Even then I sensed the respect, awe,...
View ArticleDetermining the value of you by Alison Ellis
Today we are sharing a guest post written by our friend, Alison Ellis, of Floral Artistry in Vermont. Thank you, Alison! Determining the value of you. How do you determine your value? As a designer, a...
View ArticleWedding Wednesday :: Green & White Floral Inspiration
Bella Flora Beehive EventsEric Kelley Photography Floral Verde L Becker Florals Holly Heider Chapple Flowers Shawna Yamamoto Event Design van Hunt Photography Jackson Durham Dandelion Ranch Brown Paper...
View ArticleQ&A :: The Importance of Continuing Education
Last week for the Q&A Session we discussed if a living wage is possible with a flower business and how a designer can afford to take a workshop. Madeleine Elmer replied with a great bit of advice,...
View ArticleAnnouncement :: Floral Design Workshops in Seattle!
…………………………………………………………………………………….. 2 Workshops + 1 Saturday = Flower Filled Day When: May 3, 2014 Where: The 95 Yesler Collective Studio, 3rd floor (Seattle) Who: Debra Prinzing & Alicia Schwede...
View ArticleWhat’s in Season now – spring flowers!
I’ve been out surfing the net – seeing what spring flowers are popping up at wholesalers across the country. And .. I seem to be crushing on Fritillaria! G Page – Clematis Resendiz Brothers – Waratah...
View ArticleRainbow Rose Color Study
April Fools’!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did you really think I was doing a Rainbow Rose Color Study?! ha ha..
View ArticleWedding Wednesday :: Blue Floral Inspirations
Ariella Chezar Michael Daigian Design Martha Stewart Floral Verde Christopher Flowers Francoise Weeks Blossom Wedding Flowers Ariella Chezar
View ArticleThrowback Thursday
Thought it would be fun today to take a look back at the floral industry. I hope you enjoy these peeks into the past as much as I do! (we’ll be back next Thursday with more Q&A sessions) 1920s The...
View ArticleFleur Friday
Happy Fleur Friday! I have to tell all you that I just giggled all day on April 1st, giggled as I read all the comments on the blog, on Facebook and on Twitter about the “Rainbow Rose Color Study”....
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