Olympic Medalists Receive Flowers

Every two years the rest of my life goes on hold so that I may savor every moment, every detail of the Olympic games.  Those details include a very unique part of the Olympic experience.  Not only do I enjoy the gut wrenching thrill of  competition, the speed, the power and the technique of the athletes, but I can't get enough of the awards ceremonies.  I'm not just talking about the handing out of the medals; which are gorgeous by the way, but I'm talking about the flowers.  Each athlete is given the gift of flowers and with good reason.  Flowers are a part of our lives as humans on this planet.  There is nothing more natural than giving a gift of flowers.  They make us feel better emotionally when we see them, touch them and smell them.  They actually decrease our blood pressure and stress levels.  And, they're a fitting way to celebrate the triumph of Olympic champions. 

The Right Way to Watch the Oscars

The first thing that I think of when I think of Oscar night on Sunday March 7th is the flowers!  I do this for two reasons:
1.  My friend Tracy Barlow AIFD, has been asked to be the newest member of design team for the Academy Awards.  Way to go friend!
2.  Nothing puts the glam in fabulous like flowers!  When you watch the total coverage of the Awards night from the arrivals to the red carpet to the utterance of "Goodnight everyone" by the relieved host you will notice that there are flower arrangements everywhere.  Try this year to count how many times you see a stunning arrangement in the background, framing the stars. 

Why not host on Oscar Party this year?  Many people gather to watch the Academy Awards together, but instead of just sitting around watching the TV, how about throwing a party in conjunction?  Here's a list of things to do in order to launch a successful Oscar viewing party.

1. Buy a spectacular flower arrangement as a centerpiece. 
2. Buy or rent a red carpet for your guests to walk on as they arrive.  Once inside, you can use the floral spray as a decoration piece for your guests to stand next to while you play Paparazzi.  Take a photo of each guest as they arrive.
3. Ask your guests on the invitation to dress as one of the characters from their favorite movie that is nominated this year for an award.
4. Go to Oscar.com and print a copy of the voting ballot.  Then, have each guest fill out their choices for the winners of each category and give them a prize.  One dozen roses from your local florist would make a great grand prize for the winner.
5. Another variation of the guessing the winner theme would be to set up a pool.  Have each guest randomly pick a square and whoever comes closet to guessing the real winners wins.
6. Print invitations, or send free e-invitations from a site like Socializr.com or Evite.com.
7. Stock up on party favors and snacks.
8. Hand out door prizes through the night.
9. During commercial breaks play games like "name that Academy Award winning tune" or look up trivia on the web or on Trivial Pursuit cards to keep it interesting when the main event isn't on.
10. Provide comfortable seating including floor pillows, bean bag chairs or blankets for your guests.
11. Post famous quotes from previous "Best Movie" winners all over the house.  
12. Make swag bags with goodies or other door prizes to give to your guests as they leave.  

There are lots of fun ways to put on a party, and the Oscars provides a unique opportunity for adding a theme to make your party the most talked about of the year. 

Valentines Day 2010

The Valentine's Day rush has started! It's the Monday before the holiday and things are starting to happen around here!

As always, it's best to order early. And please, please remember, do not order flowers on line unless you know you are ordering from a reliable source! You'll be much happier on February 14th if you do.

Here at the shop we have a lovely selection of Roses of all Colors including Red. But this year why not try something different? Roses come in so many colors. Wouldn't your loved one be wowed by an electric mango orange rose arrangement? Let me tell you the answer is YES!

Give us a call 1-877-621-7188 and order for Thursday, Friday, Saturday or even Sunday.

Happy Valentines Day everyone!

New How To Video Basic Corsage Steps

This video is sneakily disguised as a demonstration about how to put silk flowers on a pen.  What the video is really showing might be surprising.  It contains the beginning steps for learning how to make a corsage!

Guest Blogging Off the Flower Path for a Day

Please read my guest post at the Damsel's New Old School Blog.  If you like learning how to do things the old fashioned way, or just sharing ideas about recipes, food preservation, sewing, crafts and other cool stuff, this is the place to be!

I wrote about making doughnuts at my Grandma's house on Halloween.  It's an all day process that provided a nice change of pace from making flower arrangements all day.  There were four of us helpers, it took us from nine in the morning until five in the afternoon.  Grandma used to do it by herself every Halloween, with all of the neighborhood kids underfoot! 

The sale on Christmas decor is still happening at Annie's Main Street Floral.  We have a good selection of velvet covered, red ornaments--enough to decorate a tree, and two full sized artificial Christmas trees (one of them is lightly flocked and pre-lit).  We also have a trio of lodge pole pine trees including a stand, and pine wreaths and silk flowers. Plus some really cute heat-activated whirly-gig ornaments. Remember, everything is between 70-90 % off!

Christmas Decor Bargains

Christmas Decor Blowout Sale
Starting October 26, the week of Halloween, we are clearing out all Christmas Decor.  We want to make room for new items and changes to the showroom.  We're talking Christmas trees, ornaments, silk flowers, plush, ribbon, containers, you name it.  70-90% discounts.   Items are first come first served, and must be paid with cash, check or credit card.  (No house charges, sorry).  Some items are new, some are gently used.  This is a great way to get a new look for Christmas without spending a lot of money!

Design Contest!

So excited, the Rathburn wedding came just in time to enter this contest!!
Keep tuned in for pictures.

JTV/uBloom Design Contest
uBloom - Monday, 21 September 2009

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