Good morning from Oregon!
The past two weeks have been an absolute whirlwind and I’ve loved every minute of it! I feel absolutely blessed for the amazing experiences and the awesome floral designers that I have met.
Last week I traveled to Santa Barbara, California for Florabundance Inspirational Design Days. Chuck and I got to speak about social media and how to use it to promote your floral design business. We also got to spend time with Holly, Ian Prosser and Joost + see old friends and meet new ones. Next week we will blog about the conference and share lots of images with you. (here are a few images I captured via instagram)
Having dinner with Ian Prosser, Holly Chapple and Joost Bongaerts the evening before the conference started.
Bridal bouquet that I designed. I was able to use all the clematis that I so desired! Lots of pretty garden roses, too.
Chuck and I got in on the bouquet making portion of the conference, led by Holly Chapple.
This past week I’ve been in Portland, Oregon to take a 3 day workshop with Francoise Weeks. By pure luck, Janet of Floral Verde also attended the workshop. I’m really enjoying being in Oregon, it is so beautiful, green & lush here. I’ll be writing about my experience at Francoise’s workshop plus, other Oregon adventures soon on the blog.
One of the Woodland inspired arrangements that I made at the workshop.
I’m developing a major crush on begonia foliage. So many textures, colors and varieties are available!
Francoise took Janet & I too the Portland Flower Market for a look .. and look what I saw at FSS. Yes, I really do geek out when I see Bella Bouquets on display!
There’s just a tid-bit of what I’ve been up to. The other good part is that I’ve had plenty of time to think and brainstorm while driving to Santa Barbara & Portland. Thinking about interesting articles to write on Flirty Fleurs and think about what I want to change with Bella Fiori…………
PS- did you notice I added a new pull-down “menu”, top left of page? I’ll be adding more options under this, hope to make navigating the blog even easier. Also, we have a new sponsor – B|Brooks Fine Flowers®, be sure to read more about their new program here.
I had an awesome time with you and Francoise in Portland! I can’t wait to see all the pictures and read your write up of the Woodland Arrangements Workshop!