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Gotta Collect Them All

Can you guess what todays blog is about? It’s all about the many Florist Mercantile Company, Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve collections today! With all the sleeves we have experienced here at Floral.today we haven’t even gotten to see all 250. With such a wide variety you can find any style, consumer preference or personal appeal. Enjoy and make sure to share with us what your stand outs are.

So Here We Go, Enjoy!

Gold Collection

Gold Set

Gold Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Gold Nuggets FMC 3113

Gold Nuggets FMC 3113

Gold Crocidile FMC 3120

Gold Crocidile FMC 3120

 

Gold Dream FMC 3121

Gold Dream FMC 3121

Chevron Collection

Chevron Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Chevron Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Pink, Green, Black Chevron FMC 3069

Pink, Green, Black Chevron FMC 3069

Zig Zag Pink, Green FMC 3081

Zig Zag Pink, Green FMC 3081

Zig Zag Metallic FMC 3126

Zig Zag Metallic FMC 3126

 

 

Mixed Traditional Patterns

Mixed Traditional Patterns Collection

Mixed Traditional Patterns Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Red Damask FMC 3090

Red Damask FMC 3090

Hot Pink Pattern FMC 3023

Hot Pink Pattern FMC 3023

Fleur De Lis FMC 3009

Fleur De Lis FMC 3009

Blue & White Tiles FMC 3005

Blue & White Tiles FMC 3005

 

 

Quatrefoil Collection

Quatrefoil Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Quatrefoil Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Quatrafoil Yellow FMC 3075

Quatrafoil Yellow FMC 3075

Quatrafoil Purple FMC 3077

Quatrafoil Purple FMC 3077

Quatrafoil Pink FMC 3078

Quatrafoil Pink FMC 3078

Quatrafoil Green FMC 3076

Quatrafoil Green FMC 3076

Quatrafoil Blue FMC 3074

Quatrafoil Blue FMC 3074

Quatrafoil Grey FMC 3079

Quatrafoil Grey FMC 3079

 

 

Mod Circle Collection

Mod Circles Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Mod Circles Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Mod Circles Brown & Blue FMC 3071

Mod Circles Brown & Blue FMC 3071

Mod Circles Green and Orange FMC 3072

Mod Circles Green and Orange FMC 3072

Mod Circles Green and Orange FMC 3072

Mod Circles Pink and Blue FMC 3070

Sweet Olive FMC 3086

Sweet Olive FMC 3086

 

 

Everything Sparkly and Shiny

 

Misc Sparkle and Shiny

Misc Sparkle and Shiny Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves

Misc Sparkle and Shiny Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves

Gold Blue Chic FMC 3119

Gold Blue Chic FMC 3119

Pastel Gems FMC 3124

Pastel Gems FMC 3124

Purple Ice Palace FMC 3136

Purple Ice Palace FMC 3136

Silver Ice Palace FMC 3143

Silver Ice Palace FMC 3143

 

 

Silver Ball Collection

Silver Ball Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Silver Ball Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection (Anything Other Sleeve Can Be Covered With Silver Ball)

Silver Ball FMC 3105

Silver Ball FMC 3105

Silver Ball FMC 3105 Over Orange Dounts

Silver Ball FMC 3105 Over Orange Dounts

Silver Ball FMC 3105 Over Purple Ice Palace

Silver Ball FMC 3105 Over Purple Ice Palace

Silver Ball FMC 3105 Over Solid Silver

Silver Ball FMC 3105 Over Solid Silver

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Silver Ball FMC 3105 Over Yellow Kaliedscope

 

 

Glitter Event Collection

Glitter Event Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Glitter Event Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Glitter Event FMC 3107

Glitter Event FMC 3107

 

Glitter Event FMC 3107 over Black Kaliedascope

Glitter Event FMC 3107 over Black Kaliedascope

 

Glitter Event FMC 3107 over Ice Blue Kaliedascope

Glitter Event FMC 3107 over Ice Blue Kaliedascope

Glitter Event FMC 3107 over Metallic Red

Glitter Event FMC 3107 over Metallic Red

 

 

Kaliedascope Collection

Kaliedascope Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Kaliedascope Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Green Kaliedascope FMC 3139

Green Kaliedascope FMC 3139 (Darker Than Pictured)

Ice Blue Kaliedascope FMC 3137

Ice Blue Kaliedascope FMC 3137

Magenta Spectrum FMC 3130

Magenta Spectrum FMC 3130

Orange Kaliedascope FMC 3133

Orange Kaliedascope FMC 3133

Silver Kaliedascope FMC 3155

Silver Kaliedascope FMC 3155

Teal Kaliedascope FMC 3132

Teal Kaliedascope FMC 3132

 

 

Melrose Collection

 

Melrose Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Melrose Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Melrose Blue & Green FMC 3095

Melrose Blue & Green FMC 3095

Melrose Orange & Green FMC 3091

Melrose Orange & Green FMC 3091

Melrose Yellow and Blue FMC 3092

Melrose Yellow & Blue FMC 3092

Melrose Yellow & Green FMC 3093

Melrose Yellow & Green FMC 3093

 

 

 Print Collection

Print Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Print Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

 

Blue Nautical Rope FMC 3008

Blue Nautical Rope FMC 3008

 

Butterflies FMC 3010

Butterflies FMC 3010

LolliPop FMC 3029

LolliPop FMC 3029

Nautical Ropes FMC 3042

Nautical Ropes FMC 3042

Primative Wood Blue Paint FMC 3028

Primative Wood Blue Paint FMC 3028

 

Natural Collection

 

Natural Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collction

Natural Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

 

Bamboo FMC 3001

Bamboo FMC 3001

Birch FMC 3007

Birch FMC 3007

Cut Bamboo FMC 3015

Cut Bamboo FMC 3015

Green Bamboo FMC 3088

Green Bamboo FMC 3088

Moss Bark FMC 3039

Moss Bark FMC 3039

Weathered Bamboo FMC 3065

Weathered Bamboo FMC 3065

Wicker Basket FMC 3067

Wicker Basket FMC 3067

 

 

Christian Collection

Christian Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Christian Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve Collection

Guardian Angels FMC 3020

Guardian Angels FMC 3020

Stained Glass Cross FMC 3055

Stained Glass Cross FMC 3055

Stained Glass Jesus FMC 3056

Stained Glass Jesus FMC 3056

Stained Glass Virgin Mary FMC 3057

Stained Glass Virgin Mary FMC 3057

Tuscan Angel FMC 3062

Tuscan Angel FMC 3062

 

 

What do you think?

Now that you have seen a large variety of the Florist Mercantile Company Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves what are your thoughts? Of all the collections we have shown you what gets your attention the most? What we have shown you is just a taste of all there is available from the 250  Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves. Make sure to ask Florist Mercantile Company about their School Sleeves!

**Giveaway**

For those that subscribe to or like any of  the Florist  Mercantile or Floral.today social media pages you will be entered into a drawing to receive either pre-wrapped Florist Mercantile Company vases and/or mixed Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves. The winners must be located in the US or Canada. The winner will be chosen with a random picker at Random.org to keep the drawing fair.


Like or Subscribe to at least 2 of the links below to be entered to receive a prize.

Florist Mercantile Company
Youtube Channel
Facebook Page
Pinterest Page

Floral.Today
Youtube Channel
Facebook Page
Twitter

 

**Florist Mercantile Vase Wrap Design Contest**

Right now if you visit the Florist to Florist Facebook Group, they are hosting the Florist Mercantile Vase Wrap Design Contest with a prize of $500 dollars and 100 Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves. Check out all the details to enter for a chance to win the $500 dollars and those 100 Florist Mercantile Company Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves. Come show us your skills!

 

Join us tomorrow for the Floral.today’s Over-all Top Picks for #FloralFriday.

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Mother’s Day All Wrapped Up

 

Mother’s Day is Sunday, March 15th in the UK and Sunday, May 10th this year and you can never be to prepared once Valentines Day is over. How do you or your shop plan to make your Mother’s Day vases stand out? Here are some of Floral.today’s top Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve picks for Mother’s Day from Florist Mercantile Company! Tell us what you think of our picks or what you would choose to use from the 250 Florist Mercantile Company, Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve selection for Mother’s Day.

Our Top Mother’s Day Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves!

 

We had fun with this collection as with a new generation of moms looking for something more fun and unique versus traditional we think floral.today picked out some great Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves for you! From simple traditional lattice to fun cookie prints you can find almost everything you could ever want.

Top 10 Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves

Top 10 Mother’s Day Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves

We found you our Top 10 Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves for mother’s day and hope you are able to find something you like. Floral.today went through all the mom’s close to us and found a vase sleeve for each individual taste and personality. One of the major points floral.today also focused on is the use after the holiday. It never hurts to have a holiday specific vase sleeve but those that can carry into the rest of the year are what we think makes the difference in the success of a sleeve.

Modern Design in Pop Art Cats Sleeve

Modern Design in Pop Art Cats FMC 3046 Product Used: Free Spirit Roses, Small Monstera Leaves, Steel Grass, Bright Green Dyed Moss, Oasis Foam

 

Pop Art Cats FMC 3046

Pop Art Cats FMC 3046

Everybody at Floral.today is absolutely in love with Pop Art Cats. As Garrett’s mom now has Toby, her ‘Pet Child’, since his siblings and him have moved out we went straight to this one. This is for the mom that is of a new generation, she is all about the fun and quirky or an animal lover. The great thing about this sleeve is it’s versatility with color, season, or design. What do you think of the Pop Art Cats Sleeve?

Fun Circles FMC 3019

Fun Circles FMC 3019

The Fun Circles sleeve made it into the top ten due to it’s versatility again. With the pastel colors but interesting design this sleeve can be used for traditional everyday, multiple holidays, and multiple personalities. Floral.today see this as a quite, traditional mom that enjoys a slightly unique design but still traditional colors so it isn’t to crazy or overwhelming.

Camo Pink FMC 3012

Camo Pink FMC 3012

To be completely honest most of us here at floral.today were like hmmmm when first had seen this vase sleeve and then with less than five seconds of discussing it we went straight to Garrett’s sister Kayla and multiple of our floral designers in the industry that love hunting and the sort. Kayla has been in the military and runs a top of the line tactical arms company and as a new mom we instantly new she would love this. The second person we thought of was one of our Floral.today aunts that will be having this pink camo placed throughout her wedding.  With the large variety of vases, the Camo Pink sleeve shows you can find about anything for your area or your type of consumers.

Carol Fuller and Kelly Fuller Logan
Fuller's Floral and Gift Shoppe
Gap, PA

What is your favorite sleeve right now?

Carol - "Wood and naturals, those are the ones to me that say class and you can do a nice traditional in them with out them going out of style."

Kelly - "Right now I'm savoring the glitzy, glittery solids, you can do pretty much any design in them."

 

Best Mom Ever FMC 3002

Best Mom Ever FMC 3002

 

Modern Design in Best Mom Ever FMC 3002

Modern Design in Best Mom Ever FMC 3002 Flowers Used: Free Spirit Roses, Japanese Spirea, Dark Purple Dendrobium Orchids, Blue Hydrangea

For a traditional Mother’s Day sleeve we really enjoy the cookie print Best Mom Ever sleeve. The quality of the image makes you want to touch the cookies. Floral.today likes this sleeve because you can design traditional and non-traditional Mother’s Day very easily. Being that the words are done in cookies makes this sleeve unique and different than anything available for upselling. What would you design in the Best Mom Ever vase sleeve?

What have been your favorite vase sleeve so far from the Florist Mercantile Company?  With how quickly you can apply the Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves and the quality of the sleeves this is hands down the best new thing to hit the market for your shop to try out today. Make sure to enter into the giveaway and contest for a chance to try out the Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves today!

**Giveaway**

For those that subscribe to or like any of  the Florist  Mercantile or Floral.today social media pages you will be entered into a drawing to receive either pre-wrapped Florist Mercantile Company vases and/or mixed Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves. The winners must be located in the US or Canada. The winner will be chosen with a random picker at Random.org to keep the drawing fair.


Like or Subscribe to at least 2 of the links below to be entered to receive a prize.

Florist Mercantile Company
Youtube Channel
Facebook Page
Pinterest Page

Floral.Today
Youtube Channel
Facebook Page
Twitter

 

**Florist Mercantile Vase Wrap Design Contest**

Right now if you visit the Florist to Florist Facebook Group, they are hosting the Florist Mercantile Vase Wrap Design Contest with a prize of $500 dollars and 100 Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves. Check out all the details to enter for a chance to win the $500 dollars and those 100 Florist Mercantile Company Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves. Come show us your skills!

Get excited as we bring Collections Thursday for those that are waiting for something more reserved and traditional, religious, or even more unique in your Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve styles.

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Meet and Greet The Florist Mercantile Company

 Today Floral.today is going to be bring you a quick blog sharing with you some insight about Florist Mercantile Company, it’s owners and some of their content so far. Florist Mercantile Company is also hiring, so make sure to check that part of the post out if your looking for something more to do in the industry. Then to finish it all off we are going to be ending with the design contest and giveaway information again so you don’t miss out!

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Property of Florist Mercantile Company

 

As of right now Florist Mercantile Company is releasing their Made in America Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve for the 7 1/4″x3 1/4″ cylinder vase. The Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve is patented and has patents pending and you can expect a lot more with the development of the 36″, 48″ and 72″ On Decorative Roll Shrink Wrap for multiple sized vases and containers along with a variety of unique candles coming soon.

These Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve are super easy to apply as you can see below and you can even combined different designs on each other to create your own unique sleeves. The other great thing about Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve is that they have been cooler tested and heat tested so you can trust the product in all coolers and up to 180′ temperatures without the product coming off or having issues at all. The printing is done along the inside so you won’t have to worry about the sleeve tearing, rubbing off or sticking to other vases and ruining your sleeves.

These can be hand-washed and on top of all the other great things about the Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves, there are 250 designs to choose from.

How to Apply a Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve

The owners of Florist Mercantile Company and minds behind the Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve are Joe Colvin and Daniel Hastings of Houston, TX. After spending 24+ years developing products for the Floral and Home and Garden Industries, Joe and Daniel were sick of the headaches and started their quest to create their own product.

One the quest of creating their own products they focused on some keys aspects to their products and that was as American-Made as possible, something specifically for the floral industry and above all a high quality product to meet the standards of what florist want. With this criteria the Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeve has been born after many long hours and we bet many different designs.

Florist Mercantile Company

Property of Florist Mercantile Company

Both Joe and Daniel have put much on the line to bring you a good quality product. With their personal finances and life tied to this product they have made sure to create you, the floral designer, a product you will want and at a quality and price that you are able to appreciate and sell easily. We have only spoken with Joe multiple time but they go out of their way to make sure their customer service is perfect and you are satisfied.

When Floral.today asked John of JR's Florist and Greenhouse out of Ball, LA 
"Could give us a short comment on the company or product" 
and 
"Which sleeve was your favorite so far"

All he had to say was,
"Fantastic! Wonderful!"
"I don't have a favorite, all of the containers are wonderful and have a purpose."

SOme Mixed Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves

Available Positions at Florist Mercantile Company

All inquires can contact Florist Mercantile Company on their Facebook or at their New Website!

4 Regional Directors

Multiple Reps for Each State

Also Looking For Distributors

**Giveaway**

For those that subscribe to or like any of  the Florist  Mercantile or Floral.today social media pages you will be entered into a drawing to receive either pre-wrapped Florist Mercantile Company vases and/or mixed Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves. The winners must be located in the US or Canada. The winner will be chosen with a random picker at Random.org to keep the drawing fair.


Like or Subscribe to at least 2 of the links below to be entered to receive a prize.

Florist Mercantile Company
Youtube Channel
Facebook Page
Pinterest Page

Floral.Today
Youtube Channel
Facebook Page
Twitter

 

**Florist Mercantile Vase Wrap Design Contest**

Right now if you visit the Florist to Florist Facebook Group, they are hosting the Florist Mercantile Vase Wrap Design Contest with a prize of $500 dollars and 100 vase wraps. Check out all the details to enter for a chance to win the $500 dollars and those 100 Florist Mercantile Company Vase Wraps. Come show us your skills!

Check back here tomorrow when we show you our top Mother’s Day sleeves!

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Wrapping Up Valentine’s Day!

 

What better way to start off the week than by bringing you a new industry product, right? We have for you the new Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves from the Florist Mercantile Company all week long for you to experience and hopeful take for a test drive!

Floral.today started off a little apprehensive with the Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves when Joe first approached us with them but as this product has been created to entice many different types of personality and taste we and found numerous wraps that we instantly knew we had to have.

Floral.today's Top Valentine's Day Picks

Floral.today’s Top Valentine’s Day Picks

 

These Florist Mercantile Company wraps come in 250+ designs, will soon be able to fit most any size vase, and focuses on being American-Made. With the use of the  7 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ American-Made cylinder vase you can showcase about every kind of design you could ever think of and Florist Mercantile Company is still expanding as you read this to have more sizes available, on the roll for any size or shape projects, and even unique candles.

Valentine's Day Wraps

Some of Floral.today’s favorite Valentine’s Day Vase Wraps.

Valentine's Day Vase Wrap 'LOVE' FMC 3032

One of Floral.today’s top Valentine’s Day Vase Wrap ‘LOVE’ FMC 3032. The layered hearts give us a fluffy/pillowy feel.

Valentine's Day Vase Wrap Cluster Hearts FMC 3118

One of Floral.today’s top Valentine’s Day Vase Wrap Cluster Hearts FMC 3118. Each heart gives of a nice metallic sheen on a solid white background.

Of the whole Valentine’s Day collection we only dismissed two out of them all due to simple things such as font choice or for being to busy and in our opinion taking to much away from the overall arrangement. That said you can find so many out of the collection that our personal two we didn’t prefer shouldn’t affect the over all collection or your personal choices.

As of right now the wraps can be purchased in packs but the great thing is you can order them mixed or as a pack of one type. Here is the break down of the pricing.


Pricing
(Contact Joe Colvin at Florist Mercantile Company with any questions at 830-282-9514 9-5ct or visit the Florist Mercantile Company Facebook page)

WholesaleShrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves & Pre-Wrapped Vases Available 
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Contact About Pricing Today!


For American Made Vase Information Contact:

Libby Glass Company - 419-325-2100
Ask for Local Distributors with the 7 1/4" x 3 1/4" Cylinder Vase.

Dollar Tree - 1-877-530-8733
-Orders can be placed in bulk
- Can be delivered to your shop or picked up in the closest store.
-Glass is of a higher quality than offered in most floral markets. (We were surprised this was true)

Florist Mercantile Company can help you in the best direction also if you have any issues. 

**Florist Mercantile Vase Wrap Design Contest**

Right now if you visit the Florist to Florist Facebook Group, they are hosting the Florist Mercantile Vase Wrap Design Contest with a prize of $500 dollars and 100 vase wraps. Check out all the details to enter for a chance to win the $500 dollars and those 100 Florist Mercantile Company Vase Wraps. Come show us your skills!

RED GLITTER HEARTS FMC 3117

One of Floral.today’s favorite Valentine’s Day wrap RED GLITTER HEARTS FMC 3117. We love the depth of the multiple red color hearts alone and then even more with the sparkle.

RED GLITTER HEARTS FMC 3117

Free Spirit Roses, Red Tree Fern, Steel Grass, Small Monstera Leaves in one of Floral.todays favorite Vase Wraps, RED GLITTER HEARTS FMC 3117.

Also make sure you check our youtube video to see Floral.today wrap their own vase and show you how easy this product is to use!

**Giveaway**

For those that subscribe to or like any of  the Florist  Mercantile or Floral.today Social Media Pages you will be entered into a drawing to receive either pre-wrapped Florist Mercantile Company vases and/or mixed Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves. The winners must be located in the US or Canada. The winner will be chosen with a random picker at Random.org to keep the drawing fair.


Like or Subscribe to at least 2 of the links below to be entered to receive a prize.

Florist Mercantile Company
Youtube Channel
Facebook Page
Pinterest Page

Floral.Today
Youtube Channel
Facebook Page
Twitter

 

Check back here tomorrow to get to know the Florist Mercantile Company and it’s owner a bit better and see some of the Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves collections and sets that they offer. We will also have Mother’s Day Vase Wraps on Wednesday and our Must Have at All Time! Shrink Wrap Decorative Vase Sleeves for #FloralFriday. So share with us and Florist Mercantile Company what you think of these wraps and remember to tell us when you try these great wraps out.

See you tomorrow,

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International Talents Brought To San Francisco Flower and Garden Show

Occasion! will be presenting a talent packed group of designers at the 2015 San Francisco Flower and Garden Show located in the San Mateo Event Center, March 18-22. The designers Occasion! will be presenting this year are Björn Kroner of Cologne Germany, Brigitte Heinrichs of  Heinsburg Germany as the keynote speakers and San Francisco Bay designers Natasha LisitsaSoho Sakai RIJI, AIFD and Svetlana Chernyavsky CFD as the other presenters for the week.

 

Occasion! Founder and CEO Annette Kunz has promised Floral.today and all of you our followers once in a lifetime opportunity with skill and expertise that these designers will be presenting this year. All have graced industry media in some way or have established themselves as some of the very best the industry has to offer. Make sure to check out Occasion! which is one of the leading opportunities to find top international presentations, study abroad programs and workshops in the world.

This Years Occasion! San Francisco Flower and Garden Show Designer Schedule!

Björn Kroner

Björn Kroner

Workshops: 

Trendsetter Weddings – Handtieds with Armatures and Beyond with Björn Kroner
March 19th & 20th, 9am-5pm
Price: $775

Avant-Garde Designs for Spring with Björn Kroner
March 21st & 22nd, 9am–5pm
Price: $775.00


Keynote Lecture Demonstration:

Sponsored by Occasion! and the 2015 San Francisco Flower & Garden Show
March 18th, 2:00pm
Price: $40.00 - SFFG show admission not included.

Björn Kroner

Property: Denis Bradley and Fusion Flowers Magazine

Björn Kroner

Property: Denis Bradley and Fusion Flowers Magazine

 

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Brigitte Heinrichs

Brigitte Heinrichs

Workshops:

Unexpected & Innovative Table Top Designs with Brigitte Heinrichs
March 19th & 20th, 9am – 5pm
Price: $775.00

Dynamic Florals for the Home with Brigitte Heinrichs
March 21st & 22nd, 9am – 5pm
Price: $775.00


Keynote Lecture Demonstration:

Sponsored by Occasion! and the 2015 San Francisco Flower & Garden Show.
March 18th, 11:00am
Price: $40.00 - SFFG show admission not included.


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Soho Sahaki RIJI, AIFD

Soho Sakai RIJI, AIFD

Lecture Demonstration:

Sogetsu Ikebana
March 21st, 3:30pm
Price: $40.00 - SFFG show admission not included.

 

 

Natasha Lisitsa

Natasha Lisitsa

Wedding Lecture Demonstration:

Waterlily Pond Floral Design Studio
March 22nd, 1:00pm
Price: $40.00 - SFFG show admission not included.

 

 

Svetlana Chernyavsky CFD

Svetlana Chernyavsky CFD

Wedding Lecture Demonstration:

Dream Flowers
March 22nd, 3:30pm
Price: $40.00 - SFFG show admission not included.

 

As someone that has personal been to a Björn Kroner class, floral.today can honestly say any of these presenters are going to be a once in a lifetime learning opportunity. You can find all the information at the Occasion! Website for each show. Tickets can be purchased at the Occasion! Website and also the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show Website but get them soon so you don’t miss out on anything! Thank you Occasion! and Annette Kunz for offering this wonderful opportunity and we look forward to the future that Occasion! is offering to our industry.

 

Till Next Week,

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2015 Canadian Florist Business Forum Tidbits

When was the last time you took the time to sit and evaluate your business? That’s exactly what we did at the 2015 Canadian Florist Business Forum and it was a great day of networking and great business presentations shown in attention grabbing ways.

 

Most floral business owners usually sigh and avoid business presentations since they instantly think it’s going to be boring and way to unexciting but the Canadian Florist Magazine does a great job providing speakers that can take business programs and have a little fun with it or present it in a way that gets you excited to try their suggestions in your own business. This year had Star Wars and flying oranges all while having amazing business building information being presented. So we hope you enjoy some tidbits from our fun floral adventure to Mississauga, ON for the 2015 Canadian Florist Business Forum!

 

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The girls of can mex wholesale flowers showcasing some of their amazing products.

 

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Attendees during a networking break between speakers.

 

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Farm To Canada wasn’t just showing off their amazing hydrangeas and organic roses but also giving away a box of these amazing hydrangeas to one lucky attendee! Next to the organic roses we were living for the amazing mixed tropical bouquets, especially the tropical bouquet with miniature bananas.

 

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Flowershop Network’s Booth before the show started.

 

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Smithers-Oasis reps relaxing before the doors opened.

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Neville MacKay designed for Smithers-Oasis throughout the breaks and lunch to showcase different Smithers-Oasis products with interesting ways to use or manipulate them.

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One of Neville MacKay’s networking break designs showcasing the Smithers-Oasis Pink OASIS™ Midollino Flower and the Strong Pink 1/2″ OASIS™ Flat Wire.

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Neville MacKay created this piece showcasing the easy manipulation of the Smithers-Oasis Pink OASIS™ Midollino Sticks with the added on visual affect of the Pink OASIS™ Midollino Flower, Strong Pink 1/2″ OASIS™ Flat Wire binding and hearts, Strong Pink OASIS™ Diamond Wire detailing and the Purple OASIS™ Midollino Stick knots.

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Strong Pink OASIS™ Diamond Wire detailing and Strong Pink 1/2″ OASIS™ Flat Wire binding

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Neville MacKay took the time to discuss all the Smithers-Oasis products and hand out a few sample for attendees to get familiar with.

 

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The Floral Express setting up their booth with some great mixed bouquets.

 

Floral.today had a great time at this years Canadian Florist Business Forum and truly enjoyed doing our presentation on “SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE BUSY FLOWER SHOP”. We took away a better understand about search engine marketing from Ryan Freeman of Strider Search Marketing and Florist 2.0‘s fun Star Wars themed presentation, know more about risk management in the work place from the informative talk by Pete Karageorgos from the Insurance Bureau of Canada and got a way better understanding of plant care and maintenance all while catching oranges if you answered a question correctly (Mr. Daum is from Florida) with Steven Daum of Floralife and Superflor Technologies. Once we have it done for the website we will post our presentation from the forum so watch for it and make sure to plan to be at this fantastic and though provoking event that is the Canadian Florist Business Forum.

Thank you to the Canadian Florist Magazine and their staff for including Floral.today’s Garrett as one of their speakers for this awesome event. Also a huge thank you to Floral.today follower Rita Quayle of Flower Workshop for taking me on a floral adventure to the flower auction, her wonderful wholesaler and her shop. A super thank you also to Rita and her staff for creating me flowers to wear for my presentation as we are flower people and should take every opportunity to wear them when we can. My last thank you is to Joseph Delarge for showing us the beautiful city of Toronto and his amazing shop Eco|Stems. Check the Floral.today Facebook for all the photos from our adventures!

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Extra, Feature Designer, Floral Companies, Industry Events

New Year Floral Youtube Inspirations

What a week for starting off the new year with amazing inspiration! Check out some of these fantastic youtube videos filled with floral inspiration, education and great design goal makers.

Who couldn’t love all the amazing designs done at the 2015 Rose Bowl Parade? For those that didn’t have friends working on the floats, luckily you have J Schwanke of UBloom.com to take you on an up-close and personal tour of the Kit Cat’s American Grown float this year!

Some our favorite things we took away from the video.

– The amount of people willing to volunteer at an event such as this.

– The unwavering support that American companies can show to each other.

– The fantastic quality of California Grown products.

– Large-scale design doesn’t just have to be big ball arrangements or tons of product just thrown on top of each other en masse.

Who doesn’t get excited when they see the words Hitomi Gilliam along with Mechanics and Techniques? Hitomi has us follow along as on her journey of transparency with florals. We are learning a unique way of creating an armature with flow, depth and texture using a limited amount of product in an very high impacting way.

Our favorite parts!

– “Let it happen naturally” Being someone that doesn’t love the mass design or ball of flowers, this is will be on repeat in our heads when it comes to our designs now.

– Using flowers and not just willow or branches for the armature structure creates more interest and tests the limits of a flower’s ability.

– Proper proportions to create the illusion of designing in stones.

– Enhancing florals that have hardier blooms such as crespedia to create greater interest.

– Knowing proper elements and principles of designs to elevate your designs into something above the basic everyday design.

What a start for the 2015 Mayesh Design Star Beth O’Reilly! Nothing is better than a fresh take on a mass design and Beth gives the anything-but-interesting mass design a fun and intriguing upgrade with this  2-D floral framed sculpture.

What we learned the most.

– The importance of depth and texture, especially in a 2-D design.

– Some older mechanics such as chicken wire are still the best and you can’t go very far without good mechanics.

– Using high quality product is key to a successful design such as the Mayesh Awesome Blossoms.

– Don’t fear going to the hardware store and being inspired with new tools and hardgoods.

Welcoming, professional and challenging are all the things we enjoy with from Leanne Kesler AIFD and the Floral Design Institute Videos. We get invited to the Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition and learn to make a contemporary tropical floral design.

What we took away from the video!

– Schedule to attend the Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition next year for inspiration and even more floral exploration!

– Don’t be afraid to take a few cuttings from the plants in your shop.

– Using proper and professional design terms and names elevates your design and creates a higher valued design.

– Find value in your foliages and use them as more than a foam cover.

What has already inspired you in the new year? Make sure to share your thoughts with us about these videos and tell us what inspired you. Also make sure to go show all these designers your support and subscribe to their channels to be updated when they post more amazing videos. We here at Floral.today hope your year is starting off with a bang and you are working hard towards your floral resolutions!

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Feature Designer

Yuko Takagi : Featured Designer

 

To create something that leaves the world sitting on the edge of their seats waiting for more is a gift! Floral.today is super excited to bring one of Japan’s top floral gems, Yuko Takagi of Quelle Blumen Atelier.

 

We are jealous of those lucky few that got a spot at the 2015 Fusion Flower Summer School and that will get the amazing opportunity of being tutored by Yuko and Floral.today wishes we could be there! To learn her attention to simplicity and beautiful detail in a world of ball arrangements and mass designs would be a great refresher to the design mind. When Yuko isn’t teaching floral education or giving presentations, she likes to cook, travel and one of Floral.today’s favorite’s fashion! She is true master of physical and visual texture in design and always keeping the design clean and simple.

Floral.today hopes you enjoy Yuko’s interview as one the industries sharpest eyes for textural detail and making mundane traditional into new age extraordinary.
 
Where did you first start your floral design career?
Y. I started in the study floristry at private floral school in Japan 27 years ago.
 
What are you looking forward to the most at the 2015 Fusion Flowers Summer School?
Y. I’m looking forward to meeting international people and conversing with them. I hope, they will like my designs…
 
Yuko Takagi
 
Where do you think the floral education is strongest and where do you think it can be improved?
Y. Germany has the strongest in my opinion and Japan’s Ikebana culture could use some improvement. Sorry I don’t have images as examples.
 
When you do demonstrations or classes, what are your favorite things to teach?
Y. I like to teach using natural materials, showing the surface of flowers and materials, and color coordination/harmony.
 
Do you have a preferred design style or a favorite design technique?
Y. My style is simple and minimal. I want to show a quiet world through the of use one natural material with a minimum amount of flowers.
For example: Using rock sugar, 1 or 2 orchids  and 1 leaf.
 
 What inspires you and your floral designs?
Y. I find inspiration in fashion, architecture and trend!
 
Who have been some of your greatest mentors in your floral career so far?
Y. Kazumasa Kubo(Japan), Gabriele Wagner-Kubo(Japan/Germany), and Gregor Lersch
 
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With our ever-changing industry, where do you see it changing and where do you see it heading in the next 10-15 years?
Y. Talking about only in Japan.
My teachers Kazumasa and Gabriele have been introducing great German floristry and the European floral world to Japan over the past 20 years. Mr. Gregor Lersch has come to Japan so many times also, he has taught many new technique and new designs to us.
This is the point of change for the industry. 
Y. Then the next 10-15years …
Now a days almost all people use the internet, especially Facebook. We can exchange our designs and ideas so easily and quick our floral culture will be more with no border and no country so the floral design world can be more international. I really enjoy communicating with all flower lovers.
Our culture will be wider!
 
What are some of your favorite products to design with right now?
Y. Thin bark, Gauze, Agar Agar and Glass Grain
 
What have been some of your favorite event or moments to design for?
Y. Christmas/ Wedding
 
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What is one of your floral career goals you hope to achieve within the next 5-10 years?
Y. I have a flower school, it runs over 15 years . I want to keep on going.  I want to see and go to more other countries, to exchange floral culture with international friends andI really must brush up my poor English. (big problem)
 
 
Thank you to Yuko for taking the time for Floral.today and all our readers! We hope Yuko has a wonderful time at the 2015 Fusion Flower Summer School in Scotland and wish all the luck as she brings beauty and education to the floral industry. Make sure to follow Yuko on social media and keep your eye out for all the amazing things she is up to.
 
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Floral Companies

Get To Know Floral Soil Solutions

 

What is Floral Soil Solutions?

What are their goals and hopes for the future of their products?

How does this change the playing field for floral foam and organic floral products for the future?

 

We had the pleasure to attend the Floral Soil Solutions Webinar December 9th with the CEO/Founder Mikey Blake and moderated by Outdoor Living Expert, Debra Prinzing. It was great to be invited to see where this product is going and what their future plans are for the floral industry and organic, natural products. Floral Soil Solution is the new kid on the block that is developing 100% natural plant based floral soil, hard foam and containers. This is not the first time that someone has brought a product such as this to the industry but this is the first time it’s near perfect.

 

Floral Soil

Nontoxic

100% Plant Based

USDA Certified Organic & Biobased

100% Traceable

Able to Propagate Seed and Plant

 

Goals

Safe enough to eat

Nontoxic

Bio Based

Biodegradable

Grow Seed

Hold Water

Design for the next life first

Restorative after disposal

Circular Life Cycle

 

What That All Means

Nontoxic Human, Environmental and Global recognized to only contain plant products.

100% Plant Based – Created out of coconut husk and renewable plant extracts

USDA Certified Organic and Biobased  100% Naturally based, Meets all EPA requirements

100% Traceable – You can follow the life the produce from start to finish to start again with a Circular Life Cycle or a IERE Life Cycle Assessment from start of product extraction to recycling and waste management.

Propragatable – Seeds and plants can be planted into the product and grow from it.

 

Under Development

Natural Dry Flower Foam – To create silk, artificial and permanent botanical arrangements. Mickey and her team are working on this product to be 100% naturally based and on the same lines of their new floral soil.

100% Plant Containers US & EU Certified Biodegradable & Compostable Containers – The title says it all, a container that floral.today thinks is going to be able to fit the Circular Life Cycle and most definitely the IERE Life Cycle. A plant based container line that will be 100% natural plant material and if your customer tosses it, the container will not take 100% to break down.
 

Our Final Thoughts

Competition – In a part of the industry that has a strong floral foam oligopoly, it’s refreshing to see a new kid on the block bring something new to the stage of floral containers and foam. I will always use Smithers-Oasis and Chrysal because they have other great products but as the world is always looking for the next best thing I think it’s time for this new floral soil to come into the industry and impress us.

Organic and Biobased – Knowing florists that have respiratory issues and other major health issues, the use of Black Carbons, Barium Sulfates, and Formaldehyde on any level used in floral foams makes us weary. Not only does it give the industry a healthier option, it also pushes the other floral industry providers to up their game in make our industry cleaner and healthier.

What’s Not to Love – Floral Soil Solutions has a Design Competition running right now to showcase you the designers and to let the industry not just experience this new product but also play with it to help them find what you the designer think needs to be changed or adjusted. We can’t wait to get our paws on some here at floral today to see what it’s like! This product can also be used in the industry for more than just designing, so you can try planting in them to see how your willow or seeds grow.

 
So what do you think of this new soil? You can always check out the Floral Soil Solutions website to see floral designs and a ton more information on what this interesting company is up to. We look forward to trying the soil out and are intrigued by their under-development containers. Are you looking forward to what Floral Soil Solutions is doing?
 
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Marsala – Industry Professional Thoughts on the 2015 Color of the Year

To get the feel about the new 2015 Pantone Color of the Year, Marsala, Floral.today asked a few industry professional what their first impression was and where they are most excited to see it in the floral industry. Interestingly enough, the answers are as different as the designers that we asked.

 

 

Jodi Duncan HS

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Jodi Duncan AIFD
Jodi Duncan Designs
Norris City, Illinois

I don't love it. I GET it, but I don't personally love it. It's very warm red. Almost a burgundy! Which is a throwback to the 90s for me. I'm old enough to remember this color the first time around. I think it will look very good with Woodtones and brown. Brown has become passé in recent years. Maybe pairing it with this color will bring on a resurgence of brown. Can you tell I like brown? Giggle.

 

Angela Darrah

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Angela Darrah AIFD, CFD
Freelance Designer
Atlantic City, New Jersey

Honestly, my first thought when I saw the new Pantone color of the year was that it would be a perfect new nail polish. I'm attending my first holiday party tomorrow and I have fashion on the brain. As for the floral industry, Marsala pairs well with metallic yellow and rose golds, along with the satin rich blues that are so popular. Utilizing blossoms with natural gold, orange and green highlights will keep Marsala from appearing too dark and receding into the shadows. Brides can add Marsala to softer peach and pink color palettes for additional depth, or neutral white and green designs for a sophisticated rich brown tone. My favorite flowers to watch are lady slipper orchids, and variegated parrot tulips. I also like the natural orange highlights of petite banksia, and unique roses like Rose exciting with their green ruffled centers. Leucadendron (especially the smaller spray varieties), kangaroo paw, and hellebores could also be in demand. Overall, I'm very optimistic. I can't wait to read what others have to say.

 

Jacyln Gough

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Jaclyn Gough
The Skinny Vase LLC
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

After finding out that Pantone's color for 2015 was Marsala, I said to myself, "Well I guess Navy will have a shot at it next year."I thought long and hard that Navy Blue would be the color, but I was wrong and that is ok. Marsala not only reminds me of my days as a prep cook in MD cooking Marsala Chicken, but to stay grounded. Marsala is an earthy and warm color that symbolizes strength. In floral design, I'm most excited to see this color in floral arrangements; monochromatic color schemes and Burgundy Cymbidium Orchids, Hypericum Berries, Cranberry Antique Hydrangea mixed with earth tones for a wow impact. I'm excited to see this color used as an accent in floristry. I'm a big fan of detailed arrangements and have a feeling others will get fancy with beaded wire and ribbon treatments on bouquets, just to name a couple. Now, let's raise a glass of red wine to 2015 and make the very best of this earthy, clay like and lava rock color Pantone has just declared as, Marsala.

 

Laura Daluga CFD

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Laura Daluga CFD
Anna Held Floral Studio
Chicago, Illinois
 
"Nice! A warm, romantic base color." After months of speculation, the designer consensus was that this year's color would be in the blue range. I was surprised, and relieved that a greyed-down dusty blue hadn't been chosen. Phew!

 

Joe Guggia HS

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Joe Guggia AIFD
Joe Guggia: Floral Sharing
Santa Maria, California

Being aware of current design and color trends in the floral industry is a must to succeed, while embracing the changes that occur so rapidly in our design world.  Now, just because the knowledgeable Pantone team directs us to a certain color does not mean we immediately run out and buy everything in that color to satisfy our client base.  I do think it guides us to be aware of a trend towards a color, knowledge that will put us at the head of the pack when savvy brides ask “I saw this color, are there flowers to match this?”
The 2015 Pantone color of the year “Marsala” has been described as “hardy, robust, satisfying, fulfilling” with “a certain glamour” attached to it, along with a “natural earthiness”.  On their own, the words  “glamour” and “natural earthiness” will sell this color to any bride.  It truly is a beautiful shade that will take over the runways and be the perfect color for attendant’s dresses, table cloths, accessories.  And talk about the flower choices and hues:  dahlia with shades of faded pink, garden roses in creamy white, coral peonies. Or the boldness of purples and dark, rich blues.  Honestly, so many possibilities they make me dreamy just thinking about them!
I’m not one that feels we must be guided only by trends.
Every area has brides who will undoubtedly gravitate towards different styles like Shabby Chic (one I feel will be around at least through this year).  We need to be aware of their needs, and please them.  Having more knowledge about color and what’s happening in the world will do just that.  We can suggest adding this beautiful Marsala color to the jars on their table.  Maybe even convince them that the color will go so well with raffia and burlap, especially adding a bit of “bling” to the mix.  Our sharing possibilities are endless.  It’s our duty and honor to have the professional knowledge to help guide our clients to new heights, being their “go to” source for floral AND decor.

 

 

Stacey Carlton

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Stacey Carlton AIFD
Freelance Designer
Oxnard, California

The design world was due for an earth inspired palette. Marsala has substance, it's hearty and rich. It's tone will translate into many mediums but will favor the floral industry because of it's cue from nature. Pantone's choice is in line with the green movement and the resurgence of bohemian style and culture. Marsala feels right for 2015 and I'm already inspired. 

Thank you to all the industry professionals that took the time to send over a quick thought. As we move into a new season for floral shows, demonstrations and events it will be intriguing to see what Marsala has waiting for us!

 
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