When a customer asked Laura Daluga, AIFD, to incorporate a Troll doll into a design, Daluga obliged, but she wasn’t exactly excited about the idea. She yanked out the doll’s brightly colored hair and set in some air plants — mission accomplished. As it turns out,...
It’s crunch time before a major holiday and you want to squeeze in a few final sales. Post movie quotes to motivate procrastinators without resorting to the obvious (and boring) message, “Order Mother’s Day flowers now”? If you’re the staff at Welke’s Milwaukee...
Crayola announced last week that it’s introducing a blue crayon known for now as YInMn. The shade, which falls about in the middle of the blue pigment range, was discovered in 2009. The company, which is running a contest to find the perfect name for the new color,...
What do you say when someone asks, “How’s business?” If you answer, “meh, fine,” you may have an inertia problem on your hands, according to Brad Denham of Arizona Family Florist. In the latest issue of Floral Management, he talks candidly about defeating a “good...
Accent Décor recently helped introduce a group of young girls in Atlanta to the joys and beauty of floral design. Twenty girls and mentors from Blueprint 58 attended the workshop, coordinated by Accent Décor and Cut Flower and led by floral designer Catherine Wayman....
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