Tip of the Day: The Difference between Treated and Untreated Raffia

We sell a lot of raffia. Walking down the aisle in one of our warehouses, there is a large selection of color and multiple types. There is ev...  Read more

Tip of the Day: How long should Christmas lights last?

As usual, the Tip of the Day comes courtesy of a customer question. They wanted to know how long a standard string of Christmas lights should ...  Read more

Tip of the Day: Quick fix to Wrinkled Ribbon

Have you ever been on an event site and pulled out your ribbon to make a bow and found that it had gotten crushed and wrinkled during transport...  Read more

Tip of the Day: Cooking Spray as Candleholder Cleaner

Here is the situation. You have burned a votive candle in a holder. Only needing the candle to be lit for a few hours, you extinguish it. Le...  Read more

Tip of the Day: Another Chenille Stem Use

Chenille stems have quite a number of uses. Also called "pipe cleaners", they are used in quite a variety of different displays because of the...  Read more

Tip of the Day: What's the difference between corsage and stephanotis stems?

Have you ever seen the boxes for Corsage and Stephanotis stems and wondered what they were? I did a little digging and found out both the func...  Read more

Tip of the Day: Can a glass vase be spray painted?

In a pinch and need a glass vase to be a certain color? Spray paint it using a Design Master spray. Design Master makes a wide assortment of ...  Read more

Tip of the Day: Understanding Wire Gauges

First time floral design students all learn how to wire their flowers. The wire can serve many purposes such as helping keep the stems straigh...  Read more

Tip of the Day: Bowl Tape

Have you ever received a fresh flower table centerpiece and wondered how the stems were secured? If your centerpiece was well designed, the fl...  Read more

Tip of the Day: Mixing Floral Preservative with Water

If you have used a floral preservative with your cut flowers before, then you know that they help maximize the life of fresh cut flower arrang...  Read more