Drinking From A Skull This Halloween?

...Maybe eating candy from a mummy's head? Halloween is loved by many because it's spooky, because you get to be someone else for a night, an...  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

CSFA Top Ten 2011 in pictures

Catherine and I made our first trip to the California State Floral Association's annual Top Ten design competition last weekend. Catherine is actu...  Read more

Technical Problems with Site

If you have tried to log into the site from about 8pm last night until just a bit ago and received an error message, you were not doing anything wr...  Read more

Online Shopping Tip: Where are our Dried Branches?

As we get closer to Christmas, birch branches, curly willow, manzanita, and sparkle curly ting ting are becoming more popular. Where are they ...  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

Cellophane Facts

When people think of cellophane, they think of gift baskets and a plastic wrap. Did you know that cellophane is NOT a derivative of plastic? ...  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