Beautiful DIY Flowers From Bloominous

I have recently come across a great website that provides easy DIY floral arrangements kits for weddings and events. I wish I had seen this site sooner when my husband's niece got married last July. This site would have been very helpful for the newlyweds and they could have saved some money if I had known this.

It was a different story when I was getting married many years ago. Ideas such as DIY flowers are not known of.  Florists abound and ready-made wedding bouquets were the in-thing. Modern times and the emerging creativity of many young florists gave way to making wedding and events floral arrangements a good learning and also saving experience.

There are plenty of young and artistic brides who turn to DIY to save costs, but the process of researching, purchasing, and arranging the flowers are often the reason to cause stress and more expense for the them. It is a great thing that there are sites like Bloominous that can help brides-to-be and event organizers and planners an alternative option for making the flower arrangements or even their very own DIY wedding flowers.

Hiring the services of these DIY flower shops have great advantages. For example, if one hires the services of Bloominous for any wedding or event, you can expect to find these aspects beneficial: 

1. Big savings

• Event organizers, planners and brides will be able to save from 30% to 50% off their original floral budget 
• The flowers are not marked-up from wedding florists so there is a huge cut on the costs

2. Easy to do

• Most DIY floral services do not send flowers that are already "ready to be put together", but Bloominous' flowers come cut-to-order, de-thorned, and trimmed
• Each kit comes with step-by-step photo instructions for easy assembling within 10 to 20 minutes per piece, as well as flower care products and design tips

3. High quality and very professional looking designs

• All collections featuring specialty flowers are designed by florist with 10+ years of experience in event and floral design
• Bloominuous takes charge in their own designs from the floral arrangements to their site's designs too

This 'DIY flowers from Bloominous experience is something that needs to be noted by people who are tying the knot or event organizers who are planning fabulous events.  Bloominous is making DIY fun, easy, and affordable for anyone who wants to avail their service and product offerings. 

Check out their products/services at http://bloominous.com

Art Stash For July 2013

My day today is very tiring but fruitful. I was everywhere from 3:30 p.m. yesterday up to 3:00 a.m. today! I barely had a decent sleep but all sense of weariness was gone as soon as I stepped inside the craft store where I bought my supplies for July.

I went loca but still stuck to my budget. I bought plenty of paper flowers, ribbons, some bling-bling and a roll of organza and some envelopes for the handmade cards. Next stop, I'll buy a colored printer and some patterned papers to work on. I'm also eyeing to get some of those Copic markers so I can start incorporating rubber stamps on my projects. Oh, I can't wait to get my hands on those stash!

MyMemories Suite Project - Spring Flowers

Check out these great freebies courtesy of MyMemories.com!
They make great Party Favors! Easy and fun to make!

Use these to decorate your lawn or string them together and hang them.
Perfect for spring birthday parties or anything else you can think of!

Available free until May 5th. You may download the free template from my blog. Please check the right side under the FREEBIE header. Please do not sell or re-distribute. This is for your personal use only. Thanks!

If you don't have MyMemories Suite Software yet, you may purchase it from http://www.mymemories.com/digital_scrapbooking_software and use my 10% discount code for your purchase: STMMMS30652

Have fun!

(Photo credit: MyMemories.com)

Why I Love Tulips

Photo credit: from a forwarded email

Tulips have a certain charm that I cannot shake off. I instantly fell in love with the flower the first time I saw a bouquet of tulips in a flower shop many years ago. I love the way the petals look like, broad and upward and forming a cup. The flower does not look very complicated at all. When you see one, you know it's a tulip because of the flower head, the tubular stem and the long narrow leaves.

Unlike other flowers out there, the tulips are simple and they don't possess any crinkly part in their botanical structure. It's a very stream-lined flower and that's why I love it so much. It's very easy and pleasing to look at.

Here are some information on tulips:

• Although it is widely associated to The Netherlands, tulips had been commercially cultivated in the Ottoman Empire and some vast arid areas of Africa, Asia and Europe.
• It belongs to the Liliacaea family in the botanical kingdom.
• It grows one flower per stem but some variations can have several flowers in one stem.
• It is a perennial plant which normally blooms during spring.

Birthday Flowers for My Mom

I shouldn't have told my mom I was coming home for a 2-week long vacation because I wanted to surprise her for her birthday. She's turning 63 this 23rd of June. I only realized to surprise her recently. Too late! I already informed everyone in my family back home of my vacation.

I have asked my brother to order flowers for her so at least we can still have a little surprise. I want to see the look in her face because she loves receiving flowers. I'll scout around as soon as I settle there. I already bought her a gift here. It will be very nice to give her something she really adores.

Meaning of Rose Colors

Love is around the bend. This article I read from Yahoo/Reader's Digest is just apt for the occasion.

Do you know what the meaning of the various rose colors? If not, this is a good read. So to those who are expecting a bunch of pretty long-stems, don't just jump yet. For all you know, it may signify a platonic love ;) Pray that the person who is giving you the flowers know what they mean :)

Red: Love and Romance

The ubiquitous red roses are the staple of a romantic love presented in lovely bouquet or vases. The red rose represents true love and it has appeared throughout history and across as political and religious symbol.

Yellow: Friendship, Joy, Get Well

The sun is always a symbol of life and bringing cheer to people. So, yellow roses are the best appropriate to cheer up people or send a message of platonic love. It also represents feelings of joy and delight.

Pink: Love, Gratitude, Appreciation

Pink is commonly associated with ladies, grace and elegance, as well as sweetness and poetic romance. Moreover, dark pink hues of roses are symbolically tied to gratitude and appreciation and traditional way of saying thanks. The paler shade of pink roses are associated with gentleness and admiration and can also be an expression of sympathy.

White: Purity, Innocence, Sympathy, Spirituality

The early white roses signify love in its purest form. This is also known as the bridal rose because it is mostly used for weddings. White represents unity, virtue and pureness of a new love. It also signifies honor and reverence which a white rose fitting for a memorial for the dearly departed.

Orange: Desire, Enthusiasm and Passion

Orange roses are mixture of yellow and red and often seen as a bridge between friendship and love. So it symbolizes fascination and passion.

The Smell of LOVE!

I smell love in the air and it's just around the corner. Valentine's Day is fast approaching and most couples I know are already scampering to find ways of celebrating it with interest.

The old-fashioned way of gift-giving does not appeal to my ultra-hip and modern friends so I guess, they are more into something adventurous and unique.

As for myself, my husband and I have been over the gift-giving phase and a simple "I love yous" do the trick. I for one will be content to receive a bunch of lovely flowers (tulips to be exact because they are my favorite!) if he wants to give me. If he does, then I can already smell Love!

Valentine Flowers

February is just around the corner. Next thing we know it, we are already in the 2nd month of the year 2011. And what is so special about February? Well, for me, it's the month of my daughter's birthday and she will be turning 13 - an official teener. Globally, February is also the month of love and romance.

What is the better way of enjoying Valentine's day? Candle-lit dinner date for 2? A fabulous ring or necklace gift? A night in one of the fanciest hotel? A stroll on the park while holding hands and whispering sweet nothings? Or a box full of chocolates? Perhaps, flowers - beautiful Flowers of February? It is anyone's choice.

I prefer the flowers. It speaks a magnitude of emotion. It is not very expensive and it is beautiful. February is also the month where beautiful blooms of flower grow. February flowers include the following selections: Alstroemeria, Anthurium, Aster, Cattleya Orchid, Freesia, Hyacinth, Lilac, Tuberose, Tulip and Vanda. These flowers grow well in the season and will make good and interesting flower-cuts if arranged well.

Your Valentine's need not be expensive and fancy. Buying expensive things is not very practical anymore. Your love and affection will be appreciated as long as you convey your emotions through your beautiful flowers. It's classic and timeless just how a love should be.