Sorry doesn't cut it unless it's with flowers

Have you ever written a personal note on behalf of someone? I suppose you have not unless you are a PA to a boss who can't lift his own finger or you are a florist or.. I can't think of any other profession but you get the idea. I've written quite many well wishes and other greetings to go along with my flowers and I'm glad that I still dodged the really sad ones like...death. It feels strange still to write something on behalf of someone else and I often have many thoughts in my head as I pen it down. "Does this look like his/her writing?"
"Don't be absurd, it's obvious it came from the florist."
"Is this what they really want to say on the card?
"Oh grammar mistake, I have to fix it."
"Oh no..what did you do this time!"
"Does this look professional?"
"It's just a dumb boy, get over it!"

I made this white fluff of a "I'm sorry" arrangement below, it's my first sorry note so I didn't know how to feel. As I was writing it I tried to feel as sorry as I can for all the bad things I did in my life...you know...so when he reads it he could FEEL it..I guess it looked pretty real. Who am I trying to kid, I didn't feel sorry. AT ALL. Maybe if I dripped couple of drops of water to fake the tears...

From Oregon with love

This bouquet was ordered from Oregon, Portland and was the last order I took before the CNY festive break. I couldn't say no when I'm given full creative freedom. :D

For the love of Hydrangeas

This was made for a girl who just LOVES hydrangeas.

If she could she would jump into a whole truck of it.

- xoxo -

Flowers & Scones hits back

So a returning client wants to give more of these scones with flowers away. I must say its pretty fun to make them and therapeutic too. My current oven is broken and Amelia is now way too occupied with her other business (non bakery) to bake me anything. I will have a brand new oven once my new home is ready. Yup I'm moving! I can't wait to start baking again just for fun as I use to make pretty good cookies back then. The Mr. and I bought ourselves a red KitchenAid mixer but without our oven it still sits in the box. I also can't wait to set up my lil nook of a studio to make my flowers! I'm pretty darn excited bout that space...although I'm sharing it with the washing machine but that's all good. I can keep an eye on the laundry I guess.

Happy Birthday Popo!

Don't you ever...ever use distance as an excuse! This young lady ordered these from Oz land for her grandmother's birthday. Men please take note. It really is the effort and thought that counts. Apparently this pot lasted way longer than it should have. I'm glad to hear that.

Optimus Prime

I admit I LOVED THIS BOUQUET TO BITS! Why was I never given flowers like this??? Honestly I've never made anything this big so it was a great experience. I would LOVE to do it again. Somebody please order this or something similar again. Please? Pretty please?

Buffet flowers

I rather enjoyed making this one. Vase is wrapped with raw Shantung silk. This was ordered for Christmas so this gives you an idea how belated my posts really are. My sincere apologies.

What are the odds

Sometimes simplicity is more, or was it less is more? Same thing. These were ordered by different people, yet they both wanted plain roses. I was close to asking "Are you sure you don't know Nur?"

Get well Carol

Carol did recover well from Dengue Fever. I'm quite lucky as most orders I was getting till this point, I was given all creative freedom. I was informed Carol loves dragonfruit so I had to incorporate that in the fruit basket. This was what I whipped up, it came from her work teammates. What a super bunch they are.

Go GREEN!

 I had the itch to just arrange something so I decided to head out by foot and cut me some foliage from the neighborhood.

Trial & tribulation

I came across a new floral wholesaler in my hood and I got quite excited. I now have an option closer to where I live and I don't need to travel far to get my supply. I decided to just try them out to check on the quality of the flowers they have. Here I simply made an arrangement with local grown purple roses, asclepias pods & dark pink asters. I'm guessing the pods have been in their cold room for quite some time as it was looking rather moldy and dry so I'm not pleased at all with them. As for the roses best to get the imported ones as local roses do not bloom well and are small in size. Note to self :- call them up in advance to order freshly delivered & imported blooms. :)

When selecting flowers at your local vendors always :
1. Ask when did it arrive
2. Ask how to care for it (if you are not sure how to)
3. Get a few packs of plant food solubles. This will provide more nutrients to the cut flowers & leaves when you dilute it into the water.
4. Strip all leaves below water level
5. Cut stems at an angle. The larger the surface the more water it can absorb
6. Keep flowers in a cool place and avoid direct sunlight.

Some Mother's Day orders

Mother's Day was last week. I took my mom out for some great Japanese lunch and got her a great pair of footwear for walking & posture support. Dad sorta jumped in and conveniently picked his pair too. #splurgingonparentsisworthit . Here are a couple of orders I made. 

Baby party blooms

Cute mini carnations in mini metal buckets for a baby party. Rustic, relax, chilled & very sweet.

Peonies for the Bride!

 Peonies can be costly here in Kuala Lumpur and they are imported only when in season or only when there is a special order by clients. The bride was surprised by her bridesmaids with the incorporation of her favorite bloom and she thought it will just be roses & eustomas

Charity Drive Luncheon

Local charity drive luncheon with a local tropical feel.The color red was chosen to evoke passion and the red flamingo flower represents love & compassion