Wait, that isn't how the saying goes?! Today I had the wonderful opportunity to join the Sacramento Valley Flower Collective at Fully Belly Farms in Guinda. Many of you may be asking where exactly is that? Is that still in California? Basically, it is wayyy out in the boondocks, far, far from a Target store (yes, that is how I judge how "country" a town is) but yes, still in California! I got the chance to finally meet growers and fellow florists who's Instagram accounts I had to act like I did not stalk :) In the immediate future (starting with my Easter wedding), I hope to source a lot of my flowers locally and it was so great to meet the friendly faces behind these farms. Buying local is
We were honored to be part of an International Women’s Day celebration at West Elm at the Fountains in Roseville. There were treats, discounts, and a variety of local makers, including jewelry, hand-lettering artists, and a watercolor artist. Since I just returned from Hawaii, I did a tropical-themed flower bar complete with proteas, safari sunsets, burgundy sunset leucadendron, palms, bear grass, and spider mums. Everyone loved the proteas as I had imagined they would from my experience at the Valentine's Day pop-up's. Originally I wanted to simply do bunches of proteas and eucalyptus but then with the crazy weather going on, the prices for them were nearly $5 a stem! That would have been a
