tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post3280956802530522245..comments2024-02-10T20:22:23.406-05:00Comments on SmallButCharming: The Ides Of Octoberflwrjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-35805126090280519032011-10-18T17:34:54.434-04:002011-10-18T17:34:54.434-04:00I've only ever made corsages and boutonnieres ...I've only ever made corsages and boutonnieres for weddings, so I can only imagine the scrutiny and hand cramping over homecoming flowers. Goodness. <br /><br />On the other hand, it's nice to have the business, no? My friend has a flower shop in San Francisco and reports that more than half have closed in this recession.<br />CamilleThe Vintique Objecthttp://thevintiqueobject.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-83500097180874182092011-10-18T15:42:25.491-04:002011-10-18T15:42:25.491-04:00Hi Jane, many thanks for your comments. I thought ...Hi Jane, many thanks for your comments. I thought the matching bowls and pumpkin were lovely too! Have a great week, love Linda xflowers on my tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11134447944633072349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-11192604010887939212011-10-17T11:28:11.164-04:002011-10-17T11:28:11.164-04:00nothing makes me happier than big beautiful fresh ...nothing makes me happier than big beautiful fresh flowers.<br />thanks for the close up view.<br />i can almost smell these beauties.<br />xxRenée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-14035045260466829222011-10-17T09:43:37.790-04:002011-10-17T09:43:37.790-04:00Oh I know about those bleeding fingers! If I am no...Oh I know about those bleeding fingers! If I am not doing flowers, I am sanding furniture. I made a garland from dried chillies the other day and my hands were on fire by the end if it! Your customers sound awfully fussy! Glad you had a little time off though. Love Linda xflowers on my tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11134447944633072349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-70293200113298460652011-10-17T09:04:08.832-04:002011-10-17T09:04:08.832-04:00I hear you! and what about the mothers that come i...I hear you! and what about the mothers that come in and ask what the other kids in their 'circle' have ordered...because now theirs need to be a little bigger or have another rose. Or ask how much someone else is spending...it floors me everytime. <br />I was at the shop alone last Sat. and had to make a last minute corsage with no more pink sweethearts and had to use a small pink carnation - oh no,that did not fly!<br /><br />Hope this week is slower for you. Just stay close to the bathtub. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-18208797966515261262011-10-16T22:25:54.478-04:002011-10-16T22:25:54.478-04:00A very tough week all round Jane, what with the tr...A very tough week all round Jane, what with the trainer and then all the mothers. And of course the customer is always right, so that must be hellish when they reject a corsage - heaven forbid, who would do that!!?<br />You so deserve these beautiful flowers!<br />Hope you've had a lovely weekend. XAmanda (Small Acorns)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04090007601440404545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-48270794884180436012011-10-16T20:22:51.659-04:002011-10-16T20:22:51.659-04:00I like the idea about a Pantone color match surcha...I like the idea about a Pantone color match surcharge! LOLRachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275379577689130061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-87961158976016146802011-10-16T19:52:27.863-04:002011-10-16T19:52:27.863-04:00Oh I have to admit...I had not given enough credit...Oh I have to admit...I had not given enough credit for the painstaking care that goes into the homecoming flowers for high schoolers...I will never again look at a boutonniere or corsage without thinking of you! And I mean that in the nicest way possible...the flowers you brought home are gorgeous and I love the vessel they are in...I have never ever seen a heart shaped rose! thank goodness for baths, wine and pizza being delivered!<br />xo<br />annieannie@mostlovelythingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964878814684727910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-1917359755889348562011-10-16T19:22:03.770-04:002011-10-16T19:22:03.770-04:00The roses look like sherbet - raspberry and orange...The roses look like sherbet - raspberry and orange. Never saw such saturated color in roses. I want to eat them. Rest those hands! xoxowebbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-34885286999140772182011-10-16T17:28:51.817-04:002011-10-16T17:28:51.817-04:00Lovely flowers, Jane. Hopefully they make up for t...Lovely flowers, Jane. Hopefully they make up for the people.....rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-89841172432035953672011-10-16T16:59:17.663-04:002011-10-16T16:59:17.663-04:00I love the orange rose!I love the orange rose!Terrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-66382775313459669202011-10-16T15:07:27.828-04:002011-10-16T15:07:27.828-04:00Those roses are extraordinary. I can practically t...Those roses are extraordinary. I can practically taste them if you know what I mean. That corsage business would drive me nuts. I would be swearing at customers, which would be bad for business.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-23254553589324124512011-10-16T14:47:41.460-04:002011-10-16T14:47:41.460-04:00Dear Jane,
Although tiring it must be very reward...Dear Jane,<br /><br />Although tiring it must be very rewarding working as a florist! To be constantly surrounded by flowers and have all sorts of people in your shop. I would love it! <br /><br />In Holland we do not really have any special events in October. Off course we do have weddings and baby showers, but nothing really special. December is the month for us, with Sinterklaas and Christmas!<br /><br />Happy new week,<br /><br />Madelief xMadeliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906326152435858221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-23726807097631727962011-10-16T14:35:15.543-04:002011-10-16T14:35:15.543-04:00I wish I had those flowers to take home with me be...I wish I had those flowers to take home with me because they are just beautiful.<br /><br />Take care and ignore negativbe people!<br /><br />xRaindrops and Daisieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639842630345570070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-28680966033273004412011-10-16T11:25:53.068-04:002011-10-16T11:25:53.068-04:00Dress color unseen, I was asked to make a yellow c...Dress color unseen, I was asked to make a yellow corsage. This was ordered by a woman who worked close by but lived an hour away. I learned the hard way that yellow is probably the most subjective color in the wheel.<br />My Saturday was pretty quiet compared to yours! Goin' to the gym today? Or will you enjoy a reprieve?Bow Street Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13874441825073852758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-90644776545020933162011-10-16T10:44:42.878-04:002011-10-16T10:44:42.878-04:00What sweet consolation. I am not sure anyone with ...What sweet consolation. I am not sure anyone with a soul liked their prom/homecoming much in my day. One can only hope, as they say, that it gets better.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-34429190982099435902011-10-16T10:01:58.817-04:002011-10-16T10:01:58.817-04:00Steve, excellent idea, the mothers would love it.
...Steve, excellent idea, the mothers would love it.<br /><br />Razmataz, Oh how the times have changed. Corsages are now 30.00 or 35.00 dollars each, depending on the flowers used. So, IF the flowers were dead there would be a cause for high anxiety. You did the right thing.<br /><br />Mise, I have inserted a link to explain the origins of said tradition.<br />When they do make their they end up in the shop anyway with a heap of smashed flowers and tears.flwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-28703135837769196852011-10-16T09:23:07.188-04:002011-10-16T09:23:07.188-04:00I'm here, across the cultural divide, wonderin...I'm here, across the cultural divide, wondering what a homecoming dance is? Who is coming home? And surely they should make their own corsages, if ever they are to go on in life to write their own blog?Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-19011416745952048162011-10-16T08:48:49.399-04:002011-10-16T08:48:49.399-04:00I can imagine the frustration all over a $10.00 it...I can imagine the frustration all over a $10.00 item. I did once reject a corsage I was picking up for my son to give his date. It looked several days old. I actually wasn't keen on his date for graduation and was tempted just to take it home, wilted and brown as it was.Razmatazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757164543598076420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198706747529705409.post-24807355747958514212011-10-16T08:46:57.210-04:002011-10-16T08:46:57.210-04:00Interesting. Maybe there could be a Pantone color...Interesting. Maybe there could be a Pantone color-match surcharge.An Urban Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08666212353075804092noreply@blogger.com