Hello Friends and Flower Followers, it’s Carrie here…
This week Penny and I chose to write about Frugal Friday Bouquets!
When I first opened Blush Floral one of the main things I wanted to do was show people how much joy flowers could bring. Not that everyone loves flowers, I get that but I found a lot of people didn’t treat themselves or someone special because of the expense. Frugal Friday bouquets solved that problem. For $10.00 you get a fresh beautiful cut bouquet! The bouquet may not be large and it won’t be filled with the most expensive blooms but the flowers are fresh and of great quality. Many have asked if I use my old flowers for these bouquets, the answer is absolutely not! Often times people say their blooms last weeks! In fact I get a fresh shipment in each week for these bouquets. Typically the bouquets are made from long lasting blooms like carnations, daisies, gerbera daisies and sometimes even roses. These can vary week to week depending on what is in season and available to me. I try to make each bouquet unique and often customers find it difficult to choose which one they would like!
Honestly I don’t make a lot of money with the Frugal Friday bouquets but the joy they bring is definitely worth it! I love seeing people treat themselves, especially these days when it is hard to escape the worries of the world. We deserve it! So be sure to treat yourself or someone special to flowers for the weekend every Friday at Blush Floral!!
P.S ..I often sell out so get them early!
 
Hey guys it’s Penny…
Oh how I love Frugal Fridays! It gives me a weekly excuse to support my bestie’s business. But make no mistake my Friday visits to the shop benefit more than just Blush Floral. Just think of all those happy chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin and serotonin and endorphins. Well when I come in for my weekly blooms the smell and the colors just ignite all of those feel good vibes. There is rarely a time when my dining room is absent of Carrie’s Creations. I missed her flowers so much when she was forced to close due to Covid. Even though the world was turned upside down just recently there was a feeling of togetherness. I feel like friends and families really pulled together to make sure each other were ok. I was the recipient of random acts of kindness on multiple occasions. Little tokens of I see you, I love you and in turn each week I chose someone I loved who I knew was having a hard time to pay it forward. I painted rocks and baked goodies, I hid little notes or gifts. It’s been a rough go for all of us and it’s easy to spread a little cheer. Well baking got old and rock painting got boring. But luckily Blush Floral was back up and running just as my creative side needed a rest. Secret cookie and rock deliveries turned in to not so secret flower deliveries, being stealthy with a bouquet of flowers isn’t as easy as hiding a rock in your pocket. Not to mention you don’t really want to see all of somebody’s hard work wilt away while waiting to be discovered on your doorstep.
Last Friday I came into the shop for a visit and a couple Frugal Friday bouquets. Many contenders dancing in my head. So many hurting people and to tell you the truth I was hurting too. It had been a week with my emotions all over the place. So I purchased two bouquets just for me. Sometimes you need to be the recipient of your own kindness. My dining room table holds the brightest of summer hues right now and I only have to admire them to get a jolt of that dopamine.
Right now I feel like more than ever we need that connection of togetherness. Those little shots of happy hormones. The pay it forward and the random acts of kindness. $10.00 Frugal Friday’s is really where it’s at!