It is another new week and we are looking forward to our flower workshops starting for the Christmas season. I wonder though, if you’ve thought about the benefits of learning a new skill? Put aside finding the perfect Christmas present, See what you think of these following points and whether they could be applied to…
I’ve always had an interest in how bouquets of flowers are wrapped, it was one of the first things I learnt in my first flower shop job and I think the algorithm has learnt of my interest too! 🙂 One thing I lack at the moment is access to prettier paper for this exercise but…
Seems like Autumn has arrived for us here in the UK, I walked to the supermarket the other day and watched all the trees beginning to shed their leaves in the wind. Do you have a favourite season? I’m a fan of autumn when its not raining but at the moment that might be tricky….
Flower workshops are something that we do a lot of at Young Blooms, whether its hand-ties, flower-crowns or wreathes. We love teaching about flowers and this last weekend we had a first for us. We taught a group of women how to make dried flower wreathes and here’s how we did it. Step one: We…
Through the first lockdown I taught myself a new skill which was macrame, you can read about it here. Its always interesting learning a new skill, I am always keen to try something new but sometimes have to persevere after the initial excitement. I have dabbled with different ideas through the year, creating different designs…
With all the ups and downs of Covid, Young Blooms has also had moments of complete delight! Back in January it was wonderful for Grace as Owner of Young Blooms to recognised in #ialso 100 list for 2021, f:Entrepreneur is a campaign that highlights female business leaders across the UK. Through events, content and story-telling,…
I’ve been wanting to blog about Young Blooms Youtube channel for a while. I started the channel a year ago, this was with the view that it would be complementary to Young Blooms flower school. Tutorials vary on the channel quite a lot, I’ve created some that are chatting with other people I know who…
Have you dreamed of spending a weekend in a chateau, living in a place that is so beautifully curated that you can’t quite believe it? My Mum used to get old country living magazines from a friend of hers when I was young and I loved flicking through all the pictures of those gorgeous houses….
I wanted to share more about the floral archway workshop that happened this month. A group of seven florists gathered with me at Emmanuels yard in Trowbridge to learn how to create an free-standing archway using no floral foam. The weather was utterly glorious and the sunshine was out as we started construction. It…
I wanted to share more about the Young Blooms Online floristry School at the beginning of the new year. Learning a new skill or updating your abilities is such a positive thing to do as the year begins. I guess you can call something like this a way to invest in yourself. I read this…
