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My honest opinion on floral foam environmental practices floral design floristry business mentor sustainability

A (not so) fun fact about the floristry industry: there are a lot of processes out there that aren't great for the environment, which is ironic because we are actually working with nature.

 

Despite...

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Vase Review: Magnolia Vase from Clay Dance Studio business floral design wedding florist

I recently picked up the Magnolia Vase by Clay Dance Studio, a studio based in Melbourne. The vase is fine porcelain and built by 3D Printing, very innovative!

This vase has actually been top of my l...

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Floristry awards that don’t exist, but you’re chasing anyway business growth education floral career floristry business mantra mindset

🏆 Most weddings done without eating an actual meal

🏆 Most boob sweat

🏆 Master of the “I'll sleep when wedding season is over” Mantra

🏆 Never said no

🏆 Didn't ask for help once

🏆 Most money spen...

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You’re not bad at business, you’re just trying to bloom in the wrong conditions

If you’ve ever thought:

💭 “I suck at pricing, I have no idea what I’m doing.”

💭 “Maybe I should just keep floristry as a hobby.”

💭 “How is everyone else booked out while I’m over here bribing my ...

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Vase Review: Ixia Vase from Hattie Molloy business floral design vase vase review wedding florist

I recently picked up two of the Ixia vase, created by Hattie Molly, an Australian florist based in Melbourne. 

The vase comes in blue, which I affectionately will be calling 'big blue', yellow, burgu...

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Intentional, sustainable, profitable: Build a biz that works for you. business growth education floral career floral entrepeneur floristry business flower education mindset

It was April 2022, and I was sitting across from my accountant, barely holding it together.

We did monthly meetings; goal setting, numbers, plans. But this time, I was beyond burnt out.

80 weddings....

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A flower tutorial you might find useful: Babies Breath Baubles floral design learn floristry

Babies breath is one of those flowers that comes in and out of trend and can be so subjective to each individual, you either love it or hate it! 

In my opinion, it's delicious en masse in fluffy clouds...

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Flower Tutorials with Wildflower Academy business growth floral career floral design sustainability

Are you wanting to elevate your floral skills and implement sustainable practices in your flower business?

I got you! 

The Wildflower Academy is the ultimate resource for learning new floristry skil...

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Lowering you prices isn't the "nicer" thing to do for your clients business mindset pricing quoting weddings

I recently jumped on a Strategy Session with a floral designer who wanted me to review a quote they'd sent out to one of their dream clients and immediately I flagged that the labour line was looking ...

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A tutorial you might find useful: Organic Mossy Floral Installation floral career floral design learn floristry

Want to create a design that looks like it's growing up out of the ground? Let's do it.

This is my absolute favourite way to design, I LOVE the concept of nature coming back to take over a man-made s...

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Quoting for weddings flowers: maths not emotion business floral career floral entrepeneur floristry business wedding wedding florist

I recently posted an Instagram Reel about how I calculate my wedding quotes, and it garnered a LOT of conversation.

I thought it was a good time to share how it all works.

Just a note before you rea...

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5 things you need to do every week to go full time in your floristry business in 12 months business growth floral career floral entrepeneur floristry business

If you wanted to quit your job in the next 12 months to become a full time florist, this is everything you need to do every single week, starting right now:

1. Begin an Instagram page, immediately.

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