The Year of the Sheep

Happy Chinese New Year during this the year of the sheep (or the ram or the goat) which my Chinese friends tell me is all about community because sheep are gentle animals that like to hang together in groups.  So we're hoping for lots of community building (code for parties) at Passionflower this year.

We're starting with a party for Hatch Oregon on First Friday in March. Come find out all about this innovative way you can be a good sheep and invest in your community! 

Then First Friday in April we're having our big Passionflower Turns 21 /Easter Bash Blowout Extravaganza  (start working on that Easter Bonnet now!)
Come be part of our flock!
 

photo of a beautiful carved mammoth ivory necklace on a red brass chain from Exstasia.

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All Hail the Flowering Quince

One of the great things about being a florist is it really lets you get to know a plant in a fairly intimate way. - they become like old friends.  Take the lovely quince.   Oh quince, how we love you every time we meet.  We love your thorny self.  We love your coral flowers that make us feel like we are living in a Japanese painting.  And we absolutely love, love how your flower color changes so radically when we bring you inside.  How you go from that brilliant coral to the most washed out of pinks. I love that quirk of your personality - So happy to see you again.

Valentine's Day Ephemera

Valentine's Day brouhaha happening as I write!

Wedding Floral Trends

We are liking the whimsical trend we are seeing of bridesmaid's dresses in floral patterns like this English countryside wedding we found on Mr & Mrs Unique.

Something Beautiful

Just a little photo of a beautiful piece of jewelry - copper enamel coral pendant with a necklace of  the teensiest, tiniest little pearls we've ever seen.  Something beautiful. And handmade.  That is all.

Valentine's Goodies

 

You can head right over to our website and shop our curated Valentine's Collection.

A Hand Lettered Valentine

Oh look at this little sample the folks from the Valley Calligraphy Guild brought me.  They'll be at the store next Saturday hand lettering names on Valentine's cards for people.  They'll have different colored inks and you can pick the font you like!  I'm just so excited about this event and hope you can come in and get your card hand lettered.  And a big thanks to the folks at the most amazing San Francisco paperie Bellocchio who first gave me this idea. I want to make it a Valentine's tradition.