Happy Memorial Day!

 

 

 

Happy Memorial Day to all our loyal customers!

We pray you will partner with us today in remembering & honoring all those who have done & continue to do so much for our safety & security.

 Grandiflora will be closed today in observance of this great holiday.

Enjoy your day & we'll see you tomorrow!

 Regular store hours: Mon-Sat 11-5. Closed Sundays.

It's That Wonderful Time Again.... FARM CHICKS!

A wonderful and happy package from the ever sweet Serena Thompson of the Farm Chicks!

Hello Everyone!

SO,

have you made your plans to head to

The Farm Chicks Antique Show in Spokane Washington?!

If you have never been to or heard of this wonderful

EXTRA LARGE SHOW

then you'd better read more about our experiences

OVER HERE.

We simply

LOVE

going to the show every year!

We load up on items for ourselves & even items for the shop too!

Frankly,

we wouldn't miss it.

SO,

if you love Grandiflora Style....

we pretty much advise you to

GO!

We are TEAM GRANDIFLORA!
Junking our way through the show with the happiest dispositions and keen eyes for junkalicious finds!
Hope to see you there!

P.S.

Can't make it?

Too bad...you will be missed.

But... be cheered, as the shop is always open here and full of

gorgeous finds that are still coming in daily.

Let our wonderful girls serve you with a smile....

we are proud to have some of the best employees and selection around!

Cheers!

The Grandiflora Girls

 



Mother's Day SALE & Ice Cream Social Book Signing

L. to R. La Von (partner/visual manager) Kim (floor manager/Chalk Paint instructor) Renate (clerk) Trisha ( partner/main buyer) Colleen (visual display) Janice (bookkeeper/office manager). Not pictured: Amber (clerk) & Abby (clerk).

Hello Everyone!

Just wanted to stop in and say how much fun we had with all

you our wonderful shoppers at the other night's

Mother's Day SALE

&

Ice Cream Social Book Signing!

The Grandiflora Girls were in full Soda Jerk attire

for the evening ready to serve up the

Grandiflora goodness that you

just can't find anywhere.

(Don't they look so cute?!)

We are so thankful that our employees

are always so willing to play along with

our hair brained costume ideas for

our fun evening events!!

*****

The night was gorgeous!!

Perfect to be

O P E N

 late for an ice cream social!

We dolled the place up with adorable polka dot balloons too!

 

If you didn't know....

Miss Koralee Tiechroeb of Bluebird Notes Blog

&

Where Women Cook Magazine

recently released a wonderful book entitled

"Everything Goes With Ice Cream"

 

We happen to sell this book title at our shop

Grandiflora....and on top of that,

one of our owners

Trisha Brink of Trisha Brink Design Blog

to contributed to the book as well!

Trisha & Koralee

just happen to be blogger buddies & chat often via the internet.

We thought how nice it would be to have

Koralee come and sign her sweet book for not only

our employees...but our shoppers as well! 

Author; Koralee Tiechroeb

Koralee was more than obliging to do so.

We are so excited that she was too! 

 Shoppers were greeted with tickets good to win

door prizes & 30% off coupons to the shop!

Did I mention the whole store was 10% off as well?!

Whoo hoo!

On top of all that,

we served fresh ice cream from the wonderful local dairy

Edaleen Dairy!

There were yummy toppings....

.... including glorious cherries on top to boot!

 

 Oh my stars...my mouth is watering all over again!

So much work went on behind the scenes by our

wonderful employees and family to make this

little dream a reality.

Did I mention you could win more prizes by coming dressed up as your favorite

color of ice cream?

(eg: strawberry = pink, bubblegum = blue, etc...)

But we reserved gift certificates for our 3 top costume contestants.

AND THE WINNERS ARE:

Elise & Brenda for these adorable

ice cream cone costumes!

Thanks so much ladies for making our night!!!

We LOVE when people get into the spirit of things!!!

For heaven's sake; life's too short not to.

And,

here's our cutie pie runner up contestant:

  Congratulations to you too Cory!

A happy winner indeed!

(Stay tuned ladies, we will be contacting you with gift certificate details soon!)

Colleen drawing door prize tickets.

 Many happy folks were blessed by door prizes provided to us

by the Thymes Company.

Rich lotions, candles & other body care products walked out

with very happy customers.

 Our sweet girls behind the counter just kept everything flowing soooooo smoothly.....

Kim & Renate....the ladies who made it all run so smoothly for our customers.

 ...we are so thankful for our wonderful employees and customers alike!

*****

Upstairs we were serving

Strawberry Lemonade. 

Customers were able to leisurely wander around and shop

with their 30% off coupons and 10% storewide discount.  

 We were blessed to meet another one of Koralee's friends:

Authors & Contributors to Everything Goes With Ice Cream; Koralee, Trisha & Carol.

Carol was also a local contributor to Koralee's book!

( She did the ice cream snowballs)

Trisha was able to catch up with Koralee in between signings.

Partner, buyer & contributor Trisha Brink enjoying a good chat with friend & Author Koralee Tiechroeb.

It was a great night all around!

If you were unfortunate enough to have missed it....

make sure you head into the shop and snatch up a copy of the book for yourself!

THERE ARE ONLY A FEW SIGNED COPIES LEFT...

.....SO HURRY IN TODAY!!!

We look forward to serving you with all the new goodies in the shop that

keep arriving everyday!

Cheers to all of you who came, and hope to see you again soon.

Thanks to our employees for a wonderful job again;

we appreciate you!

(Also, a special note of thanks to Emily Visser for the wonderful job with photography! Emily it was a real pleasure for Trisha to be out from behind the lens and enjoy signing books with Koralee!)

*****

But,

most importantly....

a HUGE AMOUNT OF THANKS goes to the lovely

Koralee

for spending time with us at Grandiflora!!!

We wish you all the best

&

maybe even more books to come!?

Cheers!

Trisha Brink (partner/main buyer/contributor) Koralee Tiechroeb (Author) & La Von Vander Werff (partner/visual manager) all enjoying a fun moment before the festivities of the night began.



Fun New Products by the Pallet Full

Hello Everyone!

Was just running through the store the other day and wanted to snap a quick photo of these lovely aqua starfish!

Just a reminder that plenty of new product just came in!

(Over 3 pallets worth of new product!!!)

So,

stop in regularly to see what's new.

Also,

Stay tuned for a big announcement about our up n coming

Mother's Day

extravaganza!

Eeeeep!

Can't wait!

Cheerio!

The Grandiflora Girls

Grandiflora Featured in Gatherings Magazine!

Hello Everyone!

Just wanted to drop in and let you know about a wonderful magazine

publication that you can view online for free!

This is such a pretty magazine filled with all sorts of ideas that

we know you will simply love!

This magazine is put out by

Heather Spriggs Thompson

& it's called

Gatherings

The other pretty fun thing about the magazine,

is the fact that our main buyer

(and one of the owners)

Trisha Brink

is the new

Market Editor

for the magazine.

Pretty great huh?

................................

So many of the displays you see in the shop are

planned out strategically by two folks:

partners/owners/sisters

Trisha Brink & La Von Vander Werff

The two sisters work side by side

gathering ideas from market

&

piecing them together to tell the stories you see in

our store vignettes.

Trisha is the Main Buyer.

La Von is the Visual Merchandiser.

OR WAIT

is it the other way around?

Well, it really depends on the day.

Although both of these ladies could do eachothers' jobs...

(and often do!)

they do try to stick to what they do best...

&

that's why they work so well together.

Which is also what makes

Grandiflora

so great!

....................................

So,

back to the magazine.

We highly recommend heading over to

Heather's wonderful Gatherings Magazine

to see the

Spring Market Preview

from our buyer Trisha.

Stay tuned to this magazine in the future for more

market trend reports too!

So excited to be a part of such a wonderful publication!

Enjoy!

:)

The

Grandiflora Girls

 

 

Positivity...We Could Each Use A Little Help Sometimes

Hello Everyone!

How has your January been passing by?

Fast? Slow? D r a g g i n g ?

Hopefully it's been ok, but we know that this time of the year

is a struggle for many folks.

We want to be a place where you can come and get a little

respite from the dreary world.

At

Grandiflora Home and Garden

we think each day needs to have a little bit of visual joy in it.

We are not advocates of over-spending, hoarding or credit card disasters.

NOPE!

We are more of the thought that once in awhile a woman needs a little

inexpensive "treat" to brighten her life.

A new scarf, a bar of lovely scented soap or a fresh new piece of wall decor

can go

A  L O N G  W A Y....

right?

SO,

Here's to little treats.

To a mental retreat from dreary day to day life here in the less than sunny Pacific Northwest...

&

MOSTLY

to

a positive attitude.

We can all use a little help once in awhile can't we?

Let us help you with that.

Cheers!!

The Grandiflora Girls

:)

 

P.S.

All scarves, purses & jewelry are 30%* off now until Saturday February 2nd!

We make it pretty easy for you to find a little inexpensive joy right here in the shop.

*excludes previous purchases & consignments.

Moments at Market: We Had Fun BUT Worked Hard

Middle photo: Me (Trisha/Main Buyer/Partner) La Von (My Sister/Head Visual Display/Partner) & Kim (Our Floor Manager & Annie Sloan Instructor) in a Seahawks moment at market. They were playing only a few blocks away. We got razzed when they lost :(

Hello Everyone!

Just wanted to pop in here to show you what we've been up to at

Atlanta Market.

Let me fill you in on what Atlanta Market is:

 

1. HUGE! 3 buildings roughly 50-60 floors combined.

2. OVERWHELMING! Each floor has either multiple large showrooms or numerous booths.

3. OVERSTIMULATING! Each showroom decks itself out with a huge amount of product.

4. EXHAUSTING! You are on your feet for 12 hours at least 3 of the 7 days without sitting down,

& on them for 9 hours the other 4....no sitting!

5. CONFUSING! Are you in building 1 floor 3 or building 2 floor 3 or building 3 floor 1???

6. CALENDAR INAPPROPRIATE! Isn't Christmas over? Yes... 2012's Christmas is....

but everywhere you are ordering for Christmas 2013!!

7. POCKET BOOK SHOCKING! Always make sure you have wandered into the

moderately priced showrooms...Bill Gates does not shop at Grandiflora.

(At least we don't think so anyway ;)

&

Last but not least....

8. AWE INSPIRING!!

We enjoyed all the lovely displays we saw at market

(SOOOOO many more than what you see here,

as we were not allowed to take photos of certain showrooms....and didn't want to spoil

our buying surprises for you anyway!)

It is hard to walk away from market uninspired.

We came away from this market with SOOOOO many ideas

it is making my head spin to think about making them all happen!

The best part is....we are on fire for Grandiflora this year....

we are going to light a fire under ourselves and our customers this year.

It's time to celebrate this awesome shop we've all come to love and appreciate.

May Grandiflora see it's best year yet!

Not really talking financially....although that would be nice....

wink, wink.

LOL!

NO...no....no.....

I'm talking about finding the niche that we were all meant to find in

Grandiflora.

Now....

wouldn't that be nice!

We were flitting from booth to booth, showroom to showroom finding all sorts of great things with the power of caffeine! We were also really excited to meet Jo Packham of Where Women Create & Where Women Cook where she was signing books and magazines. What a great lady....and what an honor!

 

Well, it was a trip to remember & a trip to inspire.
As I said before we are on fire for what comes next....
THE BOXES OF PRODUCT!
Be visiting often for all the lovely items that will start arriving in a few weeks all the way through the end of the year.
It takes 7 days (72 hours of straight ordering) just to hit the tip of the iceberg in ordering.
I can honestly say this:
WE DID OUR BEST BUYING THIS YEAR!
You know what that equals?
YOU WILL HAVE THE BEST SHOPPING AT GRANDIFLORA THIS YEAR.
Happy US + Happy YOU!
Here's to Grandiflora & the fun she brings us all!
Cheers!
La Von, Kim & I



Gatherings Magazine Free to View Online NOW!

Hello Everyone!

We know how much you enjoy shopping at

Grandiflora....

so we figure you like the same sorts of things as we do right?

Well,

if you are cozy-ing up this weekend with your

computer or notepad etc....

then you will most deffinately want to

cozy up to the newest

FREE

issue of

Gatherings Magazine

This issue is called

the White Issue for obvious reasons.

Feel refreshed and renewed by the lovely pages put together for you

by so many of today's talented crafters, designers & writers online.

We hope you'll enjoy

Gatherings just as much as we do!

Cheers & happy weekend friends!

 

 

Mandarin Coriander a Refreshing Burst of Citrus

Hello Everyone!

Just wanted to stop in and say hi after a very very busy few weeks!

We've been working hard to clean the shop after the Christmas rush and Inventory.

We are happy to say that the shop is sparkly and shiny clean and ready for your visit!

One of the products that came to mind when the cleaning was being done was our

wonderful Thymes products...

most importantly

Mandarin Coriander!!!

If you've not tried this wonderful product,

well let us just say this:

YOU ARE MISSING OUT.

Why don't you come in and try a little sample of this

sweet tart home cleaning product....

we think you'll understand why we like it so much.

Not only does it smell delicious,

it lasts for such a longer time than that grocery store stuff

&

it cleans better too!

If you've got something greasy or dingy....

THIS

is

your chance to clean and refresh all in one product!

TA-DA!

 

 

You Are A Blessing To Us, Thank-You!

Hello Everyone!

We thought this sign was fitting & appropriate for this after

Christmas Season we are experiencing.

We wanted to say thank-you again for shopping local at

Grandiflora this past year.

Your business has been very much appreciated in 2012.

As this year comes to an end,

we don't want to focus on the sales we are featuring or the new product we've recently received...

No.

Rather, we'd like to take the time to thank

Our Heavenly Father

for blessing us with much more than we deserve.

&

for blessing us with

 you

our most valued customers.

For,

without you...

we wouldn't be here.

SO,

heartfelt blessings to you and yours this

New Year

of 2013.

We are so glad you've chosen to make us one of your

favorite shopping destinations.

Cheers

&

God Bless you richly!

The

Grandiflora Girls

:)

Want to Know the Best Place to Get a Real Tree This Year?

 Hello Everyone!

We have a little piece of delicious information to share...

did you know we come from a

Christmas Tree Farming Family?

Some of you did...but to some of you...this is new information!

Yes it's true!

Why do you think we

LOVE

Christmas Decorations SO MUCH????

Because we see Christmas all year long.

Everytime we visit our folks

Ken & Jan Stremler

( Mom is actually a Grandiflora owner/partner of ours, & both mom and dad own the Grandiflora building we do business in. She pays rent to herself, how's that for rent control?! LOL! Ahhh....family businesses.  ;)

.........

Well,

we grew up with fields of Christmas trees all around us.

Our holidays and even vacations have all been built around

Christmas Tree farming.

Our dad has a love for trees that goes way beyond the norm.

That is why you'll see his wholesale distribution from

Vancouver B.C. all the way down the the Mexican border and beyond.

His trees ship accross the nation!

They are undoubtedly some of the prettiest trees in this county...and I may be partial...but arguably the prettiest in most of Western Washington!

If you are looking for a beautiful

Tannenbaum

he's your guy.

There are so many varieties to choose from

at his U-Cut in Deming/Acme Washington on Highway 9 called

Alpine Meadows Tree Farm

Maybe you're not into cutting one yourself....that's ok,

there are always selections in the rack there.

You can just go for the experience of a ride into the hills for hot cocoa, dohnuts & a warm fire.

See children with rosey cheeks... eyes filled with the wonder of the season.

I know my kiddos & nieces and nephews have adored the process of picking out the very best tree for their homes every season since they've been born.

SO,

in short?

Head on over to

Alpine Meadows Tree Farm

to find out more about how to take all those

beautiful ornaments you found here in the last month and

display them on a thing of beauty

which signifies the

evergreen, everlasting life we all

received through

His

birth.

Merry Christmas!

 

MASSIVE CHRISTMAS REVEAL NOW AT GRANDIFLORA!!!

 Hello Everyone!

Here it is....our massive

Christmas Reveal!!

 We'll let the pictures speak for themselves...but remember...you won't want to wait to get in for the best selection.

Christmas Decor is what we are known for....so it's flying off the shelves already!

Make sure you get in before Thursday the 15th of November
11AM-8PM

(our Anniversary Sale)

 for the

cream of the crop in some of the best

Holiday Decor

in Northwest Washington!

 

 

 

Remember....

there is alot of decor you simply can't see in these photos.

Not to mention the vast amounts of

jewelry, purses & scarves

that we just received!

Get in soon...

you won't be sorry we promise!!