http://blog.fromyouflowers.com The Online Flower Expert Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:30:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/hanukkah-begins-friday-1211 http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/hanukkah-begins-friday-1211#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:01:49 +0000 fyfblog http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/?p=525 Hanukkah begins at sundown on Friday 12/11 this year. The eight-night celebration goes through December 19th and is marked by customs including the nightly lighting of the menorah, playing Dreidel and the eating of traditional fried foods. If you are hosting a Hanukkah celebration and/or feast this year then you are likely organizing your menu [...]]]> http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/hanukkah-begins-friday-1211/feed 2 http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/cut-down-on-holiday-stress-this-year http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/cut-down-on-holiday-stress-this-year#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:54:56 +0000 fyfblog http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/?p=487 Holidays can stress us out so much that we sometimes lose sight about what they are really about–blessings, joy, cheer and spending time with family and friends. However, there’s just so much that needs to get done that it’s easy to come close to crashing and burning. Don’t burn out–relax and enjoy the season. I’ve [...]]]> http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/cut-down-on-holiday-stress-this-year/feed 0 http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/come-on-in-dress-up-your-front-door-for-thanksgiving http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/come-on-in-dress-up-your-front-door-for-thanksgiving#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:23:12 +0000 fyfblog http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/?p=442 With your Thanksgiving guest arriving next week, why not dress up your front door to welcome them in for the get-together? We’ve got some easy ideas on how to create a welcoming path for your guests! Wreaths Hanging a pretty wreath on your front door is a great way to create a welcoming beacon to [...]]]> http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/come-on-in-dress-up-your-front-door-for-thanksgiving/feed 0 http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/flower-crafts-making-waxed-flowers http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/flower-crafts-making-waxed-flowers#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:14:36 +0000 fyfblog http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/?p=396 When it comes to hanging on to the beauty of fresh flowers, you have several options. You can dry or press your flowers; both of these methods yield gorgeous results. Another way to preserve your flowers is to wax them. Wax flowers are beautiful and lend themselves to all sorts of crafts, decorations and projects. [...]]]> http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/flower-crafts-making-waxed-flowers/feed 0 http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/why-just-because http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/why-just-because#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:17:02 +0000 fyfblog http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/?p=383 Life’s short–that’s why it is so important to let those around us know how we feel. It’s the little things we do that make a difference. Why not let someone special in your life know how much you appreciate all they do? There’s nothing like a heartfelt surprise to add a little sunshine to any [...]]]> http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/why-just-because/feed 0 http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/halloween-costumes-101 http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/halloween-costumes-101#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:35:36 +0000 fyfblog http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/?p=316 Did you know that people have been dressing up for Halloween for around 2,000 years? Historians think that the ancient Celts, who founded many of the Halloween traditions we still practice today, would dress in costume on the night of Oct. 31 to disguise themselves from spirits of the dead roaming around. These days, most [...]]]> http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/halloween-costumes-101/feed 2 http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/top-10-ways-to-be-more-popular-at-work http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/top-10-ways-to-be-more-popular-at-work#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:07:43 +0000 fyfblog http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/?p=286 It’s 9:00 in the morning. You walk into the office, headed for your cube. As you walk down the rows, nobody stops to say Good Morning. Flash forward to lunch. Nobody asks you to go to lunch with them, so you end up eating in the break room all by yourself while other co-workers chat [...]]]> http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/top-10-ways-to-be-more-popular-at-work/feed 0 http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/get-comfy http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/get-comfy#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:21:57 +0000 fyfblog http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/?p=257 Fall is here, and so are the wonderful outdoor activities it brings with it–like hiking, camping and biking. But as the weather cools off and the days get shorter, getting out of bed is getting that much harder. The urge to snuggle up on the couch with a good book or movie is starting to [...]]]> http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/get-comfy/feed 0 http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/manliness-the-required-manly-reading-list http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/manliness-the-required-manly-reading-list#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:16:12 +0000 fyfblog http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/?p=130 You rejoice in your manliness—whether it means flexing in the mirror to show off your ‘guns’, ordering that single malt scotch to let the ladies know you’re a man of fine taste, bragging about your golf game to anyone who will listen, or making sure to rev your engine when at a red light. But [...]]]> http://blog.fromyouflowers.com/manliness-the-required-manly-reading-list/feed 8