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Pumpkins go Wild at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden

Once an art teacher told me, “you could always just get obsessed with ridiculous quantities of the same thing.” The folks a the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardentake that to a whole new level with their yearly installation of pumpkins and gourds. These are last year’s photos from a trip I took with my sis. We took a moment to freak out in this incredible display of gourds donated by local…

Vulnerability: Teachings from Pharell and Brene Brown

When I’m procrastinating and need a kick in the a**, I like to throw on a quick TED talk. This one on Vulnerability by Brene Brown was particularly eye-opening.

http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability?language=en

It’s message of courage, openness, and wholeheartedness is one that I personally strive for. These qualities are also necessary to achieve the kind of boldness, creative…

Sustainable Flower Arranging, Part One: Frogs

We successfully weaned ourselves off of flower foam over at Lola Event Floral & Design. It’s not been easy. The green yuck (floral foam) is just so efficient and when you’re in a bind, it’s easy to revert back to what’s easy. (Isn’t this addict talk?) You can hear more of my whining about it in this previous post. I discovered (though I hate to admit it) that my short term anxiety over time…

Three Ways to Love your Design Business this Valentine's Day

Just like a little love and attention will make your relationships more robust, here are some ways…

Seamless Take-Offs and Landings

Starting out, this business can seem like it’s exploding one moment, and fizzling the next. When…

Goodbye Flower Brained, Hello Massive Flower!

Hello friends,

I’ve been having a bit of an identity crises with Flower-Brained for the past year;…