Elaine’s Florist and Gift Baskets: A Player in Professional Sports and Women-Owned Business Advocacy
Houston, TX (ContentDesk) January 2, 2006 -- Elaines Florist and Gift Baskets has been a major player in the Houston Texans annual style show and is now looking forward to teaming up with the NBA during the All-Star Game here in Houston next February. Elaine Ousley-Nevarez, owner of Elaines Florist and Gift Baskets, became a member of the Houston chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners this past October.Houston Texans Style ShowOn Monday, October 24th, the Houston Texans hosted their fourth annual charity Style Show at the Houston Gallerias Polar Ice Rink.
Elaines Florist and Gift Baskets donated floral arrangements to the event, which benefited a variety of charities such as Boys and Girls Country, Child Advocates, Heart of a Champion, John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.Elaine Ousley-Nevarez, owner of Elaines Florist and Gift Baskets, attended and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
She said, At the Style Show, the actual players and their wives were the models.
The Houston Texans Foundation hosts several fundraising events throughout the year, and as in years past, they contacted us to assist with their floral needs.
This is our third year, and it's great to work with the home team. NBA All-Star GameThis past August, Elaine met with Kavon Iranpour, a representative of the NBAs Diversity program, which works with women and minority owned businesses.
During the meeting, they discussed which services Elaines Florist and Gift Baskets has to offer that would fit the needs of the NBA.
Elaine was selected as a preferred supplier to provide floral arrangements for various hotel rooms, banquets, and meetings the week of the NBA All-Star Game, February 12th19th, 2006. With the NBA 06' All-Star Games approaching there will be many different floral opportunities, from decorating the suites at the Toyota Center to providing flowers for special parties.
Having worked with the NFL and MLB, we look forward to adding the NBA to the feathers on our hat, said Elaine.National Association of Women Business OwnersSince its founding in 1975, the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) has assisted in the evolution of over 10 million women-owned businesses nationwide.
Its mission is to shape economic and public policy for women business owners with a single voice.In August 2003, Elaine Ousley-Nevarez was a guest speaker at a NAWBO luncheon and began providing floral arrangements for the association in July 2005.
After connecting with the NAWBO, she expressed her enthusiasm about the association, saying that By joining together we encourage and inspire each other.
Women business owners supporting women business ownersthat works for me. Elaines Florist and Gift Baskets uses first class suppliers throughout the world, and therefore is able to guarantee amazing quality, unlimited variety, and brilliant floral designs and gift baskets.
Elaines Florist and Gift Baskets is known for its distinguished personal service and is delighted to help customers find the perfect floral arrangement or gift basket to fit any need.For more information pertaining to Elaines Florist and Gift Baskets please visit www.elainesflorist.com or contact Elaine Ousley-Nevarez via phone at 713-661-6788 or 800-951-4545..
The Art of Flower Arranging.
The Art of Flower Arranging.
There are currently thousands of sites on the internet that can arrange for you to have some flowers delivered. It is a fast and convenient way for you to send flowers and you can even arrange for them to be sent the same day so that you will never miss that special occasion.
There are many skills in the art of flower arranging. First of all, a florist needs to pick the right flowers.
This means meeting the customer's requirements but also using seasonal flowers, which will not only look better but will also be cheaper. The combination of flowers will also need to look good together so the florist not only need a flair for design, but also a general instinct as to what will work. In European and American countries the emphasis is on large flower arrangements with lots of different kinds of flowers and colors. However, Ikebana is an Oriental style of flower arranging that concentrates on simple and pure lines and colors....
The Art of Flower Arranging.
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Birthday Flower Arrangements
If you have a friend or relative's birthday coming up and you don't quite know what to give her, flowers could be a good idea. If you can't choose the flowers, leave it to a florist, he will ask you questions about the birthday girl and select the flowers accordingly. Besides sending on beautiful flowers, florists' websites also send fruit baskets and personal care items as birthday gifts.
If you've decided on flowers, you can choose flowers specific for her birth month. If her birthday is in January, send her carnations; in February, violets; March, jonquils; April, sweet peas; May, lilies; June, roses; July, larkspurs; August, gladioli; September, asters; October, calendulas; November, chrysanthemums; and December, narcissuses.
For younger women and girls, your flower arrangements could be based on a flower theme for her birthday party. You could create large paper blooms, perhaps of sunflowers, and do up T-shirts with flowers in...
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Next Day Flower Delivery
In some cases, you need flowers delivered on short notice but not necessarily the same day. Many companies offer next day flower delivery and are often happy to accommodate your needs.
As with any other order for flower delivery you place, be sure to understand the company's specific terms of service. You should always know the details of what you are purchasing, be it flowers or any other product.
Most florists are willing to accept orders for next day flower deliveries but work on a time frame.
If you were to research various floral companies you will find that many appreciate orders that are placed by noon. This gives the companies adequate time to prepare your order, relay it to the local florist (if you are ordering online) and complete the processing of your order.
Generally speaking, most florists consider next day delivery as sufficient time to process the order. Unless it is a peak season (i.e. Valentines Day or Mother's Day) they...
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Mother's Day is This Sunday: How It All Started
Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 8th. " It's early this year", says Ken Summerville, C.E.O. of 1-800-I-LOVE-YOU Flowers and Gifts. "This year Mother's Day most popular bouquet for us has been the Lena Liu product from Teleflora and the Galway Irish Crystal bouquet also from Teleflora." In 1905 when Anna Jarvis died, her daughter, also named Anna, began a campaign to memorialize the life work of her mother. Legend has it that young Anna remembered a Sunday school lesson that her mother gave in which she said, "I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mother's day.
There are many days for men, but none for mothers." Anna began to lobby prominent businessmen like John Wannamaker, and politicians including Presidents Taft and Roosevelt to support her campaign to create a special day to honor mothers. At one of the first services organized to celebrate Anna's mother in 1908, at her church in West Virginia, Anna handed out her mother's favorite flower, the white...
Mother's Day is This Sunday: How It All Started
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Online Florist Beyond Blossoms Announces New Blog About Flowers
(ContentDesk) October 15, 2005 -- Online florist Beyond Blossoms (http://www.beyondblossoms.com) has started a blog to talk about what else, but flowers. The blog is not just for people who want to send flowers, but as a place to provide unusual and interesting information about all things floral, from flower gardening tips to art exhibits featuring flowers, to fun facts about flowers. With all the talk recently about blogs, Beyond Blossoms co-founders Josh Grossman and Gina Maschek wanted to position their company as on the cutting edge. Josh says, Creating the blog is a way to make the website more than just a place to buy flowers. Its a way to interact with customers and hopefully provide content that they find informative, useful, and even funny, referring to one post about a man who planted flowers in, of all things, a toilet.
The company is willing to write about anything and everything related to flowers. Recent...
Online Florist Beyond Blossoms Announces New Blog About Flowers
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Why Do We Need One Day a Year to Say "I Love You"?
Why do we wait for one day a year to tell our mom we love her? Why do we need a day at all? Don't we love our mothers every day of the year? Is it good to be reminded by a special day such as Mothers Day or Fathers Day and Valentines Day that there are special people in our lives? The florist industry just had its biggest days of the year as people sent floral bouquets from Teleflora and FTD and other online florist web sites such as http://www.800iloveyou.com a nationwide wire service sending flowers and gifts to the ones you love.Love is a gift we all share every day so perhaps it is a good thing these days exist to bring to our attention and remind us of the people in our lives we love and cherish. Sometimes we need a day to make us stop and smell the roses and know we are loved and how much we love and care for others. 1-800-I-LOVE-YOU Flowers and Gifts reminds you that there are 365 days a year to send flowers and gifts to...
Why Do We Need One Day a Year to Say "I Love You"?
Florist > Why Do We Need One Day a Year to Say "I Love You"?
Why Do We Need One Day a Year to Say "I Love You"?
Why do we wait for one day a year to tell our mom we love her? Why do we need a day at all? Don't we love our mothers every day of the year? Is it good to be reminded by a special day such as Mothers Day or Fathers Day and Valentines Day that there are special people in our lives? The florist industry just had its biggest days of the year as people sent floral bouquets from Teleflora and FTD and other online florist web sites such as http://www.800iloveyou.com a nationwide wire service sending flowers and gifts to the ones you love.Love is a gift we all share every day so perhaps it is a good thing these days exist to bring to our attention and remind us of the people in our lives we love and cherish. Sometimes we need a day to make us stop and smell the roses and know we are loved and how much we love and care for others. 1-800-I-LOVE-YOU Flowers and Gifts reminds you that there are 365 days a year to send flowers and gifts to...
Why Do We Need One Day a Year to Say "I Love You"?
Florist > Why Do We Need One Day a Year to Say "I Love You"?