Sending Smiles ~

Who's ready for some warm weather? We are, we are! This week we had quite a few floral events including this one at Palmer House in Princeton. Just looking at this picture makes me happy! Look at those amazing azalea bush in the background! Hey and the floral centerpieces look pretty good too!   Don't you just love the colors on these centerpieces? Hydrangeas, roses, protea, carnations and feverfew. 

With all the terrible things going on in the world today, it certainly is not a good idea for me to complain about my little pleasant world but it's so nice to finally have a semi-warm day with a shining sun. Here at the shop in Princeton Forrestal Village we are recovering from a very busy Administrative Professionals Holiday week and getting the store ready for Mother's Day . It's always fun when the weather clears up enough for us to place some of our plants and gift ware outside.  If you would like to see all our new Mother's Day offerings for 2015, feel free to check out website at www.sendingsmiles.com . Take peek at both our Mother's Day and Mother's Day Premium categories for great gift ideas. We hope to serve you soon!!  

You may remember a few months back Kevin wrote a blog post about how balloons make people happy and so this photo came quickly to mind. Last week a customer came in and said she wanted balloons for later in the day to be delivered to her home for her son's 10th Birthday. http://www.sendingsmiles.com/princeton-plainsboro-trenton-florist/birthday-flowers-and-gifts-11334c.asp?topnav=LeftNav She wanted something bright and colorful, plus she wanted her son to be Wow'd. I'm thinking that Jack was pretty speechless when these rainbow colored balloon tree were delivered.  We love when customers share photos and being she stopped in the next morning to let us know how happy Jack was, plus shared a photo, really plays to the fact that Balloons truly make people happy! Want to send a balloon bouquet to someone you know? Visit our website at www.sendingsmiles.com and link onto the Balloon Bouquet category! 

We may be a florist shop but we sell lots of other items, especially things that make great gifts and one of them is locally harvested honey from Yellow Bee Honey of Lawrenceville. Show below with our tea related items such as tea cups, tea pots and tea steeps. These are 8 oz in squeezable bottles.   We also have wonderfully fragrant Honey scented candles from Aunt Sadie's Candle Company of Vermont. These are paired with the more vintage looking bottles of Yellow Bee Honey.  We also sell many of these bottles in our Fruit and Gourmet Food baskets , which make a great gift for just about any occasion.  When reordering plush animals and bears we couldn't resist these adorable little guys complete with their own honey pots!  Add a spring flower arrangement and that is sure to brighten up anyone's day!  Do you know someone who loves honey? Then we have some great gift ideas for you! To see all our new arrivals, be sure to visit our Facebook Page often! 

•Do the roses I give on Valentine's Day have to be Red? NO! People love receiving roses in other colors such as peach, pink, yellow and lavender. You don't even have to send Roses. Mixed spring bouquets are the next most popular choice to send on Valentine's Day from our shop. •Does my flower gift have to be a huge bouquet of flowers and cost a lot?  Of course not! A single bloom you picked out by hand at your local florist will mean just as much as a whole dozen of roses . Your flower purchase should be relative to what you feel is comfortable for you to spend. There are many options to choose from. Save some real dough by checking out our promotion codes at the bottom of this e-mail! •Why do red flowers seem to cost more during the holiday? Simple supply and demand. Not enough supply and high demand.Go with the crowd and send red flowers or stand out by being creative and most likely, you'll save some money. •What are some other great gift ideas

As a floral shop owner, I love flowers but it's true, as the cobbler has no shoes, often I don't bring flowers home. I probably shouldn't admit that but because I'm surrounded by gorgeous blooms all day long and work 12 hour days, it often doesn't occur to me to grab a bunch when I head out for the evening. Yesterday as the hubby and I closed up for the night, I grabbed a bunch of tulips (one of my all time favorites to bring home) and after cooking and eating dinner, I pulled out a favorite vase to arrange them.  While doing so, I broke a head ~ Oh no! Never fear, look how sweet this single bloom looks in a cute little vase. I posted this picture on my Facebook and within minutes had 20 likes. The power of flowers. Sometimes all it takes is one single flower to brighten a day.  Do you currently follow us on Social Media? We can be found on Facebook for our Princeton Page Here  and for our Yardley Page Here  or on Pinterest Here  or on Instagram Here . 

Believe it or not, January is quite a busy month for our shop with party centerpieces - both flowers and balloons. Although we don't often do January weddings, the types of events that we decorate for early in the year range from social events such as birthday parties and Sweet Sixteens to Corporate events such as post holiday parties and sales kick off events. Here's a peek at just a few of the events we decorated for this week!  Folks love vibrant colors in January.   Created for a 50th birthday party , these centerpieces are sure to amaze the folks who see them at Rho Restaurant in Trenton.   These Asian style centerpieces will be placed 2 on each table with origami birds strung between at Ruth Chris Steakhouse here in Princeton.   A company celebration , these were delivered to north east Philly - both floral centerpieces and balloon floor bouquets . Don't you just love the blue and green combination?   Well, there you have it, just a few of this

Balloons can be therapeutic! So far this has been a very busy year for our Company installing Balloon Décor. If you follow us on Facebook , Instagram , Twitter or various other Social media sites I'm sure you've seen the many posts and pictures of our Balloon decorations.   Recently, I was on site creating a balloon arch and as always, many people stop by to ask questions about what we do, how we do it, how long we've been Balloon decorators etc. Every time I stop and talk to the curious onlookers I notice one thing in common - everyone is smiling as they look at the Balloons ! This made me think how cool our profession is and also how much fun and pleasure it brings our customers. Some of the comments and questions I've heard from people have been: That's so cool. I'd love to do that. I remember when I was a kid..... My Uncle, Father, Brother use to give me a balloon every.... I love Balloons That's my favorite color. Ho

It's that time of year when the seasons change and so does our product line. Join us on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 19th, 20th and 21st  for a blow out Sidewalk End of Summer Sale - 50% off all summer items.  Available at our Princeton Forrestal Village location only. Items such as... Summer handbags and scarves Candles Windchimes Sachets Lawn ornaments and statues Mugs and other home goods Jewelry Just to name a few. We hope to see you! 

Did you now that September is National Honey Month? What better time to celebrate all things bees and honey than during this time! In addition to being a great natural sweetener, honey has many other wonderful benefits that some folks don't know about. Honey has been proven to be a natural throat soother! To celebrate at the store, we're putting all our locally harvest honey from Yellow Bee of Lawrenceville on sale 25% off! Also included are our other honey and bee related gift items such as wine glasses, plush animals and even honey candles. Happy Honey Month! 

We understand the average consumer sending flowers , loves the idea of "seeing" what they will be sending out as their floral gift but the flip side, is that each floral arrangement is hand crafted and hand designed. Matching pictures on our website requires both attention to detail and the having in stock at all time wide selection of flowers . Whew, that's hard work!!  Above is our designers version of one of our best sellers on our website and I have to say that not only did she do a great job, I think the actual arrangement she created far exceeded the "stock photo" arrangement we display on our website. Imagine having this beautifully fresh floral design arriving to your desk? We think it would make you might happy, right?  In my next blog, I'll show some of our unique and one of a kind arrangements created for our customers this week! Until then, feel free to check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/localflorist or our website at ww

Believe it or not, most of the weddings we design these days are NOT held in Churches. With more and more weddings ceremonies taking place in parks, ballrooms and under gazebo's, it's always a change of pace to decorate a beautiful church. From this past weekend, bride and groom Lindsay and Chris were married in this lovely church in Morrisville, PA.  Keeping with the theme of blue and white, Design Manager Holly created 2 elegant floral displays to be placed up on the altar. Hybrid delphinium, hydrangea, thistle, green button mums and elegant foliage's and bells of Ireland combine for a lovely combination of texture and color.   Kevin did a nice job of decorating the pews with a single blue hydrangea bloom accented with a soft green ribbon. Pew flowers and bows are always a nice way to decorate for a wedding and welcome your guests closer to altar for your ceremony. An aisle runner rests at the foot of the altar waiting to be rolled down the aisle just as Lindsay

One of the best parts about being a florist is sharing the gift of flowers with others. Going out to Senior Centers and Schools are one of favorite things to do, especially at the start of summer. This past week Designer Alanna and Designer Alex lead a class of over 50 senior citizens at the Plainsboro Community Center. Each participant was able to create their very own floral basket.  Sharing the basic principles of design using hardy but colorful blooms, Alanna lead the group in making their own basket centerpieces. Using the colorful combination of daisies, baby's breath and mini carnations, each student took home their creation.   Interested in having us come out to your location to teach a class? Contact us at 609-520-2005 to discuss and we'd be thrilled to work with you!  Don't forget our next floral design class at our Princeton Flower Shop is June 25th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. A few openings are still available so call today to reserve or click here to

Join us in our Princeton store for a fun and interactive class: Basics of Floral Design for Beginners !  On June 25th, enjoy a Wednesday night out meet new people, get crafty and create a beautiful floral arrangement to take home.  From 5:30-7:30PM enjoy wine and refreshments as you receive hands-on floral design instruction.  Learn all about proportion, balance, accent, focal point and more.  This class is only $55 per person! Held in our Princeton shop in Forrestal Village -  between CanDo Fitness and the Westin Hotel. 5:30-6:30PM : Enjoy wine and refreshments, meet new people and browse our exciting summer gift collection 6:30-7:30PM : Learn from our expert designer all of the basics of creating your own floral arrangement, and leave with your own design and skill to create your own floral pieces at home!

Don't you just love Sunflowers ? Here at our 2 flower shops, we sure do! Although we are able to bring sunflowers into our store pretty much year round we especially love the summer months when we can buy huge locally grown ones from New Jersey .  Sunflowers are such a joy to design with. Although they look wonderful with other flowers, they especially look nice just by themselves. Don't forget about wedding designs. They dramatic flowers look amazing in wedding bouquets and centerpieces, not to mention on wedding cakes, like the ones pictured below.  Looking to send flowers to cheer someone up? Nothing says "smile, I'm thinking of you" more than a bouquet that includes a sunflower or two, don't you agree?  What's your favorite Sunflower design style? We'd love to know!! 

We have lots of cute Spring and Summer things in the store right now - aside from gorgeous flowers in all colors for all occasions!  Stop in today to pick up a fresh bouquet of flowers, or call and order something over the phone to send to someone special. Fun novelty cookies for all occasions - summer, birthday, sympathy and more. Cute tea sets and cocktail recipe books Call today at 609-520-2005 if you would like any of these shown items on hold for you, or browse our website, www.sendingsmiles.com for floral and gift ideas .

We have Trenton Thunder tickets for you!!  When you place orders online , over the phone, or in the shop , use promo code " Thunder " and be entered to win a family four pack of tickets to the game! We are excited to provide our customers with a fun, family activity for the summer - on us!  Give us a call today, send a gorgeous floral gift to someone special and you may be on your way to the ball park . 609-520-2005 | 215-493-1400

Join us for a fun night of floral sushi making and table scape ideas !  Perfect for anyone who like to decorate or wants to learn, enjoy wine and refreshments while you get hands-on design instruction. June 10th from 6-8PM Only $85 per person including $15 of Monday Morning Money to spend at your leisure! Call the shop today at 609-520-2005 to reserve your spot or sign up online at www.sendingsmiles.com .

Spring is here and we have amazing new items in the store !  Everything from scarves to bracelets to headbands, freshen up your style this spring at Monday Morning Flowers.  So much more than flowers and balloons, stop in to see our gorgeous new gift items and pick up something special for yourself ! These headbands are perfect for day or evening, jazz up your outfit and add a little spunk to your everyday look. Looking for a cute gift for a friend's birthday or need the perfect little graduation gift?  Check out these new bracelets in a variety of styles - perfect for all ages. These new scarves are light for Spring and Summer and super cute.  Throw one of these on with your day time look to run some errands, or add a little color for your night time fun!  We have a ton of styles and colors to choose from - stop in today to our Princeton Store - coming to Yardley soon. :) These items are all unique and do not always come in multiples so please, call

After yesterdays unbelievable down pour and winds, what a wonderful way to start the weekend. The sun is shinning and lots of happy occasions ~ birthday celebrations, graduations and weddings !  They say April Showers bring May Flowers and our coolers are bursting with beautiful blooms . Why not stop in to either of our flower shops for a little bouquet to brighten your home for the weekend?