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Top 5 Bestsellers for Prom 2012

Posted by Fri, Jun 01, 2012 @ 06:16 PM


Della Gillespie MendenhallTop 5 Bestsellers for Prom 2012

The Prom season is officially over for us here at Gillespie Florists and I like to print product analysis reports to see what we sold more or less of to help me order supplies for next year's Proms. While doing this I thought, "why not share with everyone our best sellers?"


5. Three Alstroemeria Corsage - GFP7Alstroemeria wrist corsage

In fifth place is the Alstroemeria Corsage! Alstroemeria lilies are not well known for being a popular corsage flower but here at Gillespie’s we use them quite a bit. We love using them in conjunction with other flowers; customers also usually like them by themselves. The corsage pictured here is the base priced Prom alstroemeria corsage on our free wristlet. Many customers chose to add on an upgraded keepsake wristlet. Alstroemeria lilies come in dozens of colors, which makes it easy for us to make the perfect match to your dress!


4. Three Mini Carnations & Two Sweetheart Rose Corsage - GFP5

mini carnations and sweetheart rose corsagesIn fourth place is the Three Mini Carnations & Two Sweetheart Rose Corsage! This is a combination of some of our most popular corsage flowers; no wonder this corsage is in the Top 5! Roses and Carnations come in a wide variety of colors therefore matching to your dress will be a breeze! This corsage works really well with multicolored dresses because of vast opportunities to mix colors.
The corsage pictured here is the base priced Prom alstroemeria corsage on our free wristlet. Many customers chose to add on an upgraded keepsake wristlet as well.

3. Dendrobium Orchid Corsage - Flower Bombe - 12PN06

In Third place is the Dendrobium Orchid Corsage! I think this one is popular becauseOrchid wrist corsage the classic Mother’s Day corsage is the cymbidium orchid corsage. although the cymbidiums are far too big for most teens taste, girls still want to emulate their Moms by wearing a similar type of flower. Dendrobium Orchids come in a limited colors but are still very versatile; thanks to new dyeing techniques the number of available colors is increasing!
If we cannot match your dress with the color of orchid, we can use white dendrobiums and match your dress with ribbons, leaves, beads, tulle and rhinestones instead! The corsage pictured here shows a keepsake wristlet, item #GFPBC!

2. Three Mini Carnation Corsage - Bauble On - 11PN12
mini carnation corsage

In second place is the Three Mini Carnation Corsage! This corsage is so popular because of the versatility of colors! Carnations not only come in lots of colors but they also tip very well. Tipping is when we take a paint and tip the edges of a flower with it. Tipping can be harmful to some flowers but carnations tend to hold up pretty well with it! I believe carnations are so popular because they hardy enough to survive a night of dancing!
The corsage pictured here shows a keepsake wristlet, item #GFPAM

1. Three Sweetheart Rose Corsage - BoHo - 10PN24sweetheart rose corsage

In first place is the Three Sweetheart Rose corsage! Roses will always be a favorite among teens! Prom corsages are sometimes the very first flowers they will give or receive. Teenagers may act like they don’t pay attention to Mom or Dad but they do! They see Dad getting Mom roses for their anniversary or special occasions so the first flower that comes to mind is of course, roses! The great thing about roses is they are coming in more and more colors every year and that makes it very easy to match or compliment your dress! The corsage pictured here shows a keepsake wristlet!


We sell keepsake bracelets with our corsages about 40% of the time! Here’s a quick look at our Top 5 Bestselling
bracelets!

5. Triple Threat Bracelet - Dazzle - GFPAX
4.  Diamond & Pearl Bracelet - Sugarplum - GFPAZ
3.   Sophisticated Lady Wristlet - GFPAH
2.  Cream Pearl w/ Rhinestones - GFPBG
1.  Dancing Butterfly Bracelet - Midnight - GFPBD

Our Top Selling keepsake boutonniere holder this year was:

Silver Boutonniere Holder - GFPJ

The great thing about our prom corsages is that there are thousand of combinations! We have over 100 ribbon choices, dozens of leaf, bead and tulle choices! We of dozens of keepsake bracelets to put your corsage on and most importantly we have hundreds of flower combinations! Best of all, don't see what you need? Just ask! We would love to help you get the perfect corsage for the perfect night!

See the perfect corsage on our site and want to share it with your friends or your date? There's an easy Facebook and Twitter button on each product!

Check out our Prom Corsages and Boutonnieres by clicking below!

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Watch the video below to see our designer favorites for 2012!

 

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Meet the Prom King & Queen for 2012!

Posted by Sat, May 26, 2012 @ 10:38 AM

Della Gillespie MendenhallLast year, We at Gillespie Florists thought it would be fun to have a Prom King & Queen Contest! So, We held it again this year and it was a hit! Prom customers only needed to post their picture on our Facebook Fan Page wearing our flowers! We then asked our Facebook fans to "Like" their favorite picture or make a positive comment about it to determine the winner. We had several people enter but there can be only one winner! 2012 Prom King

And the Winner is...


The Results are in! Our Prom King & Queen for 2012 is....



Kelli Huffman & Tim Oconnor!



Kelli  & Tim each get a $25.00 gift card to Gillespie Florists and Kelli will be crowned with a tiara and flowers!

They had a whopping 68 "Likes" and comments on their photo! Congratulations!!

 

Hot pink sweetheart rose corsageKelli wore a three-sweetheart rose corsage similar to the one pictured here. Leah's was pink, black & silver and looked great with Tim's matching sweetheart rose boutonniere!


As a Thank You to everyone who entered the contest, we want to offer you a free Sunshine Bouquet! Just stop in the store any time, give us your name and we will give you your Sunshine!


Those Contestants are:

Meredith Warbinton & Quinn
MacKenzie McKnight and Christian Ewoldt
Allyssa Ashcraft & Sergey Dawson
Madison Raine Fines & her date
Brenda Danielle & Nick
Taylor Purcell & her date
Hannah Todd and her date
Carly Thomas & her date
Holly Wood & Griffin Goldman
Debbie Trowbridge
Glenda Pierce Sluss

Thanks again to everyone who entered the contest! Until next year!

Topics: Seasonal, Prom flowers, Prom flowers Avon, Prom Flowers Indianapolis, informational

2012 Prom King & Queen Contest - Voting!

Posted by Thu, May 24, 2012 @ 03:08 PM

Della Gillespie MendenhallFor the second year in a row we asked Prom customers to post a snapshot of themselves wearing Gillespie Florists flowers on our Facebook Fan Page to get the chance to be crowned the Gillespie Florists Prom King & Queen! Voting is today and tomorrow!

Here is what our Prom King & Queen Hopefuls had to do:
·  Take a snapshot wearing Gillespie's Flowers.
·  Post it on our Wall.
·  Tag everyone in the picture.
·  Gillespie’s adds the picture to "Prom King & Queen Contest Album".
·  Then they ask friends and family to "Like" their photo or make a positive comment on the photo.
·  One week after the end of Prom Season, we will tally up the "Likes" and Comments and whoever has the most wins!

Prom King & Queen contestants
What do they win?
The Queen will be crowned with a tiara, flowers and both King and Queen will be awarded with $25.00 Gift Cards to Gillespie Florists!  And don't forget, Bragging Rights!

Want to help decide who wins?

Click Here to go to the "Prom King & Queen Contest Album" and “Like” your favorite Now!

Winners will be announced on Facebook May 26st!

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Topics: Seasonal, Prom flowers Avon, informational

GleeK for 'Glee' Prom 2012

Posted by Thu, May 10, 2012 @ 12:12 PM

Della Gillespie MendenhallGlee Prom Flowers 2012 Rachel FinnLast year, I blogged about the 2011 ‘Glee’ Prom and had positive feedback so, here’s the scoop on what flowers our favorite characters wore to ‘Glee’ Prom 2012!  First and foremost, I noticed that there more characters on ‘Glee’ wearing Prom flowers this season compared to season. As a florist, that makes me very happy!

No Dino Flowers!

The theme for the 2012 ‘Glee’ Prom was Prom-asaurus.  Although there weren’t any flowers
from the Jurassic era, there was plenty of variety in the types of flowers worn to the prom. Like last year, the characters wore carnations, roses and orchids. However, this year, daisies made an appearance and so did keepsake bracelets!

Most Memorable Corsage

Rachels Glee prom corsageThe most memorable corsage in my opinion, was Rachel's because of the story behind it. Rachel, Blaine and Kurt decide to have an Anti-Prom party. Because Finn was nominated for Prom King, he felt obligated to attend prom. After a surprise from Quinn, Finn decided to ditch Prom to be with his girl! He gallantly showed up to Anti-Prom and talked everyone into going with him! Before leaving for Prom he gives Rachel a corsage. She wore orchids again this year but with a twist- light pink dendrobium (which was a great accent color for her dress). Her corsage looked similar to the one pictured here, including the keepsake bracelet.

Favorite CorsageQuinns Glee Prom Corsage

I absolutely loved Quinn’s corsage! In my opinion, her corsage way way too big last year (it engulfed her hand)! This
year, her corsage was the perfect size and beautiful! Her corsage was placed on a keepsake bracelet that sparkled and shined.  The corsage had perfectly matching lavender ribbon, white accents and white roses(I think). It’s hard to tell what the exact flowers are when these girls are dancing all over the screen! Quinn’s corsage was similar to the one pictured here.

Blaines Glee Prom flowerBoutonnieres

I did not care for Kurt’s Boutonniere. It was too simple for my taste-just a Glee Prom Flowers 2012 Kurt Blainetiny pin-on mini-carnation. It’s not that Kurt has to have some humongous boutonniere but I certainly expected more style for him! Though I liked Blaine’s boutonniere, I was surprised by it, too. He had on a large white carnation with a metal boutonniere holder, which is very cool and the style you would expect to see this season.  However, if you look at episode from last year, he wore almost the exact same boutonniere. The only difference was that the carnation in the holder was pink instead of white. I was expecting a little more pizazz from them both! Blaine’s Boutonniere was similar to the one on the right.

Principal Figgins’ Glee Boutonniere Principal Figgins’ Boutonniere was a pleasant surprise! He wore a daisy boutonniere similar to the one pictured here. Daisies are becoming a more popular Prom flower choice. We design with daisies frequently in corsages and boutonnieres here at Gillespie’s. Principal Figgins pulled off his look with style and looked very comfortable in it!

In Indianapolis, our Prom season is coming to a close with only two weekends left.

 If you are a GleeK like me and want ‘Glee’ Prom flowers to accent your style, click below!


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Topics: Holidays, Videos, Seasonal, Prom flowers, Prom flowers Avon, Prom Flowers Indianapolis

Prom Flowers That Glow!

Posted by Fri, May 04, 2012 @ 11:02 AM

Della Gillespie Mendenhall Glowing Prom Flowers? Is this for real? Yes, it is! We excited to introduce Galassia Flowers Fluorescence corsages into our prom collection!  This product enhances the natural beauty of flowers, and takes flower color to a new level by giving them a spectacular glow!

For their beauty to be revealed, they need ultra-violet (UV) light supplied by custom-designed illumination device and a specially formulated solution applied directly to the flowers.  These unique devices are imported from Adelaide, Australia- a city with a strong reputation in plant science research and development.  We are honored to be one of the few florists in the United States that can provide this product to our customers!  As a matter of fact, we learned about this product from networking with a florist in Las Vegas, Nevada.  

galassiahowitworks.jpgGalassia Corsage - Lights on in lighted room!

How does it work?
First, we create a one of our signature corsages and design it on the Galassia bracelet with the lighted device attached. Next, we spray Galassia special formulation of fluorescence on the entire corsage. Then, when the big night arrives, the corsage is worn on the wrist, complete with an adjustable band.  The device has a convenient on/off switch so you can decide when to light up the room! 

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Galassia Corsage - Lights on in dark room! 

The product works best in a dark room and produces a “black light” effect. The battery life is 6-8 hours but the formulation can last for months!The photos above are showing the same corsage in a lighted room and in a darkened room. Wow! What an amazing difference!

If you want the Galassia Flowers Fluorescence on your corsage, Contact us at 317.273.1100 or use our convenient Contact us form!

 

SHOP PROM FLOWERS

 

Check out this video of our glowing prom corsage in action!


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Topics: Seasonal, Prom flowers, Prom Flowers Indianapolis, informational, trends

My Top Five Prom Corsages for 2012

Posted by Fri, Apr 27, 2012 @ 11:12 AM

Della Gillespie Mendenhall My Top Five Prom Corsages

We have had two weekends of Proms and are coming up on three more! I get asked all the time what is my favorite prom corsage. I don’t have just one favorite because Gillespie’s has so many! But I think I can narrow it down to five.

Pink Ice Prom flowers
5. Pink Ice

This corsage has a unique bracelet that has rhinestones cascading down the hand! To help hold the rhinestones in place is a small adjustable ring that goes on your middle finger. We added light pink sweetheart roses, sheer metallic silver ribbon, metallic silver leaves and rhinestone sprays.


Couture prom corsage
4.  Couture

Couture is a breath-taker! This prom corsage has a rhinestone “belt” bracelet with white Mini Callas, sweetheart roses, sheer silver ribbon, strands of rhinestones, rhinestone sprays, diamond like pins, glass & rhinestone picks, black lazer leaves and black feathers! We could not have fit anything more into this wrist corsage is we tried!
Rock Star Prom flowers



3.  Rock Star

You will feel like a Rock Star with this corsage! This wrist corsage has a rhinestone and silver flash bracelet with pink sweetheart roses, wax flowers, blue flash ribbon, lazer leaves, guitar and Rock Star accents. You will love how the blue ribbon dangles off your wrist!


Pandora Prom Corsage2. Pandora

This was my absolute favorite corsage last year and for good reason! This corsage has the perfect combination of colors and offers diversity with its accents. I have tons of girls model their corsage after this one! Pandora is designed on a rhinestone and silver flash bracelet, has orange sweetheart roses, feathers, purple flash ribbon, green ribbon, lazer leaves and spiraled wire.



1. Sugar SkullsSugars Skulls Goth Prom flowers

Prom is about dressing up in your dream dress, getting your dream date and dancing the night away! Every girl wants their prom dress to match their style! Sugar Skulls is the embodiment of that! We want customers know we can tailor our corsages to them! Sugar Skulls is created on a black bracelet with a vintage feel and has lavender sweetheart roses, statice, lazer leaves, black feathers, rhinestones,  black beads, black flash ribbon and skull accents.

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Topics: Holidays, Seasonal, Prom flowers, Prom flowers Avon, Prom Flowers Indianapolis, trends

2nd Annual Gillespie Florists King & Queen Contest!

Posted by Fri, Apr 20, 2012 @ 04:28 PM

Della Gillespie MendenhallGillespie Florists King & Queen Contest!  
Post a snap shot of you and another person wearing Gillespie Florists flowers on our Facebook Page and get the chance to be crowned the Gillespie Florists Prom King & Queen!  

Here's how it Works:Prom contest Mcknight 2012
  • Take a snapshot of you and your date wearing Gillespie's Flowers.

  • Post it on our Wall.

  • Tag your self in the photo as well as anyone else in the picture.

  • We'll put it in our "Prom King & Queen Contest Album".

  • Then you ask friends and family to "Like" your photo or make a positive comment on your photo.

  • One week after the end of Prom Season, we will tally up the "Likes" and Comments and whoever has the most wins!

  What do you get if you win?

The Queen will be crowned with a tiara & flowers and both King and Queen will be awarded with $25.00 Gift Cards to Gillespie Florists!
And don't forget, Bragging Rights!  

Contest ends May 23rd, 2012. Winners will be announced on Facebook May 26!  

Here's the Link to our Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gillespie-Florists/196410082316  

Here is last year's winning picture below!
Winner of 2011 prom king & queen contest

Topics: Seasonal, Prom flowers, informational

"Beyond the Bouquet" Design Show - Part 2 - Prom Flowers

Posted by Fri, Mar 30, 2012 @ 06:16 PM

Della Gillespie Mendenhall  Della and SarahEveryone here at Gillespie’s loves to learn new things! As you can see in the picture, myself and Sarah sure do!Joyce Mason-Monheim Teleflora’s Indiana Unit hosted a design show called “ Beyond the Bouquet “ at Van’s Floral Products. Many of the Gillespie Employees went to this show and had a great time! The main focus of the show was actually on weddings but our teacher, Joyce Mason-Monheim also touched base on corsages that could work for Prom! So, We are doing a two part blog covering this great show. The first about Weddings and the second about Prom corsages and boutonnieres!Flower Necklace for Prom

Joyce offered up great ideas for corsages but also alternatives to corsages, like this necklace pictured here! This is a handmade necklace Joyce created out of wire, beading, orchids and a gardenia.  Funky Prom CorsageA necklace can be made for you to match your prom dress perfectly! If you already have a necklace but it needs a little something, You could bring it in and see if we can add flowers to it for you! We have tiaras you could add flowers to also, like the one pictured here.

Corsages don’t have to be just another Mother’s Day orchid. Joyce encouraged us to think outside the box by using flowers not typically seen in Prom corsages. Of course, the bling is important too!

Joyce made us tons of corsages and boutonnieres for us to look at and I want to share them with you so enjoy some pictures and this video of both the wedding flowers and Prom Flowers! Enjoy!



Blue Prom corsageProm corsage streamers

Topics: weddings, Seasonal, Prom flowers

Create Your Dream Prom Contest!

Posted by Thu, Mar 01, 2012 @ 11:00 AM

Della Gillespie MendenhallGillespie Florists- Create Your Dream Prom Contest!Pandora Dream Prom set

Create a “set” with Polyvore inspired by things you want for your dream Prom Night for a chance to win a $25.00 gift card to Gillespie Florists!

Polyvore is a great site where you can create a collage of things you like online. It is a great way to compare different ensembles that you might want to wear for Prom, Weddings or other events in your life. If you haven’t used Polyvore yet, Check out our blog post “5 Easy Steps to Polyvore” to learn more about it! There are also a few great examples for the contest there too!

Contest Guidelines:
  • Create a “set” on Polyvore using at least one of Gillespie Florists Corsages or Boutonnieres.  CLICK HERE to see those products.
  • “Like” Us on Facebook.
  • Post the “set” on the Wall of our Facebook Place page by April 12th. Copy and paste a link to your “set” on our Wall.
  • We will announce the Winner and 3 runner ups April 13th!
  • You can enter as many “sets” as you like but will be eligible for only one prize. Make sure to share your Dream Prom sets with your friends on Facebook and see which is their favorite!
Mango Dreams Prom SetWhat do you get if you win?

The Winner will get a $25.00 gift card that you can use for your dream Prom Flowers or any other purchase at Gillespie Florists!
The 3 Runner Ups will get $10.00 gift cards to Gillespie Florists!
And don’t forget, Bragging Rights!

Contest Ends April 12th 2012. Winners will be announced on Facebook April 13th!

Here’s a Link to our Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gillespie-Florists/196410082316

Here’s a Link to our Polyvore page where you can find more Prom Night sets!
http://www.gillespie-florists.polyvore.com/


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Topics: Seasonal, Prom flowers, informational

"The Art of the Holidays" Design Show at Vans!

Posted by Tue, Nov 08, 2011 @ 12:00 AM

Della Gillespie-MendenhallUnique Fall Bouquet

Every year Van’s has a Holiday Design show and everyone at Gillespie Florists loves to go to these shows! Van’s partners up with the Teleflora Indiana Unit to bring a great designer to the show to give us new ideas for the upcoming holiday season! This year we had Bert Ford AIFD, PFCI from Ford FlowerCompany in Salem, NH.

Thanksgiving Centerpiece IdeasBert was a great teacher! He covered a range of topics like the basics of running a flower shop, how to price your flowers, new trends in the coming Holiday season and of course new design ideas! Though we at Gillespie’s are seasoned employees, we enjoyed getting a refresher course on some things and also learning totally new things! Holiday Design class

While Bert was fielding our many questions he was also showing us dozens of bouquets he and his staff designed! He showed us great bouquets for Christmas
parties, Christmas and fall wreaths for your door, Thanksgiving centerpieces and decorations for your home!

Everyone at Gillespie Florists understands that new fresh ideas help to create great designs for our Custom Products. That is why Gillespie Florists pay to send everyone on staff to continuing education classes when possible! Now, we will take these great ideas and put them into action! Watch our website for the most unique Holiday designs on the web!

christmas party idea

              

Want to see what we’ve got so far?

Click below to view our Gillespie Florists Custom Products!

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Topics: Holidays, Seasonal, informational