Tag: Blogger Event

  • PFF Runway of Hope

    PFF Runway of Hope

    Hi Ladies!

    I recently attended the Pearce Family Foundation Runway of Hope charity event.  This foundation now has two part to it. The first being Angels All Around Us. This was their primary focus until very recently The Angels All Around Us program assists families whose child is in the hospital receiving care make ends meet and pay daily bills, so the parents can focus on the child getting well. As a blogger, I have been invited to many fun events, but this one was special because the purpose was to raise funds to continue this good work. The newest program of the foundation is Angel Dogs. This program helps a family in need of a service dog financially for the training of one animal.

    I had fun deciding what to wear for the event which was going to be a fashion show and more. I wanted something bright and light at the same time, since the weather is now hovering around 100 degrees.

    The fashion show involved several local boutiques, including a local designer and NYDJ. Harpreet Maan is a fellow fashion blogger, but I never realized she was designing also. She had many of her collection pieces featured on the runway and for sale this night.

    It was fun seeing Rosa from Blush Boutique that night. She had some models walking in the fashion show this night to showcase her boutique!

    I had not seen the local blogger gals in a few weeks, so it was great catching up with everyone and sharing this great experience.

     

    Here are some clips of the actual runway show that night. Hope this makes you all want to go next year!

     

    The event was held the Arizona’s first interactive aquarium. We were so lucky to get rooftop views of a private dolphin show! Amazing creatures–so much love for them!

     

    Here is the link for the Pearce Family Foundation to make a donation or to find out more: PFF Runway of Hope

    Dress: old–Dillards; Similar–Lulu’s

    Shoes: Nordstrom

    Photography: Steven Yap and me!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Stop and Smell The Roses

    Stop and Smell The Roses

    Hi Lovelies!

    I was so excited to take part in the very first workshop held by Bobbie’s Flowers in Tempe, Arizona.

    As a blogger, I’ve gotten invited to many fun events, but anyone that knows me even a little, knows that it has forever been a dream of mine to have a flower shop! I am flower crazy! Peonies have been my favorite for years before anybody knew about them on Instagram lol. My Mom has a huge garden back home in Kansas City, and I love all the flowers there like: Irises, Lilacs, red Peonies, Magnolias, Delphiniums and Hollyhocks!

    We started our tour with some time in the freezer (yes my time was very short in there as I am a huge wimp). I did hear that all newly arrived flowers spend time in the freezer first before being cut and placed into water (at I think I heard that.. my teeth were chattering).

    Our teacher was Paula, who has worked at Bobbie’s Flowers for many years. She was super knowledgable and very nice. Paula taught us how to take a grower’s bunch of flowers and start by separating them into at least 3 main groups: 1. greens; 2. large statement flowers; 3. smaller bunches of flowers ( or seed pods, etc).

    —shot by Jacqueline Treviño

    –shot by Jacqueline Treviño

    I picked this one for my arrangement!

    –shot by Jacqueline Treviño

    –shot by Jacqueline Treviño

    Paula told us when we chose our vase, bottle, bucket or what ever we wish to put our flowers in, make sure to measure each flower stem by leaning the stem against a tall table and eyeballing it for where to cut the stem.

    –shot by Jacqueline Treviño

    We are all seriously concentrating listening to Paula haha! It was really fun for reals!

    Paula was a great teacher. I know she asked us to make our flowers shorter, but I like my flowers all tall and crazy like lol.

    This was right before dividing up my flowers and greens! I got an orange colored mason jar as my receptacle!

    Such gorgeous blooms right?!?

    My floral masterpiece when it was done!

    –shot by Jacqueline Treviño

    –shot by Jacqueline Treviño

    I think we all left there smiling the whole way home! It was so much fun and I really loved it. They are lucky at Bobbie’s that I live so far away; or, I may just show up there all the time to hang out and play with flowers. One more tip that Paula told us was to change the water daily and re-cut the stem at an angle, not straight across, this gives the stem more surface space to absorb water. Do this each day too. This makes your flowers last longer!

    My blooms (above) at my house almost a week later ( I did lose a few tiny ones, but most of them were still pretty great)! If you are in the Phoenix area stay tuned for upcoming workshops such as this one at Bobbie’s Flowers. A really big thank you to Paula (our teacher) and Kim from Clothes Minded Boutique who connected us blogger gals with this awesome experience!

    Photography by me unless marked by: Jacqueline Treviño