I’ve been catching up this week on house and work and stocking up for my next project for an open house in Pasadena this weekend. I was asked to bring chocolate cupcakes. If you’ve been reading my blog this summer you know we got quite a bit of mileage out of our OC and LA County Fair wins with the chocolate cake recipe but for this special get together I have an idea in mind for something more spectacular and showy.
I began my hunt for everything I needed..
…Silk fall foliage picks, gold foil, gold covered boards, colored fondant, pumpkin plunger, mini cupcake papers (although I might go gold foil instead), ridiculously large gold dragees which I thought were banned in Cali…. hmmm….
… and tall towers of styrofoam.
I could have gone to Michaels or JoAnne’s for some of my supplies but I drove much farther to my Happiest Place On Earth – Shinoda! (angels sing)
“Shinoda Design Center is a wholesale floral supply center. If you have a resale license, business license, documentation with proof of Federal EIN, or you represent a school, charitable organization, or non-profit organization, you can apply to become a member.”
This picture is just a small corner of happiness. It’s a warehouse of wonder! Aisles upon aisles of floral supplies and silks, baskets, vases, candles, lights, trees, cello products, packing materials, etc. and the ribbon! Ribbon is definitely a weakness of mine.
I love this place so much I feel like offering field trips for those who don’t have a wholesale card just to share the Shinoda love! Anyone want to go?
What is also great about having a Shinoda card is that you can use it next door at the OC Flower Mart. That would be on my fantasy field trip too.
I’ve always wanted a pink flocked tree. My idea has been vetoed by three men for the past few years. Now with two only coming home for school breaks and the third wanting a happy wife, I feel the vote is definitely in my favor. This may be my year!
On Monday I’ll have a post of the open house cupcake project. It would be wonderful for any entertaining venue or even to cap off your special holiday dinners.
In the meantime, have a wonderful weekend, friends!
Omg …..I would be in heaven going to that place…love that kind of stuff….
I hope you get your pink tree!
Oh Kathy, it is worth using up all your flying miles for! 🙂 I grab a cup of coffee on the way in, walk around where inspiration drips off every over the top display and emerge a couple hours later totally and creatively refreshed and raring to go. You would love it.
My mom would love this place!! She decorates 2 tables every year at a sold-out Christmas Tea at her church. Her tables are fabulous and planned for months before! She would be in heaven. She’s the party thrower/luncheon hoster of the family. Have a good weekend!
**Cheryl Raises her hand and furiously waves it in the air** “I wanna go on the field trip!! Come on sis…invite MEEEEEEEE
D. (sea of blue) – Your mom should enter a table setting at her county fair. Some of those tables are incredible and it sounds like something that might interest her for fun. 🙂
Cheryl – Anytime sis! Pick a Saturday. Bring your other sis and niece-in-law and we’ll make a morning or afternoon of it. 🙂
If that were near me, I would be broke. Holy cow, what a wonderful place!
Yeppers we have to go this trip Sis. My inventory is low 🙁 Terry will be quite pleased 😉
Looking forward to seeing what you are up to…Leigh
This made me smile remembering my mom’s yearly foray to — was it called “Stats”? I have no idea where it was but I remember bolts of ribbon and wrapping paper, etc.
Nancy
I would go nuts in a place like that…..just lock the door and keep me in there for 24 hours and I am good…all my senses come alive in a place like that, fun fun fun!!
Cannot wait to see what you do!
Wow. I want to go. What a awesome place and I too can’t wait to see what you do! Be blessed.
Oh! I just love that tree!
I would love to wonder around in all that glory. Not to crafty but of so wish that I were.
You go girl and get your pink tree..