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Owner & artisan of Silk Road Flowers by Far'ha, my passion for color, fabric, & dance inspires & informs my work. More? http://www.flowersbyfarha.com
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Jul 02, 2009
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Clients order flowers or fascinators to coordinate with a specific ensemble or for a particular occasion. Recently a client did just that only with a particular goal-- she wanted it to pull together her look into the total package that would h... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Nov 10, 2008
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Starchini blogged about English dialects and who does or doesn't have an accent. This naturally lead to sharing some regional colloquialisms, and then the mis-use of language, etc. Which got me started on some personal pet peeves, for... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Nov 06, 2008
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Back in September I posted about a custom order for a fascinator flower to wear with black velvet dress and pearls. The project is awaiting final approval but you can see a photo and read about it in more detail in my SilkFair... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Oct 14, 2008
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Actually, I have feed back from two customers. The one who ordered the autumn colors ("Liquid Amber") writes: I received the flower this morning……….pretty fast considering I live in the boonies! The flower is absolutely exquisite! I’m so exited! A let... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Sep 30, 2008
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Custom orders are always a challenge, trying to get inside the customer's head to 'see' what they envision. Even more challenging is when the commission is for a gift for a 3rd party and we're both trying to guess at it--and even more so when the... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Sep 26, 2008
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While vending at an art show a couple weeks ago, a woman came up and asked if I could make something to go with her opera dress. Oh, yes! We had a lovely and enthusiastic chat and came up with a design inspired by one of my Fascinator Flower... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Sep 09, 2008
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Thank you all who followed the Flapper Headband Design series from April. When I posted the link to http://www.flowersbyfarha.com/galleries/SilkFair/SilkFair.html so you could view the photos, the gallery functioned perfectly from my end. I... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Jul 12, 2008
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I read a style blog, "Denim for Every Body" and felt compelled to write a less than "cheerleader" comment. I don't feel the author really made the case that Denim (jeans) fit every body-- at least not by what I'm seeing on the streets.... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Jun 08, 2008
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Promoting my shop on Etsy is hard to do. It can be fun, but with so many sellers, it reminds me of retail shops before zoning ordinances put a limit on signage and the street corner sign twirlers, jumping up and down, wavin... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Jun 07, 2008
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Busy blogging, tweeting, and running my Etsy shop sale & contest (see below) how do I find time to buy more ribbon? But I do!Trip downtown on Tuesday...can't go downtown without stopping in at the ribbon store (find wild animal print ribbon... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Jun 06, 2008
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Welcome to my first Killer Prenewal Sale! http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5653717
20% off selected items in my shop www.flowersbyfarha.etsy.com
Random post prizes (Wi... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Jun 06, 2008
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Having a PRENEWAL SALE in my Etsy Shop which means, 20% off the regular price on selected items if purchased before they expire in June. And to help promote it, I've been planning out a contest to s... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Jun 05, 2008
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As one of the sort of "old-timers" on the new SilkFair site, I've seen first-hand how SilkFair staff works out the bugs, develop great features for the sellers as well as the buyers. It was their support staff's customer service and long range pla... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on Jun 03, 2008
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Haven't been able to blog much lately because of physical issues related to WAY too much time at the computer... so, if you sometimes feel that your job is a pain in the neck, check out my blog:... read entire post
FlowersbyFarha
posted on May 23, 2008
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Wow, so busy with working on my Silkfair shop & then joiningTwitter that I haven't been keeping up on the blogging. However, did blog about the amazing banana muffins I'd made for our If you Twitter, tweet me @flowersbyfarha.... read entire post