Submitted by Aisha Crivens AIFD “Drumroll….. the results for our first ever Southern Chapter Body Flower contest are in!  Thank you very much to everyone who donated and participated. We had a lot of donors and a total of 26 entries! They were all really…

See the updates from your Chapter Presidents. Shannon Toal AIFD, CFD from the North East Chapter shares, “As the colors change and the leaves fall, we feel the transitions of our industry. The stress of the holiday season and life can be overwhelming. May you…

Elements and Principles of Design can be a static textbook study… OR it can be an engaging and fun exploration with sharing of multitude of ideas that contribute to the AHA!!! moment.  Such is what you can expect with FLORISTIC DIALOG Workshop with Hitomi and…

PRESIDENT OF AIFD® 1983-1984 by Janet Black AIFD, CFD, PFCI, AAF, mmfd Recently, there was a Facebook post picture of Tom Powell AIFD and Frankie Sheldon AIFD, with a comment; it’s too bad younger members might not know Tom. This has inspired my history article…

Read the full story of how Summer Cheung AIFD’s Ikebana journey began in a Japanese restaurant.

The Famed Southern California Headdress Balls Submitted by Cathy Hillen-Rulloda AIFD Two well-known charitable organizations – Las Floristas of Los Angeles and Damas de Caridad of Orange County – held famed annual fundraisers that featured floral headdresses created by some of the most renowned designers…

Submitted by: Bonnie Chu AIFD We are so honored to be able to invite Ms Rocío Silva AIFD, CFD PFCI to share online about how to create a Mexican Christmas wreath full of ethnic culture and mystic stories.  In one work Rocio used the garlanding…

By Gerry Toh AIFD The intoxicating enchantment of flowers have many people enthralled. A whole industry and culture of floral artists, designers and flower shop owners has given life to organizations like ours culminating in the annual international Symposium held in various cities throughout the…