https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom Tutorials, podcasts and journal notes on pricing, sourcing and systems for event florists, from the team behind Blume. en Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0000 https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/understand-the-flower-catalogue-bringing-your-flowers-into-blume https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/understand-the-flower-catalogue-bringing-your-flowers-into-blume Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0000 How the Flower Catalogue is organised, and how to bring your own flowers and wholesale pricing into Blume. https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/understand-your-materials-hire-items-catalog https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/understand-your-materials-hire-items-catalog Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0000 Set up your materials and hire items so vases, mechanics and hire pieces are costed into every quote. https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/learn-how-to-create-a-new-event-set-your-event-details https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/learn-how-to-create-a-new-event-set-your-event-details Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0000 Step one: create a new event in Blume and set the details that every quote, order and worksheet is built from. https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/navigate-the-arrangement-builder https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/navigate-the-arrangement-builder Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0000 Step two: build your arrangements in the Arrangement Builder — recipes, quantities and costs in one place. https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/review-your-events-send-quotes-invoices-flower-orders https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/review-your-events-send-quotes-invoices-flower-orders Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0000 Step three: review the event end to end, then send quotes, invoices and supplier flower orders straight from Blume. https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/event-florist-workflow https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/event-florist-workflow Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The flowers are only part of the job. Here’s the workflow I built to carry every event from first enquiry through to event day. https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/smarter-supplier-orders https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/smarter-supplier-orders Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Preparing supplier orders was the job I dreaded most: recounting stems, splitting suppliers, chasing dates. Here's how it became one step. https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/e-signatures-for-florists https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/e-signatures-for-florists Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Sending a quote used to feel like the start of a waiting game — here’s how removing the friction between quote, signature and deposit changes that. https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/why-i-started-blume https://www.blumeworkspace.com/the-workroom/why-i-started-blume Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Moving from retail to weddings and events outgrew my spreadsheets. Blume brings quotes, invoices, supplier orders and profitability into one system built for florists.