1-800-Flowers Giveaway

Flowers are the perfect gift for any special occasion. Surprise anyone with a beautiful bouquet of flowers for their birthday or their first day of work and they will absolutely love it! Bringing flowers to a housewarming party or holiday dinner is also very thoughtful too. Flowers instantly light up a room and bring happiness to the people around them.



In 1976, Jim McCann, founder and CEO of 1-800-Flowers, opened his first retail florist shop and forever changed the way flowers are bought for birthdays, anniversaries and special occasions. For more than 30 years, their passion has been to help you connect and express yourself to the important people in your life by providing the finest selection of beautiful flowers and gifts perfect for every occasion!

1-800-Flowers offers the most gorgeous bouquets, plant, and flower arrangements. Whether you're looking for roses, daisies, lilies, or even sunflowers, they have you covered and of course offer much more.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM is thrilled to announce the recently redesigned Happy Hour Collection! Due to popular demand, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM has created six new unique floral arrangements inspired by classic happy hour beverages. With the help of Celebrations.com Celebrity Party Planner Shawn Rabideau, the 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Happy Hour Collection came to life in an exclusive media event at The Culinary Loft in New York City!

Make any hour Happy Hour with our new and exclusive fresh floral cocktails. These hand-designed, truly original arrangements are just the gift to break the ice or toast any celebration.

These flower arrangements are so adorable and fun! They have so much personality and I love how creative and colorful they are. Check out some examples:

Sangria Bouquet


Lemon Martini Bouquet


Apple Martini Bouquet



Wouldn't these make a great gift for a friend or relative on their birthday? They would also make a great party presenation!

Please see the rest of the arrangements here.

To help you re-create your own Happy Hour, Shawn Rabideau has provided his Rabido’s and Rabidon’ts for party planning, design and execution.

Rabido:

· Have pre-made batches of Sangria ready to go in your fridge.

· Save on stress and time - Look for sales in the grocery store for summer items such as chips, dips, brats, hot dogs and even beer.

· Serve one specialty cocktail, beer, and red or white wine. It makes entertaining easy and there's sure to be something for everyone!

· Decorate your patio with potted herbs such as rosemary, thyme, basil, chervil, parsley sage and chives. They are decorative, fragrant and perfect ingredients for summer cooking.

· Entertain responsibly - ask who the Designated Drivers are before the party starts and have a special mock-tail for them.



Rabidon’t:

· Don't run out of ice. If you have the space keep bags of pre-made ice at the ready in your freezer.

· Don’t come up short on entertaining inventory. Invest in acrylic glassware, cocktail plates, serving bowls and platters.

· Don’t use forks for grilling because they'll pierce the meat and you'll lose all those flavorful juices.

· Don’t get fussy with food. Keep it simple, cubes of melon wrapped in prosciutto make for a quick and tasty summer treat.

· Don’t let your patio be drab, dress it up with inexpensive throw pillows that can be used year after year.

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Happy Hour floral arrangement of their choice.

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Winner will be chosen on August 24, 2011 at 10 pm and then will be emailed.
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Alternate winner will be chosen if winner does not respond after 48 hours. Thank you and good luck!
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