Get a Free Centerpiece For Your 2010 Wedding

2010 Weddings Promotion

Many of you, brides to be getting married in 2010 are now shopping for a floral designer for your wedding bouquet, centerpieces, and all other wedding flower needs.

We are thrilled to let let you know that we’ve decided to have a one week promotion that entitles you to a FREE centerpiece, if you order five or more. Exciting isn’t it? Let’s assume your centerpieces are 100$ each, then that is 100$ worth gift… How about if your centerpieces are 1000$ each ( hum, never had this kind of order yet!! But one day maybe, hahaha ) then you will have 1000$ centerpiece for free! Exciting?

Some rules apply though:

• The wedding must take place in Montreal
• You must purchase 5 centerpieces minimum to get the 6th one free
• To be eligible you must contact us between February 10th, 2010 and February 17th, 2010
• The offer cannot be combined with another promotion
• The free centerpiece will be exactely the same as the ones you would order for the rest of your wedding

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Arveen Ahluwalia: New Member of the O.XIDE Design’s Blog Team

Arveen Ahluwalia : the new member on the O.XIDE Design Blog team!

I am very excited today to introduce to you a new member of the O.XIDE Design’s Blog Team.
Arveen Ahluwalia will be guest blogging on Thursdays (in english)
She will be on the look for new trends and news in the event industry to share with all of you. Arveen is also passionate about everything design, fashion, entertaining and lifestyle.

In order to get to know her better:

Describe your style in three words: Modern, Edgy, Trendy

What is your favorite color? Charcoal

What is your favorite designer ? Natalia Brilli

If you were a celebrity who would that be? Karl Lagerfeld

You always have in your purse: Agenda, Hand cream

Your favorite flower? Dendrobium Orchid

Your hobby? Looking up fashion trends, Gym

You will never: Eat squid

Twitter: @Arveenah

Happy New Year! Bonne Année !

Steph et Gen { Photo: Amélie Cousineau, Photographe, Montréal }

Les Entreprises Plateau II Christmas Party!

Helping out wrap the gifts for Les Entreprises Plateau II !

Holidays are all about giving, and boy did my cousin and uncle at Les Entreprises Plateau II in Brossard (where we have our tiny workshop) nailed the idea of what should be a Christmas party this year!

It was a surprise for all of us when we arrived, ready to have a fancy lunch party, and were told we were going shopping at Zellers instead. But we weren’t going shopping for ourselves, we were shopping for a women’s shelter, for victims of domestic violence.

We were divided in two teams and had an hour to find 10 seventy dollar gifts that would help those women who will have to start their new lives with nothing. From the kitchen, to the washroom, living room and bedroom, we couldn’t believe how many gifts we got for the price, it was amazing! We then went back to the boutique and wrapped all the gifts together while drinking wine and eating pizza, so much fun!

I actually got the privilege to deliver the gifts with my cousin at the end of the day, I can’t hide the fact that I got really emotional. What a better gift for yourself than to give to others in need.

Besides offering the Christmas gifts, Les Entreprises Plateau II have also offered to re-design the shelter’s lobby in January. I am so proud of my cousin and uncle for their generosity, I strongly recommand to everybody to create a similar experience for themselves, it is a great feeling!

HOLIDAYS GIVEAWAYS: Facebook and Twitter Contests!

HOLIDAYS GIVEAWAYS:

We are currently very excited about our little online flower shop for the holidays! In order to make you discover it we are hosting 2 giveaways.
Details are below. you can choose to participate in either or, or both.

FACEBOOK CONTEST:

1. Become a fan of our page www.facebook.com/oxidesign
2. Post a link on our wall to your favorite flower arrangement from our holiday flowers online shop
3. Tell us briefly why you like it, and who you would like to gift it to.
4. We will select a lucky winner randomly using www.random.org on Friday at 9:00 PM

GOOD LUCK!

TWITTER CONTEST:

1. Visit our holiday flowers online shop ( link to shop )
2. Pick your favorite collection ( Bayomo or Briza )
3. Tweet the following : My favorite collection from @oxidesign is [ name of collection ] http://bit.ly/oxide #oxidecontest
4. We will select a lucky winner randomly using www.random.org on Friday at 9:00 PM

GOOD LUCK!

My home office with a new special touch: Oxide Design sign!

My new sign!

I work alot from my home office, so it simply has to look nice in order for me to stay inspired and motivated!

My sweet mommy offered me a very touching gift, she had a big sign made at Ébénisterie EBSS of our logo for me to install in my office, what a cool surprise! These guys created a stunning, modern, great quality product and I simply love it. I must admit I received this a little while ago and just got the time to install it, I couldn’t stand to see this beautiful piece sitting on the floor anymore so I took out my power tools and started drilling! Glad I took the time to do it this weekend because it looks fabulous!

What do you guys think?

The O.xide Design Online Store for the Holidays!

We have been waiting so long for this opportunity, and it is finally here, we are so proud to introduce you to our brand new Holidays online store!
How much fun is it to be able to shop for your Holiday flowers in the comfort of your own home or office! With our new service, you are now able to choose modern and elegant arrangements to decorate your home or simply to offer as a gift for a loved one. With our detailed pictures and precise description of the arrangements, you know that what you see is what you get, no disappointments, only magical flowers for this very special time of year!

The store will be opened for a limited time, so start shopping today!

Our Christmas Photoshoot with Amélie Cousineau

Photoshoot at Amélie Cousineau's studio { Photo: Amélie Cousineau, Photographer, Montreal }

Last weekend Gen and I went to Amélie Cousineau’s studio to shoot Christmas arrangements for an upcoming very exciting project. We had so much fun! It’s always nice to get together with the girls and do what we all do best: be creative and have a good laugh. Gen and I even got crazy getting pictures of us taken, all dressed up and in the holiday spirit at 9 am on a Sunday morning … got to do what you gotta do and boy did we have a blast doing it! We can’t wait to share those pictures with you all and to fill you in on our special plan, keep posted!

Photoshoot at Amélie Cousineau's studio { Photo: Amélie Cousineau, Photographer, Montreal

A stunning hotel for my vacation in Puerto Plata!

Steph's vacation in Dominican Republic

Hola! I’m back from my two week vacation with my charming boyfriend and it was amazing. Great weather, fun activities, drinky-drinks, sleepy-sleep but most of all a georgeous hotel.

We went to the BlueBay Villa Doradas in Puerto Plata, not the greatest spot for a white sand beach and clear blue water, but we knew that, we chose this hotel because it was situated right beside a golf course (yes, we brought our golf bags!) and because of how beautiful and modern the hotel was. I fell in love with the lobby, with it’s light blue and white drapery and out of this world lanterns, such a different scenery from your usual all-inclusive tacky hotels. We had so much fun going for a ride in dune buggies (my boyfriend dragged me there, not my idea!), on a catamaran (that’s me!), to the casino and on a couple random outings in the city, we met great people that made our trip one to remember!

So basically I’m back, rested, inspired and ready to attack 2010, get ready!

At Home with Kim Vallee

At home with Kim Vallee - a blog about stylish living and easy entertaining

I had the pleasure of meeting Kim a week ago to pick up the vases we used for the flower arrangements we designed for her husband’s birthday party.

It was challenging working with her concept and color scheme, but Steph and I love challenges. I will write a post later about these arrangements, as I think they were particularly original and I would love to share them with you.

But the reason I am writing to you today is that I was so surprised with the professionalism of Kim. If you think being a blogger is a joke or a hobby, you are mistaken! Bloggers like Kim are more like editors of magazines.

When Kim wrote her post, she made sure to understand exactly how we work, our process, our philosophy and vision. I spoke extensively with her, and I was so happy to see how serious she was, and how important it was to her to deliver information that is useful and interesting to her readers as well as represent us in a fair way.

I realized that being a blogger is becoming a serious job. And the reason why Kim’s blog is so successful is because of her faithfulness to her brand, her mission and vision.

On my way out of her house, I realized how much that little encounter inspired me.

If you read this Kim, thank you! You make us canadian women bloggers proud!

If you don’t know about Kim’s blog, I highly recommend you take a look at it: www.athome.kimvallee.com