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We love color, and mixing colors can make a large impact. Painting the walls will create the canvas to the room.

You can add wallpaper or wall decals to the walls to give the room a more custom feel. Here are some of our favorite color palettes:

Girl
Pink, spring green and white
Pink and orange
Pink, brown, and white

Boy
Aqua Blue, spring green and brown
Orange and blue
Kelly green and blue

Gender Neutral
Yellow, brown and white
Yellow, grey and white
Multi – color – green, red, blue, yellow and white
Orange and white

MiGi and Teleflora have teamed up to create a fabulous line of baby bouquets ... Read More

Invites sent, house cleaned, flowers ready for your guests? Since summer is starting to slip away, I know many of us are putting on our hostess hats and having BBQs, brunches, picnics and other gatherings to reconnect with friends and family before the summer gets away from us.

Yesterday, I wrote about how terrific our MiGi bouquets looked at the party earlier this month to celebrate the Bel Bambini boutique reopening in West Hollywood (pictured below).



One of the drinks served was the Bel Bambini Bellini, a refreshing, non-alcoholic concoction, courtesy of The Liquid Muse, who created a roster of recipes in "Preggatinis: Mixology for the Mom-to-Be." It was a delicious way to beat the heat. For more tips and ideas, visit her web site at: TheLiquidMuse.com.

To get you started, here's the recipe for the Bel Bambini Bellini:

2 oz. peach juice

1/2 oz. lemon juice

1/2 oz. ginger syrup

2 oz. lemon soda or Fre (alcohol-removed) brut

white granulated sugar (garnish)

Rim a champagne flute with sugar (rub with lemon, dip into a small plate of sugar). Shake juices and ginger syrup with ice. Gently strain into the sugar-rimmed glass. Top with lemon soda or Fre brut.

Enjoy!

Fresh flowers make any event more festive, whether it's a simple picnic or a stroll down the red carpet.

A case in point: Teleflora/MiGi bouquets lent a special elegance to the newly remodeled Bel Bambini store, 464 N. Robertson Blvd., in West Hollywood earlier this month. The MiGi Baby Elephant and MiGi Baby Circus bouquets fit in perfectly at the store's VIP reception on Friday, July 17.


The MiGi Baby Elephant caught lots of eyes at Bel Bambini.

If you're expecting a baby or know someone who is, this delightful boutique is a must-visit. Everywhere you look there's a darling gift, from clothes, furniture and toys to accessories galore. Take a look at bel-bambini.com.


Newlyweds Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett enter the VIP reception. Kendra's in back, wearing black; Hank's the tall one. :)

At the reception, benefiting the Healthy Child Healthy World organization, healthychild.org, there were several celeb sightings. Mom-to-be and former star of "Girls Next Door" Kendra Wilkinson and her husband Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Hank Baskett (pictured above) tooled through the trendy stuff for tots. So did Kelly Rutherford of the CW show "Gossip Girl."

Also in attendance were our floral-design partners, the MiGi Girls, Michele Adams and Gia Russo (pictured below). Later that weekend, Michele and Gia attended the store's customer appreciation days and shared their expertise on creating a stylish and safe haven for a beloved bundle of joy.


The MiGi Girls, Michele Adams and Gia Russo, hold one of their creations, a Baby Elephant keepsake container, designed exclusively for Teleflora.

Surprise! Men like flowers, too. But you probably know that, especially if you've ever sent a Be Happy bouquet. Full of roses, daisies and mums tucked into a cheerful yellow mug, it's hard to look at and not break into a smile.

 

In Portland, Ore., Adventist Medical Center volunteer Helen Scheidman gives a "Make Someone Smile" plant to Robert Losch, a recent pacemaker recipient, being cared for by his nurse Kiri Restvedt R.N.

Just ask Marlis Tjaden of Trinette's Floral in Portland, Ore., trinettesfloral.com and past president of Teleflora's Oregon-SW Washington unit. Marlis and her team delighted hospital patients last week and provided a solid dose of good cheer.

As recipient Robert Losch put it: “You've made my day – in so many beautiful ways. I am at the right place at the right time."

Local florists choose where they will donate flowers. For Marlis, the hospital was a natural. "My four children were born at Adventist Medical Center," she said. "It's a joy to be able to give back to an organization that provides hope and healing for thousands of patients each year."