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| Kelsie & I at her wedding |
I decided to do something different after reading an essay my daughter had turned in for one of her college classes. It was a glimpse into her life as a floral designer and I loved it. A little back story, Kelsie is our youngest daughter and is 19 yrs old. She has had an entrepreneurial spirit since she was young. In her preteen years she made duct-tape purses and wallets, when she was 16 she started baking pies and cinnamon rolls and sold them at the farmer’s market. Several years later she went to work at the local floral and gift shop and I think that’s when the ‘floral design’ bug hit her. She came to us wanting to take these floral design classes down in Arkansas. They weren’t cheap and honestly we figured this was a passing phase. We told her she would have to pay for them and she did. As you can see, it wasn’t just a phase, this definitely is her passion. She is a licensed floral designer and has helped mentors do all size of weddings, from extremely big to small intimate affairs. She has also done weddings on her own, as well as funerals, and just all around beautiful pieces. She was married to Tyler Sprouls Nov 30, 2019 and did her own flowers. Tyler is the perfect guy for her. He’s always there to help when needed and encourages her to chase her dreams. She continues to help those mentors, works as the lead floral designer at
Sugar Magnolia Floral and Gift Shop in Jasper, Mo, and is finishing up college.
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| Kelsie’s essay |
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| Kelsie and her bouquet she designed |
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| An arrangement she made for her grandmother on what would have been her 50th wedding anniversary |
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| Wedding Flowers she has done |
I loved your daughter's essay, but I especially liked what you wrote about it. You remind me of myself when my daughter said she wanted to be a pastry chef. When she was little, she would make secret potions for us to taste, and my kitchen was always a disaster. We called her Messica instead of Jessica. She went to pastry school, and just got a great job at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando as a pastry cook. She's on her way too!
ReplyDeleteI’m glad we aren’t the only parents out there who acted like that! LoL I look back now and clearly remember thinking “this is going to be such a waste of money” and it was not cheap. We had hoped by us saying she had to pay for it that it might discourage her. Luckily it didn’t!! We truly see now it is a passion!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your daughter! It’s exciting seeing them enter that next phase of their life!! Sounds like she did very well in school to have landed that great of job! That’s wonderful!!!