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Francesca's First Week in The Confetti Shed

Hello petal fans!

So I guess the first thing I should do is introduce myself! My names Francesca and I’m the new girl here at Shropshire Petals. In amongst other petal related roles I'll be writing the blog and helping to answer your confetti questions and queries on Facebook and Twitter!

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I thought I’d practice my blogging skills by letting you all know how my first week has gone here in The Petal Shed. I’ve been a busy bee getting to grips with how everything works on the farm, getting to know the rest of the team and studiously learning all the names of our confetti mixes (and there are a lot!).

There’s lots to tell and I can’t wait to get started, so here we go...


Day 1 

So it’s day one and first things first, I need to start swotting up on my confetti knowledge. My first job has been to put together all the sample boxes. What are sample boxes you ask? Well, let me tell you… If you’re still unsure about which confetti to go for or just want to see our confetti up close and personal, we have the solution. Our free confetti sample option on the Shropshire Petals website is a great way to try before you buy.

Putting together these sample boxes has been a great way for me to get to know a lot more about our products and really get a feel (literally) for the confetti myself. I couldn’t resist scooping up handfuls of the stuff and sneakily throwing it a little in the air to see what happened. It’s super floaty!

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As 1pm approaches it can only mean one thing - lunch time! I found myself a lovely little picnic bench tucked away in a sunny corner. I almost had to pinch myself as I sat looking out over the fields whilst eating my ham sandwiches. This is the life, ey!

After lunch I’m back on the petal production line! This time I’m helping Jess with the big trade orders. It’s lots of fun and I get another chance to play around with the confetti by measuring it out using a good old fashioned kitchen measuring jug. If you didn’t know already our confetti is measured by the litre and a kitchen measuring jug is perfect for the job. It's also worth noting that 1 litre = 1.76 pints! That's almost two pints of petals - that's certainly a lot of confetti! 


Day 2

Today has been about learning all things “website”. I love our website and so getting to see how it works behind the scenes has been a big treat.

I think I’ve been a bit spoilt during my first two days here as we’ve had absolutely brilliant sunshine the entire time. I thought I’d take advantage of this (being in England and all – we might have hail next week) and so have been out to take a few photos of around the farm. The flowers aren’t in bloom yet but it’s exciting to see all the fields and imagine what they’ll look like in July. 

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Hopefully they'll soon look like this – Imagine how much confetti that will produce! 

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I also had a companion on my travels around the fields – this is Maris Jim and Jess’ dog! Isn’t she photogenic? 

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Prior to this photo she was running all over the place and making a lot of noise. Now I know that all she wanted was her photo taken. As soon as the camera was pointing at her she stopped, posed, then ran off again. What a diva!


Day 3

Its day number three and I feel like everything I’ve been learning over the past few days is really starting to sink in. I think Maris, Piper and Bramble (the Shropshire Petal dogs) are getting used to me too! There’s not quite as much barking anymore and they even stayed still long enough for me to take this photo.

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Today I’ve been on phone duty and have gotten some great first-hand experience helping our customers choose the right products for them. From colour advice to packaging advice to more information on our confetti special offers, we’re always here to help. You can find most of the answers to your questions in the petal advice section of our website, but if you ever need an extra bit of advice then don't hesitate to give us a call. 

The suns decided to disappear today which is a bit of a shame - but there is still lots to get on with inside the shed. Today’s been quite varied really. I’ve helped with some of the orders, uploaded some new press coverage on to the website and started organising all our petal pots we use to make up the samples.

I’ve also focused quite a bit on our Facebook and Twitter pages today. If you haven’t already, go take a look and click ‘like’ on our Facebook page now! It’s a great way to find out more about our confetti mixes, our inspirational wedding ideas and our competitions! - What are you waiting for?



Day 4

Wow! I can’t believe it’s Thursday already. The week seems to have gone really quickly (must be all the fun on the farm).

I’ve spent the morning putting together the day’s orders. With tonnes of different orders, confetti mixes and packaging options to get right it’s no surprise that I got a little bit covered in confetti - I think there was sometimes more on me than in the organza bags.

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It’s been a lot of fun helping to sort and send out all the orders - I’ve learnt a lot about all the different products we have, which colours and combinations are on trend at the moment and which packaging options seem to be most popular.

Colour appears to be what everyone is after this summer. Our ‘Kaleidoscope’, ’Summer Nights’and ‘Blush’ confetti seem to be flying off the shelves which is great! I love that everyone seems to be injecting lots of colour into their weddings this year. It’s a celebration, why not!


Day 5

It’s the last day of my first week and it sure has flown by. To top it all off the sun has decided to greet us once again which meant I could go for another stroll around the fields at lunch time.

I’m really getting to grips with things now - the sample boxes that took me all morning (and some of the afternoon) on Monday now only take me an hour or so…Talk about progress. And it’s just as well that I’m getting super speedy because orders have been coming in thick and fast and that means all hands on deck!

Today we were visited by a very lovely customer who brought us all some sweets to munch on. In-between sweets and all the biscuits I can eat during my tea break (thanks Margaret) I might soon be twice the woman I was when I started.

All in all I’ve had a blooming great first week (pardon the pun) and feel really lucky to be working with lovely people, creating wonderfully natural products in a truly beautiful place. As Michael (the original inventor) said, “We like to think that we bring a little bit of the beauty of the Shropshire countryside into somebody’s life through our confetti”. I couldn’t have put it better myself.

So that’s it from me and my first blog. I hope you’ve all enjoyed reading about my first week here at Shropshire Petals - I know I've enjoyed writing about it.

Catch you all next week!

Francesca

xx

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