"Spook"tacular Ideas!

With the coloful Autumn leaves falling and the colder weather approaching, that means Halloween is just around the corner.

I've enjoyed seeing all the wonderful Halloween decor starting to be displayed!

I found a website with some fun facts - http://www.halloweenstats.com/

For instance, did you know that Americans consumed 23.8 pounds of candy per person in 2008?

Or that major pumpkin producing states grew 1.1 billion pounds of pumpkins in 2008?

That's a lot of picking to be done!

Here at Sarah's Flowers & Gifts, we're all set for Halloween!

We have:

• Handmade fall lamps





• A spooky tree full of pumpkin lamps and jingle bell spiders





• Halloween Trees





• Jack'o Lantern flower arrangements





• And much more!

Stop by and see us today , or visit our homepage at http://www.sarahsflowersandgifts.com/

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New! Handmade and hand-painted stepping stones

Here are a few samples of our new stepping stones available at Sarah's Flowers & Gifts. These stones are hand poured by us in a variety of mold shapes. We then decorate the stones with hand-painted seasonal scenes, flowers, plants, and more! We can also customize!

These stones are perfect for:

• Memorial Tributes - we have a large selection of sympathy poems available
• Wedding/Anniversary Gifts - these stones can be personalized with a couple's name and/or wedding date
• Housewarming Gift - we can personalize the stones with house numbers!
• Inspirational gifts - we have some great new verses that we have been painting on stones for people facing a challenge in life.

Check back often or visit our flower shop website at www.sarahsflowersandgifts.com to see our full selection of stones! Any questions -- give us a call at 563-927-8247

Fresh from the patch!

We love fall!!! Personally, fall is my favorite season! I think it's because the days starting to get cooler and of course, the leaves start to change. But I think it's my favorite season because of what it seems to begin. Fall always gets the ball rolling on holiday decorating. And as fall days begin to start you know that Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner! Call me crazy - but do you realize that Christmas is now less than three months away??

How about this arrangement to kick off fall! Sarah's Flowers and Gifts is happy to offer these fresh cut flower arrangements that are made in a fresh pumpkin from a local patch! Send a little Autumn someone's way! 563-927-8247

We're blogging!

Hi everyone! Sarah's Flowers & Gifts is so excited to be communicating with you, our customers and colleagues , through this new medium!

It's been a great fall season and we have so much to share!

There's a lot of new things happening at Sarah's Flowers & Gifts and we look forward to telling you all about them in the blog.

This weekend we are at the Dyersville Quilt and Craft show at Dyersville Beckman High School. We have a full display of fall and christmas handmade crafts!

We've been busy creating new and exciting seasonal products at the flower shop. New this season are our hand-poured, hand-painted stepping stones. We've painted up pumpkin patches, falling leaves, and so much more!

As always we also carry fresh cut flowers, green plants and balloons.

Check back to our blog for more updates on what's happening at the shop.

And don't forget -- be sure to take a break in life to stop and smell the roses! :)