Dear Members,
We’re adding a great new venue for you to receive the latest and greatest from Island Rose. Through Facebook, we will be publishing interactive promotional campaigns and other activities aimed at keeping your relationships alive and well! All you need to do is visit our Facebook page and click the “Like” button. You will instantly receive Island Rose news feeds in the comfort of your Facebook page.
As an extra incentive, we will be publishing a huge 30% off discount coupon for those who “Like” our page before September 1, 2010. This will be delivered via the Facebook news feed in your page so watch our for it.
If you don’t have a Facebook page, we encourage you to sign up and get connected with us as well as your friends and family through Facebook!
Wishing you a life full of lasting relationships.
Sincerely,
Dustin Andaya
Marketing Director
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The use of rings as adornment is first credited to the Egyptians. Ancient art and oral history depicts the first use rings in Egyptian weddings. To this day these are worn on the second to the last finger of the left hand as it is believed that this has the Vena Amoris or the “Vein of love”. http://ezinearticles.com/?The-History-of-Engagement-Rings-and-Wedding-Bands&id=24579 sites this is the romantic and legendary vein that is connected straight to and from the heart. So, as two people wear these rings in matrimony, they it is believed they are bonded at the heart.
The ancient Greek and Romans were agreeable to placing these rings at that particular finger, but with them these rings were not always made with precious metals or jewels specially when it came to engagement rings. They were not very formal about this and its use was not a promise for a marriage but more of a lasting friendship. Continue Reading »
More than fourscore and seven years ago as the American founding fathers bound together their great states, visual ideas and symbolism had to be agreed upon to properly represent the country as a whole. Bit by bit lawmakers beefed up their pride scale and pass these embellishments into law.
Presently, the national flower of America is the genus Rosa or more commonly known as the Rose. Continue Reading »
The first step to approach bouquet arrangement is, in believing that this can be done by either man or woman. This task is definitely not gender specific. There are many kinds of flowers, fillers, colors, and covering materials to choose from in building a bouquet, so just like any other skill, all it requires is some practice.
Floristry or floral arrangements is a large topic, so our focus will only be in the basics of creation of acceptable floral bouquets. The topic itself of bouquets is mostly associated with weddings. Continue Reading »
Before you jump into that big blue ocean of the World Wide Web there are a few signs you should take notice of to steer away from sharks and other creatures that co-inhabit the Internet. This is not a scare tactic, you simply have to accept the practical truth these “sharks” do lurk out there and that anybody can be a victim.
These lurkers are actually very intelligent people. They can gather insurmountable amounts of personal data, which are strewn all over the web and then compile and refocus it to be a marketing campaign tool = junk mail or much worse. Face it, there is more than a 90% chance that if you are a surfing online denizen, that you have already posted your name, address, perhaps even phone number on a social networking site. With the help of a good designer, programmer and copywriter, these sharks can lure a good number of people just like you; and with great aplomb “bait” you to give up even more personal matters that can lead to social or financial disaster. Continue Reading »
This article has been written by Rica de Ramos for www.wmn.ph.
Want to say you care with more than an email or text? Make your presence felt at birthdays, baptisms, anniversaries, or any occasion even if you can’t physically be there with the help of Island Rose.
With an abundance of options from flowers, candles, bears, and even chocolates, you’re bound to find the perfect gift. Gone are the days when you need to hassle someone from the Philippines to do your errands – buy the gift, wrap it, and give it to the celebrant. You can now do all that with a credit card and a few clicks online from anywhere in the globe. Continue Reading »
