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so does hope.”
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Located in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, FlowerSchool New York is where students are trained
Jenny Thomasson, AIFD, PFCI, EMD; Jenny T Floristry; St. Louis, Mo.
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Meet talented Canadian designer Donald Yim, AIFD, PFCI, and discover how it took only 30 years of hard work and perseverance to become an “overnight success!” [Read more …]
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