Episode 048: Vonda and Lori are joined by floral designer Beth O'Reilly AIFD TMF and have an opportunity to get some of the inside story about her experience as a participant on the HBO Max Show, Full Bloom. From the process of selecting the 10 participants to how it feels waiting to see if you're next to be cut off the show, you'll hear it first hand and won't want to miss watching to see what happen's next!
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Full Bloom Description:
Inviting us into a vibrant and wondrous world, Full Bloom finds ten talented and innovative up-and-coming florists bringing their spectacular creative visions to a grueling but gorgeous competition series. In each episode, the budding botanical artists are put to the test in both individual and team challenges that determine whose stems get cut – and who remains in the running for the career-changing $100,000 grand prize to kickstart their business. Floral masterminds Simon Lycett, Elizabeth Cronin, and Maurice Harris host and judge, bringing their invaluable experience, discerning eyes, and hot takes to the flower shop to determine who will be the first-ever Full Bloom champion.
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Episode 048: Vonda and Lori are joined by floral designer Beth O'Reilly AIFD TMF and have an opportunity to get some of the inside story about her experience as a participant on the HBO Max Show, Full Bloom. From the process of selecting the 10 participants to how it feels waiting to see if you're next to be cut off the show, you'll hear it first hand and won't want to miss watching to see what happen's next!
Follow her on Instagram: beth.oreilly.aifd
Don't miss the episodes!
Stream on HBOMax
Full Bloom Description:
Inviting us into a vibrant and wondrous world, Full Bloom finds ten talented and innovative up-and-coming florists bringing their spectacular creative visions to a grueling but gorgeous competition series. In each episode, the budding botanical artists are put to the test in both individual and team challenges that determine whose stems get cut – and who remains in the running for the career-changing $100,000 grand prize to kickstart their business. Floral masterminds Simon Lycett, Elizabeth Cronin, and Maurice Harris host and judge, bringing their invaluable experience, discerning eyes, and hot takes to the flower shop to determine who will be the first-ever Full Bloom champion.
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Business and Pleasure of Flowers
Flower Clique
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Sponsored by:
Flower Clique
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Real Life Retail Florist
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Speaker 2:We are so honored today to have a superstar on our podcast. We do
Speaker 3:She's famous and we can say we knew her when, but now she's famous.
Speaker 2:That's right. Our guest is famous because of the new HBO full bloom. We're just super excited to have you here at Bethel Riley. And Beth is a member of the Americans too, to floral designers, a Texas master Flores and an internationally known floral artist. I'm so excited to have you today, Beth.
Speaker 3:Hey, thanks for having me, you guys. And I'm so excited to talk with you and be here for all of your clickers portrayed in her Vonda. Yeah. I want to ask the two of you, you guys go way back, right? Friends, as far as friends. Absolutely. How did you all meet? Okay. Can I answer this one? Vonda? Okay, go ahead. So early in my career, and because of AISD, I met a fabulous group of women who were powerful, wonderful, amazing designers. And Vonda was one of them. And these ladies were really inclusive and kind of like brought me into their tribe with open arms. And we call ourselves the Pearl sisters story behind that. But I consider Vonda one of my
Speaker 2:We're Pearl sisters. And the first time I remember really working with you, Beth was at, uh, Michelle Perry, wife's daughter Megan's wedding. And this fabulous designer comes in and she's like, no, no, no, I can do this. Oh, I can do this. I can do this. And all the Pearl sisters are working together and now we're like, Oh, Beth's our new Pearl
Speaker 3:Really cool experience. But one thing I'll never forget was Kim Murrell. When I walked in the door with my toolbox and I was ready to help you guys do Megan's wedding, she was like, who is this chick? And Oh, cooking soak foam. We have that joke all the time now, but really Pearl sisters comes because a lot of you guys, including myself eventually did product development overseas in China. And we were all suckers for pearls. We were buying girls and I never knew, I didn't know what the Pearl thing I thought because you were each different, like a Pearl. That's very cool. Okay. I just wanted to know the background. So Beth, you are here because as Vonda said, you are now living in Hollywood. We actually live in like Beverly Hills adjacent back in 2015 and decided that Los Angeles was not where I wanted to raise my son. So yeah, I'm still here in Houston, Texas though. Happy to be in Texas.
Speaker 2:I'm glad you're in Texas too. We just really wanted to ask you some really fun questions about your experience on the new series is similar to the great Britain baking show. This was written by the LA times article by Jeanette Moran toes. And who said it was similar to the baking show, except for, instead of putting in biscuits, you assemble a variety of fantastic creation of flowers, which I think so speaks to our industry. And it is such a fun show. It really is an every floral designer should watch.
Speaker 3:Yeah, absolutely. And it was a thrill and a blast to be part of the cast,
Speaker 2:But that kind of rhymes
Speaker 3:Really a blast to be part of the cast.
Speaker 4:So speaking of cast, I think our first question is how did you know, I mean, did someone call you up and say, Hey, this is Lori from HBO. We're going to do a reality show about flowers. You want to join us
Speaker 3:Last year. About this time, there was a lot of buzz going around about a floral design reality competition show that they were casting for. And a great casting company was out there searching and looking for talent, um, mystic arts, uh, they do a lot of casting for a lot of shows that everybody watches I'm sure. And yeah, I answered a application response for that. I got a call back pretty quickly, like right away the same day. And then from then on, it was a series of interviews and Skype interviews until it finally came to fruition that I go do a live audition in front of the network in Los Angeles. Wow. How exciting, how it, it was so exciting.
Speaker 2:And so how many people were selected to go on that first audition
Speaker 3:That live audition as actually was like considered the final audition. Cause everybody auditioned via Skype or like preliminary audition. And then once you move past that they chose around 20 of us to go to the live audition. Right.
Speaker 4:So was the audition them just asking you a bunch of questions or did you have to create a whole bunch of stuff of via Skype?
Speaker 3:So we had to create via Skype for the Skype audition and then for the live audition, we didn't know what they were going to have us do, but we did have a series of things we went through and one of them was creating some flower arrangements in front of the camera and then going live in front of the network and you know, talking about ourself and our work. Wow.
Speaker 4:I've noticed in the show, they're very big on, they want the background story.
Speaker 3:Story is everything. And scoring is just really important in the judging as well. And you know, I had some really good advice from Jay shwanky years ago where he basically taught me that telling a story with your flowers and telling a story on camera and telling a story to your audience is really number one. So, you know, I kind of had that instilled in me before I, before I even came to the audition. But yeah, the story behind the arrangement, the person, the character is all really important in this show. And I love the fact that they really want to get to know each and every one of us because we're also different. And we all come from such different backgrounds. We have forests that have only been doing it a few years, um, to then of course me the seasoned vet who's, you know, 26 years in the, in the business. So I think it really ingratiates and encapsulates a sense for, for just the general viewers, not people who are flower people to be interested in this and say, Oh wow, this is something I could do. I could find joy and flowers just like them. So I thought that was really cool about the show that it's not just for us Flores it's for everybody. It really are for everyone. God put them on this earth for us all to enjoy. And it's so cool that we're, we have a platform to encourage people, to bring them into their lives more.
Speaker 4:Yeah, no, I totally agree. Cause you know, I'm not a florist, I'm not a designer, but watching this and I've told all of my friends to watch it, that aren't floral designers, because it really does give good insight to ban. This is hard, like really hard. You have to have not only a creative mind, but you have to be an engineer to be able to create these contraptions. I'm amazed when I watch it, the one where you guys had to have the one that looks like it's suspended, suspended, I was in awe of all of those. And I hands down, hands down, yours was the best one and you just know it. And that's part of that piece. I was, and no matter
Speaker 3:How that judging ended up turning out, I felt really good about it. There's some arrangements on there that, you know, make me a little nervous, but that was not, wow.
Speaker 4:That was one I told you the earlier today, how I've cried almost every episode. And that was one of them when they were talking about how amazing that one was and you were telling your story behind it. And I was crying because I was so proud of you. I was so good. Yeah.
Speaker 2:I want to back up just a minute because on your very first design, obviously you've just told us that on your auditions, you had to do it in front of the camera and things, but when you knew that you were alive and you got that first session, that it's about the river of flowers. Wow. I mean, how many seconds do you have to be able to come up with an idea and then pick your flowers and get it?
Speaker 3:Yeah. We had two hours for the flowing river of flowers and really we don't have any time it's just like in between takes, right? So our flower shops behind us, as soon as we know what, what our challenges, we're looking behind us trying to figure out what we're going to go and run for and grab. So I actually ran for the French horn, which Spencer ran for two and he got to it before me. So I wouldn't change my idea right then and there on the fly. It is difficult. It's definitely a challenge for sure.
Speaker 2:Oh, I can't even imagine. That's the one that I even said to Lori last night when I watch it. I'm like, I love Beth's SAS on that when she's just like, yes, I'm going to bring it on kind of thing. And it was just like slow. Cool. I'm like, yes, that's my best.
Speaker 4:Is that the one that they said, you know, it's kind of very 2000
Speaker 2:And you were like, I am too. Thanks me. Absolutely.
Speaker 3:You know, and I always have been that you have to have a foundation first to then, you know, go off the reservation and go out of the box. And I come from that era, the nineties and the two thousands. And I happened to really love a lot of the designs. I listened to some people kind of critique the nineties and two thousands designs as being like too compact. But to me, they're architectural and sculptural. And that has always been something that I've really loved to incorporate into my design, although I'm also wanting to grow. So the being on the show and being around all these other designers that have all these different aesthetics, like loose and using, you know, tinted and painted and you know, all of this stuff, it just kind of like a burst of creativity. It's re it's really a great environment to test yourself and grow.
Speaker 2:Wow. Yeah. I can see that for sure.
Speaker 4:I want to go back to, I know we talked, you were talking about how you were selected. My question was we look around we're in the middle of a pandemic and it's been around for a while. So unless you filmed this a year ago, which I don't think you did, how did you guys do this safely? When, because you guys are running next to each other, you're hugging, you're building with each other. I mean, you have to be able to connect physically. How how'd you all do that? Yeah.
Speaker 3:The process of the show kind of got interrupted due to COVID. And so when we were finally able to come and film the show, we quarantine for almost two weeks, we were tested for COVID every 36 hours. You're also separated. The cast was in its own pod, um, which is really the correct way to handle a situation. And we were just kind of removed from having any direct contact with anyone that was outside of our pod individually. We each had our own suite with a kitchenette in it. I mean, we could go to the grocery store, they would take us to the grocery store and stuff like that. But for the most part, we were really just sequestered by ourselves in our rooms unless we were filming. And once the cameras were on, we were allowed to take our masks off, but I felt very safe. I felt safe the whole entire time. And everyone in the, in the crew, I was just in awe of the crew for one thing, the camera people, the sound people, like they just knew what they were doing. I was just so in awe then for me, that was like, one of my special takeaways was getting to see these professionals do this work that I've never seen before. And they're passionate about what they do. Um, but it was new for them, you know, they had plexiglass and they couldn't bring the cameras up into our faces, probably like more like they could have prior to then there was really a lot of care taken to make sure that this show was not jeopardized. Wow.
Speaker 4:Wow. That's very impressive. And it looked like you were like in the middle of nowhere too. It seems like it was like in the middle of nowhere,
Speaker 3:We were in semi Valley, which is Southern California. We were at hummingbird nest ranch, which is a premier TV and film location, but it's also an actual wedding and event location. They also board some really beautiful horses at this ranch. So it was just beautiful all around us. We were definitely in the Hills and the Valley of Southern California in an, a beautiful, beautiful space, but the whole entire show was filmed outside, but it was a beautiful thing to wake up two in the morning and we would start really early and you kind of get in a groove. I mean, it's different for any of us. I think none of us had gone through a wardrobe and a hair and makeup and you know, all of those things. And the first couple of days, you're kind of getting your feet wet and getting into a routine. And then once we really start filming, you know, you're kind of in a routine and it starts to feel a little normal to have your hair and makeup done.
Speaker 4:Wow. The first group challenge or was it the second you walked out and you had that cute little side bend. Yeah,
Speaker 3:No, no. I read it about that side button. I thought to myself, am I going to look like an old lady with trying to do,
Speaker 4:But
Speaker 3:You know, I just was feeling it. So, and I had no idea that Kristin was going to have buns in her hair. So one of the things you guys missed was when we walked up to the challenge and Marise was talking to us, he said, Ooh, it's the battle of the button.
Speaker 4:I was thinking that in my mind. And I was like, Oh, that's cute. And then it pans over. And I'm like, Oh, she's got buttons too.
Speaker 3:Yeah. We were both feeling it that day. I mean, it was hot out. I wanted to get our hair off of our head and it was a heat wave in California when that was going on. So not only were the flowers melting, we were melting. And I'm just so glad how beautiful it looks on screen. I mean, those flowers just like pop out of the screen at you and the colors are so vivid. And so it's, you know, it's so nice to see because there was a lot of people dealing with trying to keep all those flowers alive.
Speaker 4:Yeah. I wondered about that. Especially when you're doing the group challenges. I mean, there is no tent. There is nothing, it is just sunshine and the ground and there's all of those rows and rows and rows. I think of those things
Speaker 3:Using product, amazing product from all types of growers and from all over the world, the product was just so beautiful. Wow.
Speaker 4:You know, Beth has floral artists love to learn from
Speaker 2:Others. Do you feel like you had the opportunity to talk with the other designers about their thought processes as they were doing designs,
Speaker 3:Everybody was very open with each other. We all became like family. I know we'll be lifelong friends after this experience. I mean, floral people are just a tribe, right. When we get around each other, we like to talk about our work and we love to talk about flowers. So there was definitely some of that going on. I got to learn, we all got to learn about each other and our backgrounds and the diversity that was on the show was really wonderful. So yeah, there was definitely lots of opportunity for sharing. And especially because we were on a team a lot of times when we broke off from those solo challenges and went into our teams, you know, it was a one track mind that team was really together. And we were certainly all working for the same goal of winning.
Speaker 4:Okay. I've questioned about the teams Vonda and I had this important.
Speaker 3:Was it this morning or last night? I feel like, I can't remember
Speaker 4:Because when you guys come out and your teams, like they say, that's chose ACE so-and-so and so-and-so so, and then Christian shows, do you really choose those? Do you choose them from out of a hat? Or you say, no, I want this one. I want this one. I want this.
Speaker 3:The way it goes down is whoever comes in first on the solo challenge gets to pick the first team member first. And then the second place person gets to pick one team member. And it keeps going that way until everyone is on a team. And depending on how many people we have left, the teams can be uneven. Right? So on episode two, we only have a team of four, whereas Kristen's team has a team of five and it really does make a huge difference of what you can get done and what you can't get done. So being down one, man, um, is definitely not a great thing during some episodes when you come in second place. Yeah. That was a team leader. Right. But yeah, we definitely pick our own team and I was able to pick everyone I wanted on my team almost every single time. So
Speaker 4:Amazing. Speaking of you picking your team, I'm four episodes in, as everybody else's too, and una gets to be on teams together every time. And we didn't talk about this earlier, but you both are Houston, Nigeria
Speaker 3:And I are good friends and we've known each other for a very long time. We're both AFD designers. We're both Texas master Flores. We're both Texas cup winners. And I really looked at ACE is like my ride or die. So, I mean, I've worked with him before on different projects and of course I'm going to have an ACE on my team. Absolutely. So that was a no-brainer for, I think both of us,
Speaker 4:I loved it was great that I didn't feel conflicted and rooting for teams because,
Speaker 2:Well, and there's so much comfort in knowing the abilities of the person you're working with and you had that one, you know, you it's like, Oh, I know what these can do. I know what his strong points are and what I can count on that's. Right. Absolutely. So Vonda asked
Speaker 4:You the question as far as, you know, learning from each other and brings in all of the good stuff. I want to know the blister drama among people. Like there was one episode that I could send some drama, but then I'm like, eh, did TV just make that? Or did everyone for real get along behind the scenes?
Speaker 3:Really? For the most part, everyone really got along. This wasn't really a show that was trying to bring out a lot of drama between contestants and I don't think flowers really lend themselves to that. Anyway. I was glad for that. You do get a few moments of drama. The one that you're mentioning from the first episode that really did happen. Yeah. Then there was a little bit of trauma on the second episode too, but no, Oh yeah. We have a little teeny bit of drama here and there. You know,
Speaker 4:You know what it, for somebody with like me who gets anxiety super easy, it is enough. It says, that's why I think I love the show because you know, it's not going to go all like real Housewives on ya. You know, it's, it's gonna, maybe you're going to get in the heat of the moment. If somebody know
Speaker 3:We shared flowers with each other, we rooted for each other, we hugged each other and we cried with each other. Um, it was really beautiful.
Speaker 4:Yeah. There was one part in, I think it was the last one, maybe a second to the last, because I love Spencer. I love him. I mean, I love all of it
Speaker 3:Acuity. Oh, he's such a genuine person. And it just as wonderful of a human being as he looks on the outside.
Speaker 4:That's what I was going to ask you because in one part you guys are running back to the flowers and he, and I might be Kristin reach for the same thing. And then she kind of hesitates. Cause she's not sure if she wants to and he stops. And he says, may I? And I'm like, yes, you may Spencer. Yeah.
Speaker 3:Yes, Spencer. Well, Spencer is a true Renaissance man. And I told him this when we were out there filming and he didn't know what a Renaissance man was. So I was super happy that I could be the one that told Spencer what a Renaissance man is because he is one, I mean, this guy, he is super talented. As far as making things, he's got just the best personality. He's so cute. He's a joy to be around. And I certainly wanted him on my team. Every chance I could get. Yeah. Spencer, he's definitely one to watch.
Speaker 4:Yeah. He's sold flowers out of his van. Is that like his still his gig?
Speaker 3:Yeah. You guys can actually look him up on Instagram. It's at the unlikely florist and he seriously was in Venice. I think Venice, his van has a name. I can't remember what it is, but I mean this morning, he's doing stories on Instagram, bringing flowers around California to people. And it's really a true thing. And he came out to California to pursue an acting career and in the meantime, fell into flowers. And so I just wish the best for him. He's a very, a very unique aesthetic of his own. He loves protea and leucadendrons and all those long lasting really Hardy, California blooms. And they just go with his whole vibe. He's got a warehouse space. That's really manly. It's got concrete floors and he's got dried flowers hanging from the ceiling and yeah. Everything that he is on the show, he is in real life.
Speaker 4:Wow. We love the relationship in the fourth episode between he and ACE. Yeah. It was special varies.
Speaker 3:Kind of had that same relationship with Spencer too. I just think him and ACE had that special bond and being on the same team and knowing that they were both on the chopping block, it just really made them, it made them even stronger friends in the end. Yeah.
Speaker 4:Even like in cooking shows when they do team challenges and they're like, who do you think should be kicked off? And usually they can just attack and go at it. You guys don't do that. If you do have to say something negative about someone or everyone seems so hesitant.
Speaker 3:Some of the things that you don't see there are definitely times when we each try to save each other and throw ourselves under the bus. So, but you don't really see that.
Speaker 2:I think I saw that in the second one, when you were doing the window displays because you actually even said, well, I didn't do everything just the way I wanted to or talking yourself down. And I knew it was because you were trying to save somebody else.
Speaker 4:Yeah. I was like, that's your hardest there? Yeah. Created me.
Speaker 2:Yes she did. I was waiting for you, Laurie. I was so,
Speaker 4:So mad when first, first time I got mad was here. You're going up in the Gaful thing and she's a leader. She shouldn't be going up there and I'm looking at it going, she's leading her team. She's not afraid to do the hard work. You know, I don't look at a leader. That's always just standing back and delegating you were in it. So that,
Speaker 3:That episode turned out the way it did. That would have been something I got raped for. But um, in the end it worked out for me and I was really confident about being in that lift. That that was where I needed to be for my team.
Speaker 4:Right. Exactly. And so I couldn't understand why they were mad because was it Kristin, you had her on the ground because you trusted her. I right, right. So anyway, why do little things like that?
Speaker 2:The other part was the window display. Laurie and I were in agreement on here. The model was supposed to be the focal
Speaker 4:Point
Speaker 2:And yours. She was the focal. The other one wasn't the vocal. Yours was your Saturn ring. Didn't go around the way it was supposed to. And you had a line
Speaker 3:I could have had you guys on set with me that day.
Speaker 4:I have all these notes. I was,
Speaker 2:I didn't even have my notes. I'm just going, wait a minute.
Speaker 4:You know, you look at the other one, it was fine. There were no flowers on the wall. They had her labels, the designer label up there, which okay. But then they just had the model putting a piece of mail in.
Speaker 2:You had flowers everywhere. I'm like, nobody.
Speaker 3:I was just so angry.
Speaker 4:Well, there are so many things I want to say. Um, I, I, there was another cry moment, like when that rule was revealed, that was unbelievable.
Speaker 3:It was so, so surreal to do. And to walk up to, we had no idea what we were walking into and we see these huge canvases, like hovering over the sky. And we're like all excited and totally like nervous and fearful because we know that this is going to be a major undertaking. And then we didn't even know then that it was going to be four hours for us to finish the darn thing. But that was probably one of my most exhilarating moments on the show, for sure.
Speaker 2:Just walking up to it and seeing, Oh my God, I know
Speaker 3:The whole four hours. Every bit of it, every part of it, our team worked so well together. Every single one of us brought something really huge to the table. Connor was just a great leader. Finished piece was pretty much exactly what we were going for and trying to do. And it was just one of those moments where everything just came together and it was a really powerful,
Speaker 4:Okay. Two things I have to say before I forget. Number one, one thing I've noticed the team, it's really interesting to see the teams you can tell who gets the leader's vision and who does, it's amazing. Some of the people are maybe just too literal. I don't know. But then some of the leaders are not patient in putting their vision out. Are you one of the only ones that literally are ACEs, I guess, draws stuff out.
Speaker 3:No, I think everybody kind of sketch stuff out. I'm not really sure what w when I wasn't on their team, I don't know what their process was. Um, it was just so fast paced, but yeah, I mean, that's part of being a leader is being able to get the vision across and now the challenge of the show. So they were definitely making us work for that a hundred thousand dollars
Speaker 2:Question on that with the, the daisies and the poppies. Did somebody kind of go, Oh, this will make that Daisy look really good. Cause I loved it with the sunflowers and surrounded by think the carnations did somebody say, Hey, I've got an idea for this.
Speaker 3:Yeah. So that was totally me. Um, yeah, that was one of the things I, and I also did a lot of work on the vase. I really wanted us to get something on the wall really, really quickly. So that was a big contribution. So my two biggest contributions to that painting were the vase and the daisies. Um, I also was a complete advocate for the black line. I am totally black line on one, encourage Kristin to do the black line. I think we needed it. If we had had more time, could she have done a little, a little bit more subtle? Yeah. But we needed the black line and I stand by it.
Speaker 4:Yeah. I wondered about that. I see the black line until they pointed it out. I think if you see it on TV, it looks normal, but maybe up where they were, you know, they saw something different. I know we're running out of time, but I have feelings about the cake, the cake, but I've got some deep, hurtful, angry feeling about the, let me share them with you. First of all, you are team A's you and team. A's used so many flowers, so many flowers for the inside. The other team used tool. Okay. That's fine. When they were doing that, I'm thinking, well, they're going to do layers of flowers in between. Cause she was talking about ombre and I'm picturing it again. I'm not a designer, I'm an avid watcher. Okay. Then the inside she's going to do pistachios sponge cake. It's just a sheet. You guys were literally pumping, poking things in. And I feel like there's, wasn't nearly as detailed or as hard as yours.
Speaker 3:Well, here's the thing. And I think this is true for any floral competition or floral evaluation. And that's why we take evaluation classes in AFD to become a certified evaluator. It is very hard to not let your subjective aesthetics into the judging. But I think it's part of what makes the show fun because I love hearing your take on it. You have your own opinions and you know what other people have their own opinions. Not everybody is going to agree with the judges. Some people are going to agree with the judges. And I think that's part of what makes the show cool. And you're right. Like we did use a lot of flowers, but one of the things you don't really get from the episode is how important that topper is to the whole challenge. Right. Um, and
Speaker 4:What was it? Cause it didn't look awkward to me. He said, yeah, he said it wasn't too small. Now it didn't look like Maurice either. I mean, I understand the vision behind it, but it doesn't look disproportionate, I think is the word they used.
Speaker 3:I think they were also using drones to go up above and kind of really look at mechanics and stuff too. So I think that's something that, that you might use viewers might not, not get also.
Speaker 4:All right. Well still, so
Speaker 3:Again, tell us where we can go to watch the program. So HBO, max.com, you can easily go there. You can watch the trailer for full bloom. If you want to just check out the trailer, but you can also subscribe. You can download the app and subscribe that way. You can watch it anytime you want. Um, because it is a streaming platform. You're not going to miss something. If you don't tune in at a certain time and they're dropping two episodes a week, every Thursday, we have eight episodes total. So we've got a couple more weeks left to go on this full bloom journey. But the full bloom show will be up forever, as far as I know. And you can tune in any time to watch it. And we're hoping, and we have our fingers crossed for season two, not just because I think it would be great, but I also think a lot of designers out there that are friends and colleagues of mine. That would be amazing on the show.
Speaker 2:Yeah. Yeah. That'd be great. Okay. So then I can ask my final question now, Laurie. Yes. Ma'am. So my final question, describe the feeling you have when you're waiting to see who goes,
Speaker 3:Oh yeah. But you know what, like hard for everyone on that set. It is hard for the camera. People. It's hard for the sound people. There's not anybody that is. And we've had a couple of really emotional eliminations, really emotional eliminations that were took a long time to get to. I mean, they're deliberating, they don't show you all that on TV a really long time to get to. And you're just kind of waiting and yeah, it's, it's hard. It's definitely hard.
Speaker 2:Oh, I just can't imagine. I mean, cause you're just sitting there waiting and waiting and then you're like,
Speaker 3:And almost every elimination is shocking. It's shocking.
Speaker 4:I haven't been surprised ever AOL except for one I've been so out of the four there's only one that I'm like, Hmm, probably probably good
Speaker 3:If the rollercoaster, that's what I said the whole time I was there and you know, even watching it now, I feel like I'm still on that rollercoaster. That's kind of
Speaker 2:Really something to sit there and watch it now.
Speaker 3:Yeah. It's crazy. I don't know whether Tony nervous pipe, my nails jump up and down
Speaker 4:Really take all of your path. Like how E Oh, she's won this many. They don't take all of that into consideration.
Speaker 3:I know it was based on every challenge. So if you started out low in the beginning, it doesn't mean that they were using that against you. All right.
Speaker 4:Well, Beth, I can talk to you about this.
Speaker 2:One more question. How does Sebastian love this? Does he, is he watching his mama on TV?
Speaker 3:Yes. Sebastian loves to watch his mom on TV. He's asked me for his own YouTube channel now. So I think he wants to do it. I have so much fun with him with flowers because he really loves flowers and he loves that. I do flowers and he's my biggest fan. I mean, he'll say mom, you make the best flowers from anyone. And of course I love that. I just melt. Um, but yeah, I'm doing a little bit more. I mean, we're in this virtual space now. Right? And um, embellishing him a little bit with some of that. So today, as a matter of fact, I'm dropping on my Instagram of video of me and Sebastian doing a supermarket challenge flat free for anyone who hasn't tuned in yet. Our very first solo challenge is supermarket supermarket flower challenge, where we have to take our work and make something really high level, an exceptional. And so Sebastian and I went to the supermarket and hoping to inspire people, to make, um, flowers with their kids and for their Thanksgiving tables with simple soup. So you can watch that on my YouTube channel. And it's also my Instagram, a little teaser.
Speaker 2:That's the channel Bethel Riley.
Speaker 4:I love that. And I do. I've seen you do some videos on Facebook with him making a few things. Yeah.
Speaker 3:Just play around. And for him, it's fun for me. It's fun. And it's a way for us to spend time constructive together. He has a great love and knowledge of flowers from it. I mean he knows the names of things and he likes to really cut the stems. That's his favorite thing to do sometimes he'll just cut them down.
Speaker 2:I love it. I love it. Well, bap, it's been such a pleasure to have you on the podcast today. We really appreciate.
Speaker 3:Thanks for having me. I appreciate that
Speaker 4:One question though. We ask everybody this question. What is giving you life right now? Like what are you loving in this present day at this very moment, it can be a dr. Pepper. It could be your husband. It can be anything you want. What is, what is keeping you moving forward?
Speaker 3:What's keeping me moving forward really is what I came back with from the show, which is building my new business for the moment with Beth O'Reilly and the idea behind the business is truly that flowers are for everyone. And there's a time and a place for everyone to enjoy flowers and make flowers and enhance their life and create memories and enhance memories even more with flowers. And that is truly, what's giving me life right now. Oh,
Speaker 2:That's beautiful.
Speaker 4:Vonda. What is giving you life? Right?
Speaker 2:I think what's giving me life is my daughter. Ellie is coming for Thanksgiving. So I'm excited that she'll be here on Sunday with Tyler and my grand puppy Roma. So that's, what's giving me a little life right now. That's good, Laurie. Um, she's looking around the room because he's feeling right now.
Speaker 4:I have to go with my Mario the D shoe facial spray.
Speaker 2:Well,
Speaker 4:It's giving me like, not actually for myself, but what makes me laugh? My husband, who from home to cause COVID, he'll come in at least once a day and say, what are you doing? And he'll pick it up and he'll go. He likes his face to be hydrated. So it's entertaining. It's my entertainment for the day, but it makes me happy. That's good. We like happy. Thank you for having me. I hope everybody tunes in and enjoys the show. We have certainly enjoyed our time together today. And we look forward to being with you guys again, if you have any questions, concerns, comments, anything we would love to hear from you. You can always email Lori at flower, click.com. Also, if you enjoy our little podcast, go ahead and click that subscribe button. That's very helpful for us and you can even leave a review and we hope you join us next week. Yes. So please come back and join us and discover how a bit of knowledge and one small change in your mindset can take you to new levels in your life and business.
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