{"id":193817,"date":"2026-03-06T21:07:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/193817\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T21:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:07:06","slug":"sola-flower-sam-handcrafts-long-lasting-blooms-in-georgetown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/193817\/","title":{"rendered":"Sola Flower Sam handcrafts long-lasting blooms in Georgetown"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSam Friedrich, owner of Sola Flower Sam<\/a>, creates customizable flower arrangements, bouquets, magnets and home decor from wooden flowers. With each handpainted stem and piece of faux greenery, Friedrich curates something people can enjoy not just in the moment, but for years to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m building a completely artificial long-lasting floral design, just the way you would with real flowers, but with a creative faux alternative,\u201d Friedrich said.<\/p>\n

How it started<\/p>\n

Friedrich was planning her wedding in April 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic caused a global shutdown. Though her plans for tying the knot changed, she was able to salvage one detail\u2014the florals. Friedrich already chose to hand paint wooden flowers and create her own custom arrangements for the wedding.<\/p>\n

After having a small ceremony at home, she used the leftover stock as a creative outlet, which eventually transformed into a career.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese flowers were just going to be, one day, a part of my wedding, and I was going to keep them after since they last forever,\u201d Friedrich said. \u201cI never planned on turning it into a business.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Pre-madePre-made arrangements typically ship within 1-2 business days, according to the Sola Flower Sam website. Custom wedding arrangements usually take about 6-8 weeks to complete. (Courtesy Sola Flower Sam)How its going<\/p>\n

Friedrich decided to sell her designs at the Red Poppy Festival<\/a> in 2022 after receiving encouragement from her social media followers. She completely sold out of the wooden arrangements by the end of the festival.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was not prepared for how amazing we were going to do at that event,\u201d Friedrich said. \u201cIt was really the community that showed up and inspired me to keep showing up every year after that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2026 Red Poppy Festival marks Friedrich\u2019s fifth year as a vendor, and her first year since committing to the business as a full-time artist in October. She can now dedicate more time to custom arranging services for weddings and events, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get to live vicariously through brides now that … I can take on more opportunities, getting to connect with them and understand what their goals and their dreams [are], and make it come true,\u201d Friedrich said. \u201cIt feels like I get to have a little piece of my heart with them on their wedding day and knowing that they can keep it afterward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ToTo best preserve wood flower bouquets, arrangements and decor, owner Sam Friedrich recommends customers keep them out of direct sunlight, moisture and high humidity, and to dust them gently with a blow dryer on low, according to her website. (Courtesy Sola Flower Sam)Can\u2019t Wait?<\/p>\n

For customers looking to place an order before the Red Poppy Festival, Sola Flower Sam ships worldwide and offers local delivery in the Williamson County area. Customers can inquire about color-matching and custom orders online.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cShop local and support local art,\u201d Friedrich said. \u201cI would not be where I am right now if it weren’t for my community showing up\u2014not just at Red Poppy, but every day just encouraging me and saying, \u2018Yes you can\u2019 and \u2018We believe in you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sam Friedrich, owner of Sola Flower Sam, creates customizable flower arrangements, bouquets, magnets and home decor from wooden…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":193818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,76854,76855,76853,12268,5414,76856,76851,76857,76852],"class_list":["post-193817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-custom-florals","tag-custom-flower-arrangements","tag-faux-flowers","tag-georgetown","tag-local-business","tag-red-poppy-festival","tag-sola-flower-sam","tag-woman-owned-business","tag-wood-flowers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}