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Chehalem Business Connection November 2013 Page 10
Blue poppies don’t ac-
t u a l l y e x i s t , bu t
Suzanne Meadows
said that makes her new
flower cart’s name even more
special.
“Now it’s more interesting
because it’s this whimsical
thing,” Meadows said.
“The Blue Poppy” debuted
late September selling flower
bouquets out of a brightly-
painted yellow cart.
“I’m really excited to be of-
fering beautiful flowers to
Yamhill County,” she said. “I
thought there was a need (due
to grocery store flowers being
wilted by the weekend), so I
started this.”
Meadows gets her flowers
locally, picking them herself
or cutting them from her own
garden. She said she likes to
tie in her biology background
as a registered nurse to let cus-
tomers know how to keep their
flowers alive, as well as the
benefits to their mental health
and well being.
“I have a passion for flow-
ers, design and color that’s
been flowing
in my brain for
y e a r s , ” s h e
said. “I feel
p a r t o f t h e
community offering something
to people and I’m looking for-
ward to expanding, maybe
eventually retiring and have a
flower boutique.”
For now, she said she’s try-
ing to expand by partnering
with local businesses to make
gift packages.
The Blue Poppy takes form
as a refurbished bread cart and
sits outside Janis Jewelry and
Gifts on First Street every Sat-
urday with the store mascot
Karma — Meadows’ pug.
Ready-made bouquets are $12,
with gift assortments in vin-
tage jars selling for either $5
or $10.
“They will
never be more
than $12,” she
said.
Next season,
Meadows said she hopes to in-
clude more flowers from her
own garden, which means this
fall she plans to turn her raised
beds into space for more flow-
ers.
But one day, if she can set
up shop, she wants to include
terrariums, fairy gardens and,
potentially, classes for chil-
dren.
“I’m just excited to be able
to do this,” she said.
Follow the Blue Poppy at
on.fb.me/HoDfRk.
Fresh flowers for all seeking a splash of color
New flower cart
provides fresh flowers
and a lesson on their
benefits
Coming up roses — Suzanne Mead-
ows started her flower cart, ‘The Blue
Poppy,’ out of a passion for flowers and a
desire to provide fresh flowers for Yamhill
County. Her cart can be found outside
Janis Jewelry and Gifts every Saturday.
“I have a passion for flowers,
design and color that’s been flowing
in my brain for years. ... I’m just
excited to be able to do this.”
New Creations Leather Furniture Outlet, and
local owners Walt and Diana Harris, were
introduced in the September edition of this
paper. That news has proven successful in drawing cus-
tomers to the somewhat obscure location in the Spring-
brook Industrial Park at 675 S. Springbrook Road in
Newberg. Being off the beaten path is worth it because
it helps keep overhead low and that, in turn, is a real
savings for those wanting to buy beautiful top grain
leather furniture at prices that are affordable.
In keeping it local, New Creations would like to in-
troduce longtime local resident Sue Fryer as its office
manager. Sue’s eclectic background includes working
as a bank vice president, a full-time missionary and also
many years as the full charge bookkeeper at Grace Bap-
tist Church, where Walt Harris serves as an elder. Sue,
husband Mitch and son Tim have ties to Newberg
through their many life connections, including A-dec
Inc., C.S. Lewis Academy and family pioneer roots that
helped settle Yamhill County. These previous experi-
ences were the right combination for Sue to help New
Creations provide the competent, friendly and personal
customer service that is so hard to find. If you call dur-
ing office hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday – Friday) a
real person answers the phone. You don’t have to press
any buttons. They care to know and remember your
name.
There is much to see at the furniture outlet and more
to view online atwww.newcreationsintl.com.
Costco.com, Amazon.com and other websites are the
primary customers for New Creations International fur-
niture. The local Newberg outlet shows one-of-a-kind
samples, new returns and previews of their new lines of
beautiful sofa groups and recliners. The main ware-
house for online product purchases is based in Southern
California and the Newberg location is the only place in
the United States where a customer can experience the
furniture firsthand.
Walt and Sue can be reached at 503-538-4034.
The name New Creations was chosen from 2
Corinthians 5:17: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he
is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the
new has come.”
New Creations Leather Furniture Outlet — Keeping it local