The Finishing Touch - Crete, IL, 60417 - Delivering Fresh Flowers and Gifts

Are you looking for a new idea in planning a party? The Finishing Touch Florist has opened the doors to “Parties by Design”. A great party room for planning your next birthday, tea party, bridal shower, bachelorette party, baby shower, Girl’s night out or Mom’s morning coffee clutch. Let our designer’s entertain and astonish you with the tips and tricks of flower arranging. From the basics of cut flower care to English garden design, we have a class that’s perfect for your next party.

You choose what type of arrangement theme you want for the party and we can do it! We provide the cut flowers, floral pots or vases, floral tip sheets and step-by-step instructions on how to create a beautiful flower arrangement you and your guests can take home.

Flower Care & Handling, did you know flowers need to drink, hydrate, feed and cool before designing them? Do you know the one thing in your kitchen, living room, dining room and utility room that fresh flowers hate? We’ll put those old wives’ tales to bed, teach you proper flower care, how to judge a fresh flower and send you on your way with a tussy mussy made by your own two hands. $9.95 per person (6 person minimum)

Bride’s Time Out, get the girls together and celebrate the magical day with a bit of F&F (fun and friends). Every bride needs a veil and a bouquet for the rehearsal, yours can be extra special when it’s made by your special friends. Each guest will select their choice of ribbons and flowers, attach a personal thought and help the Bride build her “Memory Bouquet & Veil”. Sparkling toast included. $10.95 per person (5 person minimum))

Flowers are Fashionable, diamonds, rubies, sapphires and flowers. These are the jewels every girl wants to wear. Have the ultimate jewelry party and take home a fresh flower ring, bracelet and necklace sculpted in metal and adorned with bodacious blooms. $14.95 per person (6 person minimum)

Flower Power Party, oh what a great day...when you’re the birthday girl! Upon arrival guests will know who the birthday girl is when she puts on her crown, waves her scepter and passes out colorful feather boas to all her fans. The next 2 hours will be full of flowery games, fanciful bouquets and fabulous cupcakes. $14.95 per person (6 person minimum)

Hand-Tied Posy Bouquet, guests will work with two kinds of roses, seasonal cut flowers, statice, caspia and tree fern to create this sweetheart bouquet. To complete the arrangement, we will give all participants a free glass vase to display their bouquet at home. $15.95 per person (6 person minimum)

Pink Poke-y Dots, you can’t help but smile while playing with lots of dots, all pretty in pink. This party is for the young, wanna-be young and young at heart. We’re arranging pink carnations with seeded eucalyptus leaves you dust with pretty pink sparkles, finely festooned with poke-y dot ribbon. $19.95 per person (6 person minimum)

Alstroemeria Topiary Tree, a stylish arrangement of cut alstroemeria blooms is arranged to look like a blooming plant. Shhhh, you don’t want to disturb the special friend that’s nesting at the base. Did you know it’s good luck to have a bird nest at your house? $22.95 per person (6 person minimum)

Tea for Two (or 10), how very lady-like and FUN. Finger sandwiches, frosted cupcakes, refreshments and lessons on how to create a teacup arranged with fresh flowers. You can use the same technique to fill the sentimental containers that Grandma left to you. Wear your prettiest hat and don’t forget your party gloves. $24.95 per person (6 person minimum)

Earn Your Badge, especially created for Girls, Boys, Brownies and Cubs. Let us know the badge your troop wants to earn and we’ll design a class that fits the requirements. This party is portable and we would be happy to teach it where you normally meet. Price determinant on your special needs.

Flowers are cut, wrapped, packed, flown and trucked to our door. Can you imagine being packed up with thousands of your relatives for 48 hours without having a drink of water, a morsel of food, a comb through your hair or a breath of fresh cool air? That’s why proper care and handling is crucial to the well being of fresh cut flowers.

Our care and handling class will show you a variety of flower types and the best method of follow-up care for them. You’re welcome to bring your own tools and we can discuss what makes them good or bad choices.

Pictured here are some of the tools that we use when designing. Scissors, knives, wire cutters and clippers are used to prepare flowers to drink, hydrate and feed properly. We will teach you how and where it’s appropriate to use each tool for better longevity of your fresh cut flowers.

Whether it’s a large bouquet of flowers on your dining room table, or a single bloom on your nightstand, studies have shown that living with flowers has an immediate impact on happiness, has a long term positive effect on moods and invites social contact between family and friends. In other words, Flowers = Happiness.

Flower Care and Handling Party is 2 hours long, is held upstairs at The Finishing Touch Florist and can be scheduled to start anytime between 8am and 7pm. Print outs of seasonal flower care will be distributed. Guests will make their own tussy mussy bouquet to take home. $9.95 per person (6 person minimum)

Call Jill or Holly today to make the arrangements for this revealing party and start inviting your friends. 708-672-9520

Bring the girls & make it a party. Every Bride needs the proper accessories for the rehearsal. With dancing ribbons, fluffy tulle, colorful flowers, & sparkling accoutrements your veil and bouquet will be Bling-a-licious! Each guest can write their best wishes to the Bride on a card attached to each flower you choose to put in the bouquet. This Memory Veil and Bouquet is the Bride's treasure to keep and use at the rehearsal.

Bride’s Time Out Party is 3 hours long, is held upstairs at The Finishing Touch Florist and can be scheduled to start anytime between 1pm and 7pm. A sparkling toast (spiked if you like) will be included. $9.95 per person (6 person minimum) You may bring snacks & drinks if you like.

Call Jill or Holly today to make the arrangements for this evening of friends, family and fun… 708-672-9520

These pieces of jewelry are hand-made, one of a kind creations, sculpted from colorful wire by your own two hands. There are so many colors and textures, the combinations are impossible to count.

Whether you prefer diamonds or daisies, rubies or roses, sapphires or sunflowers, you and your guests are going to have great fun creating these gems.

If your group prefers a more lasting creation, silk flowers can be substituted for the fresh flowers at no additional charge.

Flowers are Fashionable party is 2 hours long, is held upstairs at The Finishing Touch Florist and can be scheduled to start anytime between 8am and 7pm. Guests will make their own set of jewels to take home. $14.95 per person (6 person minimum)

Call Jill or Holly today to make the arrangements for this creative party and start inviting your friends. 708-672-9520

Every birthday girl deserves a sparkling crown and scepter so she can entertain her guests in royal style.

Flower Power Party is 2 hours long, is held upstairs at The Finishing Touch Florist and can be scheduled to start anytime between 10am and 6pm. The guest of honor will adorn all her subjects with a feather boa to complete their outfit. $14.95 per person (6 person minimum)

Call Jill or Holly today to make the arrangements for this ultimate birthday party and start inviting your subjects right away. 708-672-9520

Do you imagine being able to work a few stems of flowers into a hand-tied floral arrangement that will perch beautifully in your crystal vase? Can you identify different varieties of flowers, know which can be mixed with others and how to judge their freshness? Would you love to arrange blossoms from your garden and turn them into the centerpiece on your dining room table?

Just like your kitchen, there are staples that every florist relies on to create a beautiful bouquet with a variety of colors, textures, sizes and shapes. Our posy party will teach you the basic steps and tricks of the trade to design your own fresh flower bouquet.

In addition you’ll see how to finish your posy with stem treatments that Martha Stewart would admire.

Hand-Tied Posy party is 2 hours long, is held upstairs at The Finishing Touch Florist and can be scheduled to start anytime between 8am and 6pm. Guests will make their own fresh posy bouquet and receive a free glass vase for displaying at home. $15.95 per person (6 person minimum)

Call Jill or Holly today to make the arrangements for this artistic party and start inviting your friends. 708-672-9520

This pretty topiary tree is so fun to make and is easily duplicated once you know the tricks. We’ll use a variety of alstroemeria for a long lasting creation that all you guests will love to take home.

A bird nest is a symbol of the home. It reminds us that we strive to make our home a place where family members grow and prosper. Considered a good luck symbol, the bird nest represents all the love and warmth, enthusiasm and commitment required in creating the happiest of homes…and that’s why this beautiful design is finished with the perfect Finishing Touch.

Alstroemeria Topiary Tree Party is 2 hours long, is held upstairs at The Finishing Touch Florist and can be scheduled to start anytime between 8am and 7pm. A print out of seasonal flowers that are appropriate to re-create your arrangement will be distributed. Guests will make their own topiary tree to take home. $22.95 per person (6 person minimum)

Call Jill or Holly today to make the arrangements for this revealing party and start inviting your friends. 708-672-9520

Our Flower Fairy Tea Party is a truly unique experience that blends the whimsical world of fairies with our world of lush flower gardens. Our Fairy Facilitators are well versed in fairy philosophies, tales and whimsy.

Fairies are known for their fondness of flowers and fun activities. All your guests will enjoy creating their own fairy flower crown and teacup bouquet. Finger sandwiches, sweet treats and refreshments will be served.

Flower Fairy Tea Party is 2 hours long, is held upstairs at The Finishing Touch Florist and can be scheduled to start anytime between 11am and 6pm. $24.95 per person (6 person minimum)

Call Jill or Holly today to make the arrangements for this extra special tea party and start inviting your best girlfriends. 708-672-9520

At The Finishing Touch Florist, we believe today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders. You are the future of our community and we would like to support you in reaching your goals. Share your goals with us and we’ll help you reach them.