With Spring finally here, flowers are in full bloom. Here is a little history of floral patterns throughout the years with French Bull.

The first floral pattern ever designed by French Bull was Kaleidoscope. It debuted in the first half of 2004 along side Fantasia, another fabulous floral that lasted us four seasons. Kaleidoscope was replaced the following season, but was recently relaunched and revamped, and it will soon be seen as a cake stand in Off Saks Fifth Avenue stores. Fantasia was eventually released as a salad server and can still be purchased today on frenchbull.com!

Next, two very different floral hues that can still be seen in various French Bull Collections. Delight is adored by French Bull Korea, while Shadow Flower, most recently in floor mat design, can be bought today on Fab.com! Both patterns have had a very long run with many of our licensees, including stationary, wrapping paper, and neoprene Built cases.

Delight Casserole Dishes manufactured and sold by French Bull Korea

Mischa Barton with her Built Shadow Flower Neoprene Lap Top Case

Fall of 2005 saw the debut of three blossoming designs . Grace, one of our very first salad server prints, was short lived and was only around for two seasons; however, Mosaic and Barcelona became collection mainstays with Mosaic still being a top seller this day. Barcelona was also used by a French Bull fan to wrap a smart car. This is one of our favorite uses of Barcelona to date!

Grace Salad Servers

Barcelona Car

Crush

2006 saw the release of simpler designs that incorporated more black and white than typically seen by French Bull. Vine has continued to sell and is now one of our best selling neoprene slippers!

Vine Slippers

Daisy

Tulip

Check back next week for the remaining designs!

Image courtesy of CBSnews.com

This morning we had the honor of having our Blanket Picnic Set featured on the CBS Early Show along with an array of innovative picnic products from other manufacturers. You can visit this link for the fabulous footage, our colors start popping and shining around the 2:55 mark. There’s also a feature on their website if you’d like to read more.

A big thank you to Real Simple and the CBS Early Show for for coordinating the piece and giving French Bull some amazing face time.

French Bull Floral Servers

Right now you’re probably tearing your hair out trying to think of the perfect gift for someone on your list. It helps if that gift isn’t going to break the bank (Don’t worry I’m not going to mention the “E” word!). If you have someone on the list that loves to entertain our friends at AOL have put together a simple list of gifts under $15.00. Click here to read the full article and see our French Bull Floral Servers featured. Swing by our store where you’ll find vibrant patterned servers for every personality and other great gift ideas.

Free Shipping!

As our gift to you we’re now offering Free Shipping on orders over $75.00 until December 31st.

We mentioned last week that Harry Connick Jr. was going to be on the Rachael Ray Show today where our Ring Flatware would be featured. Here’s a clip from the show, it looks like Harry agrees that French Bull is perfect for the holidays. Pair up the Ring Flatware with Harry’s latest CD, What A Night! A Christmas Album for a unique and perfect gift with a great back story.

French Bull on the set

*UPDATED 12.08.08

Maybe you’ve noticed French Bull’s Mosaic Round Platter along with some of our other products adorning the set of the Rachael Ray Show. Rachael’s admiration of French Bull led us to being a fixture on the set which is both flattering and fabulous.

This Friday the 12th, Harry Connick Jr. will be stopping by the show and rumor has it that he’s a big fan of our Ring Flatware. Check your local listings so you don’t miss out and stop by Rachael Ray’s Official site for more.

French Bull on the set