Homecoming Mums Business Tips and Suppliers

A Definitive List of Homecoming Mums Suppliers

Homecoming season sneaks up on us every year. Small businesses, floral shops, and school organizations alike need to plan well ahead for the upcoming season.

Mums are a dominant "Texas" tradition with parts of Oklahoma, Georgia and Louisiana taking part as well.

The tradition started with young girls wearing chrysanthemums, the quintessential fall flower to home games back as early as 1916. The craze then progressed over the years to what we know today as the silk mum with corresponding school colored ribbons and embellishments.

You might be surprised, given how popular this longstanding tradition is, how difficult it can be to find supplies or to make sense of all the intricate details like the various ribbon braids or that senior homecoming mums in some areas should be all white.

In this article you will find tips on the Homecoming Mum business, where to find supplies and other tips of the trade.

First things first, if you are starting a business you will need a name for your DBA (Doing Business As), a tax ID, a state and a resale tax ID with a commercial bank account.

All of these things are needed in order for you to purchase supplies from most wholesale suppliers. Below are hints and tips on how to get each for the state of Texas.

Getting a Homecoming Mum Business Started

All of these things are free or require minimal charge. Beware of all of the websites and scams that want you to pay large fees for things you can do yourself for free.

DBA these can be retrieved from your county or city hall - About $15 - 20

TAX ID/EIN - Internal Revenue Service - choose businesses - EIN number - free

Resale TAX ID - State of Texas or state comptroller - free

Have more business related questions email us at scrooks@divinekreationz.com

Homecoming Mums Suppliers

The common next step is to determine whom to purchase your supplies from. There is not a huge selection.

In large metropolitan areas like Dallas, Austin, or Houston the selection is usually greater than most.

Below are several options.

Mail - Internet Order

The following stores specialize in homecoming supplies via the internet or mail order. Please check with each supplier for their individual sales requirements and minimums.

Marlow Floral - Based in Oklahoma - wholesale/ retail

ACI Distributing - Based in Ft. Worth, Texas - wholesale only

Unique Creations By Lauren - Houston, Texas Based - retail

Divine Kreationz - Arlington, Texas - wholesale /retail

Reid Wholesale - Balch Springs, Texas - wholesale/retail

Plush in a Rush - Dallas, Texas - wholesale only

Creative Ribbon - San Antonio, Texas - wholesale only

Mail Order/Internet 2

These suppliers do not specialize in Homecoming Mums; however a lot of their products are used in Homecoming Mums. Again please check with each store for their individual sales terms.

Floral Supply Syndicate - ribbons, curling ribbon, etc. - wholesale only

Factory Direct - bear parts, bears, ribbons, wooden items

Nashville Wraps - curling ribbon, ribbon, etc

PaperMart - curling ribbon, ribbons, etc

Premier Packaging - curling ribbon, ribbons, etc

JKM Ribbon - all ribbon types

Stores

These stores are local in a lot of Texas areas; they have a lot of Homecoming Supplies for retail individual shoppers and some of them sell to the trade only.

• Star Decorators Warehouse - Dallas - trade only
• Hobby Lobby
• Michaels
• Wal-Mart will also carry supplies in some small rural towns

Homecoming Events

Several suppliers hold Homecoming shows in the summer months in order to display new tips and techniques in the mum industry. Listed below are two of those events.

Annual Mum Show - Star Decorators Warehouse - Event is help in their Dallas showroom - Cost is free - 1-800-876-2728

Marlow Floral - Mum Show- contact 1-800-527-1194 for more dates and details.

By: Shakisha Crooks.

This is just the beginning of a series of articles on Homecoming Mums. Each article will cover a topic of interest.

The next article shall include making Homecoming Mums with How to's. Email us at scrooks@divinekreationz.com in order to enter your suggestions or questions for article topics.

We will also be hosting a forum this year on this unique craft, visit us at Divine Kreationz Message Board

We have a lot of articles on how to make mums and find supplies. Visit the Homecoming Mums Index for a full list, including weaving instructions for the most popular streamers.