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CFAA (sēē-fáh)

CREATIVE FLORAL ARRANGERS OF THE AMERICAS, INC

A floral design association for floral art enthusiasts!

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Click on the link below for a printable copy of the CFAA 2024 Schedule:

Printable CFAA 2025 Schedule

CFAA 2025       TRANSFORMED!     SCHEDULE

           DAILY


 CFAA "CHIC BOUTIQUE" and Vendors Open Thursday - Saturday (posted hours)
  Made-to-order Breakfast Buffet for Hotel Guests
  Nightly Complimentary Happy Hour for Hotel Guests
  Lounge & Gathering Area for CFAA 
  Bay Café and Lounge serves traditional Coastal Florida flavors -- Casual
 

 Main Stage--Designs Raffles

        WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15, 2025

 Pre-Seminar TourTour of Ybor City (pronounced "ee-bore") with lunch and guided tour.  Bus takes us to and from the Hotel.  All inclusive.   
 NOON pick up at HotelLunch will be at the famous Columbia Restaurant (20 person Minimum needed. SIGN UP BY 12/30/24) register early!           

THURSDAY JANUARY 16, 2025

 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Ania Norwood, Master Class Florida 1
 9:30 am - 11:30 am           Barb Jacobson  Workshop - "Alcohol Ink Basics:  Creating Fabulous Design Components"Florida 3
 Open Lunch on your own, visit CFAA Chic Boutique & CFAA vendors & Silent Auction

 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

 Liz Wozencraft Workshop - "Hoops in Motion"

Florida 2
 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Complimentary Happy Hour for Hotel Guests Atrium
 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Kaleidoscope Exhibition ReceptionHall
 7:00 pm -8:00 pm The Georgia Peaches  Presentation  Bayshore

FRIDAY JANUARY 17, 2025

 9:00 am - 2:00 pm  Lynn Fronk  Master Class -"Beyond the Basics" (can also take Barb Kaytes WS)  Florida 1
 9:30 am - 11:00 am  Betty Ann Galway  Workshop  -"Body Flowers with a Twist" Florida 3
 Open  Lunch on your own, visit CFAA Chic Boutique & CFAA vendors & Silent Auction 
 
 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm  Barb Kaytes  Workshop - "Outside the Container/Containerless Designing"  (can also take Lynn Fronk MC)

 Florida 3

 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm  Ania Norwood  Workshop  - "Creating Cardboard Innovations"  Florida 1
 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm  Complimentary Happy Hour for Hotel Guests Atrium
 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm  Dinner Bayshore
 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm  Liz Wozencraft - Presentation  Bayshore

SATURDAY JANUARY 18, 2025

  9:00 am - 11:00 am  Barb Kaytes Presentation - "Maximum Minimized - Tracing Design from East to West" Bayshore
 11:15 am -Noon  Annual CFAA Business Meeting/BOD Elections Bayshore
 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm  Lunch  Bayshore
 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

 Brenda McManaway Workshop - "Textiles 2.0"  

Florida 1
 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Claudia Bates Workshop - "Color My World"  Florida 3
 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm  CFAA Clean-Up Challenge--Member Design Challenge   Bayshore
 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm  Complimentary Happy Hour for Hotel Guests

Atrium

 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm  Dinner Bayshore
 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm  Ania Norwood  Presentation  Bayshore
 9:00 pm - 9:15 pm  Closing Remarks  Bayshore

Registration is for members only.  Our website requires a secure log in, that you create by clicking on the person icon on the top right of the website page.   This is to keep your information safe.  You can change the information that appears to other members in your profile.    Before you can register, you will need to be a member and have a log in account.  You keep your own password and can update it through the secure server at any time. (even if you forgot it!)   The Registration Form appears under Seminars when you sign into the website (top right corner - click on portrait icon for password instructions)  You may purchase a membership online at creativefloral.org/membership  Refund requests for the seminar are to be made through the registrar at CFAAregistrar@gmail.com. There is a non-refundable administration fee of $50 retained before refunds can be issued. No refunds issued after Jan. 3, 2025.  Any fees paid will be considered a donation to our nonprofit organization.  Participants must be registered for the event to enter any workshop on that day.  Hotel reservations are preferred at Embassy Suites by Hilton Airport Westshore Hotel.  LInk to the Hotel Reservations  here.  You can also call the hotel at 813-875-1555.  Ask for the "Creative Floral Arrangers of the Americas 2025" special rate.   ($219/night plus taxes and fees for single, double occupancy, additional adults are $20).  There is a limited number of rooms available at the group rate.  The cut-off date for the group rate is Jan. 5, 2025, or until our block of rooms are reserved. CFAA pays for the rooms not filled if we do not meet the minimum number of hotel nights paid during this event, per our contractual obligation.   All registrants have the option to have other registrants see your contact information in the registration form.  (The list of attendees is shown on the website, only to registrants.)  All registrants are also members. 

COMPLIMENTARY for CFAA Hotel Guests:  Made-to-order breakfast buffet, Nightly happy hour reception, Guest room internet access, Hotel airport shuttle.  Overnight self-parking $9.00 per night plus tax, which is half-off their standard rate.

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Click the link below to see printable CFAA 2025 Seminar Schedule:

CFAA 2025 TRANSFORMED! Schedule - printable PDF

Upcoming events

    • 15 Jan 2025
    • 10:00 AM
    • 19 Jan 2025
    • 12:00 PM
    • Embassy Suites Tampa Airport Westshore, 555 N Westshore Blvd, Tampa, FL 33609
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    This year's seminar featuring

      Ania Norwood,  AIFD, CCF, EMC.

      Liz Wozencraft, GCA

      Barbara Kaytes, GCA

      Lynn Fronk, NGC Master Judge and Floral Design Instructor. 

     

       Join us!  Become a member here.

    **You must choose a ticket type before signing up for Master Classes or  Workshops!  Single day options are available. **

      Play with us!   Scroll to bottom of page and click "REGISTER" 

      Stay with us!  Make your Embassy Suites CFAA special rate reservation here.



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