About Carrie
Hi, I’m Carrie
I grew up on a farm in rural Saskatchewan, picking wildflowers, wild roses and even the weeds growing along the ditches and pastures. I’d fill sugar bowls and glasses with whatever I found. I was always making something: a poem, a drawing, a craft or a little arrangement to share.
Long before I worked in a flower shop, I made corsages for my own graduation and wedding flowers for friends and family. When I finally had the chance to work as a floral designer, I jumped in. For more than seven years, I made bridal bouquets, centrepieces and flowers to celebrate and remember the people my customers loved.
I later became an Educational Assistant so I could spend more time with my family. I loved that work, but I always hoped to return to flowers. When I learned Melville might lose its flower shop, I knew it was time. Our community needs a place to find flowers for the moments when they say what we can’t.
Why “Carried Away”?
The name is a little play on my own. I do have a habit of getting carried away when I’m planning something for someone I love. I notice the small details and enjoy going a little further to make a moment feel special. That’s the care I want to put into your flowers, whatever the occasion or the size of the order.
For life’s most important moments, it’s okay to get Carried Away.
A shop to slow down in
I want this to be a happy place for Melville: somewhere you can stop to smell the roses, enjoy the plants and art, and stay for a visit. Alongside flowers, I hope to make room for locally made gifts and the small businesses and makers in our community and province.
I can’t wait to welcome you in.
Carrie