we’re building the kind of place we've always wanted to find.

Until we grow roots, we're bringing pieces of that vision to life through seasonal pop-up coffee, floral design, bouquet bars, original stories, and thoughtfully crafted experiences across Tennessee. Every gathering brings us one step closer to opening our doors for good.

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Nature-inspired folklore book by Samantha Flores
Nature-inspired folklore book by Samantha Flores

The best places have a way of becoming part of your life without asking for permission.

Where you stop in for one thing, and leave having stayed a little longer than you meant to. Where familiar faces become friends, small rituals become traditions, and ordinary afternoons quietly become the moments you remember years later.

That's the heart of Folklorista.

Right now, that looks like a coffee cart serving locally roasted coffee, house-made syrups, and edible flower treats. It looks like bouquet bars, floral design, seasonal blooms from local farms, original stories, and the communities that gather around them. One day it will all live under one roof, but the purpose has never changed: creating little moments of wonder in everyday life.

Handcrafted bouquet by Folklorista in Tennessee
White lace fabric with intricate floral and circular patterns. Brand asset for a Tennessee based wildflower bouquet bar.
White lace fabric with intricate floral and circular patterns. Brand asset for a Tennessee based wildflower bouquet bar.
Mexican folk heart illustration, Brand mark of Folklorista

Maybe you believe...

Close-up of a dried blue flower, a brand asset for Tennessee floral design artist.
Pink pressed flower with a long stem and large petals, a brand asset for Tennessee florist for events
A dried, pale-colored flower with five petals and a cluster of stamens in the center, attached to a branch with multiple green leaves and small buds. A brand asset for Tennessee bouquet bar rental service for events.
Yellow pressed flower with three large petals and a tall, thin stem. A brand asset for Tennessee floral bar.

a few ways to begin.

Book the Pop Up

A person holding a tray with two small wildflower bouquets and two iced coffee drinks in Tennessee.
A person holding a tray with two small wildflower bouquets and two iced coffee drinks in Tennessee.

Invite Folklorista to your next gathering with seasonal floral design, bouquet bars, or our signature coffee cart serving hot and iced drinks, house-made syrups, locally roasted coffee, and edible flower baked goods. Thoughtfully crafted, beautifully presented, and rooted in the season.

Turn the pages

A horizontal stack of bood ends, holding small wild flowers, including daisies and purple lavender, placed against a plain white wall.
A horizontal stack of bood ends, holding small wild flowers, including daisies and purple lavender, placed against a plain white wall.

Long before there were flowers & coffee, there were stories. Browse the cozy fantasy collection by Samantha Flores & discover the folklore, wonder and imagination that inspired the brand world.

Follow the journey

A person's feet in brown cowboy boots standing on cobblestone pavement next to green ivy plants and fallen leaves.

Every pop-up, seasonal menu, workshop and new chapter is another step toward the place we're building. Join the mailing list to be the first to know where we're headed next.

Sunlight casts shadows Samantha Flores holding a bouquet of flowers, on a cracked concrete sidewalk
A push pin with a pearl head. A brand asset for Tennessee coffee cart pop up rental.
A blue pressed flower, a brand asset for Tennessee unique floral design artist

Hi, I’m Samantha

I've always been drawn to the things that make ordinary life feel a little more magical.

Old folklore. The changing seasons. The magic of flowers with meanings of their own. Gathering people around a table. Finding beauty in quiet rituals that often go unnoticed.

Over the years, those interests grew into something bigger than hobbies. They became the way I moved through the world, and eventually, the kind of place I couldn't stop imagining.

Folklorista is my way of bringing those pieces together here in my home of Tennessee. Not just as a business, but as an invitation to slow down, stay curious, connect with each other, and create a little more wonder in everyday life.

Stamp style logo mark featuring a mexican folk heart and the words FOLKLORISTA

Get in Touch

A large gold paperclip with a shiny, metallic finish.
A large gold paperclip with a shiny, metallic finish.
A textured sheet of handmade paper with pressed leaves and small plant fragments scattered across its surface.
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Does this resonate?

Every market, STEM and GATHERING is another PAGE IN OUR STORY.

Follow along as we build our community and find our permanent home in Tennessee.