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Traditions are WONDERFUL! They keep us connected. That's what our family's Memorial Day traditions have done for us. There's nothing fancy to it, but what's important is the time we spend together, the conversations we have and the memories we make. Sometimes the whole family goes up to the cemetery and collects the...
You know what they say, "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" I wanted to show you another example of the 6 BASIC STEPS. I made this arrangement right after I made the previous post's flower arrangement. One post would have been just too long if I had included both arrangements so I am doing a second post. ...
One of our family traditions is decorating graves for MEMORIAL DAY. Cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, grandchildren..we all get together and make bouquets. It’s a process that starts with gathering containers and then surveying yards and collecting greenery and flowers. Often we will buy additional flowers but rarely will we spend money on greenery....
The basic one ribbon lei is a really good starting point for creating BEAUTIFUL leis...BUT there are SO many ways to CREATE and CUSTOMIZE leis. In this post I want to give you SAMPLE glimpses of some the things I have EXPERIMENTED with. DIRECTIONS: Stitch down one edge, using 1/4"-3/8" stitches. then pulled tight. It's...
When it comes to CUSTOMIZING ribbon leis there are SOOO many POSSIBILITIES!. This tutorial will build on How to Create a Ribbon Lei. I am going to jump right in and show you a few ways I’ve customize them. NOTE: After making a few more leis and trying to keep better track of their...
RIBBON LEIS are the perfect gift for MANY occasions. In our family they have become a GRADUATION GIFT. Leis can be created with so many things; fresh flowers, silk flowers, greenery, nuts, candy, shells, seeds, money, yarn are just a few of the things I have seen them made with. There is no ONE...
I was SO LUCKY! This last Valentine’s Day I got to hang out with new FRIENDS & GREAT people at Petals by Kate Flower Boutique and PLAY with flowers! Pauline and Kate are a MOTHER/DAUGHTER team who own the FLOWER shop in Payette, Idaho. VALENTINE’S Day is the BIGGEST flower DAY of the year...