Valentine’s Topiary

Valentines is one of my favorite holidays for flora! Red roses abound, and the tradition of flower giving prevails.  One of the joys of paper flower making is the ability to create flowers in unusual, rare and wonderful colors. Fantastic creations like red lotus, red asters,  and others are possible. There’s no end to what…

Shamrock Spring Wreath

I Loved! Loved! Loved! making this wreath! This was my first wreath of paper flowers, and honestly, it came out MUCH MUCH better than my wreath of natural flowers from my Flower Arrangements class at CCSF.   A Wreath The wreath idea started because I happened to have a wreath form on-hand and because ‘St Patricks…

Leprechaun Surprises

I think its the Irish in me that has made this project so much fun. My mother is half Irish … well Northern Irish – so I should be adding some orange to these arrangements – which I’m obviously  not. Through my father I’m Scot-Irish – which were really Scots that left Scotland to settled in…

The 2016 Valentine Collection was a Success

I started this venture with the promise of marketing for the upcoming Valentine season. My goal was to have 5 centerpieces created by February 1st. This would provide enough time for buying customers to have the centerpiece shipped to them. I didn’t quite make my own deadline, but I came close enough to be satisfied and…