Dried Flowers

Celebrate Patriotism with Exotic Arrangements

Independence Day, Patriot Day, Veterans Day, Election Day 08, Pearl Harbor Day in December, plus gone-by  Flag Day, Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Presidents Day & others; EVERYDAY should be a flag-waving show of allegiance, showing our love of freedom & the USA. 

Using a wide range of dried flowers, native & exotic arrangements we can do creative & fun projects to celebrate each of these holidays. 

Using Gypsy Blooms

• Begin with the 18” grapevine wreaths, adding red/white/ blue Gypsy Blooms at random, twisting loosely a red/silver/blue garland among the blooms
• add a red raffia bow. 
• Capturing the patriotic spirit, continue with an easy-to-create doorknob decoration, using red berry branches, bleached white curly willow, blue Hakea , tied together with red raffia, leaving enough to dangle jingle bells from & to hang on the knob. 
  

Creative and Fun Flower Collage

Prepare yourself for more creative & fun projects with this Flower Collage, using a different method of Home Arts Crafts.  A 9”x 12” artist canvas will be needed, molding plaster, palette knife/masking tape/matte mod-podge/ flower printed paper or picture/star flowers. 

• Begin by masking-off a centered area 3”x 3 ½” rectangle, 2” from top of canvas (forming a window). 
•   Mix plaster with water to cake mix consistency; spread over canvas (leaving it rough) (STAY OFF MASKED AREA).
• Press small bunches of star flowers & just the heads at random & different depths in the plaster.  Let dry overnight. 
• Paint the entire canvas with a thin acrylic wash.  Let dry.  Remove tape from window. cut paper or picture to fit inside window, apply mod-podge to hold it in place. 
• Apply 2 coats of thin-downed mod-podge to entire canvas (use a light touch, as not to rake-off flowers. 
• Cut birch branch tips to fit around the window making a window frame. 
• You can add a small bunch of the star flowers tied with a ribbon next to the right side of the window if you like. 
• Add a silk butterfly to complete this preserved floral craft, a perfect gift.

“Smells Great” Nose Pleasers

For doing “Smells Great” nose pleasers, start with a stop at SchustersOfTexas.com for supplies for more creative & fun projects.  My shopping list consists of basics for doing great gifts of sachet using lavender buds/English lavender blooms; orange/apple/grapefruit slices/passion fruit/preserved peppermint foliage; preserved cedar branches/ cinnamon sticks/ pinecones. 

• Begin by filling colorful net bags with lavenders; tie with ribbon, leaving enough ribbon to hang from a doorknob. 
• Make mini satin pillows filled with lavender buds, glue lavender flowers & leaves on top, place in drawers or on a table. 
• Fill baskets with peppermint foliage arranging the mixed fruit slices & passion fruit inside.  2nd. basket fill with the cedar branches, cinnamon & pinecones.  Add a large raffia bow to each for a room full of “Smells Great” treats making a perfect gift for shut-ins/the ill/ or those recovering from surgery

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