I love artificial flowers made from paper. They are so stylized, they are more of an art piece than quote unquote fake flowers. The fact that they are obviously not real…

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I love making roses out of ribbon. I’ve made a video of the process, and a video on how to make a ribbon rose topiary. Each time I make these…

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It used to be that if you wanted a beautiful floral arrangement for your home, or to give as a gift, you went to a florist. Nowadays, because of the…

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I grew up working in my family’s Chinese restaurant, the “Hong Kong Cafe,” so I know Chinese takeout containers really well. For everyone who likes to serve Cantonese cuisine at…

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I made these floral pumpkins for an eHow tutorial. I love how these floral arrangements are appropriate for the entire fall season, whether you’re decorating for Halloween or Thanksgiving. They…

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It’s a gift. It’s a floral arrangement. It’s both! This floral arrangement in a box is so super easy to make, you’ll want to make it for all your “galentines.”…

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Growing up working in a Chinese restaurant, we served Cokes and other sodas that were in old fashioned bottles and came in wood crates. Who knew that many years later,…

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The event was a bacon-themed dinner for 65 people from Amy’s Culinary Adventures. So what to do for the centerpieces? For the past bacon dinners, I had used piggy banks…

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When I design floral arrangements, the leaves are usually an afterthought, the filler, if you will. But that’s not really fair to these stalwart, green stalks. So I decided to…

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This floral arrangement started with a really big vase. Really big. And it was glass, and you know how I don’t like to show flower stems through the glass. So…

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