This wreath started as one of eight matching wreaths at my wedding. They were all lovingly handmade by my mother and I. At that time it was full of fresh white beautiful flowers and lavender. I have given all of the wreaths away now except this last one which serves as a reminder not just of the wedding, but of every birthday, valentines day, anniversary and special occasion since. When I am given flowers I do the usual thing and put them in a vase to enjoy them. When the flowers start to nod, before they actually die, I take them out of the vase and hang them buy the bunch full upside down to dry in my kitchen. (I am sure there are better ways to dry flowers, if you know one please feel free to mention them in the comments.) When I have a couple of bunches, or am tired of looking at dried flowers hanging over my window. I attach the flowers to this wreath with a thin twine and hot glue.
I smile everytime I look at the wreath.
When I look closely I still see:
A bit of lace and lavender from my wedding...
The two single stem roses that my husband had my sons give me one valentines day...
The flowers my father-in-law gave me when I turned 30....
The rose that my husband gave me in the hospital when our third son was born...
The pink roses he gave me on our anniversary...
The handful of daisies my oldest son gave to me when he was still young enough to want to bring me flowers from the yard...
So many sweet memories.
7 Comments:
Such beautiful special memories. How nice to dry the flowers and save them for such special memories. Hugs, Marty
How beautiful Jessa and such wonderful and precious memories :)
Thanks for the wonderful idea :)
Have a blessed weekend!
Sharon
Hi Jess! What a neato blog you have here! I have so many dried flowers stuffed away in my house...this is a great idea to put them to good use. And I love the memeories, too. =)
I'm so glad to get reconnected with you again. Thanks for finding me on Facebook, and for visiting my blog! You have a sweet family, too...THREE BOYS...wow! you must be a busy lady! =) There's nothing better, is there?
Michele
What a beautiful wreath! And a great idea to use all of my dried flowers!
oh, this is perfect for prior lives party, so glad you joined in...I love the wreath and the sentiment behind it~what a lovely keepsake! Lezlee
What a thoughtful idea, one to share and start a new tradition with Grown daughters as they move on and make lives for themselves.
This is such a lovely idea. So many memories in one wreath. laurie
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