Monthly Archives: May 2009

Taylor Swift cover – Piano & Cello

I seriously cannot get enough of this.

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90 Origami Roses

Back in March, I received an order for 90 origami roses for a wedding. They didn’t want me to attach them to stems or make leaves, so it was an easier order to fulfill. They wanted 20 cream roses and 70 dark red ones. The idea here was that the client was going to make [...]

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Shopping Deal #2: 25% off at Jacob

Also received this from Becky – not sure if this is the same as the other deal posted below, but worth checking out!

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Shopping Deal: 25% off red tag merchandise at Jacob

I was in Jacob the other day at the mall – they have some seriously cute dresses and trenches on sale! Check out Jacob.ca for their latest collection! Thanks to Becky for finding me this!

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Paper Calla Lillies

I received a request for Calla Lillies from Allan Schroeder for his wife. I’ve never made calla lillies from paper before, but I had a diagram and just had to try it. This is how they turned out: If you’re interested in buying paper flowers from me, but don’t see what you’re looking for, shoot [...]

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