To Keepsakes (NAPSA)—For manypeople, family photographs aren’t just treasured remindersof people and places, they are also used as part of the decor—accentuating walls and tabletops with nostalgia. Similar sentiments (and decorative ideas) may also be associated with fresh-cut flowers. Perhaps snapdragons remind you of a special time or person, fragrant roses might take you back to childhood memories. When combined, photos and flowers can be a delightful duet down memorylane. These simple projects let you brighten cherished photographs with fresh-cut blooms. PHOTO VASE Materials: 2 clear glass vases with straight sides (must be of the samestyle,in descendingsizes) Photographsto fit in between the two vases Peach hybrid tea roses, peach hypericum and peach stock Foliage (if you’d like) Floral clippers Floral Preservative Directions: 1. Insert smaller glass vase inside larger one. 2. Slip photos in the space betweenthe twovases. 3. Carefully fill interior vase with water mixed with floral preservative. Make sure not to accidentally spill water betweenthe twovases. 4, Add bouquet of fresh flowers. Cut flowers short so that bloomsrest slightly over rim of the photo vase. FRAMED FLOWERS Materials: 1 wall picture frame of any size 1 sheet of plain background Fresh flowers, such as these in a personalized photo vase, can be used all around the house for added color and beauty. paper(the color depends on your taste—black,blue, white, green, etc.) 1 small bud vase to coordinate with the size of the wall frame Self-adhesive Velcro 1 fresh-cut flower (your choice and color) Floral clippers Directions: 1. Place background paper in wall picture frame. 2. Place self-adhesive Vel- cro on bud vase and glass of picture frame. (Placement could be centered or off to one side.) Just make sure that the Velcro on the vase and frame meet. In order to hold the weight of a water-filled vase, two pieces of Velcro may be neededon each surface. 3. Fill bud vase with water and your favorite fresh-cut flower. 4, Attach Velcro’d vase to Velcro on picture frame and hangit. For creative ideas on using fresh flowers in your home, visit www.flowerpossibilities.com or write P.O. Box 16, Ovid, MI 48866 for a free flower recipe brochure.
