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Old 08-16-2011, 01:17 AM
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saraaev
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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Wish I knew how to post a picture. Take 11-13 lavender stems ( long) with tiny flowers at the top. You pull off all the leaves and then tie at the base of the flowers with 1/4" satin ribbon, turn them upside down and gently holding flowers in your hand, gently fold the long stems over the flowers in a "cage" configuration and start weaving the ribbon in and out over the stems. It naturally spirals . When you reach the end of the flowered section then just wrap the ribbon spiraling down on the outside of the stalks for a few inches and tie a bow. I then hang mine to dry(flower part down) for a couple of weeks and then go back and tighten the ribbon. As lavender dries the flowers become very tiny and you don't want them to fall out of the "cage". The aroma will last a couple of years. My SP next month will get one. Check then out at www.labyrinthHill.com.(Not affilated to me in any way) Sara
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