Extreme Crafters

I have an idea for a Extreme TV show -Extreme Crafters and Terry U, our friendly florist, is the first nominee.  Terry does all kinds of crafts - scrapbooking, stained glass, jewelry, any thing artsy or crafty. We've taken all different craft classes together.

This past week, we participated in the mother of all craft experiences. She invited me to work with her at the Philadelphia Flower Show. It is one of the largest floral events in the country.  The events theme this year was Hawaii, so every showcase was made with beautiful, exotic Hawaiian flowers. We were asked to work with the AIFD (American Institute of Floral Designers). Their showcase's theme was Fire and Water. The most interesting part was seeing our showcase, as well as the entire convention center, transformed into this wonderful event.  The first day we cut flowers and cut more flowers. For me and my lack of experience, this was fine, but it wasn't the best use of Terry's 35 years of floral experience.  The next day we were asked to make the lava coming from the volcano (hence the fire) out of flowers. You have to have an artistic mind to visualize this. The most interesting part was wondering through the show and looking at all of the showcases. There was a huge volcano with water spilling from it, a dream backyard with a pool, and a lots of wonderful floral ideas.

                                                            Fruit stand                                                                 

                                                                    Floral waterfall

Makes you want to visit Hawaii!!!


Until next time, when I continue the rantings and ravings of a mom of Just an

American Dream Family.....