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The real fun begins when guests
jump in and play. To get creative
juices flowing, Suzonne set out
a variety of embellishments to
use on the containers. “Some
people are intimidated by the
idea of crafting,” Suzonne says.
“But it’s more a learned skill
than a talent, and when you
get a group of women together,
they inspire one another and
walk away having learned
something new.”
All the trim m in g s
T h in k o u tsid e the
vase w h en c h o o sin g
c o n ta in e rs and
ep h e m e ra to have on
h a n d ,
le ft.
S u z o n n e
in clu d e d b u tto n s,
co lo re d tw in e and
rib b o n , sc ra p b o o k in g
paper, an d ru b b e r
sta m p s to use on
v a rio u s pap ers.
C enter of atten tio n
S im p le tw is ts
breath e n ew life in to
co n ta in e rs,
a b o ve.
G la s s p a in t sw irle d
in sid e a ju ic e g la ss sets
o ff h e lle b o re s, d u sty
m ille r, an d roses.
L a c e d eco u p aged o nto
a w h ite ve sse l m im ic s
th e lo o k o f te x tu re d
ce ra m ic s. T h e va se is
fille d w ith p e o n ie s,
h y d ra n g e a , c a m e llia s,
an d q u in ce b ran ch e s.
P a p e r an d p atte rn e d
tape d re ss up a
d e sse rt cu p m assed
w ith n a rc issu s. ■
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