WEBVTT 00:00.566 --> 00:07.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> "J Schwanke's Life in Bloom" 00:03.466 --> 00:08.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% is brought to you by the 00:04.500 --> 00:13.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% following... 00:07.000 --> 00:14.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% >> That flower feeling. 00:08.500 --> 00:19.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 00:13.566 --> 00:20.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% At home. 00:14.900 --> 00:23.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 00:19.466 --> 00:25.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% At work. 00:20.800 --> 00:27.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 00:23.233 --> 00:29.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% Or anytime. 00:25.233 --> 00:31.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 00:27.466 --> 00:33.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% CalFlowers is a proud sponsor of 00:29.566 --> 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willow-branch 01:09.900 --> 01:14.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% bird sculpture, arrange flowers, 01:11.600 --> 01:14.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% and more, on today's 01:12.766 --> 01:14.933 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:40% "Life in Bloom." 01:15.166 --> 01:26.800 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 01:16.966 --> 01:26.800 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:2.5% ♪ 01:27.033 --> 01:30.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% I'm J Schwanke. 01:28.166 --> 01:30.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% Welcome to "Life in Bloom." 01:38.533 --> 01:40.733 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% Many a time, I heard my friend 01:39.633 --> 01:43.066 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% and mentor, Frankie Shelton, 01:40.733 --> 01:44.333 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% say, "Put a bird in it, and 01:43.066 --> 01:45.466 align:start position:10% line:10% size:30% it'll sell." 01:44.333 --> 01:46.633 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% She was referring to adding a 01:45.466 --> 01:48.300 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% cute, little bird, like this, to 01:46.633 --> 01:48.300 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:57.5% any flower arrangement. 01:48.533 --> 01:53.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% And she's right, not only 01:49.833 --> 01:54.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% because the bird is cute but 01:51.466 --> 01:55.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% also because we have an endless 01:53.066 --> 01:58.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% fascination with birds and 01:54.500 --> 02:00.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% flight. 01:55.766 --> 02:02.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 01:58.766 --> 02:04.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% While we long to soar in the sky 02:00.666 --> 02:06.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% as birds do, we listen for their 02:02.566 --> 02:08.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% curious songs and calls in our 02:04.300 --> 02:10.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% gardens and anticipate the first 02:06.133 --> 02:12.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% birds and flowers of spring. 02:08.500 --> 02:12.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% Let's explore the kinship of 02:10.333 --> 02:12.833 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:45% birds and flowers. 02:15.333 --> 02:20.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:2.5% ♪ 02:21.000 --> 02:24.233 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% Today, my friend James Lutke 02:22.733 --> 02:26.500 align:start position:10% line:10% size:55% shows us how to make a 02:24.233 --> 02:27.466 align:start position:10% line:10% size:30% willow swan. 02:26.500 --> 02:28.733 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% Okay, so, James, you're gonna 02:27.466 --> 02:28.733 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:60% teach me how to do this. 02:28.966 --> 02:31.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> We are. 02:29.500 --> 02:31.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% We're gonna make the neck and 02:30.500 --> 02:33.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% the head of a swan. 02:31.300 --> 02:34.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay! 02:31.966 --> 02:35.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% >> So, we have some beech 02:33.500 --> 02:36.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% branches here... 02:34.600 --> 02:37.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 02:35.266 --> 02:38.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> ...and some white pinecones. 02:36.466 --> 02:39.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 02:37.000 --> 02:39.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> This will be actually the 02:38.600 --> 02:40.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% head. 02:39.100 --> 02:42.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 02:39.600 --> 02:43.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> And then we'll use some wire 02:40.733 --> 02:44.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% and bind up the neck and make 02:42.566 --> 02:46.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% the swan. 02:43.233 --> 02:46.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% So, you're just gonna take your 02:44.966 --> 02:49.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% branches and group them 02:46.266 --> 02:50.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% together. 02:46.933 --> 02:51.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% >> Oh. Okay. 02:49.000 --> 02:52.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> I like to use about six to 02:50.566 --> 02:54.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% seven branches. 02:51.466 --> 02:55.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% And you cut the branches when 02:52.966 --> 02:56.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% they're fresh, they're green... 02:54.600 --> 02:57.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Uh-huh. 02:55.266 --> 02:58.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> ...so that they have some 02:56.666 --> 03:00.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% flexibility to them. 02:57.766 --> 03:01.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 02:58.400 --> 03:01.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> And then it will dry into the 03:00.133 --> 03:02.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% position that we put it in. 03:01.100 --> 03:02.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% >> Alright. 03:01.666 --> 03:03.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% >> Alright. 03:02.300 --> 03:04.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Cool. 03:02.800 --> 03:06.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> So, for this project, we're 03:03.833 --> 03:08.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% gonna use a wire. 03:04.566 --> 03:10.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% It's a steel wire, and I like to 03:06.733 --> 03:12.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% use wire that's about 18 to 03:08.600 --> 03:13.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% 20 gauge for this type of 03:10.333 --> 03:13.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% project because it's strong and 03:12.000 --> 03:14.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% flexible. 03:13.066 --> 03:16.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 03:13.566 --> 03:16.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> So, you're gonna start by 03:14.766 --> 03:17.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% just attaching the wire around 03:16.066 --> 03:19.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% the base... 03:16.900 --> 03:21.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 03:17.566 --> 03:21.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> ...and attach it to itself. 03:19.466 --> 03:22.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% And then you're just going to 03:21.133 --> 03:26.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% start... 03:21.800 --> 03:29.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% >> Ahh! 03:22.466 --> 03:31.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> ...winding down the length of 03:26.100 --> 03:32.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% the branches, keeping the wire 03:29.600 --> 03:33.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% a little taut, if you can... 03:31.466 --> 03:35.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% >> Right. 03:32.233 --> 03:36.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> ...because, if you remember, 03:33.633 --> 03:38.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% these are green branches, and 03:35.066 --> 03:38.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% then they will dry. 03:36.000 --> 03:39.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% So, they will shrink. 03:38.000 --> 03:40.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 03:38.600 --> 03:42.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> So, we want to make sure this 03:39.600 --> 03:43.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% is tight. 03:40.566 --> 03:44.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% So, you will bind until you're 03:42.100 --> 03:45.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% pretty close to the end... 03:43.466 --> 03:45.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 03:44.066 --> 03:47.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> ...about this far from the 03:45.500 --> 03:48.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:10% end. 03:45.933 --> 03:48.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% So, this will be my length of 03:47.600 --> 03:50.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% neck here. 03:48.300 --> 03:50.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 03:48.800 --> 03:53.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> This is where we're gonna add 03:50.300 --> 03:54.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% in the head. 03:50.966 --> 03:56.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% And so, for the head we're gonna 03:53.000 --> 03:59.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% use this white pinecone. 03:54.633 --> 04:01.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% I'm gonna have you do two. 03:56.000 --> 04:02.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% So, we're going to just open up 03:59.200 --> 04:03.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% our little bound-branch area 04:01.833 --> 04:05.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% here. 04:02.600 --> 04:07.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Mm-hmm. 04:03.733 --> 04:09.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> Bring the branches around 04:05.100 --> 04:09.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% them, like this. 04:07.233 --> 04:10.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% Then you will continue to bind 04:09.000 --> 04:11.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% over this. 04:09.800 --> 04:12.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> And that gives the shape of 04:10.766 --> 04:13.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% the head. 04:11.300 --> 04:15.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> It gives the shape of the 04:12.300 --> 04:16.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% head and gives some bulk in 04:13.266 --> 04:16.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% through there. 04:15.000 --> 04:18.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% Bill length of the swan... 04:16.333 --> 04:19.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 04:16.900 --> 04:19.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% >> ...is usually about 04:18.066 --> 04:21.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% three-quarters of the head. 04:19.466 --> 04:22.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 04:19.966 --> 04:22.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> So, you can kind of plan it 04:21.466 --> 04:23.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% that way. 04:22.066 --> 04:24.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 04:22.633 --> 04:25.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> We're gonna go even tighter 04:23.766 --> 04:27.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% with our binding. 04:24.800 --> 04:28.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% >> Oh, okay. 04:25.600 --> 04:31.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% >> And our wire's gonna be 04:27.066 --> 04:33.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% closer together because we want 04:28.733 --> 04:34.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% to really create that dark 04:31.766 --> 04:34.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% silhouette of a bill. 04:33.233 --> 04:36.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% And you're gonna be coming back. 04:34.233 --> 04:37.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% >> Oh, okay. 04:34.800 --> 04:39.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> So, if you miss a spot or 04:36.766 --> 04:40.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% two, don't worry. 04:37.966 --> 04:41.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% So, keeping that wire tight, 04:39.666 --> 04:42.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% yeah, you're just gonna trim it 04:40.933 --> 04:43.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% off a little bit. 04:41.900 --> 04:44.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 04:42.466 --> 04:45.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> Maybe a little ahead because 04:43.666 --> 04:46.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% you can always cut back later if 04:44.833 --> 04:46.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% you need to. 04:45.566 --> 04:48.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 04:46.100 --> 04:49.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% Cool. 04:46.566 --> 04:51.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> And then you're going to be 04:48.133 --> 04:51.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% using the wire and just coming 04:49.733 --> 04:52.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% back down the whole length of 04:51.300 --> 04:53.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% the piece. 04:51.966 --> 04:55.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% >> Oh. 04:52.466 --> 04:55.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% >> Again, in the bill area, 04:53.666 --> 04:56.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% we're gonna keep it a little bit 04:55.100 --> 04:57.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% tighter. 04:55.600 --> 04:58.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% We're gonna do more of a 04:56.600 --> 05:00.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% banding. 04:57.733 --> 05:02.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Mm-hmm. 04:58.600 --> 05:04.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> And then, when we get back 05:00.633 --> 05:05.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% down to the rest of the body, 05:02.633 --> 05:06.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% we can just do a more typical 05:04.500 --> 05:07.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% bind. 05:05.066 --> 05:08.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% We don't have to be as close 05:06.500 --> 05:09.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% together. 05:07.133 --> 05:10.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 05:08.266 --> 05:11.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% So, I'm gonna come all the way 05:09.233 --> 05:12.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% back down to the other end. 05:10.466 --> 05:14.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> All the way back down to the 05:11.900 --> 05:15.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% other end, and then... 05:12.966 --> 05:15.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% >> I'm gonna cut my wire. 05:14.166 --> 05:16.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> ...you left a lead piece -- 05:15.133 --> 05:18.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% perfect. 05:15.666 --> 05:19.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> I did leave a lead piece. 05:16.666 --> 05:20.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> And then you'll twist this 05:18.000 --> 05:22.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% together, and I just want to 05:19.333 --> 05:22.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% make a note that when you're 05:20.633 --> 05:23.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% twisting, if you keep your wire 05:22.066 --> 05:26.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% open... 05:22.566 --> 05:28.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Mm-hmm. 05:23.166 --> 05:29.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% >> ...and twist together, 05:26.133 --> 05:30.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% the twist goes down... 05:28.233 --> 05:31.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% >> Wow! 05:29.100 --> 05:32.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% >> ...and thus giving you a 05:30.000 --> 05:34.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% better hold instead of up the 05:31.966 --> 05:34.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% wire. 05:32.566 --> 05:35.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% >> That's a great tip. 05:34.133 --> 05:37.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Yeah. 05:34.933 --> 05:39.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 05:35.600 --> 05:41.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> And then, always make sure 05:37.466 --> 05:42.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% you bend that twisted piece back 05:39.333 --> 05:43.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% into the wood so that you don't 05:41.100 --> 05:44.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% catch your hand on it later. 05:42.666 --> 05:45.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% >> Perfect. 05:43.466 --> 05:48.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% >> So, here, I'm just gonna 05:44.566 --> 05:50.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% clean up just a little bit any 05:45.800 --> 05:51.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% of the parts of the neck that I 05:48.933 --> 05:53.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% want to. 05:50.066 --> 05:54.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% We're gonna... 05:51.133 --> 05:56.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% we're gonna bend these babies a 05:53.166 --> 05:57.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% little bit. 05:54.100 --> 05:57.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% We want that swan, and I'll show 05:56.000 --> 05:58.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% you a quick tip. 05:57.066 --> 05:59.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 05:57.733 --> 06:01.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% >> The knee. 05:58.766 --> 06:03.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Really? 05:59.700 --> 06:05.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% >> If you don't have any 06:01.566 --> 06:06.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% strength, use your knee. 06:03.333 --> 06:07.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% And you can hear those fibers 06:05.066 --> 06:08.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% breaking in there, and that's 06:06.766 --> 06:10.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% okay. 06:07.266 --> 06:11.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% They're gonna stay in there 06:08.833 --> 06:12.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% because of the wire. 06:10.100 --> 06:13.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% When I'm bending the neck or 06:11.466 --> 06:15.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% deciding how the neck is going 06:12.733 --> 06:18.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% to be... 06:13.800 --> 06:21.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Uh-huh. 06:15.100 --> 06:22.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> ...I over-exaggerate the bend 06:18.166 --> 06:23.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% because as it dries it'll stay 06:21.133 --> 06:25.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% more in that position. 06:22.666 --> 06:27.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% >> I get it. 06:23.666 --> 06:29.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> So, like, I may want the neck 06:25.800 --> 06:30.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% to do this, but when I dry it, 06:27.800 --> 06:32.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% I'm gonna do this to it... 06:29.600 --> 06:34.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% >> Oh, okay. 06:30.333 --> 06:35.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> ...so then when I release it, 06:32.000 --> 06:36.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% it'll stay like that. 06:34.000 --> 06:37.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> You bend it over your knee. 06:35.166 --> 06:38.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% I just -- I'm afraid I'm gonna 06:36.300 --> 06:39.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% break it, but I'm not. 06:37.233 --> 06:39.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% >> You're not. Lookit. 06:38.100 --> 06:40.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% You can hear those fibers 06:39.100 --> 06:42.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% breaking. 06:39.666 --> 06:44.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Yeah. 06:40.466 --> 06:46.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> Now I've taken the neck and 06:42.466 --> 06:47.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% just attached it to a piece of 06:44.500 --> 06:48.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% 2x4 that was scrap, laying 06:46.300 --> 06:49.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% around my house. 06:47.500 --> 06:50.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 06:48.600 --> 06:51.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> Stapled a piece of chicken 06:49.666 --> 06:53.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% wire to either side. 06:50.966 --> 06:55.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Mm-hmm. 06:51.733 --> 06:55.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> Rolled it in kind of a heart 06:53.566 --> 06:56.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% shape, as you can kind of see 06:55.266 --> 06:58.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% here... 06:55.900 --> 06:59.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% >> Okay, great. 06:56.766 --> 07:01.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> ...creating the wings and 06:58.400 --> 07:02.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% back to the tail and then 06:59.766 --> 07:04.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% stuffed it with newspaper. 07:01.333 --> 07:05.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% And the only reason we really 07:02.966 --> 07:06.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% stuffed the chicken wire is 07:04.466 --> 07:06.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% because we're gonna glue moss on 07:05.633 --> 07:07.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% here. 07:06.133 --> 07:08.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 07:06.633 --> 07:08.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% >> And it gives a little 07:07.500 --> 07:09.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% something extra for the moss 07:08.466 --> 07:10.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% to hold. 07:08.966 --> 07:10.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Sure. 07:09.466 --> 07:12.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% >> And it's lightweight. 07:10.300 --> 07:14.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% >> Right. 07:10.833 --> 07:15.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> I did take the liberty of 07:12.500 --> 07:17.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% using a few tips and just 07:14.000 --> 07:19.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% creating a couple of extra bound 07:15.900 --> 07:20.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% curls, the very same technique 07:17.633 --> 07:20.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% that we did with the neck. 07:19.233 --> 07:21.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% >> Just tinier. 07:20.066 --> 07:22.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% >> Just tinier. 07:20.900 --> 07:24.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Mm-hmm. 07:21.500 --> 07:25.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% >> And just as a little 07:22.733 --> 07:26.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% extension to carry the woodland 07:24.233 --> 07:27.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% theme through. 07:25.066 --> 07:28.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% And they're fun, aren't they? 07:26.333 --> 07:29.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> It is. It's really pretty. 07:27.300 --> 07:30.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% >> Alright. 07:28.100 --> 07:32.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% And using a little spray glue... 07:29.966 --> 07:34.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 07:30.633 --> 07:35.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> ...and some moss here, we're 07:32.566 --> 07:36.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% just gonna get all those areas. 07:34.466 --> 07:36.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% We're gonna even lay moss down 07:35.500 --> 07:38.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% the middle of it... 07:36.266 --> 07:39.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 07:36.766 --> 07:40.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> ...because what we're really 07:38.100 --> 07:41.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% kind of creating here with this 07:39.466 --> 07:43.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% piece is a vessel, and it's a 07:40.733 --> 07:45.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% vessel that could be used for 07:41.966 --> 07:46.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% many things. 07:43.633 --> 07:48.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% >> Right. 07:45.133 --> 07:50.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% >> We're gonna do a little 07:46.666 --> 07:51.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% flower power to it because, 07:48.300 --> 07:53.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% well, because you're J, right? 07:50.066 --> 07:55.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% >> That's right, yeah. 07:51.466 --> 08:05.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 07:53.466 --> 08:05.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ 07:55.566 --> 08:05.666 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:2.5% ♪ 08:07.900 --> 08:17.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:2.5% ♪ 08:21.866 --> 08:26.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% Bird-of-paradise plants are a 08:23.333 --> 08:28.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% tropical plant, the blooms of 08:24.900 --> 08:30.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% which make fantastic cut 08:26.200 --> 08:31.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% flowers. 08:28.533 --> 08:33.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% The flower is so-named because 08:30.266 --> 08:34.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% of its resemblance to 08:31.566 --> 08:36.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% bird of paradise, a family of 08:33.233 --> 08:39.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% birds found in Papua, 08:34.533 --> 08:40.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% New Guinea, and eastern 08:36.100 --> 08:42.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% Australia, with 42 species. 08:39.166 --> 08:44.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% They are also known as 08:40.400 --> 08:46.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% crane flowers. 08:42.933 --> 08:47.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% Blooms of the bird-of-paradise 08:44.633 --> 08:48.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% are actually made up of many 08:46.233 --> 08:50.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% different parts. 08:47.233 --> 08:52.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% The base of the flower -- the 08:48.900 --> 08:53.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% beak of the bird -- is a bract, 08:50.633 --> 08:55.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% or a modified leaf. 08:52.466 --> 08:58.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% The orange petals at the top 08:53.833 --> 08:59.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% aren't true petals but actually 08:55.733 --> 09:02.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% sepals, or modified petals. 08:58.466 --> 09:04.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% The true petals of the flower 08:59.933 --> 09:05.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% are the blue parts. 09:02.566 --> 09:07.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% The multicolored blooms are 09:04.133 --> 09:08.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% truly unique, and each blossom 09:05.866 --> 09:10.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% can last up to two weeks. 09:07.333 --> 09:11.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% Bird-of-paradise plants are 09:08.733 --> 09:13.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% tropical and need protection 09:10.200 --> 09:15.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% from cold and plenty of warmth 09:11.733 --> 09:17.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% and sun to thrive. 09:13.466 --> 09:20.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 09:15.466 --> 09:22.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 09:17.466 --> 09:23.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 09:20.766 --> 09:24.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% In keeping with our theme of 09:22.000 --> 09:26.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% birds, I thought it would be fun 09:23.400 --> 09:28.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% for us to make an arrangement 09:24.700 --> 09:30.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% using the featured flower, 09:26.733 --> 09:30.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% bird-of-paradise. 09:28.166 --> 09:32.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% And we've got a little twist on 09:30.266 --> 09:33.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:7.5% it. 09:30.733 --> 09:36.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% We're gonna make a nest inside 09:32.133 --> 09:38.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% it and treat these like they're 09:33.600 --> 09:39.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% really birds. 09:36.733 --> 09:42.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% The first thing we'll do is 09:38.400 --> 09:44.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% create our nest. 09:39.500 --> 09:46.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% I'm using craft-covered wire, 09:42.000 --> 09:49.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% and I'm gonna take off about 09:44.466 --> 09:50.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% 15 yards of it just very 09:46.600 --> 09:53.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% spontaneously and creating it in 09:49.333 --> 09:56.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% a big ball. 09:50.700 --> 09:58.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% Once I've got 15 yards in my 09:53.366 --> 10:00.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% hand, I'll start to form it. 09:56.033 --> 10:02.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% The great part about this is, by 09:58.300 --> 10:03.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% wrapping it around and having my 10:00.600 --> 10:05.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% fingers go inside, I can make 10:02.700 --> 10:07.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% a bowl shape. 10:03.800 --> 10:09.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% It's gonna become our nest. 10:05.633 --> 10:10.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% Shaping it and forming it is 10:07.533 --> 10:11.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% part of the fun. 10:09.333 --> 10:15.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% This will be a great way to get 10:10.500 --> 10:17.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% your kids involved, as well. 10:11.266 --> 10:19.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 10:15.233 --> 10:21.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% I've placed a piece of soaked 10:17.033 --> 10:23.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% flower foam inside my container. 10:19.000 --> 10:25.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% Then, I'll place the nest in the 10:21.266 --> 10:27.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% middle of the arrangement. 10:23.166 --> 10:28.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% I'm gonna secure the nest by 10:25.200 --> 10:30.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% taking my fatsia-leaf stems and 10:27.100 --> 10:32.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% sliding them and catching a 10:28.800 --> 10:34.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% part of the back of the nest and 10:30.733 --> 10:35.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% putting it into the foam. 10:32.333 --> 10:38.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% Those three leaves will hold it 10:34.666 --> 10:40.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% in place. 10:35.800 --> 10:41.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 10:38.466 --> 10:42.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 10:40.700 --> 10:44.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% Then we'll add some 10:41.400 --> 10:46.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% dusty miller. 10:42.533 --> 10:48.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% I love the dusty miller because 10:44.800 --> 10:48.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% it looks like the container. 10:46.900 --> 10:50.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% It's got the same texture and 10:48.466 --> 10:52.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% color. 10:48.966 --> 10:54.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% I'm using the regular 10:50.466 --> 10:55.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% dusty miller, with its 10:52.033 --> 10:57.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% beautiful, big leaves, and then 10:54.133 --> 11:00.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% I'm also using a ruffled 10:55.800 --> 11:02.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% dusty miller on the other side. 10:57.933 --> 11:04.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 11:00.333 --> 11:04.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 11:02.733 --> 11:06.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% Then I've got some red 11:04.066 --> 11:08.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% tea leaves. 11:04.866 --> 11:10.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% We'll put three on one side, 11:06.500 --> 11:12.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% and then we'll reflex the other 11:08.300 --> 11:14.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% ones, and we'll stick them in so 11:10.133 --> 11:15.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% that they bend back towards the 11:12.200 --> 11:18.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% center of the arrangement. 11:14.000 --> 11:20.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% These kind of remind me of big 11:15.633 --> 11:22.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% feathers or tail feathers for 11:18.233 --> 11:22.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% the birds of paradise. 11:20.633 --> 11:24.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% Then we'll add some 11:22.000 --> 11:26.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% bear grass. 11:22.933 --> 11:28.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% Grabbing a bundle of it, I 11:24.700 --> 11:29.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% simply wrap around it with my 11:26.666 --> 11:31.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% craft-covered wire. 11:28.033 --> 11:33.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% Then I can cut it off at an 11:29.800 --> 11:34.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% angle so that all the little 11:31.633 --> 11:35.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% pieces are like one big stem. 11:33.533 --> 11:39.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% I can stick that easily into the 11:34.933 --> 11:40.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% foam. 11:35.833 --> 11:42.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 11:39.166 --> 11:43.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% My eggs are goose eggs. 11:40.566 --> 11:45.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% I've actually used them for 11:42.133 --> 11:46.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% another project and hollowed 11:43.766 --> 11:47.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% them out so I could use them as 11:45.566 --> 11:49.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% vases. 11:46.100 --> 11:50.900 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% I can hide those openings and 11:47.866 --> 11:52.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% place them down inside here. 11:49.600 --> 11:54.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% It's a great way to reuse that 11:50.900 --> 11:56.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% prop. 11:52.300 --> 11:57.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 11:54.566 --> 11:58.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% Now it's time to add our 11:56.100 --> 12:00.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% birds-of-paradise. 11:57.400 --> 12:02.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% I've got different lengths -- 11:58.866 --> 12:04.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% short ones and tall ones. 12:00.666 --> 12:06.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% We'll put three tall ones on one 12:02.733 --> 12:08.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% side and two on the other. 12:04.466 --> 12:10.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% They're like the parents or the 12:06.300 --> 12:11.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% family of birds that are looking 12:08.200 --> 12:13.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% all excited about the bird eggs 12:10.033 --> 12:17.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% hatching. 12:11.333 --> 12:18.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 12:13.333 --> 12:21.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 12:17.700 --> 12:23.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% Then we'll place our tiny, 12:18.500 --> 12:24.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% little birds-of-paradise short, 12:21.666 --> 12:26.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% like they're peeking up out of 12:23.133 --> 12:28.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% the nest, like they've got their 12:24.433 --> 12:30.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% mouths open, ready to eat. 12:26.133 --> 12:33.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 12:28.233 --> 12:34.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 12:30.233 --> 12:36.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 12:33.200 --> 12:38.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% It's a fun way to use these 12:34.733 --> 12:39.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% tropical, stately, contemporary 12:36.500 --> 12:39.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% flowers in a way that tells a 12:38.166 --> 12:39.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:15% story. 12:39.366 --> 12:45.000 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% It might give someone a laugh. 12:41.166 --> 12:45.000 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:80% It's a fun way to enjoy flowers. 12:45.233 --> 12:53.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 12:50.000 --> 12:55.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% As you know, I love to collect 12:52.500 --> 12:56.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% vintage pottery. 12:53.833 --> 12:58.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% And I even have friends who send 12:55.633 --> 12:59.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% me collectible pieces. 12:56.966 --> 13:01.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% My friend Madonna found this for 12:58.600 --> 13:02.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:7.5% me. 12:59.100 --> 13:04.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% I love it because the robin is 13:01.033 --> 13:06.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% the state bird of Michigan. 13:02.800 --> 13:07.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% And it also has a little 13:04.500 --> 13:08.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% apple blossom down here. 13:06.133 --> 13:10.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% So, the apple blossom is the 13:07.633 --> 13:11.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% state flower. 13:08.500 --> 13:13.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% I wonder if there was a whole 13:10.200 --> 13:14.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% collection maybe of all the 13:11.866 --> 13:16.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% different state birds. 13:13.300 --> 13:17.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% I like how big it is, too. 13:14.866 --> 13:19.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% There's a great opening for me 13:16.666 --> 13:21.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% to arrange flowers. 13:17.866 --> 13:23.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% We'll fill that with flower 13:19.500 --> 13:25.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% foam, and then we'll arrange it 13:21.366 --> 13:27.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% with an assortment of flowers. 13:23.166 --> 13:37.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 13:25.166 --> 13:37.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ 13:27.166 --> 13:37.200 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:2.5% ♪ 13:38.766 --> 13:53.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 13:45.266 --> 13:55.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 13:51.633 --> 13:57.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% I selected colors and flowers 13:53.666 --> 13:59.233 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% that look very natural. 13:55.366 --> 14:01.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% This is beautiful boxwood, and 13:57.433 --> 14:03.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% I'll put a few pieces in. 13:59.233 --> 14:13.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 14:01.300 --> 14:23.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 14:03.300 --> 14:28.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 14:13.300 --> 14:29.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 14:23.300 --> 14:30.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 14:28.500 --> 14:31.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% We have pussy willow and 14:29.966 --> 14:33.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% hellebores. 14:30.600 --> 14:34.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% Of course I have to have some 14:31.933 --> 14:36.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% carnations. 14:33.333 --> 14:37.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% There's also ranunculus and a 14:34.800 --> 14:39.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% wonderful, little pinecone 14:36.100 --> 14:41.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% leucadendron. 14:37.833 --> 14:49.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 14:39.833 --> 14:51.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 14:41.833 --> 14:52.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 14:49.266 --> 14:54.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% The thing about this is, I don't 14:51.000 --> 14:56.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% have apple blossoms right now. 14:52.633 --> 14:58.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% But I have these wonderful 14:54.633 --> 15:00.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% micro-mini gerberas. 14:56.266 --> 15:01.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% They're so tiny, and they look 14:58.433 --> 15:02.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% like apple blossoms. 15:00.500 --> 15:04.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% They're the same size as the 15:01.800 --> 15:06.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% flower on the pot. 15:02.766 --> 15:09.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 15:04.766 --> 15:11.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 15:06.966 --> 15:13.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% We'll place all of these flowers 15:09.133 --> 15:14.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% into the flower foam, and we'll 15:11.266 --> 15:15.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% make an upright arrangement 15:13.133 --> 15:17.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% that accentuates the color of 15:14.300 --> 15:19.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% the pottery. 15:15.866 --> 15:29.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 15:17.866 --> 15:34.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 15:19.866 --> 15:36.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 15:29.866 --> 15:37.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 15:34.500 --> 15:40.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% Vintage containers like these, 15:36.000 --> 15:42.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% even though they were created as 15:37.666 --> 15:44.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% green planters, make wonderful 15:40.500 --> 15:48.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% vessels for flowers. 15:42.500 --> 15:50.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 15:44.500 --> 15:50.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ 15:48.500 --> 15:50.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:2.5% ♪ 15:51.100 --> 15:53.966 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% So, I'm here with my friend 15:52.533 --> 15:55.500 align:start position:10% line:10% size:62.5% Donna to learn about your 15:53.966 --> 15:56.333 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% photography that you do with 15:55.500 --> 15:58.300 align:start position:10% line:10% size:32.5% hummingbirds. 15:56.333 --> 16:00.466 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% You started taking pictures on 15:58.300 --> 16:00.466 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:80% your deck here with these birds. 16:00.700 --> 16:03.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% >> Yes. 16:01.500 --> 16:04.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> And so, what inspired you to 16:02.500 --> 16:05.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% do that? 16:03.100 --> 16:06.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% I mean, what was like, "Okay, 16:04.500 --> 16:07.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% I'm gonna do that?" because, 16:05.700 --> 16:08.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% well, you had a job as a 16:06.833 --> 16:10.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% photographer. 16:07.500 --> 16:10.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> I owned a photography company 16:08.866 --> 16:11.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% right out of college for a few 16:10.100 --> 16:12.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% years... 16:10.633 --> 16:12.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 16:11.133 --> 16:14.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% >> ...an event-photography 16:12.166 --> 16:15.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% company. 16:12.700 --> 16:16.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% But I never took pictures of 16:14.100 --> 16:17.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% birds, never really took 16:15.266 --> 16:18.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% pictures of nature. 16:16.266 --> 16:20.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% It was always people. 16:17.766 --> 16:21.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% But then I moved to this 16:18.933 --> 16:22.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% beautiful setting, and I started 16:20.366 --> 16:24.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% seeing all the birds, and it 16:21.666 --> 16:25.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% just was a natural thing to 16:22.933 --> 16:26.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% start taking pictures of them. 16:24.300 --> 16:27.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% >> Did you start with 16:25.266 --> 16:29.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% hummingbirds, or did you start 16:26.533 --> 16:29.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% with winter birds? 16:27.366 --> 16:30.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> I think I started with winter 16:29.100 --> 16:31.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% birds. 16:29.600 --> 16:33.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 16:30.200 --> 16:34.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% >> The obsession with 16:31.500 --> 16:34.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% hummingbirds came probably about 16:33.133 --> 16:35.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% six years ago. 16:34.000 --> 16:36.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 16:34.633 --> 16:38.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% >> And it has become an 16:35.933 --> 16:39.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% obsession. 16:36.633 --> 16:41.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% >> So, what's your tricks? 16:38.000 --> 16:42.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% That's what we want to know. 16:39.500 --> 16:43.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% We want to share your tricks and 16:41.100 --> 16:45.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% your tips for photographing your 16:42.700 --> 16:47.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% hummingbirds. 16:43.500 --> 16:48.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% >> First of all, patience. 16:45.200 --> 16:50.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% To photograph any bird, you have 16:47.300 --> 16:52.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% to be incredibly patient. 16:48.966 --> 16:54.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% You can't chase the bird. 16:50.366 --> 16:55.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% You can't make them come to you. 16:52.133 --> 16:57.566 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% You have to be still and quiet 16:54.033 --> 16:59.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% and let them come to you. 16:55.666 --> 16:59.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% And I also hide out inside 16:57.566 --> 17:01.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% sometimes and shoot through the 16:59.200 --> 17:02.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% windows. 16:59.766 --> 17:03.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% >> Are you a distance away? 17:01.266 --> 17:03.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% Are you close by? 17:02.266 --> 17:05.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% >> Some of both. 17:03.300 --> 17:07.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 17:03.933 --> 17:08.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> Sometimes -- I always have my 17:05.766 --> 17:10.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% camera out with me when I'm 17:07.366 --> 17:12.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% sitting on the deck, and 17:08.800 --> 17:12.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% sometimes I'm sitting out here 17:10.533 --> 17:13.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% peacefully reading, and they'll 17:12.333 --> 17:14.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% show up. 17:12.966 --> 17:15.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 17:13.600 --> 17:16.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% >> And then I -- the best 17:14.533 --> 17:17.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% picture that I ever took of a 17:15.666 --> 17:19.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% hummingbird came that way. 17:16.666 --> 17:20.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> And then you feed them, and 17:17.933 --> 17:21.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% you also provide flowers for 17:19.133 --> 17:22.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% them, because that's how they 17:20.966 --> 17:24.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% come. 17:21.500 --> 17:26.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% >> Right. 17:22.266 --> 17:27.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% I provide natural food with the 17:24.133 --> 17:29.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% flowers, and then I make my own 17:26.000 --> 17:29.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% nectar and put it in the 17:27.533 --> 17:31.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% hummingbird feeder for them, as 17:29.500 --> 17:32.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% well. 17:29.966 --> 17:33.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> Okay, and there's a specific 17:31.466 --> 17:35.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% thing about the nectar that you 17:32.933 --> 17:36.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% make. 17:33.500 --> 17:38.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% I mean, we should make our own 17:35.000 --> 17:38.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% if we're going to do that, and 17:36.533 --> 17:40.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% there's things we should and 17:38.000 --> 17:41.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% should not use. 17:38.866 --> 17:42.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> We should always make our 17:40.600 --> 17:43.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:10% own. 17:41.033 --> 17:43.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% Never buy the store-bought red 17:42.700 --> 17:45.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% stuff. 17:43.266 --> 17:47.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 17:43.833 --> 17:49.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> That's bad on their kidneys. 17:45.100 --> 17:50.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% And so, if you're going to put 17:47.100 --> 17:51.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% up a hummingbird feeder, you 17:49.000 --> 17:52.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% need to be a good steward. 17:50.800 --> 17:53.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% It's like you have to take the 17:51.866 --> 17:54.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% responsibility. 17:52.633 --> 17:54.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% >> Right. 17:53.266 --> 17:55.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> If you're not, don't put the 17:54.366 --> 17:56.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% feeder up. 17:54.966 --> 17:57.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% Just put the flowers out. 17:55.866 --> 17:57.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 17:56.500 --> 17:58.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> But you have to care for them 17:57.433 --> 17:59.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% properly. 17:57.933 --> 18:00.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% You make your own food. 17:58.766 --> 18:01.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% And then, based on the 17:59.600 --> 18:03.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% temperature -- and that's really 18:00.800 --> 18:05.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% easy to find out in your area, 18:01.866 --> 18:06.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% what temperatures -- is how 18:03.600 --> 18:07.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% often you need to change that 18:05.366 --> 18:08.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% nectar. 18:06.000 --> 18:09.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> Because you want it to always 18:07.500 --> 18:11.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% be fresh for them. 18:08.300 --> 18:12.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% >> You need it to be fresh 18:09.666 --> 18:14.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% because with the heat, it will 18:11.200 --> 18:15.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% build up bacteria, and if it 18:12.666 --> 18:15.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% builds up mold, it can hurt the 18:14.266 --> 18:17.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% hummingbirds. 18:15.033 --> 18:19.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 18:15.700 --> 18:20.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> So, again, you have to -- 18:17.366 --> 18:22.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% it's a commitment to have a 18:19.033 --> 18:23.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% hummingbird feeder. 18:20.266 --> 18:24.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> What about cameras, lenses, 18:22.266 --> 18:26.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% things like that? 18:23.133 --> 18:27.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> You do need something that 18:24.800 --> 18:28.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% can reach a distance. 18:26.100 --> 18:30.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% I, typically, out on the deck 18:27.766 --> 18:31.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% will use this 18:28.633 --> 18:33.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% 70-to-300-millimeter lens. 18:30.133 --> 18:34.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% I have a longer lens, as well. 18:31.866 --> 18:35.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% I have one that goes up to 18:33.366 --> 18:36.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% 600 millimeter. 18:34.500 --> 18:38.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 18:35.100 --> 18:39.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> But this works really well 18:36.800 --> 18:41.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% from shooting inside my house 18:38.533 --> 18:43.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% out on the deck. 18:39.633 --> 18:43.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% Hummingbirds are so tiny, and 18:41.366 --> 18:45.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% birds are so tiny, and they're 18:43.166 --> 18:45.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% skittish. 18:43.866 --> 18:46.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% So, you can't get very close to 18:45.200 --> 18:47.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% them. 18:45.800 --> 18:49.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% >> Right. 18:46.333 --> 18:49.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> So, you have to have a lens 18:47.333 --> 18:50.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% that brings them to you through 18:49.100 --> 18:51.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% the camera. 18:49.833 --> 18:53.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Got it. 18:50.500 --> 18:53.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% This is what you take time to 18:51.766 --> 18:56.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% do, and it's the thing that 18:53.000 --> 18:57.466 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% pleases you. 18:53.666 --> 18:58.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> It's so peaceful, and it's 18:56.300 --> 18:59.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% satisfying. 18:57.466 --> 19:01.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> So, what flowers do you think 18:58.800 --> 19:04.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% attract them the best? 18:59.766 --> 19:05.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> What I've found is salvia, 19:01.833 --> 19:06.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% particularly the black and blue. 19:04.000 --> 19:07.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% >> Correct. 19:05.533 --> 19:07.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> They almost always will go to 19:06.700 --> 19:09.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% that first. 19:07.366 --> 19:10.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% >> Right. 19:07.966 --> 19:11.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> And that blooms -- after I 19:09.333 --> 19:11.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% plant it, it blooms really 19:10.600 --> 19:13.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% quickly. 19:11.133 --> 19:15.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% >> Okay. 19:11.766 --> 19:16.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> And the last couple years, 19:13.500 --> 19:18.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% based off the inspiration of 19:15.000 --> 19:19.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% seeing someone else's flowers, 19:16.700 --> 19:20.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% I started planting the zinnias. 19:18.366 --> 19:21.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% I put in the garden... 19:19.633 --> 19:23.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% >> Right. 19:20.300 --> 19:25.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> ...because I wanted to raise 19:21.966 --> 19:26.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% the flowers up, because one of 19:23.600 --> 19:28.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% the things with photography is 19:25.200 --> 19:29.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% that you also have to think 19:26.700 --> 19:31.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% about what's in the background. 19:28.366 --> 19:32.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% And I didn't want the deck 19:29.833 --> 19:33.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% railing in the background. 19:31.500 --> 19:34.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% So, I raised it up. 19:32.700 --> 19:36.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:17.5% >> Ahh! 19:33.333 --> 19:37.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% >> And the trees in the 19:34.633 --> 19:39.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% background give me a nice, dark 19:36.266 --> 19:41.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% background and allows the 19:37.633 --> 19:42.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% hummingbird to be kind of 19:39.200 --> 19:44.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% silhouetted in that background. 19:41.133 --> 19:45.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% >> Well, Donna, this is amazing, 19:42.766 --> 19:47.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% and I love that you're sharing 19:44.266 --> 19:48.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% it with us and giving us the 19:45.700 --> 19:50.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% tips about it, because I think 19:47.200 --> 19:52.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% that that's the best part is 19:48.666 --> 19:53.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% when a friend can tell you how 19:50.200 --> 19:55.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% to take care of stuff and how to 19:52.600 --> 19:56.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% do something. 19:53.700 --> 19:58.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% And that's the thing that I 19:55.700 --> 19:59.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:12.5% love. 19:56.333 --> 20:01.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% How about -- I did a little bit 19:58.200 --> 20:02.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% of investigating. 19:59.366 --> 20:02.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% There is a cocktail called the 20:01.200 --> 20:03.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% hummingbird... 20:02.100 --> 20:04.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Really? 20:02.800 --> 20:05.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> ...and I thought we would 20:03.800 --> 20:06.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% make it. 20:04.300 --> 20:06.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% Would you join me for another 20:05.500 --> 20:07.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% segment, and we'll make a 20:06.300 --> 20:08.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% cocktail? 20:06.833 --> 20:08.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% >> I'd love it. 20:07.500 --> 20:08.666 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:37.5% >> Okay, great. 20:08.900 --> 20:20.600 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 20:10.833 --> 20:20.600 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:2.5% ♪ 20:20.833 --> 20:26.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% Here's an easy arrangement you 20:22.800 --> 20:29.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% can create with carnations and 20:24.833 --> 20:31.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% xanadu leaves in a craft-wire 20:26.333 --> 20:33.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% bird's nest. 20:29.333 --> 20:43.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 20:31.333 --> 20:53.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 20:33.333 --> 21:03.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 20:43.333 --> 21:13.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 20:53.333 --> 21:23.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 21:03.333 --> 21:33.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 21:13.333 --> 21:43.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 21:23.333 --> 21:43.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ 21:33.333 --> 21:43.366 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:2.5% ♪ 21:48.400 --> 21:52.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 21:49.533 --> 21:53.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% So, Donna, I found this recipe 21:51.166 --> 21:55.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% for this cocktail. 21:52.200 --> 21:56.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% It's called the hummingbird. 21:53.700 --> 21:58.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% There's many, many, many drinks 21:55.366 --> 22:00.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% called the hummingbird, 21:56.666 --> 22:01.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% interestingly enough. 21:58.133 --> 22:05.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% So, we'll start with a jigger of 22:00.500 --> 22:09.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% Campari. 22:01.700 --> 22:11.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 22:05.766 --> 22:15.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% And we'll do a jigger of gin. 22:09.100 --> 22:17.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 22:11.100 --> 22:19.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 22:15.600 --> 22:22.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% And then elderflower. 22:17.500 --> 22:24.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:70% >> I've never heard of that. 22:19.766 --> 22:26.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> So, elderflower is made from 22:22.300 --> 22:27.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% elderberries, and it's very 22:24.600 --> 22:28.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% popular right now. 22:26.200 --> 22:30.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% People love elderflower. 22:27.100 --> 22:32.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% So, there's that. 22:28.666 --> 22:35.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% And then a little bit of 22:30.766 --> 22:37.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% vermouth, sweet vermouth. 22:32.933 --> 22:39.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% >> Interesting combination. 22:35.300 --> 22:41.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% >> Right! Right, right. 22:37.333 --> 22:42.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% When I was looking at it, I was 22:39.266 --> 22:43.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% like, "Oh, this should be fun." 22:41.166 --> 22:45.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% So, we put all those into a 22:42.833 --> 22:48.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% shaker together. 22:43.966 --> 22:49.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 22:45.033 --> 22:52.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% And then we'll shake it. 22:48.500 --> 22:54.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:67.5% And we're gonna split it up 22:49.800 --> 22:55.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% between two highballs. 22:52.300 --> 22:57.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 22:54.300 --> 22:58.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 22:55.800 --> 23:00.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% >> Beautiful color. 22:57.100 --> 23:02.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% >> Isn't it pretty? 22:58.300 --> 23:06.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% I think, you know, that's 23:00.266 --> 23:08.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% probably where that hummingbird 23:02.500 --> 23:10.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:47.5% feeling comes from. 23:06.966 --> 23:12.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% And then we'll finish it with a 23:08.366 --> 23:14.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:62.5% little bit of soda water. 23:10.500 --> 23:18.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 23:12.500 --> 23:20.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 23:14.500 --> 23:20.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 23:18.933 --> 23:21.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% >> Looks lovely. 23:20.033 --> 23:24.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% >> There we go. 23:20.833 --> 23:26.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% I know, right? 23:21.633 --> 23:30.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:30% It's pretty. 23:24.266 --> 23:32.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 23:26.266 --> 23:35.000 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 23:30.633 --> 23:37.166 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% And then we garnish it with an 23:32.833 --> 23:38.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% orange wedge. 23:35.000 --> 23:39.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 23:37.166 --> 23:40.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% So, we got all kinds of stuff in 23:38.533 --> 23:41.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% there. 23:39.633 --> 23:42.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% So, now, I have a little 23:40.866 --> 23:45.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% tradition here on 23:41.866 --> 23:47.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% "Life in Bloom." 23:42.833 --> 23:48.633 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% And we have a flower crown of 23:45.500 --> 23:49.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% zinnias for you for our 23:47.533 --> 23:51.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% cocktail. 23:48.633 --> 23:52.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% >> Perfect! 23:49.833 --> 23:53.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% >> So, let's see how it fits. 23:51.266 --> 23:55.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:75% >> Maybe the hummingbirds will 23:52.300 --> 23:55.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:50% come and land on it. 23:53.033 --> 23:56.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% >> I know, right? Right? 23:55.200 --> 23:57.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% So, here you go. 23:55.933 --> 23:58.133 align:start position:10% line:74% size:45% Here's a cocktail. 23:56.700 --> 23:58.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% >> Thank you. 23:57.333 --> 23:59.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% >> Thank you so much. 23:58.133 --> 24:00.533 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Cheers! 23:58.700 --> 24:02.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% >> Cheers! 23:59.300 --> 24:03.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:35% >> A pleasure. 24:00.533 --> 24:05.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 24:02.800 --> 24:05.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:52.5% >> What do you think? 24:03.966 --> 24:06.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:60% >> It's very refreshing. 24:05.033 --> 24:07.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:42.5% >> I know, right? 24:05.833 --> 24:08.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% >> Delicious. 24:06.500 --> 24:08.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% >> It kind of has a sweet, 24:07.333 --> 24:08.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:22.5% little... 24:08.566 --> 24:10.533 align:start position:10% line:10% size:47.5% >> Summertime feel. 24:09.500 --> 24:12.533 align:start position:10% line:10% size:55% >> ...summertime feel. 24:10.533 --> 24:15.133 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 24:12.533 --> 24:15.133 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:2.5% ♪ 24:15.366 --> 24:19.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 24:16.833 --> 24:21.333 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% I hope you've enjoyed our flight 24:18.200 --> 24:23.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% of fancy with birds and flowers 24:19.600 --> 24:24.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% and that you've been inspired to 24:21.333 --> 24:26.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% spread your own wings and enjoy 24:23.033 --> 24:30.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:65% flowers in your life, too. 24:24.500 --> 24:30.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% For "Life in Bloom," I'm 24:26.200 --> 24:30.200 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:27.5% J Schwanke. 24:30.433 --> 24:32.000 align:start position:10% line:10% size:35% These birds... 24:31.366 --> 24:33.933 align:start position:10% line:10% size:17.5% >> Yes. 24:32.000 --> 24:35.633 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% >> ...led to a big exposure for 24:33.933 --> 24:37.533 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% you because the White House 24:35.633 --> 24:38.966 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% contacted you to make birds for 24:37.533 --> 24:40.633 align:start position:10% line:10% size:55% their Christmas trees. 24:38.966 --> 24:42.366 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% >> I got an e-mail asking me if 24:40.633 --> 24:43.533 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% I'd be interested in making some 24:42.366 --> 24:44.866 align:start position:10% line:10% size:50% tree toppers for the 24:43.533 --> 24:46.500 align:start position:10% line:10% size:55% White House Christmas. 24:44.866 --> 24:48.100 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% And to tell you the truth, J, 24:46.500 --> 24:49.800 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% when I got that e-mail, I had 24:48.100 --> 24:50.933 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% only had Internet for about two 24:49.800 --> 24:52.533 align:start position:10% line:10% size:47.5% months to my house. 24:50.933 --> 24:54.166 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% So, when I had an e-mail that 24:52.533 --> 24:55.533 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% said, "Would you be interested 24:54.166 --> 24:57.166 align:start position:10% line:10% size:60% in making pieces for the 24:55.533 --> 24:58.700 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% White House?" is this a joke? 24:57.166 --> 24:59.133 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% You know, who's sending me a 24:58.700 --> 25:00.866 align:start position:10% line:10% size:12.5% joke? 24:59.133 --> 25:02.766 align:start position:10% line:10% size:65% But I answered the e-mail. 25:00.866 --> 25:04.533 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% They said they would like some 25:02.766 --> 25:05.966 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% tree toppers made -- peacocks 25:04.533 --> 25:07.866 align:start position:10% line:10% size:52.5% specifically, natural 25:05.966 --> 25:09.500 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% material -- and then they asked 25:07.866 --> 25:11.133 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% me if I'd make a dove for the 25:09.500 --> 25:12.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:35% military tree. 25:11.133 --> 25:14.266 align:start position:10% line:10% size:17.5% >> Wow. 25:12.833 --> 25:15.500 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% >> "J Schwanke's Life in Bloom" 25:14.266 --> 25:16.400 align:start position:10% line:10% size:65% is filmed in Grand Rapids, 25:15.500 --> 25:16.400 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:22.5% Michigan. 25:17.533 --> 25:21.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:52.5% >> Visit J's website, 25:19.366 --> 25:23.866 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% ubloom.com, for flower projects 25:21.833 --> 25:25.800 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% and crafts, complete recipes, 25:23.866 --> 25:28.366 align:start position:10% line:10% size:62.5% behind-the-scenes videos, 25:25.800 --> 25:29.833 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% J's blog, flower cocktails, 25:28.366 --> 25:32.800 align:start position:10% line:10% size:22.5% and more. 25:29.833 --> 25:34.800 align:start position:10% line:10% size:2.5% ♪ 25:32.800 --> 25:36.033 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% "J Schwanke's Life in Bloom" 25:34.800 --> 25:38.133 align:start position:10% line:10% size:60% is brought to you by the 25:36.033 --> 25:38.133 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:30% following... 25:39.100 --> 25:47.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:57.5% >> That flower feeling. 25:39.800 --> 25:51.733 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 25:45.800 --> 25:52.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% At home. 25:47.200 --> 25:55.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 25:51.733 --> 25:56.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% At work. 25:52.966 --> 25:59.266 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 25:55.500 --> 26:01.766 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% Or anytime. 25:56.500 --> 26:04.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:2.5% ♪ 25:59.266 --> 26:05.700 align:start position:10% line:74% size:80% CalFlowers is a proud sponsor of 26:01.766 --> 26:07.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:72.5% "J Schwanke's Life in Bloom," 26:04.066 --> 26:07.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% where flowers and wellness go 26:05.700 --> 26:07.200 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:32.5% hand in hand. 26:07.433 --> 26:11.033 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% >> We have fresh in all our 26:09.266 --> 26:14.100 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% stores, from soups and steaks 26:11.033 --> 26:15.666 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% and all things flour to all 26:14.100 --> 26:16.366 align:start position:10% line:10% size:42.5% things flowering. 26:15.666 --> 26:18.533 align:start position:10% line:10% size:62.5% Custom fresh arrangements 26:16.366 --> 26:19.500 align:start position:10% line:10% size:60% designed by our in-store 26:18.533 --> 26:22.133 align:start position:10% line:10% size:27.5% florists at 26:19.500 --> 26:22.133 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:52.5% Albertsons Companies. 26:22.366 --> 26:27.300 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% >> With additional support from 26:24.033 --> 26:31.966 align:start position:10% line:74% size:40% the following... 26:25.500 --> 26:31.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% Dollar Tree. 26:27.300 --> 26:31.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:2.5% ♪ 26:32.200 --> 26:36.600 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% Closed-caption funding provided 26:34.333 --> 26:41.533 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% by Holland America Flowers. 26:36.600 --> 26:41.533 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:2.5% ♪ 26:43.400 --> 26:45.533 align:start position:10% line:15.33% size:2.5% ♪