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>> Today on "Life in Bloom,"

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we're featuring a timeless

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flower, the sunflower.

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I'll make several arrangements

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using this popular bloom, create

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three-dimensional wall art, and

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I'll visit a clever baker who

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creates exquisite flower cookies

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and more.

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♪

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♪

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I'm J Schwanke.

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Welcome to "Life in Bloom."

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Few flowers immediately lift the

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spirit the way sunflowers do.

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They're bright and cheery, as

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warm and inviting as their

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namesake, the sun.

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Their brilliant yellow petals,

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also known as rays, form a

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sun-like appearance that has

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made them a crowd favorite,

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especially in the summer months.

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Sunflowers have become iconic

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due in part to the sunflower

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series by Dutch

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post-impressionist painter

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Vincent van Gogh.

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Letters to his brother Théo

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indicate creating the vivid oil

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paintings brought van Gogh much

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joy.

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Sunflowers continue to be a

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constant inspiration for

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fashion, home interiors,

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crafting, and more.

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With the advent of social media,

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many seek out golden fields of

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them growing in the summer for

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irresistible selfies.

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Today's project is all about

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topiaries.

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We'll start with our sunflowers.

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This is easy, because sunflowers

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naturally make themselves into a

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topiary form.

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sunflowers.

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notice how the heads start to

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I just look at the shape and

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form of the sunflowers as I'm

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putting them into my hand.

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That collection's gonna look

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We'll take our bind wire.

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It's a craft covered wire.

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around underneath the blooms.

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Gonna make a band with that bind

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wire so that it's decorative as

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That looks great.

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And that's about the length

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So, you know how we cut a stem

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so that it has a sharp angle?

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big stem, and we're gonna cut it

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sunflowers and we'll arrange

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I'm gonna take the stems, and

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our container with that.

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We'll fill in around the base of

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our sunflower topiary using

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containers, and these three

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bundles of tree fern and place

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tree fern, bind it off, and trim

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So, I'm so excited for you to

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meet my friend Kara Bolt from

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Cyclops Bakeshop.

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I fell in love with you through

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your cookies.

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I mean, your cookies, the first

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time I saw your cookies, I was

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walking through the farmer's

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market and I -- like, my head

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jerked around and they were

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zinnias.

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have them," and they were, like,

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all different colors and I

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bought all different colors.

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>> Mm-hmm.

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>> ...and you end up in national

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magazines with your radishes.

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I bought these, I bought the

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asparagus.

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sunflowers," and you were like,

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"Okay, send me some pictures,"

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and then this is what happens.

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inspiration?

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Where does that come from?

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What are you looking for?

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>> Um, I mean, I kind of just --

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brain I guess, because I just

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see things and I'm like, "Oh,

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that would be a funny cookie" or

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like, "Oh, I wonder how that

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would look as a cookie."

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them and they turn out terrible

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and no one ever sees them.

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>> Are there pictures of those?

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>> I, like, throw them away.

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I think the more that you, like,

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do something, the more your

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brain is just, like, attuned

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to finding those, you know,

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cookies then.

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So, these are vegan cookies.

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these fabulous cookies, and

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vegan, and, you know, everyone's

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like, on their own journey.

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other people and things like

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something that, you know,

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involves less, like, animal

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harm, it's probably a better

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something that, like, reflected

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my own personal values.

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the cookies.

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>> And maybe I would try it with

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your coaching and see how -- see

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how well I do with that.

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>> Have you decorated cookies

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before?

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>> Poorly.

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Christmas, I do the royal

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frosting and then I do the

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sprinkles.

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>> That's what I do.

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is that they're an organic

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shape, so even if you mess up,

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>> Oh, okay, I get it.

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>> Most of the cookies I do

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involve flooding, which is like

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putting down a really soft layer

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first and then going back over

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it, but these are, like, really

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structural, so this is a little

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but I use the liquid from a can

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of chickpeas 'cause it has a

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similar protein structure and

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you can whip it into, like,

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meringue.

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So, then you're just gonna go

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back over.

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>> What's your most popular

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cookie?

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>> I have definitely done a lot

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of avocados.

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People really like those.

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>> Oh, right.

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Your avocados are adorable.

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>> Honestly, any, like, pop

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culture.

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It's interesting to see --

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>> You do interesting

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pop culture stuff.

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>> Yeah.

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It's interesting to see what

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people, like, connect with.

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Sometimes cookies, I'm like,

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"Oh, this is gonna be great,"

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and then everyone's like, "What

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is that?"

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So it just -- It kind of just

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depends.

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So, yeah.

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This is just -- You can pretty

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much do whatever you want at

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this point.

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Just adding color, and generally

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the more detail something has,

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the more interesting it is.

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You want to try?

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>> I do -- I have been dying to

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try, but yeah.

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So let's see what happens.

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>> Okay.

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>> Alright.

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>> Okay, so people have

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different ways of holding their

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bags.

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Um, this is what I generally do.

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>> Okay. Alright.

331
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>> But you can kind of...

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>> So, okay, got it.

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I see. Okay.

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'Cause I've got to keep that out

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of the way so it doesn't run

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into stuff, right?

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>> Right.

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>> Okay.

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It wants to go.

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Oh, so you want to be --

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'cause -- Oh, okay.

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♪

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>> Yeah. There you go.

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>> Uh-huh.

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♪

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♪

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♪

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So, we have a tradition on

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"Life in Bloom."

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Because you came to share your

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fabulous cookies with me,

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I made you a flower crown.

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>> Oh, thank you.

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It's beautiful.

355
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>> So, yeah, let's see how well

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I did.

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>> Is that hosta?

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>> Yes. There are hosta.

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There's marigolds.

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There's lilies.

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>> Wow.

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>> So, I didn't have sunflowers,

363
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but I had pretty little gerbera

364
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daisies.

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>> Thank you.

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>> Here we go.

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Oh, that's pretty.

368
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See? That looks good.

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>> Thank you.

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>> Yeah.

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Thank you so much for coming and

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sharing what you do so well,

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and I appreciate the fact that

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you came to be on the show.

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>> Thanks for having me.

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I appreciate it, too.

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>> You're very welcome.

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♪

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I love a party, and it's fun to

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have a garland of flowers

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running down the center of the

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table.

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It's easy to create with

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sunflowers and ribbon.

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You can start with a premade

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garland of foliage or even

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repurpose a Christmas garland.

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No one would know.

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I like to use three different

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kinds of ribbon.

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I use tints, tones, and shades

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of yellow and run out an ample

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length of each.

394
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Then I simply use a bamboo

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skewer to push the ribbon into

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the garland, making big loops.

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♪

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And then it's time to add the

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sunflowers.

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Sunflowers can last quite a long

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time out of water, so I can add

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them right before the party.

403
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Or if I need more longevity,

404
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I can place them into a water

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tube.

406
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Placing the sunflowers where

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I've gathered the ribbon looks

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like the flowers are holding the

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ribbon in place.

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♪

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♪

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To make the flowers last even

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longer, I can spray the entire

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garland with an

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antitranspirant to reduce

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evaporation.

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♪

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Now all that's left is to set

419
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the table and bring on the

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party.

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♪

422
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♪

423
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Sunflowers are fun to arrange

424
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with, but it's also fun to work

425
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with flowers that are

426
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reminiscent of sunflowers, and

427
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then we can play with texture

428
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and scale in our arrangement.

429
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Let me show you how it's done.

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♪

431
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♪

432
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Using yellow foliage like coleus

433
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or yellow Lysimachia flowers

434
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mimics the color of the

435
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sunflower...

436
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while flowers like coreopsis,

437
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coneflower, and daisies echo the

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shape and form of the sunflower.

439
00:14:00,700 --> 00:14:29,533
♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

446
00:15:08,066 --> 00:15:36,900
♪

447
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♪

448
00:15:27,266 --> 00:15:48,433
♪

449
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♪

450
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As far back as 3,000 BC,

451
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Native Americans grew sunflowers

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for medicine, oil, and food.

453
00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:58,633
♪

454
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The seeds of the sunflower are

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highly nutritious and are a rich

456
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source of protein, potassium,

457
00:16:00,566 --> 00:16:06,033
magnesium, calcium, iron, and

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00:16:03,166 --> 00:16:07,533
vitamin E.

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00:16:04,333 --> 00:16:09,000
♪

460
00:16:06,033 --> 00:16:11,266
Sunflowers need at least six to

461
00:16:07,533 --> 00:16:12,633
eight hours of sunlight a day,

462
00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:14,933
but time is ideal.

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00:16:11,266 --> 00:16:17,166
♪

464
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The flower buds display a unique

465
00:16:14,933 --> 00:16:20,533
behavior called heliotropism.

466
00:16:17,166 --> 00:16:22,133
They gradually move to follow

467
00:16:18,766 --> 00:16:23,000
the sun's position in the sky as

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it moves through the day from

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east to west.

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♪

471
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Sunflowers are typically yellow

472
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but can also be purple, orange

473
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or red or even a mix of these

474
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hues.

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00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:35,333
♪

476
00:16:32,566 --> 00:16:37,533
Sunflowers range in height from

477
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one foot for dwarf varieties

478
00:16:35,333 --> 00:16:46,566
to giant varieties more than 10

479
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feet tall.

480
00:16:38,466 --> 00:16:50,000
♪

481
00:16:46,566 --> 00:16:51,633
Sunflowers are inspirational.

482
00:16:48,333 --> 00:16:53,300
They brighten up any space.

483
00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:53,866
But what if you wanted to use

484
00:16:51,633 --> 00:16:55,933
them to decorate your home or

485
00:16:53,300 --> 00:16:57,666
office?

486
00:16:53,866 --> 00:16:59,433
Permanent or silk flowers are

487
00:16:55,933 --> 00:17:01,266
wonderful stand-ins for fresh

488
00:16:57,666 --> 00:17:02,866
flowers when fresh are either

489
00:16:59,433 --> 00:17:04,866
not available or sometimes not

490
00:17:01,266 --> 00:17:07,133
practical for a situation.

491
00:17:02,866 --> 00:17:09,133
Even principles of fêng shui

492
00:17:04,866 --> 00:17:10,300
allow for silk flowers or images

493
00:17:07,133 --> 00:17:12,000
of flowers to substitute for

494
00:17:09,133 --> 00:17:13,633
fresh flowers.

495
00:17:10,300 --> 00:17:14,366
These stand-ins also provide

496
00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:16,666
similar health and wellness

497
00:17:13,633 --> 00:17:18,933
benefits.

498
00:17:14,366 --> 00:17:21,133
I could arrange these stems in a

499
00:17:16,666 --> 00:17:23,266
vase, but I asked myself, "What

500
00:17:18,933 --> 00:17:25,300
can I craft with these permanent

501
00:17:21,133 --> 00:17:27,466
flowers that isn't practical or

502
00:17:23,266 --> 00:17:29,366
possible with fresh flowers?"

503
00:17:25,300 --> 00:17:29,966
So, today we'll make a piece of

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00:17:27,466 --> 00:17:32,133
art that we can hang on the

505
00:17:29,366 --> 00:17:33,733
wall.

506
00:17:29,966 --> 00:17:35,633
I'm using a square of Styrofoam,

507
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and we're gonna place our

508
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permanent sunflowers into that

509
00:17:35,633 --> 00:17:39,800
Styrofoam, and we'll make a

510
00:17:37,333 --> 00:17:42,000
framed piece we can hang on the

511
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wall.

512
00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:46,533
We'll also add a ribbon accent

513
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around the outside and use

514
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some moss to fill in between the

515
00:17:46,533 --> 00:17:52,166
sunflower heads.

516
00:17:48,033 --> 00:17:54,166
It's great, 'cause we're able to

517
00:17:50,100 --> 00:17:54,733
glue these heads directly to the

518
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Styrofoam exactly where we want

519
00:17:54,166 --> 00:17:59,400
them.

520
00:17:54,733 --> 00:18:01,166
So it's a fun project that you

521
00:17:56,933 --> 00:18:02,200
can do with your kids.

522
00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:03,933
Hot glue is the only thing that

523
00:18:01,166 --> 00:18:05,366
you're gonna use.

524
00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:06,166
I prefer a low-temp glue gun

525
00:18:03,933 --> 00:18:16,000
because it's safer for

526
00:18:05,366 --> 00:18:25,833
everybody.

527
00:18:06,166 --> 00:18:35,633
♪

528
00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:45,466
♪

529
00:18:25,833 --> 00:18:55,300
♪

530
00:18:35,633 --> 00:19:05,200
♪

531
00:18:45,466 --> 00:19:15,033
♪

532
00:18:55,300 --> 00:19:24,866
♪

533
00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:34,666
♪

534
00:19:15,033 --> 00:19:44,500
♪

535
00:19:24,866 --> 00:19:54,333
♪

536
00:19:34,666 --> 00:20:04,000
♪

537
00:19:44,500 --> 00:20:04,000
♪

538
00:19:54,333 --> 00:20:04,000
♪

539
00:20:04,233 --> 00:20:16,500
♪

540
00:20:10,433 --> 00:20:16,500
♪

541
00:20:16,733 --> 00:20:19,766
Armatures are quite the rage

542
00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:21,966
when it comes to flower

543
00:20:19,166 --> 00:20:22,900
designing.

544
00:20:19,766 --> 00:20:24,433
I like to make armatures the

545
00:20:21,966 --> 00:20:25,900
easy way.

546
00:20:22,900 --> 00:20:27,400
They can be very intricate and

547
00:20:24,433 --> 00:20:28,866
be very time consuming, but I

548
00:20:25,900 --> 00:20:29,566
like to have something that's

549
00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:31,200
simple that looks great when

550
00:20:28,866 --> 00:20:32,833
we're done.

551
00:20:29,566 --> 00:20:34,900
Today, we're gonna create our

552
00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:36,533
armature out of curly willow.

553
00:20:32,833 --> 00:20:38,633
And we're gonna use it by

554
00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:40,633
placing it over the top of the

555
00:20:36,533 --> 00:20:41,700
container and then clamping them

556
00:20:38,633 --> 00:20:43,700
together using small pieces of

557
00:20:40,633 --> 00:20:45,700
the flat wire.

558
00:20:41,700 --> 00:20:47,566
I've cut off little pieces from

559
00:20:43,700 --> 00:20:50,466
the regular bolt, and we'll use

560
00:20:45,700 --> 00:20:52,033
those to attach our armature.

561
00:20:47,566 --> 00:20:53,700
We'll start with a couple pieces

562
00:20:50,466 --> 00:20:57,300
that have the most interesting

563
00:20:52,033 --> 00:20:59,666
turns to them, placing them over

564
00:20:53,700 --> 00:21:00,833
the top of our container...and

565
00:20:57,300 --> 00:21:02,833
getting them situated just about

566
00:20:59,666 --> 00:21:05,533
where we want them.

567
00:21:00,833 --> 00:21:08,366
We connect the pieces together

568
00:21:02,833 --> 00:21:09,966
simply by taking the flat wire

569
00:21:05,533 --> 00:21:18,100
and wrapping it around the curly

570
00:21:08,366 --> 00:21:19,400
willow branches.

571
00:21:09,966 --> 00:21:20,666
♪

572
00:21:18,100 --> 00:21:22,366
We bind our connection points

573
00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:24,333
together by folding the flat

574
00:21:20,666 --> 00:21:26,166
wire around them.

575
00:21:22,366 --> 00:21:27,066
That's an easy way to make the

576
00:21:24,333 --> 00:21:36,166
connections wherever we want

577
00:21:26,166 --> 00:21:38,033
them to be.

578
00:21:27,066 --> 00:21:39,866
♪

579
00:21:36,166 --> 00:21:40,633
Wrapping the curly willow around

580
00:21:38,033 --> 00:21:42,666
the vase helps me grip it to the

581
00:21:39,866 --> 00:21:44,633
container.

582
00:21:40,633 --> 00:21:46,366
Placing vertical stems inside

583
00:21:42,666 --> 00:21:48,566
the vase into the water, and

584
00:21:44,633 --> 00:21:50,466
then binding them to the

585
00:21:46,366 --> 00:21:52,133
structure that goes horizontally

586
00:21:48,566 --> 00:21:53,433
helps create stability and also

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a vertical interest for the

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overall arrangement.

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♪

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Although it begins to look

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complex, the technique of

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binding the stems together with

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a flat wire is still very easy.

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The armature can go together

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very quickly, or you can take

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time and create a wonderful

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artistic representation as well.

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♪

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Today, we're using a selection

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of sunflowers, Pincushion

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Protea, kangaroo paw, and

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Craspedia yarrow, or globe

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yarrow.

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I've also got a couple pieces of

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ribbon aspidistra that we'll use

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as well.

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So, we'll use a few of these

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flowers to accent our armature

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structure.

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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♪

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This is a great way to enjoy a

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few flowers from the garden or a

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local farmer's market.

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In addition, the structure can

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be created from just about any

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type of branch.

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♪

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♪

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I hope our journey through

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sunflowers has resulted in a

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sunny disposition.

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I know they always bring me

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cheer.

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Whether you grow them in your

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garden, pick them up at the

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farmer's market, or gaze into

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artwork, be sure to take a

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moment to bask in their golden

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glow.

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For "Life in Bloom," I'm

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J Schwanke.

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>> Um, I have a surprise for

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you, by the way.

638
00:24:02,966 --> 00:24:04,733
>> Stop it. Okay.

639
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I love surprises.

640
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>> Okay.

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♪

642
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>> Stop it.

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>> This is you as a cookie.

644
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>> It is me as a cookie!

645
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'Cause that's what you do!

646
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Oh, my God.

647
00:24:21,033 --> 00:24:23,933
>> And I actually brought this

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one so that you can decorate

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yourself.

650
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>> Nice.

651
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>> If you would like.

652
00:24:27,433 --> 00:24:30,233
>> Oh, sure. Let's do that.

653
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>> Okay.

654
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>> Let me try. Okay.

655
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So I need...Let's see.

656
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I guess I need -- I need a nose,

657
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right?

658
00:24:38,300 --> 00:24:39,833
Yeah.

659
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Is that where I start?

660
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>> That's where I start, yeah.

661
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>> Okay.

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"J Schwanke's Life in Bloom"

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is filmed in Grand Rapids,

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Michigan.

665
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>> "J Schwanke's Life in Bloom"

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is brought to you by...

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Albertsons Companies...

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with additional support from the

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following...

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CalFlowers...

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Dollar Tree...

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Sunshine Bouquet.

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♪

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Closed-caption funding provided

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by Holland America Flowers.

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♪

677
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For everything flowers, recipes,

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projects, and more information,

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visit ubloom.com.

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♪