Tuesday, April 24, 2012

A Corsage from Daisy


Daisy is so good at gifts. Her birthday and Christmas presents are prepared weeks in advance, wrapped beautifully, and stowed under her bed, where we are never allowed to look, ever.

She made me this corsage for my birthday. She took a vintage brooch, then pressed mint leaves until they were dry and quite crispy, and put it all together somehow.

I wore it all day on my birthday, up to visit Felix, out for Thai food, and through the evening. Yes, pieces of dried mint kept finding their way down my shirt. But oh, the Daisy love.
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14 comments:

  1. Tracy11:15 PM, April 24, 2012

    You're a good mama, and what a perfect gift! Happy Belated Birthday!

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  2. Rose2:49 AM, April 25, 2012

    I wonder where she gets the talent for turning something thrifted into something pretty?

    A belated happy birthday Anna.

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  3. Tracy3:30 AM, April 25, 2012

    First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. April is a great month for having a birthday!

    Second of all - sometimes those simple gifts overflowing with the love of the designer are the best.

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  4. Flepandco5:16 AM, April 25, 2012

    What's a few bits of dried mint when you have all that Daisy love? Just precious.

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  5. Lisa7:16 AM, April 25, 2012

    Wow. So much thought for others in such a young person - wonderful!

    Lisateresa

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  6. Margo8:07 AM, April 25, 2012

    it's so SWEET. I love it. I'm going to show it to my daughter, who adores picking mint from the backyard.

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  7. Sew Blessed Maw [Judy]9:13 AM, April 25, 2012

    What a beautiful corsage.. And what a sweet and wonderful daughter..
    Wishing you a happy [late] Happy birthday..

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  8. Patricia11:25 AM, April 25, 2012

    Love this...and it's really quite lovely...despite it's fragility.

    Reminds me of a gift one of my boys made many, many years ago - a bracelet made by stringing small safety pins together. I wore it proudly - to church, even.

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  9. seashoreknits3:41 PM, April 25, 2012

    A very exquisite piece.
    I just love the lines and color of it, don't you?
    A creative daughter to a creative mother - I love the sweetness of that.
    Happy birthday, Anna!

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  10. Dove7:10 PM, April 25, 2012

    Happy birthday -- what a beautiful gift!

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  11. Carol7:47 PM, April 25, 2012

    Happy belated birthday, Anna!

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  12. Anonymous10:59 PM, April 25, 2012

    I swear, could she be cuter? What an adorable, thoughtful gift, Anna. Happy Birthday. :o)

    Brenda

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  13. Martina12:23 AM, April 26, 2012

    A little late, but: happy birthday! Have a blessed and happy new year! Love, Martina

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  14. Farrah9:01 AM, April 27, 2012

    Aw..that's so sweet! Daisy has a future in her pinning endeavors. I remember the cape that she put the pin on a few years ago.

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