Fleurenasci — Flowers into beads

Mother’s Day is just around the corner! Wow! Where has the time gone? Is it passing as quickly for you as it is for me? As I was working with my calendar last evening, planning for upcoming events. I came to realize that Mother’s Day weekend will no doubt hold many special memories for this proud Mother. You see this year, my son will graduate from college the Friday evening before Mother's Day. It still pulls at my heart as I reflect on his first day of kindergarten, the long walk...

Despite snow, ice, and freezing rain, they say Spring is in the air … well at least in the pollen count. According to an article at 11Alive.com, the warm weather snap is causing a high pollen count for February. The article stated pollen counts rarely rise above 100 in February, but last Friday we hit a count of 255! Experts blame this on the trees blooming after the temperatures soared when the ice melted. Dr. Stanley Fineman of the Atlanta Allergy and Asthma Clinic said the ice and snow actually provided perfect conditions for the trees. "They are...

As I began to think about this blog, I wondered? Are there such things as spooky flowers? Everything else seems to get creepy at this time of the year, but could there be flowers to scare? Guess what ... there are! I could not believe flowers such as a Bat Orchid and a Ghost Plant actually existed. However, I was even more disgusted to see the bleeding tooth fungus. Eww! While I am not sure you would want Fleurenasci to make jewelry out of these, hmmm shall we say "different" flowers, I did think the following article was...

As the temperatures begin to cool, many of our favorite summer flowers will begin to drift away. Why not capture the vibrant color of summertime favorites through a Fleurenasci keepsake? Each month we receive calls from customers who want to know if they can bring in fresh flowers from their yards, their mom's yard or maybe even the neighbor's yard! (Shhh - we promise we won't tell!) These ideas are great and the flowers make beautiful beads for our jewelry line. A few of our favorites include Asters, Daisies, Dahlias and Coneflowers. Their rich colors make beautiful keepsakes and you...

Believe it or not, June is here! And with June comes one of my all time favorite flowers, the rose. The red rose stands for passion and love. Who could ask for more? As I thought about the beauty of the rose I wanted to know more. For instance, did you know there are more than 100 species of roses? As they grow, roses form a group and can grow either in shrub formation or they can climb and trail. Their flowers vary in size and shape and...