Create With Vicki

Hi Creators! Sorry, it's been a while, but I'm back and ready to create more fun and easy DIY crafts.  So, I wanted to share with you an activity I participated in last year, Memorial Weekend, for the Folk Life Festival in Seattle, Washington. It was thanks to the Hmong Association of Washington, I had the pleasure of hosting a DIY Flower Bouquet Workshop. Our goal was spreading awareness about the Hmong Community and it's Flower Farms in Washington State.  Here's a short summary about mother's flower farm and my experience.  My mother's flower business is Home Make Gardens and we are a family operated flower farm located in Carnation, Washington. We have about 5 acres (soon to be 12 acres) of flowers and sell them at local farmers markets. Established in 1999, Home Make Gardens was founded by my mother, Yeu H., who was a full time stay at home mom with eight children. It started out as a small vegetable garden and has grown into a flower farm throughou...

Creators! Halloween is coming! Today I have simple DIY Halloween Headbands inspired by Pinterest for all of you. No need to buy an expensive $50+ Halloween costume this year which you’d probably only wear once. Here are four easy headband ideas for Halloween. The first headband is Bejeweled Cat Ears ( from mesewcrazy.com) You will need black felt, pink fur, gems, hot glue gun, needle & thread, scissors, and a headband . Instructions: Step 1 : Cut out two pieces of black felt and two pieces of pink fur in the shape of cat ears. You can save the templates here: Step 2: Take the felt and wrap it around the headband. Make sure to position the felt slightly to the side to make them look like ears. Match up the tips of the piece of felt and hot glue it in place. Step 3: While holding the felt in place sew the felt to the headband following the curve of the headband. Trim off the excess thread and hot glue the rest of felt ear together. Step 4: Ti...

Welcome back Creators! Are you l ooking for an easy way to glam up a floral arrangement you’re giving as a gift?! Here’s five simple steps to wrapping a flower bouquet for a special occasion! The things you will need are.. a flower bouquet , I arranged my bouquet with the flowers from my mother's garden but you can purchase prearrange bouquets from your local grocery store, flower shop, or farmers market flower vendors. paper or newspaper, scrap paper. plastic bag , medium size. water , 1 cup. gift wrap tissue paper , any color of your choice, I chose gold. scissors ribbon, any color of your choice, I chose gold. gift wrap paper , any color of your choice, I chose black. STEP 1 : Wrap the paper or newspaper around the stems of the bouquet. I prefer using newspaper but didn't have any at the moment. You want to do this so the stems will not poke a hole in the plastic bag with water.  STEP 2: Pour 1 cup of water into a medium...

Hi Creators! Are you looking for quick and easy Mother's day gifts? Gifts you can personalize and do yourself? Well, you've come to the right place. Here are two simple heart felt gifts for that special person in your life.   Mother's Day is always special, moms around the world being celebrated for their love, hard work, and strength. Although, we all know our mom's should be celebrated everyday, we solely devote this one day in May to remind ourselves that we are here because of her. So, here are some quick and easy DIY gifts for your mom on Mother's Day and/or for any other occasion or celebration!  The first gift idea is a beautiful floral box . Instead of getting her a bouquet of flowers like you would usually do, how about vamping it up by making her a personalized flower box.  Here are the things you will need to create these gifts.   A tin box , I bought mine from The Container Store for $7.99 size 8"x 6.75"x 3.24" h. flor...