Hoku's haku

 Floral colors will definitely brighten one's birthday.  Selected and picked flowers are tastefully arranged on a handmade headband to make a vibrant accessory to wear to celebrate a birthday.     Haku made with Song of India, fern, Croton, and purple Bougainvillea.  

To make a haku or floral crown, flowers and leaves of your choice are arranged on a handmade headband.  During the winter, plumeria trees are bare.  But they are slowly coming back. I managed to pick a few plumerias to add to the haku .  They are not only pretty flowers.  Their scent is sweet and they are perfectly symmetrical in their shape and color distribution.  They vary in shape, texture, shade, and perfume.  They grow in warm places.  In Hawai'i and other areas of Polynesia, plumerias are strung together to make lei or garlands.  After I pick the flowers, I group them on the table.  I wonder if I have enough variety.  Then I get started and after I have woven 4 different flowers together, I am always amazed at how uplifting floral colors are.  They are vivid.  Right away, they boost my mood and I can't wait for it to be finished and wear it. Thank you, Mother Nature, for another beautiful haku !  What an awesome sight: flowers and leaves in perfect h

The Money tree  adds a little sweetness to the " haku"  with its pink-tinted leaves. About the Money tree.   Also called Dracaena. Most species are native to Africa. Grows best in bright, indirect sunlight, but tolerates low light. Indoor and outdoor plant. Resilient plant.  Low maintenance.  Does not need much watering.  Wait for soil to be dry to water again. Propagates easily by stem cuttings. If it grows too tall, cut where desired and a new shoot will grow from there. Said to bring good luck and prosperity.

  Let's make a natural, biodegradable headband with coconut leaves.  Please check the tutorial.  Have fun! Coconut tree Coconut frond   

Happy 2018!