HOW MANY BEAUTIFUL THINGS: A DIY BOUQUET CARD FOR ANYONE WHO DESERVES THEIR FLOWERS

If, like so many of us, all you have time for this season is a handmade card, why not make it as beautiful as possible?

Inspired by The Afterlife of Flowers: a 1999 coffee table book of pressed botanicals I found during exactly fifteen spare minutes at a secondhand sale, this printable bouquet card is a small meditation on the tenderness we owe ourselves when we're trying to make something out of so little.

Two covers inspired by the mothers and all others: the ones who burn at both ends in their giving of care, the ones who show up for us with selfless, free-flowing love. The ones who take the little time they have and still make something beautiful from it.

I hope you know how many beautiful things began with you.

Designed as a dimensional paper bouquet, this DIY card allows you to cut, arrange, and assemble an everlasting bouquet for someone who deserves their flowers.

Included in the download:

• Double-sided card template
• (2) original front cover designs
• (3) cut-out pressed flower sheets
• Instruction sheet

Designed by Elisabetta Marrella for BREADxCircus Studio using digital scans inspired by The Afterlife of Flowers by Jane Feldman Gross.

FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY
This artwork and template are intended for personal use only and may not be reproduced, redistributed, or sold in part or in full.
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