Being the offbeat person that I am, I made her a construction paper bouquet. To make the gift even more personal, I made the flowers from a tracing of my hand. Confused?

I took out six sheets of different colored construction paper. With a pencil, I traced two images of my hands on each piece of paper. I then cut out the twelve *hands*.

After laying each construction paper hand flat on the table, I taped a flexible straw to the palm for a stem. Then I brought the right side and the left side of the hand together and taped it so it would make a shape similar to a tulip. I did the same for the other eleven flowers.

Because the flowers were on flexible straws, it was easy to arrange the flowers in a vase and make them look like a natural bouquet. The whole procedure took about 35 minutes (you could do it during your favorite television program). If you have more time, you can cut out some green leaves and tape them to the stems.

This bunch of flowers will never wilt -- except maybe your one and only's heart.


Michael Webb is the best selling author of:

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