homecoming mums

Homecoming mums are a foreign concept to anyone outside of Texas. They can small and cute or large and gaudy. A Corpus Christi mum maker to big to a whole new level.

How did a single flower blossom into the Texas-sized mammoths that they are now?

The Tyler Public Library will once again sponsor a class to help patrons learn how to make their own homecoming mum.

Last week I shared with you my plight, of having to make, yes make, a homecoming mum garter for Chloe's homecoming date. Chloe informed me of this too late to order a mum from a florist, Hobby Lobby or Micheal's. Like I explained last week, I am not what you would call  'crafty' in any way, so this was going to be torture!

It's Homecoming time in East Texas and that means football games, dances and mums. If you haven't ordered your Homecoming mums by now, it's too late -- you must make your own. Yikes, I have no clue how to make a mum, so I'm in a bit of a  predicament. After begging my friends and even some strangers, to help me out, I find myself facing one of my biggest fears, crafts! I am the least "craftie