Green Options » fake flowers http://greenoptions.com/tag/fake-flowers Posts tagged 'fake flowers' Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:02:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Fake Plastic Flower Death Squad http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/05/fake-plastic-flower-death-squad/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/05/fake-plastic-flower-death-squad/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:02:56 +0000 Autumn Wiggins http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/05/fake-plastic-flower-death-squad/ Every time I go into a craft store, I visibly cringe while walking past the “floral” department. Some marketing genius decided to refer to them all as “silk” flowers, rather than what they really are: horribly fake plastic imitations of plants. Either way, I’m on a mission to dissociate that muck from mainstream crafting once and for all.

That is, until it becomes “the thing” to find their relics in thrift stores, and use them to make something really cool we haven’t even thought of yet. This isn’t to say that high quality, environmentally friendly silk and natural varieties don’t exist, but generally you will only be able to find them through a florist.

So, how do we fight our way out of the indoor polyester jungle? We should join forces to form a Fake Plastic Flower Death Squad. Here is our plan of action:

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