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Ribbon cigar flower lei

October 29, 2019 by Lisa Grable 2 Comments

How to make a ribbon cigar flower lei. Hawaiian craft mimics cigar flower (firecracker plant) and makes a beautiful keepsake lei. Uses picot ribbon.

I made ribbon lei cigar flower because I needed two lei for some honored visitors from Hawai’i and I did not have 4000 cigar flowers! I really enjoyed this craft and I am excited that these lei can be keepsakes.  Cigar flower is one of The Gardener’s favorite lei when we visit Hawai’i. We found…

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Filed Under: Home-making Tagged With: Hawaiian craft, Hawaiian cultural practice, lei, ribbon lei

Coconut palm leaf lei with ribbon lei variation

February 11, 2019 by Lisa Grable 2 Comments

Coconut palm leaf lei is a Hawaiian craft that uses fresh fronds from coconut palm and dries into a beautiful keepsake lei. Alternate grosgrain ribbon version.

I learned to make a coconut palm leaf lei at a workshop with the fantastic Hawaiian musician, Kuana Torres Kahele. I really enjoyed this craft and wanted to try to make similar lei at home with my own windmill palm tree and ribbon. Kuana Torres Kahele is a renowned musician as a soloist and with…

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Filed Under: Hawaii Tagged With: coconut leaf lei, coconut palm fronds, Hawaiian craft, Hawaiian cultural practice, lei, lei lau niu, palm frond lei, ribbon lei

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Lisa Grable, Casa BouquetI’m an educator, grandmother, classic movie fan, sewer and crafter, and I love Hawaii. Read more about me …

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