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Dawn Sheets, who died of COVID-19, was a beloved florist, baker and seamstress - IndyStar

She is preceded in death by her husband Ken and daughter Deborah Sheets.  Angel food cake and blueberry pie Dawn Sheets (Steele) was born May 12, 1926, in Bainbridge. Her family moved to Indianapolis when she was five, settling on the east side of the city. Sheets graduated from Warren Central High School in 1944. She met Ken in the seventh grade and they married July 27, 1945, while he was home on leave from the Navy, before he left for Japan during World War II. The couple’s 74-year marriage was built on a foundation of love and companionship. When Ken attended college in the early '60s, Dawn ran the household, sewing the children’s clothes, cooking dinner and helping Ken with his homework assignments whenever she could. Resourcefulness was key. Growing up during the Great Depression, she learned to cook and sew out of necessity, but later in life, cooking and sewing became her passions. In addition to making her children’s clothes, she’d also create little outfits for their dolls. One of her favorite pieces was the replica Navy uniform (modeled after Ken’s Navy uniform) that she created for her grandson’s G.I. Joe figurine. Her sewing later evolved into beautiful applique quilts, often keeping her up late into the night.In the kitchen, Dawn’s pies were legendary. She’d make 10 to 15 pies for church functions. Her fruit pies, especially her blueberry pies with homemade crust, were beloved by everyone who tasted them. Family functions weren’t complete until you tasted her famous angel food cake with pink icing. Her cake pans, cakes carriers and cake knives have become treasured keepsakes since her passing. Dawn’s other passion was working with flowers. She began her career working for award-winning florist James Carl Hoffman at J.C. Hoffman Florist in Indianapolis. Hoffman saw immense talent in Sheets and sent her to floral design school in Chicago. Sheets finished her career working as a florist in Speedway. At home, Dawn maintained stunning collections of bachelor buttons, lilies, cockscomb, chrysanthemums, and different shrubs for greenery. She enjoyed making bouquets for the church altar, and to this day, Cathy says she always has fresh flowers in her house as a reminder of her mother. “She was a very talented person and she was able to pursue those talents,” Cathy said. “All the sewing that she did, and the cooking, and quilting. She was very, very talented and enjoyed the artistic part of her being.”Kindhearted, compassionate  Her warm, welcoming personality made Dawn and Ken beloved members of their church community. They were members at Fairfield Friends Meeting in Camby for sever... https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2020/05/29/coronavirus-death-indiana-dawn-sheets-florist-baker-seamstress/5271779002/

Leesburg blooming: Flower and garden festival comes to town this weekend - Loudoun Times-Mirror

Lovettsville-based Jumbo Bottom Barrel Works crafts outdoor furniture, bird baths and fountains from reclaimed wine barrels. Bainbridge Outdoor Design Build, a new vendor from Dulles, will display some of its landscape styles.The festival draws dozens of out-of-state vendors as well. Representatives from as far as Missouri, Wisconsin and New Hampshire will be bringing their crafts. Sprinklers by Mick, a New York craftsman who designs unique, globe-shaped copper sprinklers, usually proves a popular exhibit. Deer Defeat repellant, also based in New York, will help keep your new garden creations intact with its rain-resistant formula. Other vendors will be offering pottery, awnings, natural food items, lotions, candles and more. “That’s part of the fun of the show, to have that combination of local and out-of-area vendors,” Smith said.New this year are two special gardening presentations by Barry Glick, founder of Sunshine Farm and Gardens. Glick keeps more than 10,000 species of plants in his collection and breeds high-quality plants for garden centers and nurseries. On Friday, April 21 at 7 p.m., he will give a talk about local woodland plants at the Ida Lee rec center. The next day at 11:45 a.m., he will perform a demonstration about plant propagation on the Loudoun County Courthouse grounds.For those who may not be avid gardeners, the festival hosts 21 local restaurant vendors and the beer garden by the town parking garage offers samples from area breweries. Local musician Gary Smallwood and pop-rock band Sub Radio will be jamming on the main stage.Kids can find their niche at the festival, too. Along the west end of Cornwall Street is the children’s area, where families can enjoy live animals, theatre and magic performances, as well as a craft area. Smith said that the painting area, where children can help paint large wooden animal and flower designs, has been popular in past years.“It’s more than just the shopping. It’s a lot of great food, there’s great entertainment,” Smith said. “Hopefully people are excited to come again this year.”The festival is hosted by the town’s Department of Parks and Recreation and has several sponsors, including presenting sponsor Loudoun Medical Group. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. To learn more, visit http://... http://www.loudountimes.com/news/article/leesburg_blooming_flower_and_garden_festival_comes_to_town_this_weekend432

Meet the state's secret 'ferry flower fairy' - KOMO News

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. -- Flowers may not grow on Washington State ferries, but apparently kindness does.Janelle Eller, a worker on the Bainbridge Island Ferry, buys fresh floral arrangements with her own money roughly once a week and then spends time setting them up in the women's restroom before her shift."It's a great feeling when you're noticed by the passengers. I've had written notes. I've had things left on the mirrors for me," Eller said. "I even had a lady bring me in a bouquet of flowers just for me to take home."Eller's official job title is 'ordinary seaman,' which means she does a little bit of everything on board the boat. Florist, however, was not in the employee description when she took the job six years ago."I was inspired by another worker that's been here over 30 years. She used to bring them from her garden and put them up," Eller said. "She's an inspiration."Passengers will notice the flowers and leave compliments on the ferry system's comment cards, said Ian St... http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Meet-the-states-secret-ferry-flower-fairy-331126311.html

A devoted florist gives each 9/11 victim a white birthday rose - Anchorage Daily News

NEW YORK — Every Sept. 11, Michael Collarone, a Brooklyn-bred florist who goes by Mikey Flowers, has the same routine. In the hours before 8:46 a.m., the time the first plane struck the World Trade Center 19 years ago, he parks his truck in downtown Manhattan and, bearing buckets of angelic white roses, walks to the site where he once helped scour for victims' remains in the twin towers' smoldering wreckage. There, the burly 62-year-old meets up with “my guys” from the Port Authority police. This year, he will be wearing a mask for the first time and, for social distancing reasons, the victims' names will be played from recordings on a loudspeaker rather than read aloud from a stage, but little else will change for him. “I’m going to hug my friends,” he says. “I’m going to hug my guys.” Collarone’s steadfast devotion to honoring the victims of 9/11 isn’t a once-a-year kind of thing, though. He’s been the de facto volunteer florist to Ground Zero since it was known around the city... https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2020/09/10/a-devoted-florist-gives-each-911-victim-a-white-birthday-rose/

Earth Within Flowers to Host a Virtual DIY Wreath Weaving with Appetizers and Cocktails, on Sunday December 6th - PR Web

About Earth Within FlowersEarth Within Flowers is more than just an ordinary flower shop. From its humble beginnings in Brooklyn, New York, their exceptional services and professionalism resulted to opening the now 6-year old flower shop in Missoula. It caters to a range of services, including full-service wedding flowers, A la Carte Wedding flowers, and virtual DIY floral workshops. ###For those interested in participating in the said event, simply call (406) 240-1367. Visit https://earthwithin.com/product/12-6-virtual-diy-wreaths-aps-cocktails/ for more information about the company’s virtual classes and other floral services. Share article on social media or email:... https://www.prweb.com/releases/earth_within_flowers_to_host_a_virtual_diy_wreath_weaving_with_appetizers_and_cocktails_on_sunday_december_6th/prweb17558787.htm

Philly florists bring beauty back to voting with public installations across the region - The Philadelphia Inquirer

What they do have are flowers — a lot of them. So to highlight the beauty of voting and nip the negativity in the bud, they’ve teamed up with 15 other florists across the Philadelphia region, New York, and New Jersey for United by Blooms, a nonpartisan outdoor floral installation event from Oct. 14-16 aimed at promoting voting. “By incorporating it with flowers, we bring back a positive connotation to the actual process of voting,” Lam said. #right-rail .newsletter-card,.newsletter-card.hidden-desktop{display:none} Inquirer Morning Newsletter Get the news you need to start your day United by Blooms is the brainchild of farmer-florist Kate Carpenter, co-owner of EMA (East Mount Airy) Blooms. Participating florists and growers, who donated their time and flowers to the project, were asked to provide a positive public experience while raising awareness about voting. Designers were encouraged to put their installations near mailboxes or ballot drop boxes (but not on them), to highlight voting by mail and the necessity of the U.S. Postal Service, which has faced its share of heavy criticism this year, too. “It’s an opportunity to thank the postal workers, who are essential workers, and to get the community engaged about participating in our democracy,” said Carpenter, 35. “Plus, it gives growers and designers the chance to take their talents to the streets of Philadelphia and give people something to enjoy right now.” Carpenter’s design, which she created with her business partner, Courtney Jewell, was inspired, in part, by the rainbows that people placed in their windows for children’s scavenger hunts during the height of quarantine. Several rainbow-colored chalk paths lead to the installation at Green Street and Carpenter Lane in Mount Airy, where flowers crawl up a stop sign and flow out from underneath the mailbox nearby. A QR code at the site takes visitors to a map with the locations of the oth... https://www.inquirer.com/news/united-by-blooms-art-flowers-philadelphia-voting-20201015.html

New York City's ‘Flower Flash’ Florist Designs a Display for Ralph Lauren - Architectural Digest

The whole idea of the flower flash is to give back, to give joy,” explains Lewis, who has created eye-popping arrangements for New York’s most revered cultural institutions (including MoMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Public Library, and the Whitney) as well as a who’s who of fashion and media brands (Vogue, HBO, and Netflix). “We live in a crazy world and we’re a little bit starved for joy—if we can have a feel-good moment, that’s really important right now.”On October 23, his second installation will bloom outside Macy’s Herald Square. And in an engaging twist, the art is meant to be touched. Shoppers will be encouraged to pluck flowers to take home, part of an effort to spread love (and the #pinkpony hashtag) around the city.“It’s a gift to New York—take a picture or take a blossom,” Lewis says, emphasizing that the temporary nature of his flashes is what makes them so powerful: “You go from this larger-than-life still life to a scattering of leaves on the ground—that’s the life it was meant to live. There’s a strange beauty in the disarray as well.”Another Miller creation outside of a subw... https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/ralph-lauren-flower-flash