I was watching TV the other day, and I don't remember the show I was watching, but I do remember a commercial for Miracle Grow because the guy was potting black and gold pansies.

On another note... Pansies are really easy to press flat in books. I've done that, and I essentially decopaged it into my journal. It's really cool looking. Easy craft idea.

You can also make book covers just press pansies (or any good flower for pressing) and put them between two layers of clear contac paper.

You can also make beautiful crystalized pansies for decorating cakes and such. (Pansies are edible if grown correctly.) In general, I don't eat them, but I do make sure they are safe for decorating food.

Carefully wash and fully dry pansies

beat one egg white until uniform - not looking for peaks or anything, just want to fully break up the white.

use a clean paint brush (one you've reserved only for food) to brush the egg white carefully all over a pansy (both sides)

sprinkle the pansy all over with sugar (better yet, superfine sugar - make your own by whirling regular sugar in a food processor)

set on waxed paper to set fully

Keep for a long time in an airtight container.

On the night of my initiation, my big sister gave me a wooden pin box that she had painted and painted our letters on in gold. On teh top of the pin box she had pressed a yellow pansy and used some kind of glue/hodgepodge/whatever to keep it on the box and to keep it from crumbling off. It was pretty cool!

I'm now in the process of framing two pansy puzzles that my gramma worked and put hodgepodge on to preserve them. One is a complete circle. I didnt know they made circular puzzles but I guess they do! I have to find a mounting to fit it before I can frame it though. A special circular frame would cost a fortune!

The other puzzle is quite a bit smaller and has pansies all around this little teaparty setting with pansy decor on the china.


I'm putting both of them in my pansy bathroom! :)

One of this ladies bracelets was posted in the ADPi forum because she made one with violets, but I thought you girls might be interested in all her pansy stuff. You can find it at Tana's Workshop on Ebay

And here is a sample of what she makes:
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Bracelet with real pansies

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Pin with real pansy

These are excellent!!!!!!!

I'm going to look into these for myself and for Theta gifts! Tahnk you so much for sharing!

Tana's Pansies
 

I actually bought two bracelets and I guess she didn't close the box tight enough. They got opened and sent back to her. She immediately informed me and sent me something special in addition for my troubles. She worked w/me on when she would send it because I ordered them right before we went on vacation and so I didn't want them sitting there waiting for us.

Great seller, beautiful creations!

Loyally,
HKDKAT

I recently discovered a cool party idea. YOu take an all white dinner plate, place a pansy flat on it, then take a smaller (like a dessert plate) that is clear and place that plate over top of the pansy on the white plate. It looks really cool especially for a themed party and FYI Hosta leaves, and oak leaves in the fall work well with this too!