Artificial Dandelions

[Zardoz]

Like some of you, I have been looking without success for silk or plastic dandelions for use as a plant badge everywhere. I have looked all over the interweb with no luck, except for a sort of pricy place in England, plus my wife has a lot of hobbys, so I look every time we'd go in any craft stores etc.. never any luck!

Yesterday Shelley sent me to "Joann's" fabric and craft shop to get some 16 gauge wire for a project she's on. The folks in the store sent me to their flower section and I found.........






16 gauge wire.....






and.........










The women in the shop were already freaked out enough by the kilt guy, then I saw the dandelions and let out a really loud YAHOOO! likely scared the hell out of them!

They had one of these bunches on hand, with about 26 flowers on the bunch, mostly in twos, one set of which with a little tinkering and some epoxy made a nice plant badge;


I know, a leather tam.... don't panic, it's one of my ren-fair bonnets!

On the negative side, Joann's are a chain store. They get these flowers in big lots, all the different types have a common "part number" so I'm was not able to confirm if I could special order just the dandelions...

For what it's worth, you might look and see if there is a Joann's near you;
http://www.joann.com


:ootd:

[Cynthia]

Cool! I wonder if it's seasonal. I think I've checked there before, but I haven't been lately. Not sure if any of the stores up here have them. Good find!

[Zardoz]

Well, it was not the first Joann's I'd been in, never seen them before. It may have been shipped by accident, not something they regularly stock.

[McMurdo]

All hail Zardoz, good find.

[Rex_Tremende]

Well, judging by the leaves, those are chrysanthemums, but they will pass for dandelions (and have been suggested here as such in the past).

A few weeks ago, I looked up the silk dandelions at Wythecombefair - still in stock at the time - but not today - marked discontinued. Looks like we might have to wait until spring again.

Regards,
Rex.

[Mael Coluim]

Yep, Joann's is where I get mine!

[The Wizard of BC]

Our member Chas who lives in England has grabbed every dandelion in stock and Wythcomb Faire. They should be in my shop in the next week or so.

Wythcomb Faire has promised to let us know when they get another shipment.

Stay tuned, this adventure is not over.

[Chas]

Hi Steve and All,

I received the dandelions from Withycombefair; re-packaged and shipped them off to Steve.

They went by courier on a Vincent Black Shadow to Land's End; where they were handed over to a long distance, deep sea swimmer. They are as we speak, ploughing their way through the North Atlantic, luckily too early for the winter storms.

When they make landfall in either Nova Scotia or Labrador, they will be handed over to the first of a succession of runners who will toil day and night to bring them to Steve's door. By then, of course, any residual moisture from the long immersion in the North Atlantic will have evaporated.

They will then arrive looking fresh as a d d d Dandelion.

Or, unromantically, they left by airmail and should be with you, Steve, very soon.

Regards

Chas
who prefers the first version

[English Bloke]

Chas.

I was just pulling on my swimming cap after rubbing myself down in goose fat, ready for my leg on the swim and now you tell me you've sent them in the bloody post. Tishk...
...never again will I agree to be a part of your hair-brained schemes...

[Chas]

John

You look very fetching in the goose fat and they do say that it does wonders for the complexion.

Regards

Chas