About the Item

** custom paper flower, for wedding or gifts; learn more at thecrimsonpoppy.com **

If you've lived long enough, you have a day each year that's a struggle to get through; it's one of those difficult facts of life. Mine is December 2nd, the day my little brother passed away. We tell each other that time makes this sort of thing better, but John will have been gone three years and I have tears in my eyes as I type this.

I miss him every day.

After my brother and I were in a car accident Thanksgiving Day of 1997, my family had the gift of ten beautiful, challenging, grace-filled, loving years with him the doctors said would never happen.

John saved my life all those years ago as he drove us along the turnpike, and he filled my heart with his light-up-a-room smile that beamed every time he saw me afterward. I can't begin to explain what our time together after the accident taught me about endurance, family, and unconditional love.

Rather than dwell on his absence, I want to share his presence with you.

I still don't know how it got started, exactly, but my brother and father had a joke about good music: John preferred heavy-metal bands, while my father was always trying to convince him that Little Jimmy Dickens' "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" was good listening. Listening to them play excerpts at each other one Saturday had me laughing so hard I nearly fell out of my chair.

Bearing an unmistakable resemblance to a brightly colored bird in flight, bird of paradise signify joyfulness and (not surprisingly) paradise itself. For me, they're the perfect flower to honor the memory of a brilliant, annoying, funny, generous, pain-in-the-butt, incredibly talented, bigger-than-me little brother.

Here's where the very special BOGO sale comes in: find that someone you take for granted and tell them you love them. If you possibly can, give them a real, lingering hug; touch their hair and take in their face and smile for a moment.

After you've done that, buy one of our bird of paradise paper flowers.

At check-out, enter the coupon code JOHNJ and I'll send you a second bird of paradise flower, free of charge.

I hope it will give you another way to say "I love you" before the opportunity has passed you by.

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this single bloom measures over five inches across and five inches high, and perches atop a 12" stem. no leaves are included with our bird of paradise so they can be easily inserted into a container or arrangement.

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due to overwhelming response to our recent features in BRIDES, Paper Runway, and Southern Weddings magazines, order time varies from 2 to 21 business days before your flowers are shipped. should you need your blooms by a particular date, please contact us before you order or consider our rush order option, offered as a separate listing.

information about the craftsmanship of our flowers and general care guidelines are beautifully rendered and included with your order.

PLEASE NOTE: this item does not include a vase or other container.

**One BOGO bloom per customer, regardless of quantity purchased. Does not apply to repeat purchases.**

feel free to start a convo if you're interested in additional quantities or visit our website, www.thecrimsonpoppy.com, for additional information and flower options.

all photos copyright © the crimson poppy, llc - all rights reserved

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