30-Min ute Mozzarella
SHORTS • People • Places • Objects of Desire
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South Shore couples that are planning to get mar- s h a p e d w i re h a n g e r s a n d p e r t ly t ie d r i b b on s
ried no longer have to search far and wide for well- a re fa s te n e d t o e a c h o r n a me n t .
made wedding favors for their W h i te wo r k s c lo s e ly w i t h t he
guests. Marshfield resident Tina c u s t o me r s o t h a t t he o rde r i s
White, owner of the company f i l le d t o t he i r e x p e c t a t ion s a n d
Scealu, has created an elegant line t he a c c o m p a ny i n g c a p t ion
of sea inspired handcrafted orna- e x p re s s e s t he i r s e n t i me n t s . A f te r
ments and wedding favors. e a c h s he l l h a s b e e n f i n i s he d , t he y
“ Th i s c ra f t h a s a l lo we d me t o a re a ff i x e d t o c a rd s t o c k i n s c r i b e d
c o m b i n e m a ny d i ffe re n t i n te r - w i t h a t h a n k yo u no te t o t he we d -
Cozy Cottage e s t s i n t o on e p ro d uc t ; a r t ,
g ra p h ic s , a n d a fa s c i n a t ion w i t h
d i n g o r p a r t y g ue s t s . W h i te ’s
f i n a l t o uc h i s a go l d o r s i lve r wa x
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c o l le c t s b ay s c a l lop s , c o ra l ,
s e a l s e t a t op t he c a rd . W h i te , w h o
wo r ke d i n t he fa s h ion i n d u s t r y fo r
Designing a s t a r f i s h , a n d s e a u rc h i n s f ro m lo c a l b e a c he s a n d te n ye a r s , c o m p le te s e a c h o r n a me n t he r s e l f , a s
winter getaway t he n c le a n s , b le a c he s , a n d c a re f u l ly d r i l l s e a c h s he wa n t s t o e n s u re t he h ig he s t q u a l i t y g i f t . To
on e . E a c h p ie c e t he n h a s a s h a t te re d g la s s ( no t v iew W h i te ’s h a n d c ra f te d o r n a me n t s , v i s i t
g l i t te r ) f i n i s h a d de d t o b o t h s i de s . D e l ic a te ly w w w. s c e a lu . c o m .
The Allure of
Stained Glass
PARADING FROM PLYMOUTH TO PASADENA
Archaeology As a child, Susan Hands
never imagined that she
bling and decorating beauti-
ful and sturdy floats that can
Discovery would one day take part in last the five-and-a half mile
The secrets of creating the famous Rose parade course as well as
Bowl Parade floats she stand up to being put on dis-
Rocky Reach Farm watched every January. play afterward. Hands
Always an avid flower fan enjoys working with flowers
and gardener, Hands has such as birds of paradise,
worked as a floral designer heliconia, and ginger.
on Rose Bowl floats for the “Every inch of the float has
past 12 years. Originally to be covered in something
asked by a friend to act as her assistant in naturally grown,” says Hands. “I have seen
Pasadena, California, the Scituate native works on everything from brussel sprouts to kumquats to
two or three floats each year. green beans used as the base.” Working on the
This year, at the 120th Rose Bowl Parade, Hands Phoenix Decorating Inc. team, Hands helped
will be working on two floats: Odd Fellows and assemble the forty-two floral arrangements that
Rebekah’s and The Lions Club under the theme of won the 20 04 Farmer’s Insurance float the Best
“Hats Off To Entertainment.” The florist, who has Animation and Motion award. Having originally
worked at Valente’s in Plymouth for the last seven accepted the offer on a whim, Hands has enjoyed
years, works on constructing large floral the experience and the people she has met and
arrangements with flowers flown in from all over plans on returning to Pasadena every winter for
the world. Together with a hefty staff of volun- as long as she can. For more information on the
teers and florists Hands spends long days assem- Parade, visit www.tournamentofroses.com.
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