♪ >> Fiona: WELL, CELEBRATE YOUR BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT WITH A SAYING THAT SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS.
VEE CRUZ, OWNER OF FOREVER PETALS BY VEE IS HERE TO SHOW YOU HOW TO DECORATE YOUR CAP FOR GRADUATION.
LOOK HOW CUTE THOSE ARE!
DECORATING YOUR GRADUATION CAP IS SUCH A HUGE THING NOW, RIGHT?
>> IT REALLY IS.
I JUST GRADUATED THIS PAST DECEMBER.
>> Fiona: CONGRATULATIONS.
>> FROM TEXAS A&M SAN ANTONIO.
IT WAS JUST SORT OF A BIG DEAL FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO DECORATE MY GRADUATION CAP, SHOW MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND MY APPRECIATION FOR EVERYONE THAT SUPPORTED ME.
>> Mike: IF YOUR CHILD PLAYS A SPORT, A LOT OF TIMES THEY HAVE A NUMBER ON THEIR BACK SO YOU CAN PICK THEM OUT, BUT AT GRADUATION EVERYBODY HAS A GOWN ON AND A CAP AND YOU CAN'T PICK
THEM OUT.
>> EXACTLY.
>> Mike: I THINK SHE'S THE ONE RIGHT THERE WITH THE BLACK SQUARE ON HER HEAD.
>> YES.
>> Mike: AND THIS, WE WANT TO POINT OUT, IS ACTUALLY THE ONE THAT YOU WORE.
>> THAT IS THE ONE THAT I DECORATED BEFORE MY GRADUATION.
WHAT FEELS LIKE THE END IS OFTEN THE BEGINNING, JUST SPOKE A LOT TO ME BECAUSE, OF COURSE, I WAS ENDING MY EDUCATION CAREER AND STARTING ON MY BUSINESS CAREER.
SO IT WAS SORT OF A BIG DEAL FOR ME.
AND SO TODAY YOU ALL ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DECORATE YOUR OWN.
HERE, FIONA, WE ALREADY HAVE THE HAND-LETTERED QUOTE FOR YOU.
AND THEN YOU CAN DEFINITELY ADJUST THE PAPER FLOWER DECORATIONS THERE.
YOU HAVE SOME BLING STRIPS THERE.
AND ALL OF THIS IS MADE USING CARDSTOCK PAPER.
WE HAVE OUR GLITTER CARD STOCK.
IT'S MORE OF A POSTER BOARD WITH A LOT OF GLITTER ON IT.
WE HAVE OUR BLACK SQUARED CARD STOCK AS WELL.
AND, MIKE, YOURS IS PLAIN BECAUSE WE WANT YOU TO BE A LITTLE CREATIVE HERE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE YOU DESIGN YOUR OWN.
SO A LOT OF THESE PRODUCTS YOU CAN FIND FROM YOUR LOCAL CRAFT STORE.
YOU CAN FIND IT AT WALMART.
YOU CAN ALSO GO TO YOUR MICHAEL'S OR HOBBY LOBBY CRAFT STORES.
EVEN THE DOLLAR STORE HAS A LOT OF THESE BLING SHEETS SO YOU CAN GET A FULL SHEET OF LITTLE RHINESTONES AS WELL, JUST TO HELP YOU DECORATE YOUR GRADUATION CAPS.
>> Fiona: AND YOU CAN REALLY PERSONALIZE THESE.
I MEAN, WE SAW ONES WITH QUOTES.
PEOPLE COULD PUT THEIR NAME.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> SO YOU CAN DEFINITELY DECORATE WITH EMBELLISHMENTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF GRADUATION CAP DESIGNS OUT THERE THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH MOVIE QUOTES AS WELL.
JUST SAYING A SIMPLE THANK YOU TO MOM AND DAD.
SOMETHING AS EASY AS THAT CAN DEFINITELY GET YOUR GRADUATION CAP DESIGN GOING.
>> Fiona: OOPS.
SO DO YOU WANT TO PUT ALL THESE DOWN FIRST BEFORE YOU START PUTTING YOUR FLOWERS ON THERE?
>> YOU CAN.
YOU CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT.
OF COURSE THE FLOWERS ARE MADE OUT OF PAPER.
THIS IS JUST YOUR GLUE DOT THING THAT YOU CAN USE.
YOU CAN ALSO USE THIS MOUNTING TAPE.
IT STICKS A LITTLE BETTER.
BECAUSE IT'S PAPER IT WILL STICK ON.
AND THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS THERE ARE A LOT OF HIGH SCHOOLS, MAINLY THE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT DON'T NECESSARILY ALLOW FOR DECORATIONS ON YOUR CAP FOR THE ACTUAL CEREMONY.
BUT A WORKAROUND FOR THAT IS TO ADD YOUR ACTUAL DESIGN ON YOUR HAT USING VELCRO.
AND THE VELCRO WILL ALLOW YOU TO DETACH DURING THE CEREMONY AND THEN REATTACH WHETHER IT'S FOR GRADUATION PICTURES OR JUST BEFORE AND AFTER FOR DINNER OR YOUR PARTY AS WELL.
>> Mike: LIKE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ALSO, I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF SOME PROFOUND QUOTE OVER HERE, BUT I DIDN'T.
ALSO, IF YOU PUT LITTLE DECORATIONS ON TOP MAKE SURE YOU CAN STILL TAKE YOUR TASSEL TO THE LEFT.
>> YES.
YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE TASSEL FROM ONE SIDE TO T OTHER.
AS YOU'RE DECORATING, JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND.
AND YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE SPACE IN BETWEEN THE CAP SO THAT WAY YOU CAN FIT THE LITTLE BUTTON AT THE TOP OF THE BOARD.
SO FIONA IS DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB ADDING HER FLOWERS.
[ LAUGHTER ] >> Fiona: LET'S SEE.
SO WHAT DID YOU COME UP WITH?
WHAT DID THE KIDS CALL IT BACK THEN?
>> Mike: YOU KNOW SOMETIMES I CAN BE AT A LOSS FOR WORDS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
I'M DONE.
>> Fiona: A MAN OF FEW WORDS, BUT THEY'RE ALL THE RIGHT ONES.
[LAUGHTER] >> Mike: THIS WOULD BE UP HERE AND MOM AND DAD COULD SEE IT FROM UP THERE.
JUST LIKE THAT.
>> Fiona: THERE WE GO.
HE'S DONE.
>> Mike: OR IN MY CASE YOU COULD TAKE IT OFF AND LOOK FOR THE GRAY HAIR.
>> Fiona: YOU HAVE AN UPCOMING CLASS, RIGHT?
>> IT WILL BE ON APRIL 8.
AND FOR THAT CLASS WE ARE GOING TO BE MAKING THE LARGER PAPER FLOWER PEONY.
I JUST HAD A WEEKEND FULL OF WORKSHOPS THIS PAST WEEKEND, BUT APRIL 8 WOULD BE MY NEXT DATE.
>> Mike: HER FLOWERS THAT SHE MAKES ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IN THE WORLD.
>> Fiona: ESPECIALLY AT WEDDINGS, BECAUSE YOU DO A LOT OF WEDDINGS.
>> Mike: LAST YEAR WE HAD THE LOGO ALL DECORATED.
>> I AM DEFINITELY BUSY.
THIS PAST WEEKEND WE DID FIESTA HALO WORKSHOPS.
ALL OF MY STUDENTS MADE THEIR OWN HALOS AND THEY ARE READY FOR FIESTA.
ALL OF THE DESIGNS YOU CAN ORDER IF YOU'RE NOT CRAFTY AND DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO DECORATE YOUR OWN, YOU CAN ORDER VIA MY ETSY SHOP AS WELL.
>> Fiona: GREAT S