From Jewels to Flowers.

When you have it, you have it. Talent that is. For Jul B. Dizon, designing jewelry is much like creating a flower arrangement. Putting diamonds around a gemstone is to adding roses to the bunch of babies breath. For years now, my mom's SOP is to send fresh flowers to clients who purchase something from her jewelry store as gratitude for their patronage. It is common for store owners to do this but for that owner herself to actually be the one arranging the flowers, well that might be something else.

It is not so much the work that entails it, it is more of the therapeutic effect that has on her when she handles beautiful things. She would wake up as early as 5 am to get the freshest and newest deliveries of flowers in the market. By the time she gets home, you will see her working on her creations as if it was the easiest and most pleasurable thing to do.

Ok, let me tell you that it is not easy at all. You think that by putting a bunch of cabbage roses together and adding a few birds of paradise and inserting a whole lot of leaves will give you a master piece right? Well, that's what I thought when I tried my hand in arranging flowers but after stepping back to view my creation, I decided that I am sticking to jewelry designing.

Here's what Jul B. Dizon had to work with.




And for about two to three hours, these are some of what she had made for the Rotary Club of Balintawak when they asked her to beautify Manila Polo Club for induction of officers last Thursday.




The former President of the Philippines, Fidel Ramos was guest speaker for the event and as soon as he stepped on the stage to say a few words, he had told everyone how impressive the flower arrangements were and that they should take it home because it is beautiful and expensive. He should know what he is talking about because his wife, Ming is a flower afficionado.


So proud of my mom because as busy as she is, with her foundation, jewelry stores, a spoiled husband, 5 kids, 4 in-laws, 13 grandkids and a staff of 30 to handle, she still amazes us by taking yet another line of business. PARADIZO, she calls it. You can figure out why. (hihi)


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