One boy had been making paper flowers with hidden messages of gratitude in the petals.

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Livia Cetti, with her charming paper flowers, is something of a powerhouse and has worked for brands like Bobbi Brown, Anthropologie and Kate Spade.

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In San Francisco, demonstrators planned to build an altar at the federal building with 1, 000 paper flowers, symbolizing the number of people deported daily for immigration violations.

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Every April, female silkworm farmers adorn themselves with colourful flowers made of silk or paper and make harvest offerings as part of the Silkworm Flower festival.

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All of the books, cards and paper are handmade using natural fibres such as flowers, sugar cane, banana leaves, cactus and coconut husk.

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