{"product_id":"malai-flowers-princess","title":"Malai Flowers Princess - Signature Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg height=\"139\" width=\"423\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0131\/7562\/files\/Trust_Badges_2aa96893-67ed-4dee-8135-8ec59be042fc_480x480.png?v=1617258684\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMalai Princess Flowers: Signature Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur largest floral garland, and the last word in the Flowers line.\u003c\/strong\u003e Where the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.macramebynicha.com\/products\/malai-petite-flowers\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePetite Flowers\u003c\/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;is offered between two people and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.macramebynicha.com\/products\/malai-supreme-flowers\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSupreme Flowers\u003c\/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;is made for a ceremony, this one is made for the ceremony that happens once.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite for \u003cstrong\u003epurity and inner peace\u003c\/strong\u003e, gold for \u003cstrong\u003esacredness and prosperity\u003c\/strong\u003e, silver for \u003cstrong\u003epurity of intention and protection\u003c\/strong\u003e, worked at a scale and a density of detail that no smaller piece can carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Signature piece is not a product you pick up. It is a garland someone commissioned because the occasion asked for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Asha village, Chiang Rai, Thailand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade from white cotton and real dried flowers, with gold and silver detailing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur largest size in the Flowers line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWooden box included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor custom colours, a specific theme or bulk orders, please contact me for a quote\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/line.me\/ti\/p\/CUy2buGaLF\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eContact Nicha by Line\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade by Akha women\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; 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If the returned item does not arrive in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for the loss in value of the item.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e* Product photographs are for presentation purposes and may differ from the actual product. Because screens vary, product colours may appear different from those shown on your display.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e** Please allow a difference of 1 to 2 cm, as each piece is handmade and measured by hand.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat a Signature piece is for\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost garlands mark a day. This one marks something that will be remembered for longer than the day it was given.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA wedding.\u003c\/strong\u003e Offered to the parents and to the elders whose blessing the couple is asking for, and kept in the house long after.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA retirement or a career honoured at its end\u003c\/strong\u003e, where a small piece would understate a working lifetime.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA state, diplomatic or corporate welcome\u003c\/strong\u003e, where the garland is the first thing a guest is handed and the first thing they judge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn ordination or a family milestone\u003c\/strong\u003e, the kind that happens once in a generation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented over the hands or along the forearm, this is the form Thai ceremony calls a \u003cstrong\u003emalai kon\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it is the gesture that carries the most weight in Thai custom. If you want the background, we wrote it up here: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.macramebynicha.com\/blogs\/infos\/malai-kon\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewhat a Malai Kon is\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy the scale changes the meaning\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Thailand the work in a garland is read as the depth of the respect behind it. That is why ceremonial pieces have always been the most elaborate ones: the effort is the message, and it is understood without anyone saying so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt this size there is room for the full vocabulary of a Thai garland in a single piece, and the density of detail is what separates a Signature garland from a beautiful one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe flowers of a Thai garland, and what each one says\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA traditional phuang malai is not assembled from whatever is in season. Each flower was chosen for what it means, and the choice is the message:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJasmine\u003c\/strong\u003e for pure love. Its white colour, its lasting scent and its inward-curling petals are read as a mother's arms around her child, which is why it became the flower of Mother's Day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDok rak\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose name means love outright.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDok phut\u003c\/strong\u003e for a calm and steady heart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarigold\u003c\/strong\u003e for prosperity, which is why it appears in almost every Thai offering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRose\u003c\/strong\u003e for gratitude and admiration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrchid\u003c\/strong\u003e for refinement and strength, and the flower most associated with Thailand itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy white, gold and silver\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite is jasmine's own colour, and jasmine is the flower Thailand reaches for first, which makes white the choice that is never wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGold carries prosperity and honour, and it is the safe and correct colour for a retirement, a long-service award, or any celebration of a career in the Thai way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilver, \u003cem\u003engoen\u003c\/em\u003e, is a word that means both silver and money in Thai, so it has always been read as wealth. In Thai belief it also stands for purity, wisdom and light, and it is one of the colours held to keep misfortune away, which is why silver has such a long history in Thai ceremonial craft. On this piece it does one more thing: set against the gold, it keeps a garland worked at this level of detail looking composed rather than heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a wedding we also make this piece in your theme colours, or in the day-of-birth colour of the person receiving it. Tell us the palette and we work to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macramebynicha.com\/products\/malai-petite-birth-day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSee our garlands in the seven day-of-birth colours\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDried flowers or fresh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fresh garland is the tradition and its scent is the point. It costs between 35 and 100 baht at any flower market, and it is finished within a day. For a ceremony that ends at lunchtime, buy fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one is for the occasion nobody wants to end at lunchtime. It holds its shape and colour for years, it travels by post, and it spares the person you just honoured the job of throwing your gift away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to care for it\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandle it gently.\u003c\/strong\u003e Dried flowers and cotton are delicate. Keep handling to a minimum.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep it out of direct sunlight.\u003c\/strong\u003e Direct sun fades both. Somewhere dry and cool is best.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep it dry.\u003c\/strong\u003e Damp causes mould, which damages dried flowers and cotton alike.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDust it regularly\u003c\/strong\u003e with a soft brush or a cloth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCared for properly, it stays beautiful for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSee our other garlands\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.macramebynicha.com\/products\/malai-supreme-flowers\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalai Supreme Flowers\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.macramebynicha.com\/products\/malai-petite-flowers\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalai Petite Flowers\u003c\/a\u003e, the same piece at smaller sizes, and our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.macramebynicha.com\/products\/malai-delicacy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalai Delicacy\u003c\/a\u003e, in which every flower is woven by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macrame by Nicha","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46511602335930,"sku":null,"price":6790.0,"currency_code":"THB","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0131\/7562\/files\/MalaiPrincessFlowers-SignatureCollection-PremiumGifts-Head-MacramebyNicha.jpg?v=1788093140","url":"https:\/\/www.macramebynicha.com\/en\/products\/malai-flowers-princess","provider":"Macrame by Nicha","version":"1.0","type":"link"}