Malai Petite Flowers: The Flowers Thailand Has Always Offered
In Thailand, flowers are never only decoration. Jasmine is offered for pure love, dok rak carries the word for love in its name, marigold stands for prosperity. Every garland threaded in this country is a sentence spoken in flowers.
Malai Petite Flowers is that sentence, made to last. White cotton threaded by hand with real dried flowers, in the proportions of a traditional phuang malai.
White is the colour of jasmine, which makes it the safe and correct choice for any occasion, from a gift to a mother to a mark of respect for someone senior.
Product details
- Handmade in Asha village, Chiang Rai, Thailand
- Made from white cotton and real dried flowers, no plastic
- Size: 10 x 22 cm
- Gift box included
- A blank greeting card included, for your own message
- For custom colours, a specific theme or bulk orders, please contact me for a quote
Made by Akha women
- These pieces are handmade by Akha women under the AKHA MA-DE social programme
- Every time you buy from us, you directly support and create opportunity for these women
Bulk orders and workshops
- For bulk orders, please contact us.
Contact me
- You can reach us any time through Messenger, Instagram or the "Contact Us" page
Delivery:
- During the Mother's Day period, delivery within Thailand takes around 5 to 7 working days
- Outside the Mother's Day season and pre-order campaigns, delivery takes 10 to 20 working days
- Because our products are handmade, delivery times can vary with the number of orders being processed
- For urgent orders (a birthday, a wedding, a religious celebration), please reach us on Facebook, Instagram or by email here
- For international delivery, please contact us
Returns and exchanges:
We accept returns and exchanges:
- Please contact us within 7 days of delivery
- Send the item back within 14 days of delivery
Return conditions:
- The buyer covers return shipping when the reason for dissatisfaction is not caused by a third party. If the returned item does not arrive in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for the loss in value of the item.
* 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.
** Please allow a difference of 1 to 2 cm, as each piece is handmade and measured by hand.
The flowers of a Thai garland, and what each one says
A 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:
- Jasmine 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.
- Dok rak, whose name means love outright.
- Dok phut for a calm and steady heart.
- Marigold for prosperity, which is why it appears in almost every Thai offering.
- Rose for gratitude and admiration.
- Orchid for refinement and strength, and the flower most associated with Thailand itself.
Malai Petite Flowers keeps that vocabulary in real dried flowers, so the meaning stays in the object rather than fading out of it by evening.
Why white
White is jasmine's own colour, and jasmine is the flower Thailand reaches for first. That makes white the choice that is never wrong: for a mother, for a teacher, for a senior colleague, for a house blessing.
If you want a colour with a more personal meaning, every day of the week has one in Thailand, and it belongs to the person born on it for life. We make that version too.
See our garlands in the seven day-of-birth colours
Dried flowers or fresh
A 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.
This one is for the occasion meant to be kept. 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.
How to care for it
- Handle it gently. Dried flowers and cotton are delicate. Keep handling to a minimum.
- Keep it out of direct sunlight. Direct sun fades both. Somewhere dry and cool is best.
- Keep it dry. Damp causes mould, which damages dried flowers and cotton alike.
- Dust it regularly with a soft brush or a cloth.
Cared for properly, it stays beautiful for many years.
See our other garlands
Meet our Malai Cuty and our Malai Purity Petite in the white lotus form, two garlands carrying meaning of their own.