'She was just this ball of light and love. She had this way, this energy about her that was so naturally welcoming and fun. ... Her lei almost had that much more beauty because of the person she was.'
The 43-year-old from Honolulu, Hawaii, tells TODAY.com that she can still picture her tūtū greeting her with"She was just this ball of light and love. She had this way, this energy about her that was so naturally welcoming and fun," Estes tells TODAY.com."I think that when she took that to the craft , it was almost even more beautiful. Her lei almost had that much more beauty because of the person she was.
Lei making, the art of stringing flowers and leaves into an adornment, is rooted deeply in Polynesian and Hawaiian culture.Estes tells TODAY.com that while she doesn't remember an exact"aha!" moment of learning the traditional art form, she does have early memories of learning how to craft lei po'o, a lei worn on the head.
Estes' beloved grandmother, who died in 2012, has served as a source of inspiration for the modern lei maker. But it's the creative work she does at home in Hawaii that most fills her soul: a chandelier made of flowers for the opening of a local store, a flower curtain for a party, table runners for a classmate's wedding and countless lei for friends and family.
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