Elaine Marie Troy was on her computer four years ago when she came across a video that caught her attention.
It showed viewers how to make flowers out of tissue paper.
Troy watched the video more than a dozen times until she got the knack. And a new tradition was born.
"So about a week later the light bulb went off - you can make make Mother's Day flowers and hand them out to the moms. And that would make them happy," Troy said.
"I've been making the flowers for four years now and I make 44 flowers because after the 44th flower I just get a little tired."
Despite the effort and time it takes to work on her hobby, Troy says she loves doing it each year. For 2017, she distributed them on a Sun Tran bus, her main form of transportation.
"I never ask for any money or anything, it’s just from my heart to their heart.”
She and her partner, William Maciel, plan to be at it again in 2018.
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