According to mum-making experts, these are the must-have homecoming mum styles for 2025.

There’s a moment in every mum maker’s life where she or he thought, I could do that.

If you follow fashion trends, you’ve been seeing an abundance of lace, pearls, ribbons, pink, florals, and bows. SO MANY BOWS. This is the essence of coquette, a Gen Z aesthetic that’s now a hot trend in homecoming mums.

The cowbell as a school spirit item has a unique history tied closely to college football, especially Mississippi State University.

“While MUMENTOUS is a big picture adventure from start to finish, each chapter is also its own mini-story. This structure naturally lends itself to an audiobook format," said author Amy Schultz. "Producing MUMENTOUS as an audiobook also allowed me to add two chapters that enhance the overall story arch in the hardback as well as added exclusive content for audiobook listeners."

The Readers' Favorite 2024 International Book Award Contest featured thousands of contestants from over a dozen countries, ranging from new independent authors to New York Times best-sellers.

The experience of visiting Boles’ classes felt like peeking inside a test kitchen. All the ingredients are there for a delicious meal, and the chefs are in the midst of figuring out the recipes. If they’re successful, and it appears they’re well on their way, team mums and mini-mums will be on the PISD menu again next year.

Mumentous author Amy J. Schultz joined RG Mums co-founder Sabrina for a wide-ranging conversation about why homecoming mums in Texas just keep on going... and growing. Sabrina also takes a tour of the Mumentous cultural heritage exhibit, now on display in Garland, TX through Oct. 12.

“Very demure, very mindful.”

Mayor, City Council, and esteemed guests… It’s football season! Or, as the mum-makers in the room know, that’s just a less-blingy way of saying… It’s mum season!

Hint: Many are made to be broken.

It was while shooting photos of women across Texas that the important generational and family components around mums came into focus. “There was this sort of universalness about it,” Schultz says. “There’s a…timelessness about women getting around a table and crafting together. It feels like something women have been doing together for a really long time.”

According to the experts, these are the must-have homecoming mum colors and styles for 2024.

If you’re ready to wield a glue gun, this DIY blog’s for you.

MUMENTOUS photographer and author Amy J. Schultz sat down with CanvasRebel for a quick chat before mum, uh, football season kicked in. Here’s an excerpt from that interview.