BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - High school football season has arrived. Homecoming will also be here soon.

It’s a busy time of year for Lillian O’Reilly who has her own business selling mums and garters.

“It was something my sister and I did when we were in high school. I would help her make her mums,” said O’Reilly, owner of Mums & Garters by Lillian O’Reilly .

Three years ago, she made one for her son’s homecoming date.

“I was terribly nervous about taking it up to the football field at Brazos Christian,” she said. “I was convinced it was going to fall apart.”

But it didn’t. In fact, she got lots of compliments.

“Then I made one for a friend at College Station High School. Then I made some garters for my nieces and nephews at Consol and it just grew from there,” said O’Reilly.

Last year,

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